diff --git a/dist/angular-file-dnd.js b/dist/angular-file-dnd.js
index a694707..738f35a 100644
--- a/dist/angular-file-dnd.js
+++ b/dist/angular-file-dnd.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
                 }
               });
               return scope.$emit('file-dropzone-drop-event', {
+                unencodedFile: file,
                 file: scope.file,
                 type: type,
                 name: name,
diff --git a/dist/angular-file-dnd.min.js b/dist/angular-file-dnd.min.js
index 8ff22bf..920d051 100644
--- a/dist/angular-file-dnd.min.js
+++ b/dist/angular-file-dnd.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(){"use strict";angular.module("omr.angularFileDnD",[]).directive("fileDropzone",function(){return{restrict:"A",scope:{file:"=",fileName:"="},link:function(a,b,c){var d,e,f,g,h;return e=function(a){var b;return b=a.dataTransfer||a.originalEvent.dataTransfer},g=function(a){return a&&(a.preventDefault&&a.preventDefault(),a.stopPropagation)?!1:(e(a).effectAllowed="copy",!1)},h=c.fileDropzone,d=function(a){var b;return void 0===(b=c.maxFileSize)||""===b||a/1024/1024<c.maxFileSize?!0:(alert("File must be smaller than "+c.maxFileSize+" MB"),!1)},f=function(a){return void 0===h||""===h||h.indexOf(a)>-1?!0:(alert("Invalid file type.  File must be one of following types "+h),!1)},b.bind("dragover",g),b.bind("dragenter",g),b.bind("drop",function(b){var c,g,h,i,j;return null!=b&&b.preventDefault(),h=new FileReader,h.onload=function(b){return d(i)&&f(j)?(a.$apply(function(){return a.file=b.target.result,angular.isString(a.fileName)?a.fileName=g:void 0}),a.$emit("file-dropzone-drop-event",{file:a.file,type:j,name:g,size:i})):void 0},c=e(b).files[0],g=c.name,j=c.type,i=c.size,h.readAsDataURL(c),!1})}}})}.call(this);
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+(function(){"use strict";angular.module("omr.angularFileDnD",[]).directive("fileDropzone",function(){return{restrict:"A",scope:{file:"=",fileName:"="},link:function(a,b,c){var d,e,f,g,h;return e=function(a){var b;return b=a.dataTransfer||a.originalEvent.dataTransfer},g=function(a){return a&&(a.preventDefault&&a.preventDefault(),a.stopPropagation)?!1:(e(a).effectAllowed="copy",!1)},h=c.fileDropzone,d=function(a){var b;return void 0===(b=c.maxFileSize)||""===b||a/1024/1024<c.maxFileSize?!0:(alert("File must be smaller than "+c.maxFileSize+" MB"),!1)},f=function(a){return void 0===h||""===h||h.indexOf(a)>-1?!0:(alert("Invalid file type.  File must be one of following types "+h),!1)},b.bind("dragover",g),b.bind("dragenter",g),b.bind("drop",function(b){var c,g,h,i,j;return null!=b&&b.preventDefault(),h=new FileReader,h.onload=function(b){return d(i)&&f(j)?(a.$apply(function(){return a.file=b.target.result,angular.isString(a.fileName)?a.fileName=g:void 0}),a.$emit("file-dropzone-drop-event",{unencodedFile:c,file:a.file,type:j,name:g,size:i})):void 0},c=e(b).files[0],g=c.name,j=c.type,i=c.size,h.readAsDataURL(c),!1})}}})}).call(this);
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diff --git a/src/directive/file_dropzone.coffee b/src/directive/file_dropzone.coffee
index 5ab1a9e..a1611d0 100644
--- a/src/directive/file_dropzone.coffee
+++ b/src/directive/file_dropzone.coffee
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ angular.module('omr.angularFileDnD', [])
             scope.$apply ->
               scope.file = evt.target.result
               scope.fileName = name if angular.isString scope.fileName
-            scope.$emit 'file-dropzone-drop-event', {file: scope.file, type: type, name: name, size: size}
+            scope.$emit 'file-dropzone-drop-event', {unencodedFile: file, file: scope.file, type: type, name: name, size: size}
 
         file = getDataTransfer(event).files[0]
         name = file.name
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ angular.module('omr.angularFileDnD', [])
         size = file.size
         reader.readAsDataURL file
         false
-  )
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+  )