diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/media/css/forms.css b/django/contrib/admin/media/css/forms.css
index 35d0ed7..a95602c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/media/css/forms.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/media/css/forms.css
@@ -150,6 +150,20 @@ fieldset.collapsed .collapse-toggle {
     display: inline !important;
 }
 
+/* CLEARABLE FILE INPUTS */
+
+.clearable-file-input {
+    display: block;
+    padding-left: 9.818181em; /* should match the 9em that inputs get pushed to the side by labels */
+}
+
+.clearable-file-input label {
+    display: inline;
+    float: none;
+    color: #333;
+    font-size: 11px;
+}
+
 /* MONOSPACE TEXTAREAS */
 
 fieldset.monospace textarea {
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
index 2c7ac5c..dc63801 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
@@ -85,20 +85,9 @@ class AdminRadioFieldRenderer(RadioFieldRenderer):
 class AdminRadioSelect(forms.RadioSelect):
     renderer = AdminRadioFieldRenderer
 
-class AdminFileWidget(forms.FileInput):
-    """
-    A FileField Widget that shows its current value if it has one.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, attrs={}):
-        super(AdminFileWidget, self).__init__(attrs)
-
-    def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
-        output = []
-        if value and hasattr(value, "url"):
-            output.append('%s <a target="_blank" href="%s">%s</a> <br />%s ' % \
-                (_('Currently:'), value.url, value, _('Change:')))
-        output.append(super(AdminFileWidget, self).render(name, value, attrs))
-        return mark_safe(u''.join(output))
+class AdminFileWidget(forms.ClearableFileInput):
+    template_with_clear = (u'<span class="clearable-file-input">%s</span>'
+                           % forms.ClearableFileInput.template_with_clear)
 
 class ForeignKeyRawIdWidget(forms.TextInput):
     """
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/files.py b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
index 6dfeddb..b97b9e2 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/files.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
@@ -282,7 +282,15 @@ class FileField(Field):
         return os.path.join(self.get_directory_name(), self.get_filename(filename))
 
     def save_form_data(self, instance, data):
-        if data:
+        # Important: None means "no change", other falsy value means "clear"
+        # This subtle distinction (rather than a more explicit marker) is
+        # needed because we need to consume values that are also sane for a
+        # regular (non Model-) Form to find in its cleaned_data dictionary.
+        if data is not None:
+            # This value will be converted to unicode and stored in the
+            # database, so leaving False as-is is not acceptable.
+            if not data:
+                data = ''
             setattr(instance, self.name, data)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/django/forms/fields.py b/django/forms/fields.py
index de14a5c..fcfecab 100644
--- a/django/forms/fields.py
+++ b/django/forms/fields.py
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ from django.core.validators import EMPTY_VALUES
 
 from util import ErrorList
 from widgets import TextInput, PasswordInput, HiddenInput, MultipleHiddenInput, \
-        FileInput, CheckboxInput, Select, NullBooleanSelect, SelectMultiple, \
-        DateInput, DateTimeInput, TimeInput, SplitDateTimeWidget, SplitHiddenDateTimeWidget
+        ClearableFileInput, CheckboxInput, Select, NullBooleanSelect, SelectMultiple, \
+        DateInput, DateTimeInput, TimeInput, SplitDateTimeWidget, SplitHiddenDateTimeWidget, \
+        FILE_INPUT_CONTRADICTION
 
 __all__ = (
     'Field', 'CharField', 'IntegerField',
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@ class Field(object):
         if self.localize:
             widget.is_localized = True
 
+        # Let the widget know whether it should display as required.
+        widget.is_required = self.required
+
         # Hook into self.widget_attrs() for any Field-specific HTML attributes.
         extra_attrs = self.widget_attrs(widget)
         if extra_attrs:
@@ -167,6 +171,18 @@ class Field(object):
         self.run_validators(value)
         return value
 
+    def bound_data(self, data, initial):
+        """
+        Return the value that should be shown for this field on render of a
+        bound form, given the submitted POST data for the field and the initial
+        data, if any.
+
+        For most fields, this will simply be data; FileFields need to handle it
+        a bit differently.
+
+        """
+        return data
+
     def widget_attrs(self, widget):
         """
         Given a Widget instance (*not* a Widget class), returns a dictionary of
@@ -434,12 +450,13 @@ class EmailField(CharField):
     default_validators = [validators.validate_email]
 
 class FileField(Field):
-    widget = FileInput
+    widget = ClearableFileInput
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _(u"No file was submitted. Check the encoding type on the form."),
         'missing': _(u"No file was submitted."),
         'empty': _(u"The submitted file is empty."),
         'max_length': _(u'Ensure this filename has at most %(max)d characters (it has %(length)d).'),
+        'contradiction': _(u'Please either submit a file or check the clear checkbox, not both.')
     }
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -468,10 +485,29 @@ class FileField(Field):
         return data
 
     def clean(self, data, initial=None):
+        # If the widget got contradictory inputs, we raise a validation error
+        if data is FILE_INPUT_CONTRADICTION:
+            raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['contradiction'])
+        # False means the field value should be cleared; further validation is
+        # not needed.
+        if data is False:
+            if not self.required:
+                return False
+            # If the field is required, clearing is not possible (the widget
+            # shouldn't return False data in that case anyway).  False is not
+            # in validators.EMPTY_VALUES; if a False value makes it this far it
+            # should be validated from here on out as None (so it will be
+            # caught by the required check).
+            data = None
         if not data and initial:
             return initial
         return super(FileField, self).clean(data)
 
+    def bound_data(self, data, initial):
+        if data in (None, FILE_INPUT_CONTRADICTION):
+            return initial
+        return data
+
 class ImageField(FileField):
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid_image': _(u"Upload a valid image. The file you uploaded was either not an image or a corrupted image."),
diff --git a/django/forms/forms.py b/django/forms/forms.py
index 7b2bc66..bd25024 100644
--- a/django/forms/forms.py
+++ b/django/forms/forms.py
@@ -437,10 +437,8 @@ class BoundField(StrAndUnicode):
             if callable(data):
                 data = data()
         else:
-            if isinstance(self.field, FileField) and self.data is None:
-                data = self.form.initial.get(self.name, self.field.initial)
-            else:
-                data = self.data
+            data = self.field.bound_data(
+                self.data, self.form.initial.get(self.name, self.field.initial))
         data = self.field.prepare_value(data)
 
         if not only_initial:
diff --git a/django/forms/widgets.py b/django/forms/widgets.py
index 2e16c35..ca32d1b 100644
--- a/django/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/forms/widgets.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from itertools import chain
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDict, MergeDict
 from django.utils.html import escape, conditional_escape
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext, ugettext_lazy
 from django.utils.encoding import StrAndUnicode, force_unicode
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils import datetime_safe, formats
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from urlparse import urljoin
 
 __all__ = (
     'Media', 'MediaDefiningClass', 'Widget', 'TextInput', 'PasswordInput',
-    'HiddenInput', 'MultipleHiddenInput',
+    'HiddenInput', 'MultipleHiddenInput', 'ClearableFileInput',
     'FileInput', 'DateInput', 'DateTimeInput', 'TimeInput', 'Textarea', 'CheckboxInput',
     'Select', 'NullBooleanSelect', 'SelectMultiple', 'RadioSelect',
     'CheckboxSelectMultiple', 'MultiWidget',
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class Widget(object):
     is_hidden = False          # Determines whether this corresponds to an <input type="hidden">.
     needs_multipart_form = False # Determines does this widget need multipart-encrypted form
     is_localized = False
+    is_required = False
 
     def __init__(self, attrs=None):
         if attrs is not None:
@@ -286,6 +287,69 @@ class FileInput(Input):
             return False
         return True
 
+FILE_INPUT_CONTRADICTION = object()
+
+class ClearableFileInput(FileInput):
+    initial_text = ugettext_lazy('Currently')
+    input_text = ugettext_lazy('Change')
+    clear_checkbox_label = ugettext_lazy('Clear')
+
+    template_with_initial = u'%(initial_text)s: %(initial)s <br />%(input_text)s: %(input)s'
+
+    template_with_clear = template_with_initial + u'<br /><label for="%(clear_checkbox_id)s">%(clear_checkbox_label)s:</label> %(clear)s'
+
+    def clear_checkbox_name(self, name):
+        """
+        Given the name of the file input, return the name of the clear checkbox
+        input.
+
+        """
+        return name + '_clear'
+
+    def clear_checkbox_id(self, name):
+        """
+        Given the name of the clear checkbox input, return the HTML id for it.
+
+        """
+        return name + '_id'
+
+    def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
+        substitutions = {'initial_text': self.initial_text,
+                         'input_text': self.input_text,
+                         'clear_checkbox_label': self.clear_checkbox_label}
+
+        template = u'%(input)s'
+        substitutions['input'] = super(ClearableFileInput, self).render(
+            name, value, attrs)
+
+        if value and hasattr(value, "url"):
+            template = self.template_with_initial
+            substitutions['initial'] = (u'<a target="_blank" href="%s">%s</a>'
+                                        % (value.url, value))
+            if not self.is_required:
+                template = self.template_with_clear
+                checkbox_name = self.clear_checkbox_name(name)
+                checkbox_id = self.clear_checkbox_id(checkbox_name)
+                substitutions['clear_checkbox_name'] = checkbox_name
+                substitutions['clear_checkbox_id'] = checkbox_id
+                substitutions['clear'] = CheckboxInput().render(
+                    checkbox_name, False, attrs={'id': checkbox_id})
+
+        return mark_safe(template % substitutions)
+
+    def value_from_datadict(self, data, files, name):
+        upload = super(ClearableFileInput, self).value_from_datadict(data, files, name)
+        if not self.is_required and CheckboxInput().value_from_datadict(
+            data, files, self.clear_checkbox_name(name)):
+            if upload:
+                # If the user contradicts themselves (uploads a new file AND
+                # checks the "clear" checkbox), we return a unique marker
+                # object that FileField will turn into a ValidationError.
+                return FILE_INPUT_CONTRADICTION
+            # False signals to clear any existing value, as opposed to just None
+            return False
+        return upload
+
 class Textarea(Widget):
     def __init__(self, attrs=None):
         # The 'rows' and 'cols' attributes are required for HTML correctness.
diff --git a/docs/ref/forms/fields.txt b/docs/ref/forms/fields.txt
index 0dd9095..d2b1c30 100644
--- a/docs/ref/forms/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/forms/fields.txt
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ given length.
 
 .. class:: FileField(**kwargs)
 
-    * Default widget: ``FileInput``
+    * Default widget: ``ClearableFileInput``
     * Empty value: ``None``
     * Normalizes to: An ``UploadedFile`` object that wraps the file content
       and file name into a single object.
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ These control the range of values permitted in the field.
 
 .. class:: ImageField(**kwargs)
 
-    * Default widget: ``FileInput``
+    * Default widget: ``ClearableFileInput``
     * Empty value: ``None``
     * Normalizes to: An ``UploadedFile`` object that wraps the file content
       and file name into a single object.
diff --git a/docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt b/docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt
index 05215d4..3135dd5 100644
--- a/docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ commonly used groups of widgets:
 
     File upload input: ``<input type='file' ...>``
 
+.. class:: ClearableFileInput
+
+    File upload input: ``<input type='file' ...>``, with an additional checkbox
+    input to clear the field's value, if the field is not required and has
+    initial data.
+
 .. class:: DateInput
 
     .. versionadded:: 1.1
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.3.txt b/docs/releases/1.3.txt
index 51de6fd..aaee5d8 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.3.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.3.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,31 @@ custom widget to your form that sets the ``render_value`` argument::
         username = forms.CharField(max_length=100)
         password = forms.PasswordField(widget=forms.PasswordInput(render_value=True))
 
+Clearable default widget for FileField
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Django 1.3 now includes a ``ClearableFileInput`` form widget in addition to
+``FileInput``. ``ClearableFileInput`` renders with a checkbox to clear the
+field's value (if the field has a value and is not required); ``FileInput``
+provided no means for clearing an existing file from a ``FileField``.
+
+``ClearableFileInput`` is now the default widget for a ``FileField``, so
+existing forms including ``FileField`` without assigning a custom widget will
+need to account for the possible extra checkbox in the rendered form output.
+
+To return to the previous rendering (without the ability to clear the
+``FileField``), use the ``FileInput`` widget in place of
+``ClearableFileInput``. For instance, in a ``ModelForm`` for a hypothetical
+``Document`` model with a ``FileField`` named ``document``::
+
+    from django import forms
+    from myapp.models import Document
+
+    class DocumentForm(forms.ModelForm):
+        class Meta:
+            model = Document
+            widgets = {'document': forms.FileInput}
+
 .. _deprecated-features-1.3:
 
 Features deprecated in 1.3
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_widgets/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_widgets/models.py
index 59d625b..4a93ee1 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_widgets/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_widgets/models.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ HTML escaped.
 
 >>> w = AdminFileWidget()
 >>> print conditional_escape(w.render('test', album.cover_art))
-Currently: <a target="_blank" href="%(STORAGE_URL)salbums/hybrid_theory.jpg">albums\hybrid_theory.jpg</a> <br />Change: <input type="file" name="test" />
+<span class="clearable-file-input">Currently: <a target="_blank" href="%(STORAGE_URL)salbums/hybrid_theory.jpg">albums\hybrid_theory.jpg</a> <br />Change: <input type="file" name="test" /><br /><label for="test_clear_id">Clear:</label> <input type="checkbox" name="test_clear" id="test_clear_id" /></span>
 >>> print conditional_escape(w.render('test', SimpleUploadedFile('test', 'content')))
 <input type="file" name="test" />
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/fields.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/fields.py
index e4f2c26..d29e2e8 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/fields.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/fields.py
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class FieldsTests(TestCase):
         except error, e:
             self.assertEqual(message, str(e))
 
+    def test_field_sets_widget_is_required(self):
+        self.assertEqual(Field(required=True).widget.is_required, True)
+        self.assertEqual(Field(required=False).widget.is_required, False)
+
     # CharField ###################################################################
 
     def test_charfield_0(self):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
index 7a91cb7..1871d4f 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from media import media_tests
 
 from fields import FieldsTests
 from validators import TestFieldWithValidators
-from widgets import WidgetTests
+from widgets import WidgetTests, ClearableFileInputTests
 
 from input_formats import *
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/widgets.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/widgets.py
index 59b33d5..b305263 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/widgets.py
@@ -1269,6 +1269,7 @@ u'<input type="hidden" name="date_0" value="17.09.2007" /><input type="hidden" n
 from django.utils import copycompat as copy
 from unittest import TestCase
 from django import forms
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
 
 
 class SelectAndTextWidget(forms.MultiWidget):
@@ -1323,3 +1324,76 @@ class WidgetTests(TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
         form = SplitDateRequiredForm({'field': ['', '']})
         self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
+
+
+class FakeFieldFile(object):
+    """
+    Quacks like a FieldFile (has a .url and unicode representation), but
+    doesn't require us to care about storages etc.
+
+    """
+    url = 'something'
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.url
+
+class ClearableFileInputTests(TestCase):
+    def test_clear_input_renders(self):
+        """
+        A ClearableFileInput with is_required False and rendered with
+        an initial value that is a file renders a clear checkbox.
+
+        """
+        widget = forms.ClearableFileInput()
+        widget.is_required = False
+        self.assertEqual(widget.render('myfile', FakeFieldFile()),
+                         u'Currently: <a target="_blank" href="something">something</a> <br />Change: <input type="file" name="myfile" /><br /><label for="myfile_clear_id">Clear:</label> <input type="checkbox" name="myfile_clear" id="myfile_clear_id" />')
+
+    def test_clear_input_renders_only_if_not_required(self):
+        """
+        A ClearableFileInput with is_required=False does not render a clear
+        checkbox.
+
+        """
+        widget = forms.ClearableFileInput()
+        widget.is_required = True
+        self.assertEqual(widget.render('myfile', FakeFieldFile()),
+                         u'Currently: <a target="_blank" href="something">something</a> <br />Change: <input type="file" name="myfile" />')
+
+    def test_clear_input_renders_only_if_initial(self):
+        """
+        A ClearableFileInput instantiated with no initial value does not render
+        a clear checkbox.
+
+        """
+        widget = forms.ClearableFileInput()
+        widget.is_required = False
+        self.assertEqual(widget.render('myfile', None),
+                         u'<input type="file" name="myfile" />')
+
+    def test_clear_input_checked_returns_false(self):
+        """
+        ClearableFileInput.value_from_datadict returns False if the clear
+        checkbox is checked, if not required.
+
+        """
+        widget = forms.ClearableFileInput()
+        widget.is_required = False
+        self.assertEqual(widget.value_from_datadict(
+                data={'myfile_clear': True},
+                files={},
+                name='myfile'), False)
+
+    def test_clear_input_checked_returns_false_only_if_not_required(self):
+        """
+        ClearableFileInput.value_from_datadict never returns False if the field
+        is required.
+
+        """
+        widget = forms.ClearableFileInput()
+        widget.is_required = True
+        f = SimpleUploadedFile('something.txt', 'content')
+        self.assertEqual(widget.value_from_datadict(
+                data={'myfile_clear': True},
+                files={'myfile': f},
+                name='myfile'), f)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/models.py
index 45cd223..1dc1649 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/models.py
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ class BooleanModel(models.Model):
     string = models.CharField(max_length=10, default='abc')
 
 ###############################################################################
+# FileField
+
+class Document(models.Model):
+    myfile = models.FileField(upload_to='unused')
+
+###############################################################################
 # ImageField
 
 # If PIL available, do these tests.
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/tests.py
index 72a7d4d..58c32b5 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/model_fields/tests.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import django.test
 from django import forms
 from django.db import models
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.db.models.fields.files import FieldFile
 
-from models import Foo, Bar, Whiz, BigD, BigS, Image, BigInt, Post, NullBooleanModel, BooleanModel
+from models import Foo, Bar, Whiz, BigD, BigS, Image, BigInt, Post, NullBooleanModel, BooleanModel, Document
 
 # If PIL available, do these tests.
 if Image:
@@ -311,3 +312,39 @@ class TypeCoercionTests(django.test.TestCase):
     def test_lookup_integer_in_textfield(self):
         self.assertEquals(Post.objects.filter(body=24).count(), 0)
 
+class FileFieldTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_clearable(self):
+        """
+        Test that FileField.save_form_data will clear its instance attribute
+        value if passed False.
+
+        """
+        d = Document(myfile='something.txt')
+        self.assertEqual(d.myfile, 'something.txt')
+        field = d._meta.get_field('myfile')
+        field.save_form_data(d, False)
+        self.assertEqual(d.myfile, '')
+
+    def test_unchanged(self):
+        """
+        Test that FileField.save_form_data considers None to mean "no change"
+        rather than "clear".
+
+        """
+        d = Document(myfile='something.txt')
+        self.assertEqual(d.myfile, 'something.txt')
+        field = d._meta.get_field('myfile')
+        field.save_form_data(d, None)
+        self.assertEqual(d.myfile, 'something.txt')
+
+    def test_changed(self):
+        """
+        Test that FileField.save_form_data, if passed a truthy value, updates
+        its instance attribute.
+
+        """
+        d = Document(myfile='something.txt')
+        self.assertEqual(d.myfile, 'something.txt')
+        field = d._meta.get_field('myfile')
+        field.save_form_data(d, 'else.txt')
+        self.assertEqual(d.myfile, 'else.txt')
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/model_forms_regress/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/model_forms_regress/models.py
index 4f9811a..75b8a40 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/model_forms_regress/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/model_forms_regress/models.py
@@ -57,3 +57,6 @@ class Author1(models.Model):
 
 class Homepage(models.Model):
     url = models.URLField(verify_exists=False)
+
+class Document(models.Model):
+    myfile = models.FileField(upload_to='unused', blank=True)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/model_forms_regress/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/model_forms_regress/tests.py
index baf769c..2da240e 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/model_forms_regress/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/model_forms_regress/tests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import unittest
 from datetime import date
 
 from django import db
@@ -5,10 +6,11 @@ from django import forms
 from django.forms.models import modelform_factory, ModelChoiceField
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.test import TestCase
-from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
+from django.core.exceptions import FieldError, ValidationError
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
 
 from models import Person, RealPerson, Triple, FilePathModel, Article, \
-    Publication, CustomFF, Author, Author1, Homepage
+    Publication, CustomFF, Author, Author1, Homepage, Document
 
 
 class ModelMultipleChoiceFieldTests(TestCase):
@@ -333,3 +335,69 @@ class InvalidFieldAndFactory(TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(FieldError, modelform_factory,
                           Person, fields=['no-field', 'name'])
 
+
+class DocumentForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Document
+
+class FileFieldTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_clean_false(self):
+        """
+        If the ``clean`` method on a non-required FileField receives False as
+        the data (meaning clear the field value), it returns False, regardless
+        of the value of ``initial``.
+
+        """
+        f = forms.FileField(required=False)
+        self.assertEqual(f.clean(False), False)
+        self.assertEqual(f.clean(False, 'initial'), False)
+
+    def test_clean_false_required(self):
+        """
+        If the ``clean`` method on a required FileField receives False as the
+        data, it has the same effect as None: initial is returned if non-empty,
+        otherwise the validation catches the lack of a required value.
+
+        """
+        f = forms.FileField(required=True)
+        self.assertEqual(f.clean(False, 'initial'), 'initial')
+        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, f.clean, False)
+
+    def test_full_clear(self):
+        """
+        Integration happy-path test that a model FileField can actually be set
+        and cleared via a ModelForm.
+
+        """
+        form = DocumentForm()
+        self.assert_('name="myfile"' in unicode(form))
+        self.assert_('myfile_clear' not in unicode(form))
+        form = DocumentForm(files={'myfile': SimpleUploadedFile('something.txt', 'content')})
+        self.assert_(form.is_valid())
+        doc = form.save(commit=False)
+        self.assertEqual(doc.myfile.name, 'something.txt')
+        form = DocumentForm(instance=doc)
+        self.assert_('myfile_clear' in unicode(form))
+        form = DocumentForm(instance=doc, data={'myfile_clear': 'true'})
+        doc = form.save(commit=False)
+        self.assertEqual(bool(doc.myfile), False)
+
+    def test_clear_and_file_contradiction(self):
+        """
+        If the user submits a new file upload AND checks the clear checkbox,
+        they get a validation error, and the bound redisplay of the form still
+        includes the current file and the clear checkbox.
+
+        """
+        form = DocumentForm(files={'myfile': SimpleUploadedFile('something.txt', 'content')})
+        self.assert_(form.is_valid())
+        doc = form.save(commit=False)
+        form = DocumentForm(instance=doc,
+                            files={'myfile': SimpleUploadedFile('something.txt', 'content')},
+                            data={'myfile_clear': 'true'})
+        self.assert_(not form.is_valid())
+        self.assertEqual(form.errors['myfile'],
+                         [u'Please either submit a file or check the clear checkbox, not both.'])
+        rendered = unicode(form)
+        self.assert_('something.txt' in rendered)
+        self.assert_('myfile_clear' in rendered)
