diff --git a/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Kernel/FileFieldNormalizeTest.php b/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Kernel/FileFieldNormalizeTest.php
index e122658..06dff16 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Kernel/FileFieldNormalizeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/hal/tests/src/Kernel/FileFieldNormalizeTest.php
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\hal\Tests\FileFieldNormalizeTest.
- */
 
 namespace Drupal\Tests\hal\Kernel;
 
diff --git a/core/modules/rest/src/Tests/FileTest.php b/core/modules/rest/src/Tests/FileTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e148db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/rest/src/Tests/FileTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\rest\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\file\Entity\File;
+
+/**
+ * Tests CRUD operations for file entity.
+ *
+ * @group rest
+ */
+class FileTest extends RESTTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to install.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['hal', 'rest', 'file'];
+
+  /**
+   * The 'serializer' service.
+   *
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\Serializer\Serializer
+   */
+  protected $serializer;
+
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    // Get the 'serializer' service.
+    $this->serializer = $this->container->get('serializer');
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Tests CRUD operations for the file entity.
+   */
+  public function testCrudFile() {
+    $entity_type = 'file';
+
+    // Enables the REST service for 'file' entity type.
+    $this->enableService('entity:' . $entity_type, 'POST', 'hal_json');
+    //$this->enableService('entity:' . $entity_type, 'GET');
+    //$this->enableService('entity:' . $entity_type, 'PATCH');
+
+    $file_contents = 'hello world';
+    $data = base64_encode($file_contents);
+
+    $file = File::create([
+      'filename' => 'default.txt',
+      'filemime' => 'text/plain',
+    ]);
+
+    $normalized_data = $this->serializer->normalize($file, 'hal_json');
+    $normalized_data['data'][0]['value'] = $data;
+
+    // Remove non-accessible fields.
+    unset($normalized_data['status']);
+    unset($normalized_data['changed']);
+
+    $serialized = $this->serializer->serialize($normalized_data, 'hal_json');
+
+    // POST method must be allowed for the current entity type.
+    $permissions[] = 'restful post entity:' . $entity_type;
+
+    // Create the user.
+    $account = $this->drupalCreateUser($permissions);
+
+    $this->drupalLogin($account);
+    $this->httpRequest('entity/' . $entity_type, 'POST', $serialized, 'application/hal+json');
+    $this->assertResponse(201);
+  }
+
+}
+