diff --git a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go
index be8d3faff..4afb7c091 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package command
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
@@ -157,7 +158,11 @@ func followUpdatesAndUploadToRemote(option *RemoteSyncOptions, filerSource *sour
 			}
 			dest := toRemoteStorageLocation(util.FullPath(mountedDir), util.NewFullPath(message.NewParentPath, message.NewEntry.Name), remoteStorageMountLocation)
 			reader := filer.NewChunkStreamReader(filerSource, message.NewEntry.Chunks)
-			return client.WriteFile(dest, message.NewEntry, reader)
+			remoteEntry, writeErr := client.WriteFile(dest, message.NewEntry, reader)
+			if writeErr != nil {
+				return writeErr
+			}
+			return updateLocalEntry(&remoteSyncOptions, message.NewParentPath, message.NewEntry, remoteEntry)
 		}
 		if message.OldEntry != nil && message.NewEntry == nil {
 			fmt.Printf("delete: %+v\n", resp)
@@ -182,7 +187,11 @@ func followUpdatesAndUploadToRemote(option *RemoteSyncOptions, filerSource *sour
 				return err
 			}
 			reader := filer.NewChunkStreamReader(filerSource, message.NewEntry.Chunks)
-			return client.WriteFile(dest, message.NewEntry, reader)
+			remoteEntry, writeErr := client.WriteFile(dest, message.NewEntry, reader)
+			if writeErr != nil {
+				return writeErr
+			}
+			return updateLocalEntry(&remoteSyncOptions, message.NewParentPath, message.NewEntry, remoteEntry)
 		}
 
 		return nil
@@ -238,3 +247,14 @@ func shouldSendToRemote(entry *filer_pb.Entry) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func updateLocalEntry(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, dir string, entry *filer_pb.Entry, remoteEntry *filer_pb.RemoteEntry) error {
+	entry.RemoteEntry = remoteEntry
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		_, err := client.UpdateEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
+			Directory:          dir,
+			Entry:              entry,
+		})
+		return err
+	})
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/remote_storage.go b/weed/remote_storage/remote_storage.go
index 608d158ad..c94260ac0 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/remote_storage.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/remote_storage.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type VisitFunc func(dir string, name string, isDirectory bool, remoteEntry *file
 type RemoteStorageClient interface {
 	Traverse(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, visitFn VisitFunc) error
 	ReadFile(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, offset int64, size int64) (data []byte, err error)
-	WriteFile(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, entry *filer_pb.Entry, reader io.Reader) (err error)
+	WriteFile(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, entry *filer_pb.Entry, reader io.Reader) (remoteEntry *filer_pb.RemoteEntry, err error)
 	UpdateFileMetadata(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, entry *filer_pb.Entry) (err error)
 	DeleteFile(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) (err error)
 }
diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client.go b/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client.go
index 316751227..5be64406e 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (s *s3RemoteStorageClient) ReadFile(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, of
 	return writerAt.Bytes(), nil
 }
 
-func (s *s3RemoteStorageClient) WriteFile(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, entry *filer_pb.Entry, reader io.Reader) (err error) {
+func (s *s3RemoteStorageClient) WriteFile(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, entry *filer_pb.Entry, reader io.Reader) (remoteEntry *filer_pb.RemoteEntry, err error) {
 
 	fileSize := int64(filer.FileSize(entry))
 
@@ -153,10 +153,12 @@ func (s *s3RemoteStorageClient) WriteFile(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, e
 
 	//in case it fails to upload
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("upload to s3 %s/%s%s: %v", loc.Name, loc.Bucket, loc.Path, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("upload to s3 %s/%s%s: %v", loc.Name, loc.Bucket, loc.Path, err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	// read back the remote entry
+	return s.readFileRemoteEntry(loc)
+
 }
 
 func toTagging(attributes map[string][]byte) *s3.Tagging {
@@ -170,6 +172,24 @@ func toTagging(attributes map[string][]byte) *s3.Tagging {
 	return tagging
 }
 
+func (s *s3RemoteStorageClient) readFileRemoteEntry(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) (*filer_pb.RemoteEntry, error) {
+	resp, err := s.conn.HeadObject(&s3.HeadObjectInput{
+		Bucket:  aws.String(loc.Bucket),
+		Key:     aws.String(loc.Path[1:]),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	
+	return &filer_pb.RemoteEntry{
+		LastModifiedAt: resp.LastModified.Unix(),
+		Size:           *resp.ContentLength,
+		ETag:           *resp.ETag,
+		StorageName:    s.conf.Name,
+	}, nil
+
+}
+
 func (s *s3RemoteStorageClient) UpdateFileMetadata(loc *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, entry *filer_pb.Entry) (err error) {
 	tagging := toTagging(entry.Extended)
 	if len(tagging.TagSet) > 0 {