diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/files.py b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
index 659bb4c5183..715b5527f80 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/files.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ class FieldFile(File):
 
     def open(self, mode='rb'):
         self._require_file()
-        self.file.open(mode)
+        if hasattr(self, '_file') and self._file is not None:
+            self.file.open(mode)
+        else:
+            self.file = self.storage.open(self.name, mode)
     # open() doesn't alter the file's contents, but it does reset the pointer
     open.alters_data = True
 
diff --git a/tests/file_storage/tests.py b/tests/file_storage/tests.py
index e8425558e8a..acb663ef7a6 100644
--- a/tests/file_storage/tests.py
+++ b/tests/file_storage/tests.py
@@ -742,6 +742,16 @@ class FileFieldStorageTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(list(obj.normal.chunks(chunk_size=2)), [b"co", b"nt", b"en", b"t"])
         obj.normal.close()
 
+    def test_filefield_write(self):
+        # Files can be written to.
+        obj = Storage.objects.create(normal=SimpleUploadedFile('rewritten.txt', b'content'))
+        with obj.normal as normal:
+            normal.open('wb')
+            normal.write(b'updated')
+        obj.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(obj.normal.read(), b'updated')
+        obj.normal.close()
+
     def test_filefield_reopen(self):
         obj = Storage.objects.create(normal=SimpleUploadedFile('reopen.txt', b'content'))
         with obj.normal as normal: