diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
index fc5b1aae68329..cff7adf1bb2c8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
 
             if ($options['multiple']) {
                 $data = array();
+                $files = $event->getData();
 
-                foreach ($event->getData() as $file) {
+                if (!is_array($files)) {
+                    $files = array(null);
+                }
+
+                foreach ($files as $file) {
                     if ($requestHandler->isFileUpload($file)) {
                         $data[] = $file;
                     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/FileTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/FileTypeTest.php
index 5d6fe1e20d668..646470ff5abf9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/FileTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/FileTypeTest.php
@@ -158,6 +158,24 @@ public function testMultipleSubmittedFilePathsAreDropped(RequestHandlerInterface
         $this->assertCount(1, $form->getData());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider requestHandlerProvider
+     */
+    public function testSubmitNonArrayValueWhenMultiple(RequestHandlerInterface $requestHandler)
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory
+            ->createBuilder(static::TESTED_TYPE, null, array(
+                'multiple' => true,
+            ))
+            ->setRequestHandler($requestHandler)
+            ->getForm();
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getNormData());
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
     public function requestHandlerProvider()
     {
         return array(