diff --git a/tests/integration/test_aiohttp.py b/tests/integration/test_aiohttp.py
index c1ae7484..a76539b0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_aiohttp.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_aiohttp.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import io
 import logging
 import ssl
 import urllib.parse
@@ -466,3 +467,20 @@ def test_filter_query_parameters(tmpdir, httpbin):
         cassette_content = f.read()
         assert "password" not in cassette_content
         assert "secret" not in cassette_content
+
+
+@pytest.mark.online
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+def test_use_cassette_with_io(tmpdir, caplog, httpbin):
+    url = httpbin.url + "/post"
+
+    # test without cassettes
+    data = io.BytesIO(b"hello")
+    _, response_json = request("POST", url, output="json", data=data)
+    assert response_json["data"] == "hello"
+
+    # test with cassettes
+    data = io.BytesIO(b"hello")
+    with vcr.use_cassette(str(tmpdir.join("post.yaml"))):
+        _, response_json = request("POST", url, output="json", data=data)
+        assert response_json["data"] == "hello"
diff --git a/vcr/request.py b/vcr/request.py
index bc569f4b..d72de2a8 100644
--- a/vcr/request.py
+++ b/vcr/request.py
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ def __init__(self, method, uri, body, headers):
         self._was_file = hasattr(body, "read")
         self._was_iter = _is_nonsequence_iterator(body)
         if self._was_file:
-            self.body = body.read()
+            if hasattr(body, "tell"):
+                tell = body.tell()
+                self.body = body.read()
+                body.seek(tell)
+            else:
+                self.body = body.read()
         elif self._was_iter:
             self.body = list(body)
         else: