diff --git a/lib/prawn.rb b/lib/prawn.rb
index 05f4aeb78..06b441a3d 100644
--- a/lib/prawn.rb
+++ b/lib/prawn.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def verify_options(accepted, actual)
 require_relative 'prawn/images/image'
 require_relative 'prawn/images/jpg'
 require_relative 'prawn/images/png'
+require_relative 'prawn/embedded_files'
 require_relative 'prawn/stamp'
 require_relative 'prawn/soft_mask'
 require_relative 'prawn/security'
diff --git a/lib/prawn/document.rb b/lib/prawn/document.rb
index 439667d5a..03cd472b7 100644
--- a/lib/prawn/document.rb
+++ b/lib/prawn/document.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Document
     include Prawn::Text
     include Prawn::Graphics
     include Prawn::Images
+    include Prawn::EmbeddedFiles
     include Prawn::Stamp
     include Prawn::SoftMask
     include Prawn::TransformationStack
diff --git a/lib/prawn/embedded_files.rb b/lib/prawn/embedded_files.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01af76343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/prawn/embedded_files.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Prawn
+  module EmbeddedFiles
+    # include PDF::Core::EmbeddedFiles
+    # Link to PR (https://github.com/prawnpdf/pdf-core/pull/47)
+
+    # Add the file's data from a source to the document. Any kind of data with
+    # a string representation can be embedded.
+    #
+    # Arguments:
+    # <tt>src</tt>:: path to file, string or an object that responds to #to_str
+    # and #length.
+    #
+    # Options:
+    # <tt>:name</tt>:: explicit default filename override.
+    # <tt>:creation_date</tt>:: date when the file was created.
+    # <tt>:modification_date</tt>::  date when the file was last modified.
+    # <tt>:description</tt>:: file description.
+    # <tt>:hidden</tt>:: if true, prevents the file from appearing in the
+    # catalog. (default false)
+    #
+    #   Prawn::Document.generate("file1.pdf") do
+    #     dice = "#{Prawn::DATADIR}/images/dice.png"
+    #     file dice, description: 'Example of an embedded image file'
+    #   end
+    #
+    # This method returns an instance of PDF::Core::NameTree::Value
+    # corresponding to the file in the embedded files catalog entry node. If
+    # hidden, then nil is returned.
+    #
+    def file(src, options = {})
+      path = Pathname.new(src)
+      mut_opts = options.dup
+
+      if path.directory?
+        raise ArgumentError, 'Data source can\'t be a directory'
+      elsif path.file?
+        data = path.read
+        mut_opts[:name] ||= src
+        mut_opts[:creation_date] ||= path.birthtime
+        mut_opts[:modification_date] ||= path.mtime
+      else
+        data = src
+      end
+
+      file = EmbeddedFile.new(data, mut_opts)
+      file_obj = file_registry[file.checksum]
+
+      if file_obj.nil?
+        file_obj = file.build_pdf_object(self)
+        file_registry[file.checksum] = file_obj
+      end
+
+      filespec = Filespec.new(file_obj, mut_opts)
+      filespec_obj = filespec.build_pdf_object(self)
+
+      unless filespec.hidden?
+        # Wait for pdf-core PR
+
+        # attach_file(filespec.file_name, filespec_obj)
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def file_registry
+      @file_registry ||= {}
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+require_relative 'embedded_files/embedded_file'
+require_relative 'embedded_files/filespec'
diff --git a/lib/prawn/embedded_files/embedded_file.rb b/lib/prawn/embedded_files/embedded_file.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..524092071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/prawn/embedded_files/embedded_file.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'digest'
+
+module Prawn
+  module EmbeddedFiles
+    class EmbeddedFile
+      attr_reader :checksum
+
+      def initialize(data, options = {})
+        @creation_date = options[:creation_date]
+        unless @creation_date.is_a?(Time)
+          @creation_date = Time.now.utc
+        end
+
+        @modification_date = options[:modification_date]
+        unless @modification_date.is_a?(Time)
+          @modification_date = Time.now.utc
+        end
+
+        @checksum = Digest::MD5.digest(data)
+        @data = data
+      end
+
+      def build_pdf_object(document)
+        obj = document.ref!(
+          Type: :EmbeddedFile,
+          Params: {
+            CreationDate: creation_date,
+            ModDate: modification_date,
+            CheckSum: PDF::Core::LiteralString.new(checksum),
+            Size: data.length
+          }
+        )
+
+        obj << data
+        obj.stream.compress! if document.compression_enabled?
+        obj
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      attr_reader :data, :creation_date, :modification_date
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/prawn/embedded_files/filespec.rb b/lib/prawn/embedded_files/filespec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07b51337b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/prawn/embedded_files/filespec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'digest'
+
+module Prawn
+  module EmbeddedFiles
+    class Filespec
+      attr_reader :file_name
+
+      def initialize(file, options = {})
+        hexdigest = Digest.hexencode(file.data[:Params][:CheckSum])
+        name = options[:name] || hexdigest
+
+        @file_name = PDF::Core::LiteralString.new(name)
+
+        if options[:description]
+          desc_str = options[:description].to_s
+          @description = PDF::Core::LiteralString.new(desc_str)
+        end
+
+        @hidden = options[:hidden]
+        @file = file
+      end
+
+      def hidden?
+        @hidden
+      end
+
+      def build_pdf_object(document)
+        obj = document.ref!(
+          Type: :Filespec,
+          F: file_name,
+          EF: { F: file, UF: file },
+          UF: file_name
+        )
+
+        obj.data[:Desc] = description if description
+        obj
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      attr_reader :file, :description
+    end
+  end
+end