diff --git a/python/python/lance/file.py b/python/python/lance/file.py
index cab73f2b633..dec4aea00b6 100644
--- a/python/python/lance/file.py
+++ b/python/python/lance/file.py
@@ -342,6 +342,36 @@ def list(self, path: Optional[str] = None) -> List[str]:
         """
         return self._session.list(path)
 
+    def upload_file(self, local_path: Union[str, Path], remote_path: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Upload a file from local filesystem to the object store.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        local_path : str or Path
+            Local file path to upload.
+        remote_path : str
+            Remote path relative to session's base_path.
+        """
+        if isinstance(local_path, Path):
+            local_path = str(local_path)
+        self._session.upload_file(local_path, remote_path)
+
+    def download_file(self, remote_path: str, local_path: Union[str, Path]) -> None:
+        """
+        Download a file from object store to local filesystem.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        remote_path : str
+            Remote path relative to session's base_path.
+        local_path : str or Path
+            Local file path where the file will be saved.
+        """
+        if isinstance(local_path, Path):
+            local_path = str(local_path)
+        self._session.download_file(remote_path, local_path)
+
 
 class LanceFileWriter:
     """
diff --git a/python/python/lance/lance/__init__.pyi b/python/python/lance/lance/__init__.pyi
index 3e3aef279c2..f0cf1243d61 100644
--- a/python/python/lance/lance/__init__.pyi
+++ b/python/python/lance/lance/__init__.pyi
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ class LanceFileSession:
     ) -> LanceFileWriter: ...
     def contains(self, path: str) -> bool: ...
     def list(self, path: Optional[str] = None) -> List[str]: ...
+    def upload_file(self, local_path: str, remote_path: str) -> None: ...
+    def download_file(self, remote_path: str, local_path: str) -> None: ...
 
 class LanceFileReader:
     def __init__(
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_s3_ddb.py b/python/python/tests/test_s3_ddb.py
index 1e659569651..b9c9e4be6c0 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_s3_ddb.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_s3_ddb.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import lance
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pytest
-from lance.file import LanceFileReader, LanceFileWriter
+from lance.file import LanceFileReader, LanceFileSession, LanceFileWriter
 from lance.fragment import write_fragments
 
 # These are all keys that are accepted by storage_options
@@ -264,6 +264,54 @@ def test_file_writer_reader(s3_bucket: str):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.integration
+def test_file_session_upload_download(s3_bucket: str, tmp_path):
+    storage_options = copy.deepcopy(CONFIG)
+    del storage_options["dynamodb_endpoint"]
+
+    session_uri = f"s3://{s3_bucket}/test_session"
+    session = LanceFileSession(session_uri, storage_options=storage_options)
+
+    # Create a local file to upload
+    local_file = tmp_path / "test_upload.txt"
+    test_content = "Hello from LanceFileSession!"
+    local_file.write_text(test_content)
+
+    # Test upload_file
+    session.upload_file(str(local_file), "uploaded.txt")
+
+    # Test contains - file should exist after upload
+    assert session.contains("uploaded.txt"), "File should exist after upload"
+    assert not session.contains("nonexistent.txt"), "Nonexistent file should not exist"
+
+    # Upload another file to test list
+    local_file2 = tmp_path / "test_upload2.txt"
+    local_file2.write_text("Second file")
+    session.upload_file(str(local_file2), "subdir/nested.txt")
+
+    # Test list - should see both files
+    files = session.list()
+    assert "uploaded.txt" in files, f"uploaded.txt should be in list: {files}"
+    assert "subdir/nested.txt" in files, f"subdir/nested.txt should be in list: {files}"
+
+    # Test list with prefix
+    subdir_files = session.list("subdir")
+    assert len(subdir_files) == 1, f"Should have 1 file in subdir: {subdir_files}"
+    assert "subdir/nested.txt" in subdir_files
+
+    # Test download_file
+    download_path = tmp_path / "downloaded.txt"
+    session.download_file("uploaded.txt", str(download_path))
+
+    # Verify downloaded content matches
+    assert download_path.read_text() == test_content, "Downloaded content should match"
+
+    # Test downloading nested file
+    download_nested = tmp_path / "downloaded_nested.txt"
+    session.download_file("subdir/nested.txt", str(download_nested))
+    assert download_nested.read_text() == "Second file"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.integration
 def test_append_fragment(s3_bucket: str):
     storage_options = copy.deepcopy(CONFIG)