diff --git a/cf/data/data.py b/cf/data/data.py
index dd8c92a0ff..d4028d65db 100644
--- a/cf/data/data.py
+++ b/cf/data/data.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 from ..functions import rtol as cf_rtol
 from ..mixin_container import Container
 from ..units import Units
-from . import NetCDFArray, UMArray
+from . import FileArray, NetCDFArray, UMArray
 from .collapse import Collapse
 from .creation import (
     compressed_to_dask,
@@ -5305,6 +5305,7 @@ def dtype(self, value):
             self._set_dask(dx, reset_mask_hardness=False)
 
     @property
+    @daskified(_DASKIFIED_VERBOSE)
     def fill_value(self):
         """The data array missing data value.
 
diff --git a/cf/test/test_Data.py b/cf/test/test_Data.py
index 05bee368c0..6925bc8f13 100644
--- a/cf/test/test_Data.py
+++ b/cf/test/test_Data.py
@@ -3866,6 +3866,14 @@ def test_Data_dump(self):
         )
         self.assertEqual(d.dump(display=False), x)
 
+    def test_Data_fill_value(self):
+        d = cf.Data([1, 2], "m")
+        self.assertIsNone(d.fill_value)
+        d.fill_value = 999
+        self.assertEqual(d.fill_value, 999)
+        del d.fill_value
+        self.assertIsNone(d.fill_value)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print("Run date:", datetime.datetime.now())