diff --git a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
index 1d12ee7d3c97..3f17961b4c3b 100644
--- a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
+++ b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <drm/drm_device.h>
 #include <drm/drm_drv.h>
+#include <drm/drm_file.h>
 #include <drm/drm_ioctl.h>
 #include <kunit/test.h>
 #include <linux/errname.h>
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
index c62516f79221..c6ed8d86700b 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ macro_rules! drm_legacy_fields {
 impl<T: drm::drv::Driver> Device<T> {
     const VTABLE: bindings::drm_driver = drm_legacy_fields! {
         load: None,
-        open: None, // TODO: File abstraction
-        postclose: None, // TODO: File abstraction
+        open: Some(drm::file::open_callback::<T::File>),
+        postclose: Some(drm::file::postclose_callback::<T::File>),
         lastclose: None,
         unload: None,
         release: Some(Self::release),
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/drv.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/drv.rs
index ebb79a8c90ee..895409f04664 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/drv.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/drv.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ pub trait Driver {
     /// Should be either `drm::gem::Object<T>` or `drm::gem::shmem::Object<T>`.
     type Object: AllocImpl;
 
+    /// The type used to represent a DRM File (client)
+    type File: drm::file::DriverFile;
+
     /// Driver metadata
     const INFO: DriverInfo;
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/file.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b6366734c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
+
+//! DRM File objects.
+//!
+//! C header: [`include/linux/drm/drm_file.h`](srctree/include/linux/drm/drm_file.h)
+
+use crate::{bindings, drm, error::Result};
+use alloc::boxed::Box;
+use core::marker::PhantomData;
+use core::pin::Pin;
+
+/// Trait that must be implemented by DRM drivers to represent a DRM File (a client instance).
+pub trait DriverFile {
+    /// The parent `Driver` implementation for this `DriverFile`.
+    type Driver: drm::drv::Driver;
+
+    /// Open a new file (called when a client opens the DRM device).
+    fn open(device: &drm::device::Device<Self::Driver>) -> Result<Pin<Box<Self>>>;
+}
+
+/// An open DRM File.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+/// `raw` is a valid pointer to a `drm_file` struct.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct File<T: DriverFile> {
+    raw: *mut bindings::drm_file,
+    _p: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+/// The open callback of a `struct drm_file`.
+pub(super) unsafe extern "C" fn open_callback<T: DriverFile>(
+    raw_dev: *mut bindings::drm_device,
+    raw_file: *mut bindings::drm_file,
+) -> core::ffi::c_int {
+    let drm = unsafe { drm::device::Device::borrow(raw_dev) };
+    // SAFETY: This reference won't escape this function
+    let file = unsafe { &mut *raw_file };
+
+    let inner = match T::open(drm) {
+        Err(e) => {
+            return e.to_errno();
+        }
+        Ok(i) => i,
+    };
+
+    // SAFETY: This pointer is treated as pinned, and the Drop guarantee is upheld below.
+    file.driver_priv = Box::into_raw(unsafe { Pin::into_inner_unchecked(inner) }) as *mut _;
+
+    0
+}
+
+/// The postclose callback of a `struct drm_file`.
+pub(super) unsafe extern "C" fn postclose_callback<T: DriverFile>(
+    _raw_dev: *mut bindings::drm_device,
+    raw_file: *mut bindings::drm_file,
+) {
+    // SAFETY: This reference won't escape this function
+    let file = unsafe { &*raw_file };
+
+    // Drop the DriverFile
+    unsafe {
+        let _ = Box::from_raw(file.driver_priv as *mut T);
+    };
+}
+
+impl<T: DriverFile> File<T> {
+    // Not intended to be called externally, except via declare_drm_ioctls!()
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw(raw_file: *mut bindings::drm_file) -> File<T> {
+        File {
+            raw: raw_file,
+            _p: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    /// Return the raw pointer to the underlying `drm_file`.
+    pub(super) fn raw(&self) -> *const bindings::drm_file {
+        self.raw
+    }
+
+    /// Return an immutable reference to the raw `drm_file` structure.
+    pub(super) fn file(&self) -> &bindings::drm_file {
+        unsafe { &*self.raw }
+    }
+
+    /// Return a pinned reference to the driver file structure.
+    pub fn inner(&self) -> Pin<&T> {
+        unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&*(self.file().driver_priv as *const T)) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: DriverFile> crate::private::Sealed for File<T> {}
+
+/// Generic trait to allow users that don't care about driver specifics to accept any `File<T>`.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// Must only be implemented for `File<T>` and return the pointer, following the normal invariants
+/// of that type.
+pub unsafe trait GenericFile: crate::private::Sealed {
+    /// Returns the raw const pointer to the `struct drm_file`
+    fn raw(&self) -> *const bindings::drm_file;
+    /// Returns the raw mut pointer to the `struct drm_file`
+    fn raw_mut(&mut self) -> *mut bindings::drm_file;
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T: DriverFile> GenericFile for File<T> {
+    fn raw(&self) -> *const bindings::drm_file {
+        self.raw
+    }
+    fn raw_mut(&mut self) -> *mut bindings::drm_file {
+        self.raw
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
index 69376b3c6db9..a767942d0b52 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 
 pub mod device;
 pub mod drv;
+pub mod file;
 pub mod ioctl;
