diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 7a9ba632d..0aacb96d5 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ func NewFile() *File {
 	}
 }
 
+type fileHeader struct {
+	Header FileHeader `json:"fileHeader"`
+}
+
+type fileControl struct {
+	Control FileControl `json:"fileControl"`
+}
+
 // FileFromJson attempts to return a *File object assuming the input is valid JSON.
 //
 // Callers should always check for a nil-error before using the returned file.
@@ -86,15 +94,30 @@ func FileFromJson(bs []byte) (*File, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("no json data provided")
 	}
 
-	file := File{Header: NewFileHeader()}
+	// Read FileHeader
+	header := fileHeader{
+		Header: NewFileHeader(),
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(bs)).Decode(&header); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("problem reading FileHeader: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	// Read what we can and then custom read batches
-	json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(bs)).Decode(&file)
+	// Read FileControl
+	control := fileControl{
+		Control: NewFileControl(),
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(bs)).Decode(&control); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("problem reading FileControl: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build resulting file
+	file := NewFile()
 	if err := file.setBatchesFromJson(backup); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	return &file, nil
+	file.Header = header.Header
+	file.Control = control.Control
+	return file, nil
 }
 
 func (f *File) UnmarshalJSON(p []byte) error {
diff --git a/file_test.go b/file_test.go
index e7c3a16f5..bf3e3cec4 100644
--- a/file_test.go
+++ b/file_test.go
@@ -393,10 +393,30 @@ func TestFile__readFromJson(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	// Header
+	if file.Header.ImmediateOrigin != "121042882" || file.Header.ImmediateOriginName != "Wells Fargo" {
+		t.Errorf("origin=%s name=%s", file.Header.ImmediateOrigin, file.Header.ImmediateOriginName)
+	}
+	if file.Header.ImmediateDestination != "231380104" || file.Header.ImmediateDestinationName != "Citadel" {
+		t.Errorf("destination=%s name=%s", file.Header.ImmediateDestination, file.Header.ImmediateDestinationName)
+	}
+	if file.Header.FileCreationTime.IsZero() || file.Header.FileCreationDate.IsZero() {
+		t.Errorf("time=%v date=%v", file.Header.FileCreationTime, file.Header.FileCreationDate)
+	}
+
+	// Batches
 	if len(file.Batches) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("got %d batches: %v", len(file.Batches), file.Batches)
 	}
 
+	// Control
+	if file.Control.BatchCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("BatchCount: %d", file.Control.BatchCount)
+	}
+	if file.Control.TotalDebitEntryDollarAmountInFile != 0 || file.Control.TotalCreditEntryDollarAmountInFile != 100000 {
+		t.Errorf("debit=%d credit=%d", file.Control.TotalDebitEntryDollarAmountInFile, file.Control.TotalCreditEntryDollarAmountInFile)
+	}
+
 	// ensure we error on struct tag unmarshal
 	var f File
 	err = json.Unmarshal(bs, &f)