diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/Deferred.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/Deferred.java
index 7db54f3..ffb040d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/Deferred.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/Deferred.java
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ public Deferred(final PlexusIoResource resource, PlexusIoResourceCollection owne
                         .get()
                 : null;
         if (dfos != null) {
-            InputStream inputStream = owner.getInputStream(resource);
-            IOUtils.copy(inputStream, dfos);
-            IOUtils.closeQuietly(inputStream);
+            try (InputStream inputStream = owner.getInputStream(resource);
+                    DeferredFileOutputStream closeable = dfos) {
+                IOUtils.copy(inputStream, dfos);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoFileResource.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoFileResource.java
index dd262cb..dbd0a53 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoFileResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoFileResource.java
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ private static DeferredFileOutputStream asDeferredStream(
                 .setThreshold(5000000)
                 .setPrefix("p-archiver")
                 .get();
-        InputStream inputStream = supplier.getContents();
-        InputStream transformed = transToUse.transform(resource, inputStream);
-        IOUtils.copy(transformed, dfos);
-        IOUtils.closeQuietly(inputStream);
-        IOUtils.closeQuietly(transformed);
+        try (InputStream inputStream = supplier.getContents();
+                InputStream transformed = transToUse.transform(resource, inputStream);
+                DeferredFileOutputStream closeable = dfos) {
+            IOUtils.copy(transformed, dfos);
+        }
         return dfos;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoFileResourceDeferredTest.java b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoFileResourceDeferredTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04ffd54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoFileResourceDeferredTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package org.codehaus.plexus.components.io.resources;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.components.io.attributes.FileAttributes;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.components.io.functions.InputStreamTransformer;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for PlexusIoFileResource with DeferredFileOutputStream scenarios.
+ * This specifically tests the fix for issue #118 where temp files were deleted
+ * before they could be accessed, causing FileNotFoundException.
+ */
+public class PlexusIoFileResourceDeferredTest {
+
+    @TempDir
+    File tempDir;
+
+    @Test
+    void testFileResourceWithTransformerCanReadContentsMultipleTimes() throws IOException {
+        // Create a test file with content larger than typical buffer size
+        File testFile = new File(tempDir, "test-file.txt");
+        byte[] largeContent = new byte[10000]; // 10KB
+        for (int i = 0; i < largeContent.length; i++) {
+            largeContent[i] = (byte) ('A' + (i % 26));
+        }
+        Files.write(testFile.toPath(), largeContent);
+
+        // Create a transformer that modifies the content
+        InputStreamTransformer transformer = (resource, inputStream) -> {
+            // Simple transformer that reads and returns the same content
+            return inputStream;
+        };
+
+        // Create PlexusIoFileResource with transformer
+        PlexusIoFileResource resource =
+                new PlexusIoFileResource(testFile, testFile.getName(), new FileAttributes(testFile), null, transformer);
+
+        // First read - this should work and not delete the temp file
+        try (InputStream is1 = resource.getContents()) {
+            byte[] read1 = IOUtils.toByteArray(is1);
+            assertEquals(largeContent.length, read1.length);
+        }
+
+        // Second read - this should also work if the temp file wasn't prematurely deleted
+        // This is the key test - without the fix, this would throw FileNotFoundException
+        try (InputStream is2 = resource.getContents()) {
+            byte[] read2 = IOUtils.toByteArray(is2);
+            assertEquals(largeContent.length, read2.length);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testFileResourceWithTransformerLargeFile() throws IOException {
+        // Create a large file that exceeds the DeferredFileOutputStream threshold (5MB)
+        File testFile = new File(tempDir, "large-test-file.bin");
+        byte[] chunk = new byte[1024 * 1024]; // 1MB chunks
+        for (int i = 0; i < chunk.length; i++) {
+            chunk[i] = (byte) i;
+        }
+
+        // Write 6MB to exceed the 5MB threshold
+        try (OutputStream os = Files.newOutputStream(testFile.toPath())) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+                os.write(chunk);
+            }
+        }
+
+        InputStreamTransformer transformer = (resource, inputStream) -> inputStream;
+
+        PlexusIoFileResource resource =
+                new PlexusIoFileResource(testFile, testFile.getName(), new FileAttributes(testFile), null, transformer);
+
+        // Verify we can read the content - this tests that the temp file
+        // created by DeferredFileOutputStream is properly accessible
+        long size = resource.getSize();
+        assertTrue(size > 5_000_000, "File should be larger than 5MB threshold");
+
+        try (InputStream is = resource.getContents()) {
+            assertNotNull(is);
+            byte[] firstBytes = new byte[1024];
+            int read = is.read(firstBytes);
+            assertEquals(1024, read);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testFileResourceWithTransformerSmallFile() throws IOException {
+        // Test with a small file that stays in memory (below 5MB threshold)
+        File testFile = new File(tempDir, "small-test-file.txt");
+        String content = "Hello, World!";
+        Files.write(testFile.toPath(), content.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+
+        InputStreamTransformer transformer = (resource, inputStream) -> inputStream;
+
+        PlexusIoFileResource resource =
+                new PlexusIoFileResource(testFile, testFile.getName(), new FileAttributes(testFile), null, transformer);
+
+        // Multiple reads should work for small files too
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            try (InputStream is = resource.getContents()) {
+                String readContent = IOUtils.toString(is, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+                assertEquals(content, readContent);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}