diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 514e7e903..1d7cd137f 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -1135,6 +1135,8 @@ func (db *DB) grow(sz int) error {
 	// https://github.com/boltdb/bolt/issues/284
 	if !db.NoGrowSync && !db.readOnly {
 		if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+			// gofail: var resizeFileError string
+			// return errors.New(resizeFileError)
 			if err := db.file.Truncate(int64(sz)); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("file resize error: %s", err)
 			}
diff --git a/tests/failpoint/db_failpoint_test.go b/tests/failpoint/db_failpoint_test.go
index ef7d7ca63..b38b16ac1 100644
--- a/tests/failpoint/db_failpoint_test.go
+++ b/tests/failpoint/db_failpoint_test.go
@@ -94,3 +94,31 @@ func TestFailpoint_mLockFail_When_remap(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestFailpoint_ResizeFileFail(t *testing.T) {
+	db := btesting.MustCreateDB(t)
+
+	err := gofail.Enable("resizeFileError", `return("resizeFile somehow failed")`)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = db.Fill([]byte("data"), 1, 10000,
+		func(tx int, k int) []byte { return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%04d", k)) },
+		func(tx int, k int) []byte { return make([]byte, 100) },
+	)
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "resizeFile somehow failed")
+
+	// It should work after disabling the failpoint.
+	err = gofail.Disable("resizeFileError")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	db.MustClose()
+	db.MustReopen()
+
+	err = db.Fill([]byte("data"), 1, 10000,
+		func(tx int, k int) []byte { return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%04d", k)) },
+		func(tx int, k int) []byte { return make([]byte, 100) },
+	)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}