diff --git a/gcloud/storage/bucket.py b/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
index 37691396db5e..d656f5a048df 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 from gcloud.storage import exceptions
 from gcloud.storage.acl import BucketACL
 from gcloud.storage.acl import DefaultObjectACL
@@ -233,6 +235,51 @@ def upload_file(self, filename, key=None):
     key = self.new_key(key)
     return key.set_contents_from_filename(filename)
 
+  def upload_file_object(self, fh, key=None):
+    # TODO: What do we do about overwriting data?
+    """Shortcut method to upload a file into this bucket.
+
+    Use this method to quickly put a local file in Cloud Storage.
+
+    For example::
+
+      >>> from gcloud import storage
+      >>> connection = storage.get_connection(project, email, key_path)
+      >>> bucket = connection.get_bucket('my-bucket')
+      >>> bucket.upload_file(open('~/my-file.txt'), 'remote-text-file.txt')
+      >>> print bucket.get_all_keys()
+      [<Key: my-bucket, remote-text-file.txt>]
+
+    If you don't provide a key value,
+    we will try to upload the file using the local filename
+    as the key
+    (**not** the complete path)::
+
+      >>> from gcloud import storage
+      >>> connection = storage.get_connection(project, email, key_path)
+      >>> bucket = connection.get_bucket('my-bucket')
+      >>> bucket.upload_file(open('~/my-file.txt'))
+      >>> print bucket.get_all_keys()
+      [<Key: my-bucket, my-file.txt>]
+
+    :type fh: file
+    :param fh: A file handle open for reading.
+
+    :type key: string or :class:`gcloud.storage.key.Key`
+    :param key: The key (either an object or a remote path)
+                of where to put the file.
+
+                If this is blank,
+                we will try to upload the file
+                to the root of the bucket
+                with the same name as on your local file system.
+    """
+    if key:
+      key = self.new_key(key)
+    else:
+      key = self.new_key(os.path.basename(fh.name))
+    return key.set_contents_from_file(fh)
+
   def has_metadata(self, field=None):
     """Check if metadata is available locally.
 
diff --git a/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py b/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
index fa5f0e9e5b14..66713df52631 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import io
+
 import unittest2
 
 
@@ -266,6 +268,41 @@ def set_contents_from_filename(self, filename):
             bucket.upload_file(FILENAME, KEY)
         self.assertEqual(_uploaded, [(bucket, KEY, FILENAME)])
 
+    def test_upload_file_object_no_key(self):
+        from gcloud.test_credentials import _Monkey
+        from gcloud.storage import bucket as MUT
+        FILENAME = 'file.txt'
+        FILEOBJECT = MockFile(FILENAME)
+        _uploaded = []
+        class _Key(object):
+            def __init__(self, bucket, name):
+                self._bucket = bucket
+                self._name = name
+            def set_contents_from_file(self, fh):
+                _uploaded.append((self._bucket, self._name, fh))
+        bucket = self._makeOne()
+        with _Monkey(MUT, Key=_Key):
+            bucket.upload_file_object(FILEOBJECT)
+        self.assertEqual(_uploaded, [(bucket, FILENAME, FILEOBJECT)])
+
+    def test_upload_file_object_explicit_key(self):
+        from gcloud.test_credentials import _Monkey
+        from gcloud.storage import bucket as MUT
+        FILENAME = 'file.txt'
+        FILEOBJECT = MockFile(FILENAME)
+        KEY = 'key'
+        _uploaded = []
+        class _Key(object):
+            def __init__(self, bucket, name):
+                self._bucket = bucket
+                self._name = name
+            def set_contents_from_file(self, fh):
+                _uploaded.append((self._bucket, self._name, fh))
+        bucket = self._makeOne()
+        with _Monkey(MUT, Key=_Key):
+            bucket.upload_file_object(FILEOBJECT, KEY)
+        self.assertEqual(_uploaded, [(bucket, KEY, FILEOBJECT)])
+
     def test_has_metdata_none_set(self):
         NONESUCH = 'nonesuch'
         bucket = self._makeOne()
@@ -790,4 +827,10 @@ def delete_bucket(self, bucket, force=False):
         if not self._delete_ok:
             raise NotFoundError('miss', None)
         return True
-    
+
+
+class MockFile(io.StringIO):
+    name = None
+    def __init__(self, name, buffer_ = None):
+        super(MockFile, self).__init__(buffer_)
+        self.name = name