diff --git a/src/file-selector.spec.ts b/src/file-selector.spec.ts
index d1a58e3..cf97813 100644
--- a/src/file-selector.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file-selector.spec.ts
@@ -312,13 +312,13 @@ it("should throw if reading file entry fails", (done) => {
     .catch(() => done());
 });
 
-it("should throw if DataTransferItem is not a File", (done) => {
+it("should throw if DataTransferItem is not a File", async () => {
   const item = dataTransferItem(null, "file");
-  const evt = dragEvtFromFilesAndItems([], [item]);
+  const event = dragEvtFromFilesAndItems([], [item]);
 
-  fromEvent(evt)
-    .then(() => done.fail("Getting the files should have failed"))
-    .catch(() => done());
+  await expect(fromEvent(event)).rejects.toThrow(
+    "Transferred item is not a file.",
+  );
 });
 
 it("should use getAsFileSystemHandle when available", async () => {
@@ -344,6 +344,19 @@ it("should use getAsFileSystemHandle when available", async () => {
   expect(file.path).toBe(`./${name}`);
 });
 
+it("should throw if getAsFileSystemHandle does not return a file", (done) => {
+  const name = "test.json";
+  const data = { ping: true };
+  const options = { type: "application/json" };
+  const file = createFile(name, data, options);
+  const handle = { kind: "unknown" } as unknown as FileSystemFileHandle;
+  const evt = dragEvtFromItems([dataTransferItemWithFsHandle(file, handle)]);
+
+  fromEvent(evt)
+    .then(() => done.fail("Getting the files should have failed"))
+    .catch(() => done());
+});
+
 function dragEvtFromItems(
   items: DataTransferItem | DataTransferItem[],
   type: string = "drop",
@@ -519,11 +532,11 @@ function createFileSystemFileHandle<T>(
   data: T,
   options?: FilePropertyBag,
 ): [File, FileSystemFileHandle] {
-  const json = JSON.stringify(data);
-  const file = new File([json], name, options);
+  const file = createFile(name, data, options);
   return [
     file,
     {
+      kind: "file",
       getFile() {
         return Promise.resolve(file);
       },
@@ -536,6 +549,7 @@ function sortFiles<T extends File>(files: T[]) {
 }
 
 interface FileSystemFileHandle {
+  kind: "file";
   getFile(): Promise<File>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/file-selector.ts b/src/file-selector.ts
index 74963e1..deeb8a6 100644
--- a/src/file-selector.ts
+++ b/src/file-selector.ts
@@ -105,23 +105,29 @@ function flatten<T>(items: any[]): T[] {
   );
 }
 
-function fromDataTransferItem(
+async function fromDataTransferItem(
   item: DataTransferItem,
   entry?: FileSystemEntry | null,
-) {
-  if (typeof (item as any).getAsFileSystemHandle === "function") {
-    return (item as any).getAsFileSystemHandle().then(async (h: any) => {
-      const file = await h.getFile();
-      file.handle = h;
-      return toFileWithPath(file);
-    });
+): Promise<FileWithPath> {
+  if (typeof item.getAsFileSystemHandle === "function") {
+    const handle = await item.getAsFileSystemHandle();
+
+    if (!handle || !isFileHandle(handle)) {
+      throw new Error("Transferred item is not a file.");
+    }
+
+    const file = await handle.getFile();
+    (file as any).handle = handle;
+    return toFileWithPath(file);
   }
+
   const file = item.getAsFile();
+
   if (!file) {
-    return Promise.reject(`${item} is not a File`);
+    throw new Error("Transferred item is not a file.");
   }
-  const fwp = toFileWithPath(file, entry?.fullPath ?? undefined);
-  return Promise.resolve(fwp);
+
+  return toFileWithPath(file, entry?.fullPath);
 }
 
 async function fromEntry(
@@ -165,6 +171,10 @@ async function fromFileEntry(
   return fileWithPath;
 }
 
+const isFileHandle = (
+  handle: FileSystemHandle,
+): handle is FileSystemFileHandle => handle.kind === "file";
+
 const isDirectoryEntry = (
   entry: FileSystemEntry,
 ): entry is FileSystemDirectoryEntry => entry.isDirectory;
@@ -180,6 +190,14 @@ const readEntries = (
 ): Promise<FileSystemEntry[]> =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => reader.readEntries(resolve, reject));
 
+declare global {
+  interface DataTransferItem {
+    // This method is not yet widely supported in all browsers, and is thus marked as optional.
+    // See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DataTransferItem/getAsFileSystemHandle
+    getAsFileSystemHandle?(): Promise<FileSystemHandle | null>;
+  }
+}
+
 // Infinite type recursion
 // https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/3496#issuecomment-128553540
 interface FileArray extends Array<FileValue> {}