diff --git a/volatility/framework/layers/resources.py b/volatility/framework/layers/resources.py
index 5d01bc3dd..01e3c1096 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/layers/resources.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/layers/resources.py
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ vollog = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 #   fix this
 
 
+def cascadeCloseFile(new_fp, original_fp):
+    """Really horrible solution for ensuring files aren't left open
+
+    Args:
+        new_fp: The file pointer constructed based on the original file pointer
+        original_fp: The original file pointer that should be closed when the new file pointer is closed, but isn't
+    """
+
+    def close():
+        original_fp.close()
+        return new_fp.__class__.close(new_fp)
+
+    new_fp.close = close
+    return new_fp
+
+
 class ResourceAccessor(object):
     """Object for openning URLs as files (downloading locally first if
     necessary)"""
@@ -140,12 +156,11 @@ class ResourceAccessor(object):
 
                 if detected:
                     if detected.mime_type == 'application/x-xz':
-                        curfile = lzma.LZMAFile(curfile, mode)
+                        curfile = cascadeCloseFile(lzma.LZMAFile(curfile, mode), curfile)
                     elif detected.mime_type == 'application/x-bzip2':
-                        curfile = bz2.BZ2File(curfile, mode)
+                        curfile = cascadeCloseFile(bz2.BZ2File(curfile, mode), curfile)
                     elif detected.mime_type == 'application/x-gzip':
-                        curfile = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj = curfile, mode = mode)
-
+                        curfile = cascadeCloseFile(gzip.GzipFile(fileobj = curfile, mode = mode), curfile)
                     if detected.mime_type in ['application/x-xz', 'application/x-bzip2', 'application/x-gzip']:
                         # Read and rewind to ensure we're inside any compressed file layers
                         curfile.read(1)
@@ -164,11 +179,11 @@ class ResourceAccessor(object):
                 url_path, extension = url_path_split[:-1], url_path_split[-1]
                 url_path = ".".join(url_path)
                 if extension == "xz":
-                    curfile = lzma.LZMAFile(curfile, mode)
+                    curfile = cascadeCloseFile(lzma.LZMAFile(curfile, mode), curfile)
                 elif extension == "bz2":
-                    curfile = bz2.BZ2File(curfile, mode)
+                    curfile = cascadeCloseFile(bz2.BZ2File(curfile, mode), curfile)
                 elif extension == "gz":
-                    curfile = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj = curfile, mode = mode)
+                    curfile = cascadeCloseFile(gzip.GzipFile(fileobj = curfile, mode = mode), curfile)
                 else:
                     stop = True