diff --git a/ini.go b/ini.go
index 867455f..81aeb32 100644
--- a/ini.go
+++ b/ini.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func (f File) LoadFile(file string) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	defer in.Close()
 	return f.Load(in)
 }
 
diff --git a/ini_test.go b/ini_test.go
index 06a4d05..7103347 100644
--- a/ini_test.go
+++ b/ini_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"syscall"
 )
 
 func TestLoad(t *testing.T) {
@@ -87,3 +88,36 @@ func TestDefinedSectionBehaviour(t *testing.T) {
 		"a": {"this": "that"},
 	})
 }
+
+func TestLoadFile(t *testing.T) {
+	originalOpenFiles := numFilesOpen()
+
+	file, err := LoadFile("test.ini")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if originalOpenFiles != numFilesOpen() {
+		t.Error("test.ini not closed")
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(file, File{"default": {"stuff": "things"}}) {
+		t.Error("file not read correctly")
+	}
+}
+
+func numFilesOpen() (num uint64) {
+	var rlimit syscall.Rlimit
+	syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlimit)
+	maxFds := int(rlimit.Cur)
+
+	var stat syscall.Stat_t
+	for i := 0; i < maxFds; i++ {
+		if syscall.Fstat(i, &stat) == nil {
+			num++
+		} else {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/test.ini b/test.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d13c999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[default]
+stuff = things