diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 19105b9e4d..123ec4fbe8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ CHANGELOG
  * moved data trimming logic of TrimListener into StringUtil
  * [BC BREAK] When registering a type extension through the DI extension, the tag alias has to match the actual extended type.
 
+2.7.38
+------
+
+ * [BC BREAK] the `isFileUpload()` method was added to the `RequestHandlerInterface`
+
 2.7.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php b/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
index c882c8eda3..b801101cba 100644
--- a/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
+++ b/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
@@ -27,20 +27,35 @@ class FileType extends AbstractType
      */
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
     {
-        if ($options['multiple']) {
-            $builder->addEventListener(FormEvents::PRE_SUBMIT, function (FormEvent $event) {
-                $form = $event->getForm();
-                $data = $event->getData();
+        $builder->addEventListener(FormEvents::PRE_SUBMIT, function (FormEvent $event) use ($options) {
+            $form = $event->getForm();
+            $requestHandler = $form->getConfig()->getRequestHandler();
+            $data = null;
+
+            if ($options['multiple']) {
+                $data = array();
+
+                foreach ($event->getData() as $file) {
+                    if ($requestHandler->isFileUpload($file)) {
+                        $data[] = $file;
+                    }
+                }
 
                 // submitted data for an input file (not required) without choosing any file
-                if (array(null) === $data) {
+                if (array(null) === $data || array() === $data) {
                     $emptyData = $form->getConfig()->getEmptyData();
 
                     $data = is_callable($emptyData) ? call_user_func($emptyData, $form, $data) : $emptyData;
-                    $event->setData($data);
                 }
-            });
-        }
+
+                $event->setData($data);
+            } elseif (!$requestHandler->isFileUpload($event->getData())) {
+                $emptyData = $form->getConfig()->getEmptyData();
+
+                $data = is_callable($emptyData) ? call_user_func($emptyData, $form, $data) : $emptyData;
+                $event->setData($data);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandler.php b/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandler.php
index f65ee33f87..368a5a80a1 100644
--- a/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandler.php
+++ b/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandler.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\RequestHandlerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Util\ServerParams;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\File;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
 /**
@@ -28,9 +29,6 @@ class HttpFoundationRequestHandler implements RequestHandlerInterface
 {
     private $serverParams;
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
     public function __construct(ServerParams $serverParams = null)
     {
         $this->serverParams = $serverParams ?: new ServerParams();
@@ -109,4 +107,9 @@ public function handleRequest(FormInterface $form, $request = null)
 
         $form->submit($data, 'PATCH' !== $method);
     }
+
+    public function isFileUpload($data)
+    {
+        return $data instanceof File;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/NativeRequestHandler.php b/NativeRequestHandler.php
index e28c2b4b10..f68efe25cf 100644
--- a/NativeRequestHandler.php
+++ b/NativeRequestHandler.php
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ class NativeRequestHandler implements RequestHandlerInterface
 {
     private $serverParams;
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function __construct(ServerParams $params = null)
-    {
-        $this->serverParams = $params ?: new ServerParams();
-    }
-
     /**
      * The allowed keys of the $_FILES array.
      */
@@ -42,6 +34,11 @@ public function __construct(ServerParams $params = null)
         'type',
     );
 
+    public function __construct(ServerParams $params = null)
+    {
+        $this->serverParams = $params ?: new ServerParams();
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -121,6 +118,14 @@ public function handleRequest(FormInterface $form, $request = null)
         $form->submit($data, 'PATCH' !== $method);
     }
 
+    public function isFileUpload($data)
+    {
+        // POST data will always be strings or arrays of strings. Thus, we can be sure
+        // that the submitted data is a file upload if the "error" value is an integer
+        // (this value must have been injected by PHP itself).
+        return is_array($data) && isset($data['error']) && is_int($data['error']);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the method used to submit the request to the server.
      *
diff --git a/RequestHandlerInterface.php b/RequestHandlerInterface.php
index 598a7bb174..e6360e4498 100644
--- a/RequestHandlerInterface.php
+++ b/RequestHandlerInterface.php
@@ -25,4 +25,11 @@ interface RequestHandlerInterface
      * @param mixed         $request The current request
      */
     public function handleRequest(FormInterface $form, $request = null);
+
+    /**
+     * @param mixed $data
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isFileUpload($data);
 }
diff --git a/Tests/AbstractRequestHandlerTest.php b/Tests/AbstractRequestHandlerTest.php
index f9aa7a5341..7bc1a65219 100644
--- a/Tests/AbstractRequestHandlerTest.php
+++ b/Tests/AbstractRequestHandlerTest.php
@@ -353,12 +353,24 @@ public function getPostMaxSizeFixtures()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testUploadedFilesAreAccepted()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->requestHandler->isFileUpload($this->getMockFile()));
+    }
+
+    public function testInvalidFilesAreRejected()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse($this->requestHandler->isFileUpload($this->getInvalidFile()));
+    }
+
     abstract protected function setRequestData($method, $data, $files = array());
 
     abstract protected function getRequestHandler();
 
     abstract protected function getMockFile($suffix = '');
 
+    abstract protected function getInvalidFile();
+
     protected function getMockForm($name, $method = null, $compound = true)
     {
         $config = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Form\FormConfigInterface')->getMock();
diff --git a/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/FileTypeTest.php b/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/FileTypeTest.php
index 1545e8ae9d..8ac62c8dfb 100644
--- a/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/FileTypeTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/FileTypeTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\HttpFoundation\HttpFoundationRequestHandler;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\NativeRequestHandler;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\RequestHandlerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile;
+
 class FileTypeTest extends BaseTypeTest
 {
     const TESTED_TYPE = 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\FileType';
@@ -29,40 +34,49 @@ public function testSetData()
         $this->assertSame($data, $form->getData());
     }
 
-    public function testSubmit()
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider requestHandlerProvider
+     */
+    public function testSubmit(RequestHandlerInterface $requestHandler)
     {
-        $form = $this->factory->createBuilder(static::TESTED_TYPE)->getForm();
-        $data = $this->createUploadedFileMock('abcdef', 'original.jpg', true);
+        $form = $this->factory->createBuilder(static::TESTED_TYPE)->setRequestHandler($requestHandler)->getForm();
+        $data = $this->createUploadedFileMock($requestHandler, __DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo', 'foo.jpg');
 
         $form->submit($data);
 
         $this->assertSame($data, $form->getData());
     }
 
-    public function testSetDataMultiple()
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider requestHandlerProvider
+     */
+    public function testSetDataMultiple(RequestHandlerInterface $requestHandler)
     {
         $form = $this->factory->createBuilder(static::TESTED_TYPE, null, array(
             'multiple' => true,
-        ))->getForm();
+        ))->setRequestHandler($requestHandler)->getForm();
 
         $data = array(
-            $this->createUploadedFileMock('abcdef', 'first.jpg', true),
-            $this->createUploadedFileMock('zyxwvu', 'second.jpg', true),
+            $this->createUploadedFileMock($requestHandler, __DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo', 'foo.jpg'),
+            $this->createUploadedFileMock($requestHandler, __DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo2', 'foo2.jpg'),
         );
 
         $form->setData($data);
         $this->assertSame($data, $form->getData());
     }
 
-    public function testSubmitMultiple()
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider requestHandlerProvider
+     */
+    public function testSubmitMultiple(RequestHandlerInterface $requestHandler)
     {
         $form = $this->factory->createBuilder(static::TESTED_TYPE, null, array(
             'multiple' => true,
-        ))->getForm();
+        ))->setRequestHandler($requestHandler)->getForm();
 
         $data = array(
-            $this->createUploadedFileMock('abcdef', 'first.jpg', true),
-            $this->createUploadedFileMock('zyxwvu', 'second.jpg', true),
+            $this->createUploadedFileMock($requestHandler, __DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo', 'foo.jpg'),
+            $this->createUploadedFileMock($requestHandler, __DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo2', 'foo2.jpg'),
         );
 
         $form->submit($data);
@@ -73,11 +87,14 @@ public function testSubmitMultiple()
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('multiple', $view->vars['attr']);
     }
 
-    public function testDontPassValueToView()
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider requestHandlerProvider
+     */
+    public function testDontPassValueToView(RequestHandlerInterface $requestHandler)
     {
-        $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE);
+        $form = $this->factory->createBuilder(static::TESTED_TYPE)->setRequestHandler($requestHandler)->getForm();
         $form->submit(array(
-            'file' => $this->createUploadedFileMock('abcdef', 'original.jpg', true),
+            'file' => $this->createUploadedFileMock($requestHandler, __DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo', 'foo.jpg'),
         ));
 
         $this->assertEquals('', $form->createView()->vars['value']);
@@ -109,29 +126,59 @@ public function testSubmitNullWhenMultiple()
         $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getViewData());
     }
 
-    private function createUploadedFileMock($name, $originalName, $valid)
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider requestHandlerProvider
+     */
+    public function testSubmittedFilePathsAreDropped(RequestHandlerInterface $requestHandler)
     {
-        $file = $this
-            ->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(__DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo', 'foo'))
-            ->getMock()
-        ;
-        $file
-            ->expects($this->any())
-            ->method('getBasename')
-            ->will($this->returnValue($name))
-        ;
-        $file
-            ->expects($this->any())
-            ->method('getClientOriginalName')
-            ->will($this->returnValue($originalName))
-        ;
-        $file
-            ->expects($this->any())
-            ->method('isValid')
-            ->will($this->returnValue($valid))
-        ;
-
-        return $file;
+        $form = $this->factory->createBuilder(static::TESTED_TYPE)->setRequestHandler($requestHandler)->getForm();
+        $form->submit('file:///etc/passwd');
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getNormData());
+        $this->assertSame('', $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider requestHandlerProvider
+     */
+    public function testMultipleSubmittedFilePathsAreDropped(RequestHandlerInterface $requestHandler)
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory
+            ->createBuilder(static::TESTED_TYPE, null, array(
+                'multiple' => true,
+            ))
+            ->setRequestHandler($requestHandler)
+            ->getForm();
+        $form->submit(array(
+            'file:///etc/passwd',
+            $this->createUploadedFileMock(new HttpFoundationRequestHandler(), __DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo', 'foo.jpg'),
+            $this->createUploadedFileMock(new NativeRequestHandler(), __DIR__.'/../../../Fixtures/foo2', 'foo2.jpg'),
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $form->getData());
+    }
+
+    public function requestHandlerProvider()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(new HttpFoundationRequestHandler()),
+            array(new NativeRequestHandler()),
+        );
+    }
+
+    private function createUploadedFileMock(RequestHandlerInterface $requestHandler, $path, $originalName)
+    {
+        if ($requestHandler instanceof HttpFoundationRequestHandler) {
+            return new UploadedFile($path, $originalName, null, 10, null, true);
+        }
+
+        return array(
+            'name' => $originalName,
+            'error' => 0,
+            'type' => 'text/plain',
+            'tmp_name' => $path,
+            'size' => 10,
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandlerTest.php b/Tests/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandlerTest.php
index e71a1fdfd8..9fbe122583 100644
--- a/Tests/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandlerTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Extension/HttpFoundation/HttpFoundationRequestHandlerTest.php
@@ -51,4 +51,9 @@ protected function getMockFile($suffix = '')
     {
         return new UploadedFile(__DIR__.'/../../Fixtures/foo'.$suffix, 'foo'.$suffix);
     }
+
+    protected function getInvalidFile()
+    {
+        return 'file:///etc/passwd';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/NativeRequestHandlerTest.php b/Tests/NativeRequestHandlerTest.php
index 38580063e7..aba417288a 100644
--- a/Tests/NativeRequestHandlerTest.php
+++ b/Tests/NativeRequestHandlerTest.php
@@ -216,4 +216,15 @@ protected function getMockFile($suffix = '')
             'size' => 100,
         );
     }
+
+    protected function getInvalidFile()
+    {
+        return array(
+            'name' => 'upload.txt',
+            'type' => 'text/plain',
+            'tmp_name' => 'owfdskjasdfsa',
+            'error' => '0',
+            'size' => '100',
+        );
+    }
 }