diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DataBind.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DataBind.java
index 8897be957..acc20626e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DataBind.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DataBind.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.io.StringReader;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
@@ -114,7 +115,15 @@ public class DataBind {
     public void setChar(char v) throws SQLException {
         pstmt.setString(++pos, String.valueOf(v));
     }
-    
+
+  public void setBlob(InputStream inputStream, long length) throws SQLException {
+    pstmt.setBlob(++pos, inputStream, length);
+  }
+
+  public void setBlob(InputStream inputStream) throws SQLException {
+    pstmt.setBlob(++pos, inputStream);
+  }
+
     public void setBlob(byte[] bytes) throws SQLException {
         ByteArrayInputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
         pstmt.setBinaryStream(++pos, is, bytes.length);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DataReader.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DataReader.java
index 65fa162fb..2b92e13cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DataReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DataReader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type;
 
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.sql.Array;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
@@ -52,4 +53,5 @@ public interface DataReader {
     
     public Object getObject() throws SQLException;
 
+    public InputStream getBinaryStream() throws SQLException;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java
index 8ef3780b5..edaca8754 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ public final class DefaultTypeManager implements TypeManager, KnownImmutable {
 
   private final DefaultTypeFactory extraTypeFactory;
 
+  private final ScalarTypeFile fileType = new ScalarTypeFile();
+
   private final ScalarType<?> charType = new ScalarTypeChar();
 
   private final ScalarType<?> charArrayType = new ScalarTypeCharArray();
@@ -127,8 +130,8 @@ public final class DefaultTypeManager implements TypeManager, KnownImmutable {
    */
   public DefaultTypeManager(ServerConfig config, BootupClasses bootupClasses) {
 
-    int clobType = config == null ? Types.CLOB : config.getDatabasePlatform().getClobDbType();
-    int blobType = config == null ? Types.BLOB : config.getDatabasePlatform().getBlobDbType();
+    int clobType = config.getDatabasePlatform().getClobDbType();
+    int blobType = config.getDatabasePlatform().getBlobDbType();
 
     this.jsonDateTime = config.getJsonDateTime();
     this.checkImmutable = new CheckImmutable(this);
@@ -296,7 +299,12 @@ public final class DefaultTypeManager implements TypeManager, KnownImmutable {
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public <T> ScalarType<T> getScalarType(Class<T> type, int jdbcType) {
 
-    // check for Clob, LongVarchar etc first...
+    // File is a special Lob so check for that first
+    if (File.class.equals(type)) {
+      return (ScalarType<T>) fileType;
+    }
+
+    // check for Clob, LongVarchar etc ...
     // the reason being that String maps to multiple jdbc types
     // varchar, clob, longVarchar.
     ScalarType<?> scalarType = getLobTypes(jdbcType);
@@ -321,8 +329,7 @@ public final class DefaultTypeManager implements TypeManager, KnownImmutable {
       return (ScalarType<T>) extraTypeFactory.createCalendar(jsonDateTime, jdbcType);
     }
 
-    String msg = "Unmatched ScalarType for " + type + " jdbcType:" + jdbcType;
-    throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+    throw new RuntimeException("Unmatched ScalarType for " + type + " jdbcType:" + jdbcType);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -650,7 +657,7 @@ public final class DefaultTypeManager implements TypeManager, KnownImmutable {
    * plus some other common types such as java.util.Date and java.util.Calendar.
    */
   protected void initialiseStandard(JsonConfig.DateTime mode, int platformClobType, int platformBlobType, boolean binaryUUID) {
-    
+
     ScalarType<?> utilDateType = extraTypeFactory.createUtilDate(mode);
     typeMap.put(java.util.Date.class, utilDateType);
 
@@ -675,6 +682,7 @@ public final class DefaultTypeManager implements TypeManager, KnownImmutable {
     ScalarType<?> uuidType = (binaryUUID) ? new ScalarTypeUUIDBinary() : new ScalarTypeUUIDVarchar();
     typeMap.put(UUID.class, uuidType);
 
+    typeMap.put(File.class, fileType);
     typeMap.put(InetAddress.class, inetAddressType);
     typeMap.put(Locale.class, localeType);
     typeMap.put(Currency.class, currencyType);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeFile.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeFile.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..074f4ece1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeFile.java
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.text.TextException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonToken;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Types;
+
+/**
+ * ScalarType for streaming between a File and the database.
+ */
+public class ScalarTypeFile extends ScalarTypeBase<File> {
+
+  private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ScalarTypeFile.class);
+
+  private final String prefix;
+
+  private final String suffix;
+
+  private final File directory;
+
+  private final int bufferSize;
+
+  /**
+   * Construct with reasonable defaults of Blob and 8096 buffer size.
+   */
+  public ScalarTypeFile() {
+    this(Types.BLOB, "db-", null, null, 8096);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create the ScalarTypeFile.
+   */
+  public ScalarTypeFile(int jdbcType, String prefix, String suffix, File directory, int bufferSize) {
+    super(File.class, false, jdbcType);
+    this.prefix = prefix;
+    this.suffix = suffix;
+    this.directory = directory;
+    this.bufferSize = bufferSize;
+  }
+
+  private InputStream getInputStream(File value) throws IOException {
+    FileInputStream fi = new FileInputStream(value);
+    return new BufferedInputStream(fi, bufferSize);
+  }
+
+  private OutputStream getOutputStream(File value) throws IOException {
+    FileOutputStream fi = new FileOutputStream(value);
+    return new BufferedOutputStream(fi, bufferSize);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public File read(DataReader dataReader) throws SQLException {
+
+    InputStream is = dataReader.getBinaryStream();
+    if (is == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      // stream from db into our temp file
+      File tempFile = File.createTempFile(prefix, suffix, directory);
+      OutputStream os = getOutputStream(tempFile);
+      pump(is, os);
+
+      return tempFile;
+
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new SQLException("Error reading db file inputStream", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public void bind(DataBind b, File value) throws SQLException {
+    if (value == null) {
+      b.setNull(jdbcType);
+    } else {
+      try {
+        // stream from our file to the db
+        InputStream fi = getInputStream(value);
+        b.setBlob(fi, value.length());
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        throw new SQLException("Error trying to set file inputStream", e);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Object toJdbcType(Object value) {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public File toBeanType(Object value) {
+    return (File) value;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void jsonWrite(JsonGenerator ctx, String name, File value) throws IOException {
+    ctx.writeFieldName(name);
+    InputStream is = getInputStream(value);
+    ctx.writeBinary(is, (int) value.length());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public File jsonRead(JsonParser ctx, JsonToken event) throws IOException {
+    File tempFile = File.createTempFile(prefix, suffix, directory);
+    OutputStream os = getOutputStream(tempFile);
+    ctx.readBinaryValue(os);
+    os.flush();
+    os.close();
+    return tempFile;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String formatValue(File file) {
+    throw new TextException("Not supported");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public File parse(String value) {
+    throw new TextException("Not supported");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public File convertFromMillis(long systemTimeMillis) {
+    throw new TextException("Not supported");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isDateTimeCapable() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public File readData(DataInput dataInput) throws IOException {
+    // skip reading large file
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public void writeData(DataOutput dataOutput, File file) throws IOException {
+    // skip writing large file
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Helper method to pump bytes from input to output.
+   */
+  public long pump(InputStream is, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
+
+    long totalBytes = 0;
+    InputStream input = null;
+    OutputStream output = null;
+
+    try {
+      input = new BufferedInputStream(is, bufferSize);
+      output = new BufferedOutputStream(out, bufferSize);
+
+      byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
+      int length;
+      while (((length = input.read(buffer)) > 0)) {
+        output.write(buffer, 0, length);
+        totalBytes += length;
+      }
+
+      output.flush();
+
+      return totalBytes;
+
+    } finally {
+      if (output != null) {
+        try {
+          output.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+          logger.error("Error when closing outputstream", e);
+        }
+      }
+      if (input != null) {
+        try {
+          input.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+          logger.error("Error when closing inputstream ", e);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/types/SomeFileBean.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/types/SomeFileBean.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eec3115d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/types/SomeFileBean.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package com.avaje.tests.model.types;
+
+import javax.persistence.*;
+import java.io.File;
+
+@Entity
+public class SomeFileBean {
+
+  @Id
+  Long id;
+
+  @Version
+  Long version;
+
+  String name;
+
+  @Lob
+  File file;
+
+  public Long getId() {
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  public void setId(Long id) {
+    this.id = id;
+  }
+
+  public Long getVersion() {
+    return version;
+  }
+
+  public void setVersion(Long version) {
+    this.version = version;
+  }
+
+  public String getName() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  public void setName(String name) {
+    this.name = name;
+  }
+
+  public File getFile() {
+    return file;
+  }
+
+  public void setFile(File file) {
+    this.file = file;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestFileType.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestFileType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f054fbef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestFileType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+package com.avaje.tests.types;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.BaseTestCase;
+import com.avaje.ebean.Ebean;
+import com.avaje.tests.model.types.SomeFileBean;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class TestFileType extends BaseTestCase {
+
+  File file = getFile("/profile-image.jpg");
+  File file2 = getFile("/java-64.png");
+
+  @Test
+  public void test_insertNullFile() {
+
+    assertTrue(file.exists());
+    assertTrue(file2.exists());
+
+    SomeFileBean bean0 = new SomeFileBean();
+    bean0.setName("afile");
+    Ebean.save(bean0);
+
+    SomeFileBean bean1 = Ebean.find(SomeFileBean.class)
+            .select("name, file")
+            .setId(bean0.getId())
+            .findUnique();
+
+    assertEquals("afile", bean1.getName());
+    assertNull(bean1.getFile());
+
+    bean1.setFile(file);
+    Ebean.save(bean1);
+
+    SomeFileBean bean2 = Ebean.find(SomeFileBean.class)
+            .select("name, file")
+            .setId(bean0.getId())
+            .findUnique();
+
+    assertEquals("afile", bean2.getName());
+    assertNotNull(bean2.getFile());
+    System.out.println("test_insertNullFile: bean2: "+bean2.getFile());
+
+    Ebean.delete(bean1);
+  }
+
+    @Test
+  public void test_insertUpdateDelete() {
+
+    assertTrue(file.exists());
+    assertTrue(file2.exists());
+
+    SomeFileBean bean0 = new SomeFileBean();
+    bean0.setName("afile");
+    bean0.setFile(file);
+
+    Ebean.save(bean0);
+
+    SomeFileBean bean1 = Ebean.find(SomeFileBean.class)
+            .select("name, file")
+            .setId(bean0.getId())
+            .findUnique();
+
+    assertEquals("afile", bean1.getName());
+    assertNotNull(bean1.getFile());
+    assertEquals(file.length(), bean1.getFile().length());
+    System.out.println("t2 bean1: " + bean1.getFile().getAbsoluteFile());
+
+    bean1.setName("mod-file");
+    bean1.setFile(file2);
+    // update to file2
+    Ebean.save(bean1);
+
+
+    SomeFileBean bean2 = Ebean.find(SomeFileBean.class)
+            .select("name, file")
+            .setId(bean0.getId())
+            .findUnique();
+
+    assertEquals(file2.length(), bean2.getFile().length());
+    System.out.println("t2 bean3: " + bean2.getFile().getAbsoluteFile());
+
+    // update to null
+    bean2.setFile(null);
+    bean2.setName("setNull");
+    Ebean.save(bean2);
+
+    SomeFileBean bean3 = Ebean.find(SomeFileBean.class)
+            .select("name, file")
+            .setId(bean0.getId())
+            .findUnique();
+
+    assertNull(bean3.getFile());
+    System.out.println("t2 bean3: " + bean3.getFile());
+
+    bean3.setName("changeOnlyName");
+    Ebean.save(bean3);
+
+    Ebean.delete(bean3);
+  }
+
+  private File getFile(String resource) {
+    URL url = getClass().getResource(resource);
+    return new File(url.getFile());
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestFileTypeFetching.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestFileTypeFetching.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..172a646e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestFileTypeFetching.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.avaje.tests.types;
+
+import com.avaje.ebean.BaseTestCase;
+import com.avaje.ebean.BeanState;
+import com.avaje.ebean.Ebean;
+import com.avaje.tests.model.types.SomeFileBean;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class TestFileTypeFetching extends BaseTestCase {
+
+  File file = getFile("/profile-image.jpg");
+  File file2 = getFile("/java-64.png");
+
+  @Test
+  public void test_lazyFetch_statelessUpdate() {
+
+    assertTrue(file.exists());
+
+    SomeFileBean bean0 = new SomeFileBean();
+    bean0.setName("one");
+    bean0.setFile(file);
+    Ebean.save(bean0);
+
+    SomeFileBean bean1 = Ebean.find(SomeFileBean.class)
+            .setId(bean0.getId())
+            .findUnique();
+
+    BeanState beanState = Ebean.getBeanState(bean1);
+    Set<String> loadedProps = beanState.getLoadedProps();
+    assertTrue(loadedProps.contains("name"));
+    assertFalse(loadedProps.contains("file"));
+
+    File file1 = bean1.getFile();
+    assertEquals(file.length(), file1.length());
+
+
+    SomeFileBean statelessUpdateBean = new SomeFileBean();
+    statelessUpdateBean.setId(bean0.getId());
+    statelessUpdateBean.setFile(file2);
+
+    // perform stateless update (handy)
+    Ebean.update(statelessUpdateBean);
+
+    SomeFileBean bean2 = Ebean.find(SomeFileBean.class)
+            .select("file")
+            .setId(bean0.getId())
+            .findUnique();
+
+    assertEquals(file2.length(), bean2.getFile().length());
+
+    Ebean.delete(bean1);
+  }
+
+  private File getFile(String resource) {
+    URL url = getClass().getResource(resource);
+    return new File(url.getFile());
+  }
+
+}
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