diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 9f23a1132..380bc8f92 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 type Dir struct {
 	Path       string
 	wfs        *WFS
-	attributes *filer_pb.FuseAttributes
+	entry      *filer_pb.Entry
 }
 
 var _ = fs.Node(&Dir{})
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ var _ = fs.HandleReadDirAller(&Dir{})
 var _ = fs.NodeRemover(&Dir{})
 var _ = fs.NodeRenamer(&Dir{})
 var _ = fs.NodeSetattrer(&Dir{})
+var _ = fs.NodeGetxattrer(&Dir{})
+var _ = fs.NodeSetxattrer(&Dir{})
+var _ = fs.NodeRemovexattrer(&Dir{})
+var _ = fs.NodeListxattrer(&Dir{})
 
 func (dir *Dir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 
@@ -40,48 +44,30 @@ func (dir *Dir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	item := dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Get(dir.Path)
-	var entry *filer_pb.Entry
-	if item != nil && !item.Expired() {
-		entry = item.Value().(*filer_pb.Entry)
-	}
-
-	if entry != nil {
-		entry := item.Value().(*filer_pb.Entry)
-
-		attr.Mtime = time.Unix(entry.Attributes.Mtime, 0)
-		attr.Ctime = time.Unix(entry.Attributes.Crtime, 0)
-		attr.Mode = os.FileMode(entry.Attributes.FileMode)
-		attr.Gid = entry.Attributes.Gid
-		attr.Uid = entry.Attributes.Uid
-
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	glog.V(3).Infof("dir Attr cache miss %s", dir.Path)
-
-	entry, err := filer2.GetEntry(ctx, dir.wfs, dir.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.V(2).Infof("read dir %s attr: %v, error: %v", dir.Path, dir.attributes, err)
+	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if entry == nil {
-		return fuse.ENOENT
-	}
-	dir.attributes = entry.Attributes
 
-	glog.V(2).Infof("dir %s: %v perm: %v", dir.Path, dir.attributes, os.FileMode(dir.attributes.FileMode))
-
-	attr.Mode = os.FileMode(dir.attributes.FileMode) | os.ModeDir
-
-	attr.Mtime = time.Unix(dir.attributes.Mtime, 0)
-	attr.Ctime = time.Unix(dir.attributes.Crtime, 0)
-	attr.Gid = dir.attributes.Gid
-	attr.Uid = dir.attributes.Uid
+	attr.Mode = os.FileMode(dir.entry.Attributes.FileMode) | os.ModeDir
+	attr.Mtime = time.Unix(dir.entry.Attributes.Mtime, 0)
+	attr.Ctime = time.Unix(dir.entry.Attributes.Crtime, 0)
+	attr.Gid = dir.entry.Attributes.Gid
+	attr.Uid = dir.entry.Attributes.Uid
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (dir *Dir) Getxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.GetxattrRequest, resp *fuse.GetxattrResponse) error {
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Getxattr %s", dir.Path)
+
+	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return getxattr(dir.entry, req, resp)
+}
+
 func (dir *Dir) setRootDirAttributes(attr *fuse.Attr) {
 	attr.Uid = dir.wfs.option.MountUid
 	attr.Gid = dir.wfs.option.MountGid
@@ -207,7 +193,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LookupRequest, resp *fuse.
 
 	if entry != nil {
 		if entry.IsDirectory {
-			node = &Dir{Path: path.Join(dir.Path, req.Name), wfs: dir.wfs, attributes: entry.Attributes}
+			node = &Dir{Path: path.Join(dir.Path, req.Name), wfs: dir.wfs, entry: entry}
 		} else {
 			node = dir.newFile(req.Name, entry)
 		}
@@ -316,48 +302,111 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeFolder(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error
 
 func (dir *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse.SetattrResponse) error {
 
-	if dir.attributes == nil {
-		return nil
+	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("%v dir setattr %+v, fh=%d", dir.Path, req, req.Handle)
 	if req.Valid.Mode() {
-		dir.attributes.FileMode = uint32(req.Mode)
+		dir.entry.Attributes.FileMode = uint32(req.Mode)
 	}
 
 	if req.Valid.Uid() {
-		dir.attributes.Uid = req.Uid
+		dir.entry.Attributes.Uid = req.Uid
 	}
 
 	if req.Valid.Gid() {
-		dir.attributes.Gid = req.Gid
+		dir.entry.Attributes.Gid = req.Gid
 	}
 
 	if req.Valid.Mtime() {
-		dir.attributes.Mtime = req.Mtime.Unix()
+		dir.entry.Attributes.Mtime = req.Mtime.Unix()
 	}
 
 	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(dir.Path)
 
+	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
+
+}
+
+func (dir *Dir) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error {
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Setxattr %s: %s", dir.Path, req.Name)
+
+	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := setxattr(dir.entry, req); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
+
+}
+
+func (dir *Dir) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest) error {
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Removexattr %s: %s", dir.Path, req.Name)
+
+	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := removexattr(dir.entry, req); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
+
+}
+
+func (dir *Dir) Listxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, resp *fuse.ListxattrResponse) error {
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Listxattr %s: %s", dir.Path)
+
+	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := listxattr(dir.entry, req, resp); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
+
+}
+
+func (dir *Dir) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if dir.entry == nil {
+		parentDirPath, name := filer2.FullPath(dir.Path).DirAndName()
+		entry, err := dir.wfs.maybeLoadEntry(ctx, parentDirPath, name)
+		dir.entry = entry
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (dir *Dir) saveEntry(ctx context.Context) error {
+
 	parentDir, name := filer2.FullPath(dir.Path).DirAndName()
+
 	return dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: parentDir,
-			Entry: &filer_pb.Entry{
-				Name:       name,
-				Attributes: dir.attributes,
-			},
+			Entry:     dir.entry,
 		}
 
-		glog.V(1).Infof("set attr directory entry: %v", request)
+		glog.V(1).Infof("save dir entry: %v", request)
 		_, err := client.UpdateEntry(ctx, request)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("UpdateEntry %s: %v", dir.Path, err)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("UpdateEntry dir %s/%s: %v", parentDir, name, err)
 			return fuse.EIO
 		}
 
 		return nil
 	})
-
 }
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir_link.go b/weed/filesys/dir_link.go
index 94e443649..8e60872d3 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir_link.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir_link.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Symlink(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SymlinkRequest) (fs.Node,
 
 func (file *File) Readlink(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (string, error) {
 
-	if err := file.maybeLoadAttributes(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/file.go b/weed/filesys/file.go
index 2d4be3c80..4ac8b732d 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/file.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/file.go
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ var _ = fs.Node(&File{})
 var _ = fs.NodeOpener(&File{})
 var _ = fs.NodeFsyncer(&File{})
 var _ = fs.NodeSetattrer(&File{})
+var _ = fs.NodeGetxattrer(&File{})
+var _ = fs.NodeSetxattrer(&File{})
+var _ = fs.NodeRemovexattrer(&File{})
+var _ = fs.NodeListxattrer(&File{})
 
 type File struct {
 	Name           string
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ func (file *File) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("file Attr %s", file.fullpath())
 
-	if err := file.maybeLoadAttributes(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -54,6 +58,17 @@ func (file *File) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 
 }
 
+func (file *File) Getxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.GetxattrRequest, resp *fuse.GetxattrResponse) error {
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("file Getxattr %s", file.fullpath())
+
+	if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return getxattr(file.entry, req, resp)
+}
+
 func (file *File) Open(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.OpenRequest, resp *fuse.OpenResponse) (fs.Handle, error) {
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("file %v open %+v", file.fullpath(), req)
@@ -72,7 +87,7 @@ func (file *File) Open(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.OpenRequest, resp *fuse.Op
 
 func (file *File) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse.SetattrResponse) error {
 
-	if err := file.maybeLoadAttributes(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -113,22 +128,55 @@ func (file *File) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *f
 
 	file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(file.fullpath())
 
-	return file.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
 
-		request := &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
-			Directory: file.dir.Path,
-			Entry:     file.entry,
-		}
+}
 
-		glog.V(1).Infof("set attr file entry: %v", request)
-		_, err := client.UpdateEntry(ctx, request)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("UpdateEntry file %s/%s: %v", file.dir.Path, file.Name, err)
-			return fuse.EIO
-		}
+func (file *File) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error {
 
-		return nil
-	})
+	glog.V(4).Infof("file Setxattr %s: %s", file.fullpath(), req.Name)
+
+	if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := setxattr(file.entry, req); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
+
+}
+
+func (file *File) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest) error {
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("file Removexattr %s: %s", file.fullpath(), req.Name)
+
+	if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := removexattr(file.entry, req); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
+
+}
+
+func (file *File) Listxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, resp *fuse.ListxattrResponse) error {
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("file Listxattr %s: %s", file.fullpath())
+
+	if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := listxattr(file.entry, req, resp); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
 
 }
 
@@ -140,48 +188,14 @@ func (file *File) Fsync(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.FsyncRequest) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (file *File) maybeLoadAttributes(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (file *File) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if file.entry == nil || !file.isOpen {
-		item := file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Get(file.fullpath())
-		var entry *filer_pb.Entry
-		if item != nil && !item.Expired() {
-			entry = item.Value().(*filer_pb.Entry)
+		entry, err := file.wfs.maybeLoadEntry(ctx, file.dir.Path, file.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 		if entry != nil {
-
-			glog.V(4).Infof("file read attr cache hit %s", file.fullpath())
-
 			file.setEntry(entry)
-			// glog.V(1).Infof("file attr read cached %v attributes", file.Name)
-		} else {
-
-			glog.V(3).Infof("file read attr cache miss %s", file.fullpath())
-
-			err := file.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
-
-				request := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
-					Name:      file.Name,
-					Directory: file.dir.Path,
-				}
-
-				resp, err := client.LookupDirectoryEntry(ctx, request)
-				if err != nil {
-					glog.V(3).Infof("file attr read file %v: %v", request, err)
-					return fuse.ENOENT
-				}
-
-				file.setEntry(resp.Entry)
-
-				glog.V(3).Infof("file attr %v %+v: %d", file.fullpath(), file.entry.Attributes, filer2.TotalSize(file.entry.Chunks))
-
-				// file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(file.fullpath(), file.entry, file.wfs.option.EntryCacheTtl)
-
-				return nil
-			})
-
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -216,3 +230,22 @@ func (file *File) setEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
 	file.entry = entry
 	file.entryViewCache = filer2.NonOverlappingVisibleIntervals(file.entry.Chunks)
 }
+
+func (file *File) saveEntry(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return file.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+
+		request := &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
+			Directory: file.dir.Path,
+			Entry:     file.entry,
+		}
+
+		glog.V(1).Infof("save file entry: %v", request)
+		_, err := client.UpdateEntry(ctx, request)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("UpdateEntry file %s/%s: %v", file.dir.Path, file.Name, err)
+			return fuse.EIO
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
diff --git a/weed/filesys/xattr.go b/weed/filesys/xattr.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dc0b350b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/filesys/xattr.go
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package filesys
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse"
+)
+
+func getxattr(entry *filer_pb.Entry, req *fuse.GetxattrRequest, resp *fuse.GetxattrResponse) error {
+
+	if entry == nil {
+		return fuse.ErrNoXattr
+	}
+	if entry.Extended == nil {
+		return fuse.ErrNoXattr
+	}
+	data, found := entry.Extended[req.Name]
+	if !found {
+		return fuse.ErrNoXattr
+	}
+	if req.Position < uint32(len(data)) {
+		size := req.Size
+		if req.Position+size >= uint32(len(data)) {
+			size = uint32(len(data)) - req.Position
+		}
+		resp.Xattr = data[req.Position : req.Position+size]
+	}
+
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+func setxattr(entry *filer_pb.Entry, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error {
+
+	if entry == nil {
+		return fuse.EIO
+	}
+
+	if entry.Extended == nil {
+		entry.Extended = make(map[string][]byte)
+	}
+	data, _ := entry.Extended[req.Name]
+
+	newData := make([]byte, int(req.Position)+len(req.Xattr))
+
+	copy(newData, data)
+
+	copy(newData[int(req.Position):], req.Xattr)
+
+	entry.Extended[req.Name] = newData
+
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+func removexattr(entry *filer_pb.Entry, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest) error {
+
+	if entry == nil {
+		return fuse.ErrNoXattr
+	}
+
+	if entry.Extended == nil {
+		return fuse.ErrNoXattr
+	}
+
+	_, found := entry.Extended[req.Name]
+
+	if !found {
+		return fuse.ErrNoXattr
+	}
+
+	delete(entry.Extended, req.Name)
+
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+func listxattr(entry *filer_pb.Entry, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, resp *fuse.ListxattrResponse) error {
+
+	if entry == nil {
+		return fuse.EIO
+	}
+
+	for k := range entry.Extended {
+		resp.Append(k)
+	}
+
+	size := req.Size
+	if req.Position+size >= uint32(len(resp.Xattr)) {
+		size = uint32(len(resp.Xattr)) - req.Position
+	}
+
+	resp.Xattr = resp.Xattr[req.Position : req.Position+size]
+
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+func (wfs *WFS) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context, dir, name string) (entry *filer_pb.Entry, err error) {
+
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(dir, name)
+	item := wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Get(fullpath)
+	if item != nil && !item.Expired() {
+		entry = item.Value().(*filer_pb.Entry)
+		return
+	}
+	glog.V(3).Infof("read entry cache miss %s", fullpath)
+
+	err = wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+
+		request := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
+			Name:      name,
+			Directory: dir,
+		}
+
+		resp, err := client.LookupDirectoryEntry(ctx, request)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.V(3).Infof("file attr read file %v: %v", request, err)
+			return fuse.ENOENT
+		}
+
+		entry = resp.Entry
+		if entry != nil {
+			wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(fullpath, entry, wfs.option.EntryCacheTtl)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return
+}