diff --git a/src/fs/file.rs b/src/fs/file.rs
index 47e2fee7c..9a4ab77b4 100644
--- a/src/fs/file.rs
+++ b/src/fs/file.rs
@@ -670,14 +670,19 @@ impl LockGuard<State> {
 
         match self.mode {
             Mode::Idle => {}
+            Mode::Reading(0) if self.cache.is_empty() => {
+                // If the cache is empty in reading mode, the last operation didn't read any bytes,
+                // which indicates that it reached the end of the file. In this case we need to
+                // reset the mode to idle so that next time we try to read again, since the file
+                // may grow after the first EOF.
+                self.mode = Mode::Idle;
+                return Poll::Ready(Ok(0));
+            }
             Mode::Reading(start) => {
                 // How many bytes in the cache are available for reading.
                 let available = self.cache.len() - start;
 
-                // If there is cached unconsumed data or if the cache is empty, we can read from
-                // it. Empty cache in reading mode indicates that the last operation didn't read
-                // any bytes, i.e. it reached the end of the file.
-                if available > 0 || self.cache.is_empty() {
+                if available > 0 {
                     // Copy data from the cache into the buffer.
                     let n = cmp::min(available, buf.len());
                     buf[..n].copy_from_slice(&self.cache[start..(start + n)]);
@@ -913,4 +918,40 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(format!("{}", expect), format!("{}", actual));
         })
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn file_eof_is_not_permanent() -> crate::io::Result<()> {
+        let tempdir = tempfile::Builder::new()
+            .prefix("async-std-file-eof-test")
+            .tempdir()?;
+        let path = tempdir.path().join("testfile");
+
+        crate::task::block_on(async {
+            let mut file_w = File::create(&path).await?;
+            let mut file_r = File::open(&path).await?;
+
+            file_w.write_all(b"data").await?;
+            file_w.flush().await?;
+
+            let mut buf = [0u8; 4];
+            let mut len = file_r.read(&mut buf).await?;
+            assert_eq!(len, 4);
+            assert_eq!(&buf, b"data");
+
+            len = file_r.read(&mut buf).await?;
+            assert_eq!(len, 0);
+
+            file_w.write_all(b"more").await?;
+            file_w.flush().await?;
+
+            len = file_r.read(&mut buf).await?;
+            assert_eq!(len, 4);
+            assert_eq!(&buf, b"more");
+
+            len = file_r.read(&mut buf).await?;
+            assert_eq!(len, 0);
+
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
 }