diff --git a/entity.module b/entity.module
index 432d469..de1f038 100644
--- a/entity.module
+++ b/entity.module
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ function entity_entity_info_alter(&$entity_info) {
   // Set access callbacks.
   $entity_info['node']['access callback'] = 'entity_metadata_no_hook_node_access';
   $entity_info['user']['access callback'] = 'entity_metadata_user_access';
+  $entity_info['file']['access callback'] = 'entity_metadata_file_access';
 
   // CRUD function callbacks.
   $entity_info['node']['creation callback'] = 'entity_metadata_create_node';
diff --git a/modules/callbacks.inc b/modules/callbacks.inc
index 74ef308..cf6d080 100644
--- a/modules/callbacks.inc
+++ b/modules/callbacks.inc
@@ -605,6 +605,22 @@ function entity_metadata_taxonomy_access($op, $entity = NULL, $account = NULL, $
 }
 
 /**
+ * Access callback for file entities.
+ */
+function entity_metadata_file_access($op, $entity = NULL, $account = NULL, $entity_type) {
+  // Invoke hook_file_download() to obtain access information.
+  foreach (module_implements('file_download') as $module) {
+    $function = $module . '_file_download';
+    $result = $function($entity->uri);
+    if ($result == -1) {
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  }
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+/**
  * Callback to determine access for properties which are fields.
  */
 function entity_metadata_field_access_callback($op, $name, $entity = NULL, $account = NULL, $entity_type) {