diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3377f24d5..becbf18ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# v1.1.4
+## XX/XX/2016
+
+1. [](#new)
+    * Added new `tmp` folder at root. Accessible via stream `tmp://`. Can be cleared with `bin/grav clear --tmp-only` as well as `--all`.
+
 # v1.1.3
 ## 08/14/2016
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Backup/ZipBackup.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Backup/ZipBackup.php
index c7d452b61..4ccea9a31 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Backup/ZipBackup.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Backup/ZipBackup.php
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ class ZipBackup
         'backup',
         'cache',
         'images',
-        'logs'
+        'logs',
+        'tmp'
     ];
 
     protected static $ignoreFolders = [
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php
index 207159ab1..8061aa8bc 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Cache.php
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ class Cache extends Getters
     protected static $all_remove = [
         'cache://',
         'cache://images',
-        'asset://'
+        'asset://',
+        'tmp://'
     ];
 
     protected static $assets_remove = [
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ class Cache extends Getters
         'cache://'
     ];
 
+    protected static $tmp_remove = [
+        'tmp://'
+    ];
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      *
@@ -309,6 +314,9 @@ class Cache extends Getters
             case 'cache-only':
                 $remove_paths = self::$cache_remove;
                 break;
+            case 'tmp-only':
+                $remove_paths = self::$tmp_remove;
+                break;
             default:
                 $remove_paths = self::$standard_remove;
         }
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Config/Setup.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Config/Setup.php
index 27c7c3668..8bc8cc53e 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Config/Setup.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Config/Setup.php
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ class Setup extends Data
                 '' => ['backup']
             ]
         ],
+        'tmp' => [
+            'type' => 'Stream',
+            'prefixes' => [
+                '' => ['tmp']
+            ]
+        ],
         'image' => [
             'type' => 'ReadOnlyStream',
             'prefixes' => [
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Data/Validation.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Data/Validation.php
index 984afb612..22f6d8454 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Data/Validation.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Data/Validation.php
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ class Validation
             $field['type'] = 'text';
         }
 
-        // Special case for files, value is never empty and errors with code 4 instead.
-        if (empty($validate['required']) && $field['type'] == 'file' && isset($value['error'])
-                && ($value['error'] == UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE || in_array(UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE, $value['error']))) {
-            return $messages;
-        }
-
         // Get language class.
         $language = Grav::instance()['language'];
 
@@ -101,12 +95,6 @@ class Validation
             $field['type'] = 'text';
         }
 
-        // Special case for files, value is never empty and errors with code 4 instead.
-        if (empty($validate['required']) && $field['type'] == 'file' && isset($value['error'])
-            && ($value['error'] == UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE || in_array(UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE, $value['error']))) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
         // If this is a YAML field, simply parse it and return the value.
         if (isset($field['yaml']) && $field['yaml'] === true) {
             try {
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/ClearCacheCommand.php b/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/ClearCacheCommand.php
index a5d8f214b..591b0f917 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/ClearCacheCommand.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/ClearCacheCommand.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class ClearCacheCommand extends ConsoleCommand
             ->addOption('assets-only', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'If set will remove only assets/*')
             ->addOption('images-only', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'If set will remove only images/*')
             ->addOption('cache-only', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'If set will remove only cache/*')
+            ->addOption('tmp-only', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'If set will remove only tmp/*')
             ->setHelp('The <info>clear-cache</info> deletes all cache files');
     }
 
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ class ClearCacheCommand extends ConsoleCommand
             $remove = 'images-only';
         } elseif ($this->input->getOption('cache-only')) {
             $remove = 'cache-only';
+        } elseif ($this->input->getOption('tmp-only')) {
+            $remove = 'tmp-only';
         } else {
             $remove = 'standard';
         }
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/SandboxCommand.php b/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/SandboxCommand.php
index a593165a7..769bf6a33 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/SandboxCommand.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Console/Cli/SandboxCommand.php
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ class SandboxCommand extends ConsoleCommand
      * @var array
      */
     protected $directories = [
+        '/assets',
         '/backup',
         '/cache',
-        '/logs',
         '/images',
-        '/assets',
+        '/logs',
+        '/tmp',
         '/user/accounts',
         '/user/config',
-        '/user/pages',
         '/user/data',
+        '/user/pages',
         '/user/plugins',
         '/user/themes',
     ];
diff --git a/tmp/.gitkeep b/tmp/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb