diff --git a/tokio/src/fs/file.rs b/tokio/src/fs/file.rs
index 301d2380c..9110831a0 100644
--- a/tokio/src/fs/file.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/fs/file.rs
@@ -558,10 +558,6 @@ impl AsyncSeek for File {
         cx: &mut Context<'_>,
         mut pos: SeekFrom,
     ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
-        if let Some(e) = self.last_write_err.take() {
-            return Ready(Err(e.into()));
-        }
-
         loop {
             match self.state {
                 Idle(ref mut buf_cell) => {
@@ -592,6 +588,7 @@ impl AsyncSeek for File {
                     match op {
                         Operation::Read(_) => {}
                         Operation::Write(Err(e)) => {
+                            assert!(self.last_write_err.is_none());
                             self.last_write_err = Some(e.kind());
                         }
                         Operation::Write(_) => {}
@@ -603,10 +600,6 @@ impl AsyncSeek for File {
     }
 
     fn poll_complete(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<u64>> {
-        if let Some(e) = self.last_write_err.take() {
-            return Ready(Err(e.into()));
-        }
-
         loop {
             match self.state {
                 Idle(_) => panic!("must call start_seek before calling poll_complete"),
@@ -617,6 +610,7 @@ impl AsyncSeek for File {
                     match op {
                         Operation::Read(_) => {}
                         Operation::Write(Err(e)) => {
+                            assert!(self.last_write_err.is_none());
                             self.last_write_err = Some(e.kind());
                         }
                         Operation::Write(_) => {}
diff --git a/tokio/src/io/seek.rs b/tokio/src/io/seek.rs
index 080141f0c..e3b5bf6b6 100644
--- a/tokio/src/io/seek.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/io/seek.rs
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ where
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         let me = &mut *self;
         match me.pos {
-            Some(pos) => {
-                match Pin::new(&mut me.seek).start_seek(cx, pos) {
-                    Poll::Ready(Ok(())) => me.pos = None,
-                    Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => return Poll::Ready(Err(e)),
-                    Poll::Pending => (),
-                };
-                Poll::Pending
-            }
+            Some(pos) => match Pin::new(&mut me.seek).start_seek(cx, pos) {
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(())) => {
+                    me.pos = None;
+                    Pin::new(&mut me.seek).poll_complete(cx)
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => Poll::Ready(Err(e)),
+                Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+            },
             None => Pin::new(&mut me.seek).poll_complete(cx),
         }
     }
diff --git a/tokio/src/io/util/async_seek_ext.rs b/tokio/src/io/util/async_seek_ext.rs
index 3063884b8..c7243c7f3 100644
--- a/tokio/src/io/util/async_seek_ext.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/io/util/async_seek_ext.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,28 @@ use crate::io::AsyncSeek;
 use std::io::SeekFrom;
 
 /// An extension trait which adds utility methods to `AsyncSeek` types.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::io::{Cursor, SeekFrom};
+/// use tokio::prelude::*;
+///
+/// #[tokio::main]
+/// async fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+///     let mut cursor = Cursor::new(b"abcdefg");
+///
+///     // the `seek` method is defined by this trait
+///     cursor.seek(SeekFrom::Start(3)).await?;
+///
+///     let mut buf = [0; 1];
+///     let n = cursor.read(&mut buf).await?;
+///     assert_eq!(n, 1);
+///     assert_eq!(buf, [b'd']);
+///
+///     Ok(())
+/// }
+/// ```
 pub trait AsyncSeekExt: AsyncSeek {
     /// Creates a future which will seek an IO object, and then yield the
     /// new position in the object and the object itself.