diff --git a/fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.cpp b/fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.cpp
index fcaede5..acdf93a 100644
--- a/fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.cpp
+++ b/fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.cpp
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@
 #include "fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.h"
 
 CPDFSDK_CustomAccess::CPDFSDK_CustomAccess(FPDF_FILEACCESS* pFileAccess)
-    : m_pFileAccess(pFileAccess) {
-  ASSERT(m_pFileAccess);
-}
+    : m_FileAccess(*pFileAccess) {}
 
 CPDFSDK_CustomAccess::~CPDFSDK_CustomAccess() = default;
 
 FX_FILESIZE CPDFSDK_CustomAccess::GetSize() {
-  return m_pFileAccess->m_FileLen;
+  return m_FileAccess.m_FileLen;
 }
 
 bool CPDFSDK_CustomAccess::ReadBlockAtOffset(void* buffer,
@@ -26,6 +24,6 @@
   FX_SAFE_FILESIZE new_pos = pdfium::base::checked_cast<FX_FILESIZE>(size);
   new_pos += offset;
   return new_pos.IsValid() && new_pos.ValueOrDie() <= GetSize() &&
-         m_pFileAccess->m_GetBlock(m_pFileAccess->m_Param, offset,
-                                   static_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer), size);
+         m_FileAccess.m_GetBlock(m_FileAccess.m_Param, offset,
+                                 static_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer), size);
 }
diff --git a/fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.h b/fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.h
index 341d4ab..76940ce 100644
--- a/fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.h
+++ b/fpdfsdk/cpdfsdk_customaccess.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   explicit CPDFSDK_CustomAccess(FPDF_FILEACCESS* pFileAccess);
   ~CPDFSDK_CustomAccess() override;
 
-  UnownedPtr<FPDF_FILEACCESS> const m_pFileAccess;
+  FPDF_FILEACCESS m_FileAccess;
 };
 
 #endif  // FPDFSDK_CPDFSDK_CUSTOMACCESS_H_
diff --git a/fpdfsdk/fpdf_view_embeddertest.cpp b/fpdfsdk/fpdf_view_embeddertest.cpp
index cade1ca..3a314ba 100644
--- a/fpdfsdk/fpdf_view_embeddertest.cpp
+++ b/fpdfsdk/fpdf_view_embeddertest.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,37 @@
   EXPECT_FALSE(FPDF_LoadCustomDocument(nullptr, ""));
 }
 
+// See https://crbug.com/pdfium/1261
+TEST_F(FPDFViewEmbedderTest, LoadCustomDocumentWithShortLivedFileAccess) {
+  std::string file_contents_string;  // Must outlive |doc|.
+  ScopedFPDFDocument doc;
+  {
+    // Read a PDF, and copy it into |file_contents_string|.
+    std::string pdf_path;
+    size_t pdf_length;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(PathService::GetTestFilePath("rectangles.pdf", &pdf_path));
+    auto file_contents = GetFileContents(pdf_path.c_str(), &pdf_length);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(file_contents);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < pdf_length; ++i)
+      file_contents_string.push_back(file_contents.get()[i]);
+
+    // Define a FPDF_FILEACCESS object that will go out of scope, while the
+    // loaded document in |doc| remains valid.
+    FPDF_FILEACCESS file_access = {};
+    file_access.m_FileLen = pdf_length;
+    file_access.m_GetBlock = GetBlockFromString;
+    file_access.m_Param = &file_contents_string;
+    doc.reset(FPDF_LoadCustomDocument(&file_access, nullptr));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(doc);
+  }
+
+  // Now try to access |doc| and make sure it still works.
+  ScopedFPDFPage page(FPDF_LoadPage(doc.get(), 0));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(page);
+  EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(200, FPDF_GetPageWidth(page.get()));
+  EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(300, FPDF_GetPageHeight(page.get()));
+}
+
 TEST_F(FPDFViewEmbedderTest, Page) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(OpenDocument("about_blank.pdf"));
   FPDF_PAGE page = LoadPage(0);
diff --git a/public/fpdfview.h b/public/fpdfview.h
index acd7400..8892da5 100644
--- a/public/fpdfview.h
+++ b/public/fpdfview.h
@@ -453,10 +453,11 @@
 // Return value:
 //          A handle to the loaded document, or NULL on failure.
 // Comments:
-//          The application must keep the file resources valid until the PDF
-//          document is closed.
+//          The application must keep the file resources |pFileAccess| points to
+//          valid until the returned FPDF_DOCUMENT is closed. |pFileAccess|
+//          itself does not need to outlive the FPDF_DOCUMENT.
 //
-//          The loaded document can be closed with FPDF_CloseDocument.
+//          The loaded document can be closed with FPDF_CloseDocument().
 //
 //          See the comments for FPDF_LoadDocument() regarding the encoding for
 //          |password|.