diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
index d1c6f73..eb6fb7c 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
@@ -543,12 +543,29 @@ extern NSTimeInterval const kAFUploadStream3GSuggestedDelay;
 
  @return `YES` if the file data was successfully appended, otherwise `NO`.
 
- @discussion The filename and MIME type for this data in the form will be automatically generated, using `NSURLResponse` `-suggestedFilename` and `-MIMEType`, respectively.
+ @discussion The filename and MIME type for this data in the form will be automatically generated, using the last path component of the `fileURL` and system associated MIME type for the `fileURL` extension, respectively.
  */
 - (BOOL)appendPartWithFileURL:(NSURL *)fileURL
                          name:(NSString *)name
                         error:(NSError * __autoreleasing *)error;
 
+/**
+ Appends the HTTP header `Content-Disposition: file; filename=#{filename}; name=#{name}"` and `Content-Type: #{mimeType}`, followed by the encoded file data and the multipart form boundary.
+
+ @param fileURL The URL corresponding to the file whose content will be appended to the form. This parameter must not be `nil`.
+ @param name The name to be associated with the specified data. This parameter must not be `nil`.
+ @param fileName The file name to be used in the `Content-Disposition` header. This parameter must not be `nil`.
+ @param mimeType The declared MIME type of the file data. This parameter must not be `nil`.
+ @param error If an error occurs, upon return contains an `NSError` object that describes the problem.
+
+ @return `YES` if the file data was successfully appended otherwise `NO`.
+ */
+- (BOOL)appendPartWithFileURL:(NSURL *)fileURL
+                         name:(NSString *)name
+                     fileName:(NSString *)fileName
+                     mimeType:(NSString *)mimeType
+                        error:(NSError *__autoreleasing *)error;
+
 /**
  Appends the HTTP header `Content-Disposition: file; filename=#{filename}; name=#{name}"` and `Content-Type: #{mimeType}`, followed by the encoded file data and the multipart form boundary.
 
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
index d250397..9c7fc48 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
@@ -819,6 +819,22 @@ NSTimeInterval const kAFUploadStream3GSuggestedDelay = 0.2;
     NSParameterAssert(fileURL);
     NSParameterAssert(name);
 
+    NSString *fileName = [fileURL lastPathComponent];
+    NSString *mimeType = AFContentTypeForPathExtension([fileURL pathExtension]);
+    return [self appendPartWithFileURL:fileURL name:name fileName:fileName mimeType:mimeType error:error];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)appendPartWithFileURL:(NSURL *)fileURL
+                         name:(NSString *)name
+                     fileName:(NSString *)fileName
+                     mimeType:(NSString *)mimeType
+                        error:(NSError *__autoreleasing *)error
+{
+    NSParameterAssert(fileURL);
+    NSParameterAssert(name);
+    NSParameterAssert(fileName);
+    NSParameterAssert(mimeType);
+
     if (![fileURL isFileURL]) {
         NSDictionary *userInfo = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:NSLocalizedStringFromTable(@"Expected URL to be a file URL", @"AFNetworking", nil) forKey:NSLocalizedFailureReasonErrorKey];
         if (error != NULL) {
@@ -836,8 +852,8 @@ NSTimeInterval const kAFUploadStream3GSuggestedDelay = 0.2;
     }
 
     NSMutableDictionary *mutableHeaders = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
-    [mutableHeaders setValue:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"form-data; name=\"%@\"; filename=\"%@\"", name, [fileURL lastPathComponent]] forKey:@"Content-Disposition"];
-    [mutableHeaders setValue:AFContentTypeForPathExtension([fileURL pathExtension]) forKey:@"Content-Type"];
+    [mutableHeaders setValue:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"form-data; name=\"%@\"; filename=\"%@\"", name, fileName] forKey:@"Content-Disposition"];
+    [mutableHeaders setValue:mimeType forKey:@"Content-Type"];
 
     AFHTTPBodyPart *bodyPart = [[AFHTTPBodyPart alloc] init];
     bodyPart.stringEncoding = self.stringEncoding;