diff --git a/SPEC/FILES.md b/SPEC/FILES.md
index 53d429bf..87de789a 100644
--- a/SPEC/FILES.md
+++ b/SPEC/FILES.md
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ Where `data` may be:
 - a [`Buffer instance`][b]
 - a [`Readable Stream`][rs]
 - a [`Pull Stream`][ps]
+- a [`File`][file]
 - an array of objects, each of the form:
 ```JavaScript
 {
   path: '/tmp/myfile.txt', // The file path
-  content: <data> // A Buffer, Readable Stream or Pull Stream with the contents of the file
+  content: <data> // A Buffer, Readable Stream, Pull Stream or File with the contents of the file
 }
 ```
 If no `content` is passed, then the path is treated as an empty directory
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ Returns a Readable Stream of class Duplex, where objects can be written of the f
 ```js
 {
   path: '/tmp/myfile.txt', // The file path
-  content: <data> // A Buffer, Readable Stream or Pull Stream with the contents of the file
+  content: <data> // A Buffer, Readable Stream, Pull Stream or File with the contents of the file
 }
 ```
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ Returns a Pull Stream, where objects can be written of the forms
 ```js
 {
   path: '/tmp/myfile.txt', // The file path
-  content: <data> // A Buffer, Readable Stream or Pull Stream with the contents of the file
+  content: <data> // A Buffer, Readable Stream, Pull Stream or File with the contents of the file
 }
 ```
 
@@ -1136,5 +1137,6 @@ A great source of [examples][] can be found in the tests for this API.
 [b]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/buffer
 [rs]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/readable-stream
 [ps]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/pull-stream
+[file]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File
 [cid]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/cids
 [blob]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Blob
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b77f1377..648390ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "into-stream": "^5.1.0",
     "ipfs-block": "~0.8.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "~0.1.16",
+    "ipfs-utils": "~0.0.3",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "~0.13.1",
     "ipld-dag-pb": "~0.15.3",
     "is-ipfs": "~0.6.0",
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
     "multihashing-async": "~0.6.0",
     "peer-id": "~0.12.0",
     "peer-info": "~0.15.0",
-    "pull-stream": "^3.6.9",
+    "pull-stream": "^3.6.11",
     "pump": "^3.0.0",
     "randombytes": "^2.0.6",
     "readable-stream": "^3.1.1",
diff --git a/src/files-regular/add.js b/src/files-regular/add.js
index 0663ad25..abdd1ae8 100644
--- a/src/files-regular/add.js
+++ b/src/files-regular/add.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const pull = require('pull-stream')
 const path = require('path')
 const expectTimeout = require('../utils/expect-timeout')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
+const { supportsFileReader } = require('ipfs-utils/src/supports')
 
 module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
   const describe = getDescribe(options)
@@ -35,6 +36,18 @@ module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
 
     after((done) => common.teardown(done))
 
+    it('should add a File', function (done) {
+      if (supportsFileReader) {
+        ipfs.add(new self.File(['should add a File'], 'filename.txt', { type: 'text/plain' }), (err, filesAdded) => {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist()
+          expect(filesAdded[0].hash).to.be.eq('QmTVfLxf3qXiJgr4KwG6UBckcNvTqBp93Rwy5f7h3mHsVC')
+          done()
+        })
+      } else {
+        this.skip('skip in node')
+      }
+    })
+
     it('should add a Buffer', (done) => {
       ipfs.add(fixtures.smallFile.data, (err, filesAdded) => {
         expect(err).to.not.exist()
@@ -125,7 +138,7 @@ module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
 
       ipfs.add(data, (err) => {
         expect(err).to.exist()
-        expect(err.message).to.contain('invalid input')
+        expect(err.message).to.contain('Input not supported')
         done()
       })
     })
@@ -135,7 +148,7 @@ module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
 
       ipfs.add(data, (err) => {
         expect(err).to.exist()
-        expect(err.message).to.contain('invalid input')
+        expect(err.message).to.contain('Input not supported')
         done()
       })
     })