diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/ajax/FileUploadBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/ajax/FileUploadBean.java
index 2e41930e26..415c2b43f2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/ajax/FileUploadBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/ajax/FileUploadBean.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class FileUploadBean implements Serializable
                ContentWriter writer = services.getContentService().getWriter(fileNodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_CONTENT, true);
                writer.setMimetype(mimetype);
                writer.setEncoding(encoding);
-               writer.putContent(file);
+               writer.putContent(file);          
             }
          }
       }
@@ -202,6 +202,15 @@ public class FileUploadBean implements Serializable
       {
          returnPage = returnPage.replace("${UPLOAD_ERROR}", e.getMessage());
       }
+      finally
+      {
+          if(file != null)
+          {
+              logger.debug("delete temporary file:" + file.getPath());
+              // Delete the temporary file
+              file.delete();
+          }
+      }
 
       Document result = XMLUtil.newDocument();
       Element htmlEl = result.createElement("html");
@@ -216,8 +225,9 @@ public class FileUploadBean implements Serializable
       scriptEl.appendChild(scriptText);
 
       if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
+      {
          logger.debug("File upload request complete.");
-      
+      }
       ResponseWriter out = fc.getResponseWriter();
       XMLUtil.print(result, out);
    }