diff --git a/mapper.go b/mapper.go
index 15ab88d..96e0185 100644
--- a/mapper.go
+++ b/mapper.go
@@ -465,7 +465,10 @@ func JoinEscaped(s []string, sep rune) string {
 }
 
 // FileContentFlag is a flag value that loads a file's contents into its value.
-type FileContentFlag []byte
+type FileContentFlag struct {
+	Path string
+	Data []byte
+}
 
 func (f *FileContentFlag) Decode(ctx *DecodeContext) error { // nolint: golint
 	filename := ctx.Scan.PopValue("filename")
@@ -473,6 +476,7 @@ func (f *FileContentFlag) Decode(ctx *DecodeContext) error { // nolint: golint
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open %q: %s", filename, err)
 	}
-	*f = FileContentFlag(data)
+	f.Path = filename
+	f.Data = data
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/mapper_test.go b/mapper_test.go
index 6d393ad..04a1d93 100644
--- a/mapper_test.go
+++ b/mapper_test.go
@@ -164,5 +164,6 @@ func TestFileContentFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	f.Close()
 	_, err = mustNew(t, &cli).Parse([]string{"--file", f.Name()})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, []byte("hello world"), []byte(cli.File))
+	require.Equal(t, []byte("hello world"), cli.File.Data)
+	require.Equal(t, f.Name(), cli.File.Path)
 }