diff --git a/src/file-selector.spec.ts b/src/file-selector.spec.ts
index a590035..d64aee8 100644
--- a/src/file-selector.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file-selector.spec.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,26 @@ it('should throw if DataTransferItem is not a File', done => {
         .catch(() => done());
 });
 
+it('should use getAsFileSystemHandle when available', async () => {
+    const name = 'test.json';
+    const [f, h] = createFileSystemFileHandle(name, {ping: true}, {
+        type: 'application/json'
+    });
+    const evt = dragEvtFromItems([
+        dataTransferItemWithFsHandle(f, h)
+    ]);
+    const files = await fromEvent(evt);
+    expect(files).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(files.every(file => file instanceof File)).toBe(true);
+
+    const [file] = files as FileWithPath[];
+
+    expect(file.name).toBe(f.name);
+    expect(file.type).toBe(f.type);
+    expect(file.size).toBe(f.size);
+    expect(file.lastModified).toBe(f.lastModified);
+    expect(file.path).toBe(name);
+});
 
 function dragEvtFromItems(items: DataTransferItem | DataTransferItem[], type: string = 'drop'): DragEvent {
     return {
@@ -330,6 +350,18 @@ function dataTransferItemFromEntry(entry: FileEntry | DirEntry, file?: File): Da
     } as any;
 }
 
+function dataTransferItemWithFsHandle(file?: File, h?: FileSystemFileHandle): DataTransferItem {
+    return {
+        kind: 'file',
+        getAsFile() {
+            return file;
+        },
+        getAsFileSystemHandle() {
+            return Promise.resolve(h);
+        }
+    } as any;
+}
+
 function fileSystemFileEntryFromFile(file: File, err?: any): FileEntry {
     return {
         isDirectory: false,
diff --git a/src/file-selector.ts b/src/file-selector.ts
index 31b6b36..f495d66 100644
--- a/src/file-selector.ts
+++ b/src/file-selector.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ function flatten<T>(items: any[]): T[] {
 }
 
 function fromDataTransferItem(item: DataTransferItem) {
+    if (typeof (item as any).getAsFileSystemHandle === 'function') {
+        return (item as any).getAsFileSystemHandle()
+            .then(async (h: any) => {
+                const file = await h.getFile();
+                file.handle = h;
+                return toFileWithPath(file);
+            });
+    }
     const file = item.getAsFile();
     if (!file) {
         return Promise.reject(`${item} is not a File`);
diff --git a/src/file.spec.ts b/src/file.spec.ts
index 09dd674..72c8f91 100644
--- a/src/file.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file.spec.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('toFile()', () => {
 
         expect(Object.keys(fileWithPath)).toContain('path');
 
-        const keys = [];
+        const keys: string[] = [];
         for (const key in fileWithPath) {
             keys.push(key);
         }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('toFile()', () => {
 
         expect(Object.keys(fileWithPath)).toContain('type');
 
-        const keys = [];
+        const keys: string[] = [];
         for (const key in fileWithPath) {
             keys.push(key);
         }
@@ -123,4 +123,38 @@ describe('toFile()', () => {
 
         reader.readAsText(fileWithPath);
     });
+
+    it('sets the {handle} if provided', () => {
+        const path = '/test/test.json';
+        const file = new File([], 'test.json');
+        const fileWithHandle = toFileWithPath(file, path, fsHandleFromFile(file));
+        expect(fileWithHandle.handle).toBeDefined();
+        expect(fileWithHandle.handle?.name).toEqual(file.name);
+    });
+
+    test('{handle} is enumerable', () => {
+        const path = '/test/test.json';
+        const file = new File([], 'test.json');
+        const fileWithHandle = toFileWithPath(file, path, fsHandleFromFile(file));
+
+        expect(Object.keys(fileWithHandle)).toContain('handle');
+
+        const keys: string[] = [];
+        for (const key in fileWithHandle) {
+            keys.push(key);
+        }
+
+        expect(keys).toContain('handle');
+    });
+
 });
+
+function fsHandleFromFile(f: File): FileSystemHandle {
+    return {
+        kind: 'file',
+        name: f.name,
+        isSameEntry() {
+            return Promise.resolve(false)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/file.ts b/src/file.ts
index 0896ed6..d022d2b 100644
--- a/src/file.ts
+++ b/src/file.ts
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ export const COMMON_MIME_TYPES = new Map([
 ]);
 
 
-export function toFileWithPath(file: FileWithPath, path?: string): FileWithPath {
+export function toFileWithPath(file: FileWithPath, path?: string, h?: FileSystemHandle): FileWithPath {
     const f = withMimeType(file);
     if (typeof f.path !== 'string') { // on electron, path is already set to the absolute path
         const {webkitRelativePath} = file;
@@ -1219,12 +1219,20 @@ export function toFileWithPath(file: FileWithPath, path?: string): FileWithPath
             enumerable: true
         });
     }
-
+    if (h !== undefined) {
+        Object.defineProperty(f, 'handle', {
+            value: h,
+            writable: false,
+            configurable: false,
+            enumerable: true
+        });
+    }
     return f;
 }
 
 export interface FileWithPath extends File {
     readonly path?: string;
+    readonly handle?: FileSystemFileHandle;
 }
 
 function withMimeType(file: FileWithPath) {