diff --git a/source/ftrack_api/accessor/server.py b/source/ftrack_api/accessor/server.py
index a8f5a188..459fb933 100644
--- a/source/ftrack_api/accessor/server.py
+++ b/source/ftrack_api/accessor/server.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import hashlib
 import base64
+from typing import BinaryIO
 
 import requests
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ def __init__(self, resource_identifier, session, mode="rb"):
         self.resource_identifier = resource_identifier
         self._session = session
         self._has_read = False
+        self._has_uploaded = False
 
         super(ServerFile, self).__init__()
 
@@ -30,8 +32,8 @@ def flush(self):
         """Flush all changes."""
         super(ServerFile, self).flush()
 
-        if self.mode == "wb":
-            self._write()
+        if not self._has_uploaded and self.mode == "wb":
+            self._flush_to_server()
 
     def read(self, limit=None):
         """Read file."""
@@ -41,6 +43,12 @@ def read(self, limit=None):
 
         return super(ServerFile, self).read(limit)
 
+    def write(self, content):
+        """Write *content* to file."""
+        assert self._has_uploaded is False, "Cannot write to file after upload."
+
+        return super().write(content)
+
     def _read(self):
         """Read all remote content from key into wrapped_file."""
         position = self.tell()
@@ -66,13 +74,22 @@ def _read(self):
         for block in response.iter_content(ftrack_api.symbol.CHUNK_SIZE):
             self.wrapped_file.write(block)
 
-        self.flush()
         self.seek(position)
+        self._has_uploaded = False
 
-    def _write(self):
+    def _flush_to_server(self):
         """Write current data to remote key."""
         position = self.tell()
 
+        self.upload_to_server(self.wrapped_file)
+
+        self.seek(position)
+
+    def upload_to_server(self, source_file: "BinaryIO"):
+        """
+        Direct upload source to server.
+        Use with caution, it will forbid any further write operation until you read the file.
+        """
         # Retrieve component from cache to construct a filename.
         component = self._session.get("FileComponent", self.resource_identifier)
         if not component:
@@ -92,9 +109,9 @@ def _write(self):
                 self._session,
                 component_id=self.resource_identifier,
                 file_name=name,
-                file_size=self._get_size(),
-                file=self.wrapped_file,
-                checksum=self._compute_checksum(),
+                file_size=self._get_size(source_file),
+                file=source_file,
+                checksum=self._compute_checksum(source_file),
             )
             uploader.start()
         except Exception as error:
@@ -102,18 +119,19 @@ def _write(self):
                 "Failed to put file to server: {0}.".format(error)
             )
 
-        self.seek(position)
+        self._has_uploaded = True
 
-    def _get_size(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_size(file: "BinaryIO"):
         """Return size of file in bytes."""
-        position = self.tell()
-        length = self.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
-        self.seek(position)
+        position = file.tell()
+        length = file.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
+        file.seek(position)
         return length
 
-    def _compute_checksum(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _compute_checksum(fp: "BinaryIO"):
         """Return checksum for file."""
-        fp = self.wrapped_file
         buf_size = ftrack_api.symbol.CHUNK_SIZE
         hash_obj = hashlib.md5()
         spos = fp.tell()
diff --git a/source/ftrack_api/entity/location.py b/source/ftrack_api/entity/location.py
index 3a575fb0..a669bfc3 100644
--- a/source/ftrack_api/entity/location.py
+++ b/source/ftrack_api/entity/location.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import collections.abc
 import functools
 
+import ftrack_api.data
+import ftrack_api.accessor.server
 import ftrack_api.entity.base
 import ftrack_api.exception
 import ftrack_api.event.base
@@ -346,13 +348,19 @@ def _add_data(self, component, resource_identifier, source):
             )
             target_data = self.accessor.open(resource_identifier, "wb")
 
-            # Read/write data in chunks to avoid reading all into memory at the
-            # same time.
-            chunked_read = functools.partial(
-                source_data.read, ftrack_api.symbol.CHUNK_SIZE
-            )
-            for chunk in iter(chunked_read, b""):
-                target_data.write(chunk)
+            if isinstance(source_data, ftrack_api.data.File) and isinstance(
+                target_data, ftrack_api.accessor.server.ServerFile
+            ):
+                # If source is a file and target is a server, use the server's upload method
+                target_data.upload_to_server(source_data.wrapped_file)
+            else:
+                # Read/write data in chunks to avoid reading all into memory at the
+                # same time.
+                chunked_read = functools.partial(
+                    source_data.read, ftrack_api.symbol.CHUNK_SIZE
+                )
+                for chunk in iter(chunked_read, b""):
+                    target_data.write(chunk)
 
             target_data.close()
             source_data.close()
diff --git a/source/ftrack_api/uploader.py b/source/ftrack_api/uploader.py
index e672c33a..87a2f873 100644
--- a/source/ftrack_api/uploader.py
+++ b/source/ftrack_api/uploader.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import logging
 import math
 import os
-from typing import IO, Awaitable, Callable, TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
+from typing import BinaryIO, Awaitable, Callable, TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
 import typing
 import anyio
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def __init__(
         component_id: str,
         file_name: str,
         file_size: int,
-        file: "IO",
+        file: "BinaryIO",
         checksum: Optional[str],
     ):
         self.session = session