diff --git a/entity.module b/entity.module
index 7ec5f13..9712d9e 100644
--- a/entity.module
+++ b/entity.module
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@ function _entity_info_add_metadata_callbacks(&$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.
   $entity_info['node']['creation callback'] = 'entity_metadata_create_node';
diff --git a/modules/callbacks.inc b/modules/callbacks.inc
index 11e07bf..4d74bb0 100644
--- a/modules/callbacks.inc
+++ b/modules/callbacks.inc
@@ -611,6 +611,24 @@ function entity_metadata_taxonomy_access($op, $entity = NULL, $account = NULL, $
 }
 
 /**
+ * Access callback for file entities.
+ */
+function entity_metadata_file_access($op, $entity = NULL, $account = NULL, $entity_type) {
+  if ($op == 'view' && isset($entity)) {
+    // Invoke hook_file_download() to obtain access information.
+    foreach (module_implements('file_download') as $module) {
+      $result = module_invoke($module, 'file_download', $entity->uri);
+      if ($result == -1) {
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+/**
  * Callback to determine access for properties which are fields.
  */
 function entity_metadata_field_access_callback($op, $name, $entity = NULL, $account = NULL, $entity_type) {