diff --git a/flask_pydantic_spec/flask_backend.py b/flask_pydantic_spec/flask_backend.py
index b7bc179..e0f26f2 100644
--- a/flask_pydantic_spec/flask_backend.py
+++ b/flask_pydantic_spec/flask_backend.py
@@ -148,9 +148,16 @@ def request_validation(
             else:
                 parsed_body = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
         elif request.content_type and "multipart/form-data" in request.content_type:
-            parsed_body = parse_multi_dict(request.form) if request.form else {}
+            # It's possible there is a binary json object in the files - iterate through and find it
+            parsed_body = {}
+            for key, value in request.files.items():
+                if value.mimetype == "application/json":
+                    parsed_body[key] = json.loads(value.stream.read().decode(encoding="utf-8"))
+            # Finally, find any JSON objects in the form and add them to the body
+            parsed_body.update(parse_multi_dict(request.form) or {})
         else:
             parsed_body = request.get_data() or {}
+
         req_headers: Optional[Headers] = request.headers or None
         req_cookies: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = request.cookies or None
         setattr(
@@ -158,9 +165,11 @@ def request_validation(
             "context",
             Context(
                 query=query.parse_obj(req_query) if query else None,
-                body=getattr(body, "model").parse_obj(parsed_body)
-                if body and getattr(body, "model")
-                else None,
+                body=(
+                    getattr(body, "model").parse_obj(parsed_body)
+                    if body and getattr(body, "model")
+                    else None
+                ),
                 headers=headers.parse_obj(req_headers or {}) if headers else None,
                 cookies=cookies.parse_obj(req_cookies or {}) if cookies else None,
             ),
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin_flask.py b/tests/test_plugin_flask.py
index db8485c..471d2f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin_flask.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin_flask.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 from io import BytesIO
 from random import randint
 import gzip
+from typing import Union
+
 import pytest
 import json
 from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
 from werkzeug.datastructures import FileStorage
+from werkzeug.test import Client
 
 from flask_pydantic_spec.types import Response, MultipartFormRequest
 from flask_pydantic_spec import FlaskPydanticSpec
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ def client(request):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [422], indirect=True)
-def test_flask_validate(client):
+def test_flask_validate(client: Client):
     resp = client.get("/ping")
     assert resp.status_code == 422
     assert resp.headers.get("X-Error") == "Validation Error"
@@ -158,23 +161,31 @@ def test_flask_validate(client):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [422], indirect=True)
-def test_sending_file(client):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data",
+    [
+        FileStorage(
+            BytesIO(json.dumps({"type": "foo", "created_at": str(datetime.now().date())}).encode()),
+        ),
+        json.dumps({"type": "foo", "created_at": str(datetime.now().date())}),
+    ],
+)
+def test_sending_file(client: Client, data: Union[FileStorage, str]):
     file = FileStorage(BytesIO(b"abcde"), filename="test.jpg", name="test.jpg")
     resp = client.post(
         "/api/file",
         data={
             "file": file,
             "file_name": "another_test.jpg",
-            "data": json.dumps({"type": "foo", "created_at": str(datetime.now().date())}),
+            "data": data,
         },
-        content_type="multipart/form-data",
     )
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert resp.json["name"] == "another_test.jpg"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [422], indirect=True)
-def test_query_params(client):
+def test_query_params(client: Client):
     resp = client.get("api/user?name=james&name=bethany&name=claire")
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert len(resp.json["data"]) == 2
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@ def test_query_params(client):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [200], indirect=True)
-def test_flask_skip_validation(client):
+def test_flask_skip_validation(client: Client):
     resp = client.get("api/group/test")
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert resp.json["name"] == "test"
@@ -197,7 +208,7 @@ def test_flask_skip_validation(client):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [422], indirect=True)
-def test_flask_doc(client):
+def test_flask_doc(client: Client):
     resp = client.get("/apidoc/openapi.json")
     assert resp.json == api.spec
 
@@ -211,7 +222,7 @@ def test_flask_doc(client):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [400], indirect=True)
-def test_flask_validate_with_alternative_code(client):
+def test_flask_validate_with_alternative_code(client: Client):
     resp = client.get("/ping")
     assert resp.status_code == 400
     assert resp.headers.get("X-Error") == "Validation Error"
@@ -222,7 +233,7 @@ def test_flask_validate_with_alternative_code(client):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [400], indirect=True)
-def test_flask_post_gzip(client):
+def test_flask_post_gzip(client: Client):
     body = dict(name="flask", limit=10)
     compressed = gzip.compress(bytes(json.dumps(body), encoding="utf-8"))
 
@@ -240,7 +251,7 @@ def test_flask_post_gzip(client):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client", [400], indirect=True)
-def test_flask_post_gzip_failure(client):
+def test_flask_post_gzip_failure(client: Client):
     body = dict(name="flask")
     compressed = gzip.compress(bytes(json.dumps(body), encoding="utf-8"))