diff --git a/src/plugins/octetstream.js b/src/plugins/octetstream.js
index 8a0b2709..80f082f2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/octetstream.js
+++ b/src/plugins/octetstream.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
 
 import OctetStreamParser from "../parsers/OctetStream.js";
+import FormidableError, * as errors from "../FormidableError.js";
 
 export const octetStreamType = "octet-stream";
 // the `options` is also available through the `options` / `formidable.options`
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ async function init(_self, _opts) {
     originalFilename,
     mimetype,
   };
+
+  if (!this.options.filter({ name: "file", ...thisPart })) {
+    return ignoreFile.call(this);
+  }
+
   const newFilename = this._getNewName(thisPart);
   const filepath = this._joinDirectoryName(newFilename);
   const file = await this._newFile({
@@ -63,6 +69,28 @@ async function init(_self, _opts) {
   });
 
   this._parser.on("end", () => {
+    const bodySize = this.bytesReceived;
+    if (!this.options.allowEmptyFiles && bodySize === 0) {
+      this._error(
+        new FormidableError(
+          `options.allowEmptyFiles is false, file size should be greater than 0`,
+          errors.noEmptyFiles,
+          400
+        )
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    if (bodySize < this.options.minFileSize) {
+      this._error(
+        new FormidableError(
+          `options.minFileSize (${this.options.minFileSize} bytes) inferior, received ${bodySize} bytes of file data`,
+          errors.smallerThanMinFileSize,
+          400
+        )
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     this._flushing -= 1;
     this.ended = true;
 
@@ -82,3 +110,13 @@ async function init(_self, _opts) {
 
   return this;
 }
+
+function ignoreFile() {
+  this._parser = new OctetStreamParser(this.options);
+  this._parser.on("end", () => {
+    this.ended = true;
+    this._maybeEnd();
+  });
+  this._parser.resume();
+  return this;
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/octet-stream-file-checks.test.js b/test/integration/octet-stream-file-checks.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22025e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/octet-stream-file-checks.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import { unlinkSync } from "node:fs";
+import { createServer, request as _request } from "node:http";
+import assert, { strictEqual, deepStrictEqual } from "node:assert";
+
+import formidable from "../../src/index.js";
+import {
+  noEmptyFiles,
+  smallerThanMinFileSize,
+} from "../../src/FormidableError.js";
+
+function upload({ port, options, headers, body }, check, done) {
+  let request;
+  let parsed = false;
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    const form = formidable(options);
+
+    form.parse(req, (err, fields, files) => {
+      parsed = true;
+      res.end();
+      request.destroy();
+      server.close();
+      try {
+        check(err, files);
+        done();
+      } catch (error) {
+        done(error);
+      } finally {
+        Object.values(files)
+          .flat()
+          .forEach((file) => unlinkSync(file.filepath));
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  server.listen(port, (err) => {
+    assert(!err, "should not have error, but be falsey");
+
+    request = _request({
+      port,
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream", ...headers },
+    });
+
+    request.on("error", (error) => {
+      if (parsed) return;
+      server.close();
+      done(error);
+    });
+    request.end(body);
+  });
+}
+
+test("octet stream applies filter", (done) => {
+  const calls = [];
+  upload(
+    {
+      port: 13552,
+      options: {
+        filter: ({ name, originalFilename, mimetype }) => {
+          calls.push({ name, originalFilename, mimetype });
+          return false;
+        },
+      },
+      headers: { "X-File-Name": "a.bin" },
+      body: Buffer.alloc(1000, 0x42),
+    },
+    (err, files) => {
+      assert(!err, "a filtered file should not make the parse fail");
+      strictEqual(Object.keys(files).length, 0);
+      deepStrictEqual(calls, [
+        {
+          name: "file",
+          originalFilename: "a.bin",
+          mimetype: "application/octet-stream",
+        },
+      ]);
+    },
+    done
+  );
+});
+
+test("octet stream enforces minFileSize", (done) => {
+  upload(
+    {
+      port: 13553,
+      options: { minFileSize: 1000 },
+      body: Buffer.alloc(10, 0x42),
+    },
+    (err, files) => {
+      assert(
+        err,
+        "expected an error for an octet-stream upload under minFileSize"
+      );
+      strictEqual(err.code, smallerThanMinFileSize);
+      strictEqual(Object.keys(files).length, 0);
+    },
+    done
+  );
+});
+
+test("octet stream rejects an empty chunked body", (done) => {
+  upload(
+    {
+      port: 13554,
+      options: {},
+      headers: { "Transfer-Encoding": "chunked" },
+      body: Buffer.alloc(0),
+    },
+    (err, files) => {
+      assert(err, "expected an error for an empty octet-stream upload");
+      strictEqual(err.code, noEmptyFiles);
+      strictEqual(Object.keys(files).length, 0);
+    },
+    done
+  );
+});
+
+test("octet stream accepts an empty chunked body with allowEmptyFiles", (done) => {
+  upload(
+    {
+      port: 13555,
+      options: { allowEmptyFiles: true, minFileSize: 0 },
+      headers: { "Transfer-Encoding": "chunked" },
+      body: Buffer.alloc(0),
+    },
+    (err, files) => {
+      assert(!err, "an empty file is allowed with allowEmptyFiles");
+      strictEqual(files.file.length, 1);
+      strictEqual(files.file[0].size, 0);
+    },
+    done
+  );
+});