diff --git a/src/qlocalfile.cpp b/src/qlocalfile.cpp
index a1b671b..c967fd2 100644
--- a/src/qlocalfile.cpp
+++ b/src/qlocalfile.cpp
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ QLocalFile::QLocalFile(QObject *parent)
 
 bool QLocalFile::open()
 {
-    return false;
+    return QFile::open(QIODevice::WriteOnly) && d->setPermission() && d->setHidden();
 }
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 96663bd..36e9b9f 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ set(TESTS
     TestQHttpSocket.cpp
     TestQIByteArray.cpp
     TestQIODeviceCopier.cpp
+    TestQLocalFile.cpp
     TestQObjectHandler.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/TestQLocalFile.cpp b/tests/TestQLocalFile.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..628f8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TestQLocalFile.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Nathan Osman
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QTest>
+
+#include <QLocalFile>
+
+const QString ApplicationName = "QHttpEngine";
+
+class TestQLocalFile : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+
+    void initTestCase();
+    void testOpen();
+};
+
+void TestQLocalFile::initTestCase()
+{
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(ApplicationName);
+}
+
+void TestQLocalFile::testOpen()
+{
+    QLocalFile file;
+    QVERIFY(file.open());
+    QVERIFY(file.remove());
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(TestQLocalFile)
+#include "TestQLocalFile.moc"