diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store.hs
index d63c31df0..ccac1f746 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store.hs
@@ -1321,7 +1321,12 @@ createRcvFileChunk st RcvFileTransfer {fileId, fileInvitation = FileInvitation {
     getLastChunkNo db = do
       ns <- DB.query db "SELECT chunk_number FROM rcv_file_chunks WHERE file_id = ? ORDER BY chunk_number DESC LIMIT 1" (Only fileId)
       pure $ case map fromOnly ns of
-        [] -> if chunkNo == 1 then RcvChunkOk else RcvChunkError
+        []
+          | chunkNo == 1 ->
+            if chunkSize >= fileSize
+              then RcvChunkFinal
+              else RcvChunkOk
+          | otherwise -> RcvChunkError
         n : _
           | chunkNo == n -> RcvChunkDuplicate
           | chunkNo == n + 1 ->
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests.hs b/tests/ChatTests.hs
index 195b7227b..ad1c521ad 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests.hs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ chatTests = do
     it "update user profiles and notify contacts" testUpdateProfile
   describe "sending and receiving files" $ do
     it "send and receive file" testFileTransfer
+    it "send and receive a small file" testSmallFileTransfer
     it "sender cancelled file transfer" testFileSndCancel
     it "recipient cancelled file transfer" testFileRcvCancel
     it "send and receive file to group" testGroupFileTransfer
@@ -420,6 +421,29 @@ testFileTransfer =
       dest <- B.readFile "./tests/tmp/test.jpg"
       dest `shouldBe` src
 
+testSmallFileTransfer :: IO ()
+testSmallFileTransfer =
+  testChat2 aliceProfile bobProfile $
+    \alice bob -> do
+      connectUsers alice bob
+      alice #> "/f @bob ./tests/fixtures/test.txt"
+      alice <## "use /fc 1 to cancel sending"
+      bob <# "alice> sends file test.txt (11 bytes / 11 bytes)"
+      bob <## "use /fr 1 [<dir>/ | <path>] to receive it"
+      bob ##> "/fr 1 ./tests/tmp"
+      bob <## "saving file 1 from alice to ./tests/tmp/test.txt"
+      concurrentlyN_
+        [ do
+            bob <## "started receiving file 1 (test.txt) from alice"
+            bob <## "completed receiving file 1 (test.txt) from alice",
+          do
+            alice <## "started sending file 1 (test.txt) to bob"
+            alice <## "completed sending file 1 (test.txt) to bob"
+        ]
+      src <- B.readFile "./tests/fixtures/test.txt"
+      dest <- B.readFile "./tests/tmp/test.txt"
+      dest `shouldBe` src
+
 testFileSndCancel :: IO ()
 testFileSndCancel =
   testChat2 aliceProfile bobProfile $
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test.txt b/tests/fixtures/test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2aeeec3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello there
\ No newline at end of file