diff --git a/lib/storage/file.js b/lib/storage/file.js
index 3c3a4939fe7..aea2487d26e 100644
--- a/lib/storage/file.js
+++ b/lib/storage/file.js
@@ -1427,6 +1427,37 @@ File.prototype.move = function(destination, callback) {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Write arbitrary data to a file.
+ *
+ * *This is a convenience method which wraps
+ * {module:storage/file#createWriteStream}.*
+ *
+ * @param {*} data - The data to write to a file.
+ * @param {object=} options - See {module:storage/file#createWriteStream}'s
+ *     `options` parameter.
+ * @param {function} callback - The callback function.
+ * @param {?error} callback.err - An error returned while making this request
+ *
+ * @example
+ * file.save('This is the contents of the file.', function(err) {
+ *   if (!err) {
+ *     // File written successfully.
+ *   }
+ * });
+ */
+File.prototype.save = function(data, options, callback) {
+  if (is.fn(options)) {
+    callback = options;
+    options = {};
+  }
+
+  this.createWriteStream(options)
+    .on('error', callback)
+    .on('finish', callback)
+    .end(data);
+};
+
 /**
  * This creates a gcs-resumable-upload upload stream.
  *
diff --git a/system-test/storage.js b/system-test/storage.js
index a941ad27aa8..59f8d741b57 100644
--- a/system-test/storage.js
+++ b/system-test/storage.js
@@ -582,6 +582,22 @@ describe('storage', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('simple write', function() {
+      it('should save arbitrary data', function(done) {
+        var file = bucket.file('TestFile');
+        var data = 'hello';
+
+        file.save(data, function(err) {
+          assert.ifError(err);
+
+          file.download(function(err, contents) {
+            assert.strictEqual(contents.toString(), data);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('stream write', function() {
       it('should stream write, then remove file (3mb)', function(done) {
         var file = bucket.file('LargeFile');
diff --git a/test/storage/file.js b/test/storage/file.js
index 443c82a7b8c..07b55f537d6 100644
--- a/test/storage/file.js
+++ b/test/storage/file.js
@@ -2072,6 +2072,68 @@ describe('File', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('save', function() {
+    var DATA = 'Data!';
+
+    it('should accept an options object', function(done) {
+      var options = {};
+
+      file.createWriteStream = function(options_) {
+        assert.strictEqual(options_, options);
+        setImmediate(done);
+        return new stream.PassThrough();
+      };
+
+      file.save(DATA, options, assert.ifError);
+    });
+
+    it('should not require options', function(done) {
+      file.createWriteStream = function(options_) {
+        assert.deepEqual(options_, {});
+        setImmediate(done);
+        return new stream.PassThrough();
+      };
+
+      file.save(DATA, assert.ifError);
+    });
+
+    it('should register the error listener', function(done) {
+      file.createWriteStream = function() {
+        var writeStream = new stream.PassThrough();
+        writeStream.on('error', done);
+        setImmediate(function() {
+          writeStream.emit('error');
+        });
+        return writeStream;
+      };
+
+      file.save(DATA, assert.ifError);
+    });
+
+    it('should register the finish listener', function(done) {
+      file.createWriteStream = function() {
+        var writeStream = new stream.PassThrough();
+        writeStream.once('finish', done);
+        return writeStream;
+      };
+
+      file.save(DATA, assert.ifError);
+    });
+
+    it('should write the data', function(done) {
+      file.createWriteStream = function() {
+        var writeStream = new stream.PassThrough();
+        writeStream.on('data', function(data) {
+          assert.strictEqual(data.toString(), DATA);
+          done();
+        });
+        return writeStream;
+      };
+
+      file.save(DATA, assert.ifError);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('startResumableUpload_', function() {
     describe('starting', function() {
       it('should start a resumable upload', function(done) {