diff --git a/src/file/mod.rs b/src/file/mod.rs
index 059ac40a3..023acd26a 100644
--- a/src/file/mod.rs
+++ b/src/file/mod.rs
@@ -918,10 +918,7 @@ impl<F: Read> Read for NamedTempFile<F> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, F> Read for &'a NamedTempFile<F>
-where
-    &'a F: Read,
-{
+impl Read for &NamedTempFile<File> {
     fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         self.as_file().read(buf).with_err_path(|| self.path())
     }
@@ -937,10 +934,7 @@ impl<F: Write> Write for NamedTempFile<F> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, F> Write for &'a NamedTempFile<F>
-where
-    &'a F: Write,
-{
+impl Write for &NamedTempFile<File> {
     fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
         self.as_file().write(buf).with_err_path(|| self.path())
     }
@@ -956,10 +950,7 @@ impl<F: Seek> Seek for NamedTempFile<F> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, F> Seek for &'a NamedTempFile<F>
-where
-    &'a F: Seek,
-{
+impl Seek for &NamedTempFile<File> {
     fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> io::Result<u64> {
         self.as_file().seek(pos).with_err_path(|| self.path())
     }
diff --git a/tests/namedtempfile.rs b/tests/namedtempfile.rs
index 22ec6a4f0..54396c3ac 100644
--- a/tests/namedtempfile.rs
+++ b/tests/namedtempfile.rs
@@ -439,3 +439,28 @@ fn test_make_uds_conflict() {
         assert!(socket.path().exists());
     }
 }
+
+// Issue #224.
+#[test]
+fn test_overly_generic_bounds() {
+    pub struct Foo<T>(T);
+
+    impl<T> Foo<T>
+    where
+        T: Sync + Send + 'static,
+        for<'a> &'a T: Write + Read,
+    {
+        pub fn new(foo: T) -> Self {
+            Self(foo)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Don't really need to run this. Only care if it compiles.
+    if let Ok(file) = File::open("i_do_not_exist") {
+        let mut f;
+        let _x = {
+            f = Foo::new(file);
+            &mut f
+        };
+    }
+}