diff --git a/lib/shrine/uploaded_file.rb b/lib/shrine/uploaded_file.rb
index b1547117..60a6cc2e 100644
--- a/lib/shrine/uploaded_file.rb
+++ b/lib/shrine/uploaded_file.rb
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ def rewind
       # opened IO object.
       def close
         io.close if opened?
+        @io = nil
       end
 
       # Returns whether the file has already been opened.
diff --git a/test/plugin/rack_response_test.rb b/test/plugin/rack_response_test.rb
index a0cdb449..b3a5386c 100644
--- a/test/plugin/rack_response_test.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/rack_response_test.rb
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@
     uploaded_file = @uploader.upload(fakeio)
     uploaded_file.open
     response = uploaded_file.to_rack_response
+
+    existing_io = uploaded_file.to_io
+
     response[2].close
-    assert uploaded_file.to_io.closed?
+    assert existing_io.closed?
   end
 
   it "returns ranged responses when :range is given" do
diff --git a/test/uploaded_file_test.rb b/test/uploaded_file_test.rb
index da52e992..eb8ad4ff 100644
--- a/test/uploaded_file_test.rb
+++ b/test/uploaded_file_test.rb
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ def uploaded_file(data = {})
       uploaded_file.storage.expects(:open).never
       uploaded_file.close
     end
+
+    it "leaves the UploadedFile no longer #opened?" do
+      uploaded_file = @uploader.upload(fakeio)
+      uploaded_file.open
+      uploaded_file.close
+
+      refute uploaded_file.opened?
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#url" do