diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index c4ef89a..9fe7563 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -2981,6 +2981,7 @@ int lfs_file_truncate(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_file_t *file, lfs_off_t size) {
         return LFS_ERR_INVAL;
     }
 
+    lfs_off_t pos = file->pos;
     lfs_off_t oldsize = lfs_file_size(lfs, file);
     if (size < oldsize) {
         // need to flush since directly changing metadata
@@ -3003,8 +3004,6 @@ int lfs_file_truncate(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_file_t *file, lfs_off_t size) {
         file->ctz.size = size;
         file->flags |= LFS_F_DIRTY | LFS_F_READING;
     } else if (size > oldsize) {
-        lfs_off_t pos = file->pos;
-
         // flush+seek if not already at end
         if (file->pos != oldsize) {
             int err = lfs_file_seek(lfs, file, 0, LFS_SEEK_END);
@@ -3022,13 +3021,13 @@ int lfs_file_truncate(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_file_t *file, lfs_off_t size) {
                 return res;
             }
         }
+    }
 
-        // restore pos
-        int err = lfs_file_seek(lfs, file, pos, LFS_SEEK_SET);
-        if (err < 0) {
-            LFS_TRACE("lfs_file_truncate -> %d", err);
-            return err;
-        }
+    // restore pos
+    int err = lfs_file_seek(lfs, file, pos, LFS_SEEK_SET);
+    if (err < 0) {
+      LFS_TRACE("lfs_file_truncate -> %d", err);
+      return err;
     }
 
     LFS_TRACE("lfs_file_truncate -> %d", 0);
diff --git a/tests/test_truncate.sh b/tests/test_truncate.sh
index ee42693..f33717d 100755
--- a/tests/test_truncate.sh
+++ b/tests/test_truncate.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,57 @@ scripts/test.py << TEST
     lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
 TEST
 
+echo "--- Write, truncate, and read ---"
+scripts/test.py << TEST
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+    lfs_file_open(&lfs, &file, "sequence",
+            LFS_O_RDWR | LFS_O_CREAT | LFS_O_TRUNC) => 0;
+
+    lfs_size_t size = lfs.cfg->cache_size;
+    lfs_size_t qsize = size / 4;
+    uint8_t *wb = buffer;
+    uint8_t *rb = buffer + size;
+    for (lfs_off_t j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+        wb[j] = j;
+    }
+
+    /* Spread sequence over size */
+    lfs_file_write(&lfs, &file, wb, size) => size;
+    lfs_file_size(&lfs, &file) => size;
+    lfs_file_tell(&lfs, &file) => size;
+
+    lfs_file_seek(&lfs, &file, 0, LFS_SEEK_SET) => 0;
+    lfs_file_tell(&lfs, &file) => 0;
+
+    /* Chop off the last quarter */
+    lfs_size_t trunc = size - qsize;
+    lfs_file_truncate(&lfs, &file, trunc) => 0;
+    lfs_file_tell(&lfs, &file) => 0;
+    lfs_file_size(&lfs, &file) => trunc;
+
+    /* Read should produce first 3/4 */
+    lfs_file_read(&lfs, &file, rb, size) => trunc;
+    memcmp(rb, wb, trunc) => 0;
+
+    /* Move to 1/4 */
+    lfs_file_size(&lfs, &file) => trunc;
+    lfs_file_seek(&lfs, &file, qsize, LFS_SEEK_SET) => qsize;
+    lfs_file_tell(&lfs, &file) => qsize;
+
+    /* Chop to 1/2 */
+    trunc -= qsize;
+    lfs_file_truncate(&lfs, &file, trunc) => 0;
+    lfs_file_tell(&lfs, &file) => qsize;
+    lfs_file_size(&lfs, &file) => trunc;
+    
+    /* Read should produce second quarter */
+    lfs_file_read(&lfs, &file, rb, size) => trunc - qsize;
+    memcmp(rb, wb + qsize, trunc - qsize) => 0;
+
+    lfs_file_close(&lfs, &file) => 0;
+    lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
+TEST
+
 echo "--- Truncate and write ---"
 scripts/test.py << TEST
     lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;