diff --git a/app/src/main/java/sushi/hardcore/droidfs/file_operations/FileOperationService.kt b/app/src/main/java/sushi/hardcore/droidfs/file_operations/FileOperationService.kt
index 32f325b..bae0b3d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/sushi/hardcore/droidfs/file_operations/FileOperationService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/sushi/hardcore/droidfs/file_operations/FileOperationService.kt
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class FileOperationService : Service() {
                         break
                     }
                 }
+                encryptedVolume.truncate(dstPath, offset)
                 encryptedVolume.closeFile(dstFileHandle)
             } else {
                 success = false
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/sushi/hardcore/droidfs/filesystems/EncryptedVolume.kt b/app/src/main/java/sushi/hardcore/droidfs/filesystems/EncryptedVolume.kt
index c1a39f8..49a7af1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/sushi/hardcore/droidfs/filesystems/EncryptedVolume.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/sushi/hardcore/droidfs/filesystems/EncryptedVolume.kt
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ abstract class EncryptedVolume: Parcelable {
     abstract fun read(fileHandle: Long, buffer: ByteArray, offset: Long): Int
     abstract fun write(fileHandle: Long, offset: Long, buffer: ByteArray, size: Int): Int
     abstract fun closeFile(fileHandle: Long): Boolean
+    // Due to gocryptfs internals, truncate requires the file to be open before it is called
     abstract fun truncate(path: String, size: Long): Boolean
     abstract fun deleteFile(path: String): Boolean
     abstract fun readDir(path: String): MutableList<ExplorerElement>?
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ abstract class EncryptedVolume: Parcelable {
                     break
                 }
             }
+            truncate(dst_path, offset)
             closeFile(dstfileHandle)
             inputStream.close()
             return success