diff --git a/src/tools/wix/Binder.cs b/src/tools/wix/Binder.cs
index fdd0aec0f..dcdfd135c 100644
--- a/src/tools/wix/Binder.cs
+++ b/src/tools/wix/Binder.cs
@@ -6274,14 +6274,21 @@ private void UpdateFileRow(Output output, IDictionary<string, string> infoCache,
                     string version;
                     string language;
 
-                    using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileInfo.FullName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
+                    try
                     {
-                        if (Int32.MaxValue < fileStream.Length)
+                        using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileInfo.FullName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
                         {
-                            throw new WixException(WixErrors.FileTooLarge(fileRow.SourceLineNumbers, fileRow.Source));
-                        }
+                            if (Int32.MaxValue < fileStream.Length)
+                            {
+                                throw new WixException(WixErrors.FileTooLarge(fileRow.SourceLineNumbers, fileRow.Source));
+                            }
 
-                        fileRow.FileSize = Convert.ToInt32(fileStream.Length, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                            fileRow.FileSize = Convert.ToInt32(fileStream.Length, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (IOException e)
+                    {
+                        throw new WixException(WixErrors.BinderIOException(fileRow.SourceLineNumbers, fileInfo.FullName, e.Message));
                     }
 
                     try
diff --git a/src/tools/wix/Data/messages.xml b/src/tools/wix/Data/messages.xml
index 14d4ab4ac..e0645adfc 100644
--- a/src/tools/wix/Data/messages.xml
+++ b/src/tools/wix/Data/messages.xml
@@ -4012,5 +4012,12 @@
                 <Parameter Type="System.Int64" Name="size" />
             </Instance>
         </Message>
+        <Message Id="BinderIOException" Number="9035">
+            <Instance>
+                The file '{0}' cannot be accessed. Exception: {1}
+                <Parameter Type="System.String" Name="fileName" />
+                <Parameter Type="System.String" Name="exceptionMessage" />
+            </Instance>
+        </Message>
     </Class>
 </Messages>