diff --git a/OpenMcdf.Tests/StorageTests.cs b/OpenMcdf.Tests/StorageTests.cs
index addf75f..c617d59 100644
--- a/OpenMcdf.Tests/StorageTests.cs
+++ b/OpenMcdf.Tests/StorageTests.cs
@@ -277,16 +277,13 @@ public void DeleteStream(Version version)
     [TestMethod]
     [DataRow(Version.V3)]
     [DataRow(Version.V4)]
-    public void Consolidate(Version version)
+    public void ConsolidateMemoryStream(Version version)
     {
         byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
 
-        string fileName = Path.GetTempFileName();
-
-        try
+        using MemoryStream memoryStream = new();
+        using (var rootStorage = RootStorage.Create(memoryStream, version, StorageModeFlags.LeaveOpen))
         {
-            using MemoryStream memoryStream = new();
-            using var rootStorage = RootStorage.Create(memoryStream, version, StorageModeFlags.LeaveOpen);
             using (CfbStream stream = rootStorage.CreateStream("Test"))
                 stream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
 
@@ -302,6 +299,48 @@ public void Consolidate(Version version)
 
             Assert.IsTrue(originalMemoryStreamLength > memoryStream.Length);
         }
+
+        using (var rootStorage = RootStorage.Create(memoryStream, version, StorageModeFlags.LeaveOpen))
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, rootStorage.EnumerateEntries().Count());
+        }
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    [DataRow(Version.V3)]
+    [DataRow(Version.V4)]
+    public void ConsolidateFile(Version version)
+    {
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
+
+        string fileName = Path.GetTempFileName();
+
+        try
+        {
+            using (var rootStorage = RootStorage.Create(fileName, version))
+            {
+                using (CfbStream stream = rootStorage.CreateStream("Test"))
+                    stream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(1, rootStorage.EnumerateEntries().Count());
+
+                rootStorage.Flush(true);
+
+                long originalLength = new FileInfo(fileName).Length;
+
+                rootStorage.Delete("Test");
+
+                rootStorage.Flush(true);
+
+                long consolidatedLength = new FileInfo(fileName).Length;
+                Assert.IsTrue(originalLength > consolidatedLength);
+            }
+
+            using (var rootStorage = RootStorage.OpenRead(fileName))
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, rootStorage.EnumerateEntries().Count());
+            }
+        }
         finally
         {
             File.Delete(fileName);
diff --git a/OpenMcdf/RootContext.cs b/OpenMcdf/RootContext.cs
index d263e65..e9508cf 100644
--- a/OpenMcdf/RootContext.cs
+++ b/OpenMcdf/RootContext.cs
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ public void ExtendStreamLength(long length)
         isDirty = true;
     }
 
+    public void Consolidate(long length)
+    {
+        BaseStream.SetLength(length);
+        Length = length;
+    }
+
     public void WriteHeader()
     {
         CfbBinaryWriter writer = Writer;
diff --git a/OpenMcdf/RootStorage.cs b/OpenMcdf/RootStorage.cs
index 60970af..15229be 100644
--- a/OpenMcdf/RootStorage.cs
+++ b/OpenMcdf/RootStorage.cs
@@ -165,23 +165,26 @@ void Consolidate()
             else
                 throw new NotSupportedException("Unsupported stream type for consolidation.");
 
-            using (RootStorage destinationStorage = Create(destinationStream, Context.Version, storageModeFlags))
+            using (RootStorage destinationStorage = Create(destinationStream, Context.Version, storageModeFlags | StorageModeFlags.LeaveOpen))
                 CopyTo(destinationStorage);
 
             Context.BaseStream.Position = 0;
             destinationStream.Position = 0;
 
             destinationStream.CopyTo(Context.BaseStream);
-            Context.BaseStream.SetLength(destinationStream.Length);
+            Context.Consolidate(destinationStream.Length);
         }
         catch
         {
+            destinationStream?.Dispose();
+
             if (destinationStream is FileStream fs)
             {
                 string fileName = fs.Name;
-                fs.Dispose();
                 File.Delete(fileName);
             }
+
+            throw;
         }
     }