diff --git a/weed/mount/filehandle.go b/weed/mount/filehandle.go
index c2a197da7..7281ede66 100644
--- a/weed/mount/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/mount/filehandle.go
@@ -1,27 +1,23 @@
 package mount
 
 import (
-	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
-	"math"
-	"sync"
-
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
-
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
+	"math"
 )
 
 type FileHandleId uint64
 
 type FileHandle struct {
-	fh        FileHandleId
-	counter   int64
-	entry     *filer_pb.Entry
-	entryLock sync.Mutex
-	inode     uint64
-	wfs       *WFS
+	fh      FileHandleId
+	counter int64
+	entry   *LockedEntry
+	inode   uint64
+	wfs     *WFS
 
 	// cache file has been written to
 	dirtyMetadata  bool
@@ -48,6 +44,9 @@ func newFileHandle(wfs *WFS, handleId FileHandleId, inode uint64, entry *filer_p
 	if entry != nil {
 		entry.Attributes.FileSize = filer.FileSize(entry)
 	}
+	fh.entry = &LockedEntry{
+		Entry: entry,
+	}
 
 	return fh
 }
@@ -58,27 +57,18 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) FullPath() util.FullPath {
 }
 
 func (fh *FileHandle) GetEntry() *filer_pb.Entry {
-	fh.entryLock.Lock()
-	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
-	return fh.entry
+	return fh.entry.GetEntry()
 }
 
 func (fh *FileHandle) SetEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
-	fh.entryLock.Lock()
-	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
-	fh.entry = entry
+	fh.entry.SetEntry(entry)
 }
 
 func (fh *FileHandle) UpdateEntry(fn func(entry *filer_pb.Entry)) *filer_pb.Entry {
-	fh.entryLock.Lock()
-	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
-	fn(fh.entry)
-	return fh.entry
+	return fh.entry.UpdateEntry(fn)
 }
 
 func (fh *FileHandle) AddChunks(chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk) {
-	fh.entryLock.Lock()
-	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
 
 	if fh.entry == nil {
 		return
@@ -107,7 +97,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) AddChunks(chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk) {
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("%s existing %d chunks adds %d more", fh.FullPath(), len(fh.entry.GetChunks()), len(chunks))
 
-	fh.entry.Chunks = append(fh.entry.GetChunks(), newChunks...)
+	fh.entry.AppendChunks(newChunks)
 	fh.entryViewCache = nil
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/mount/filehandle_map.go b/weed/mount/filehandle_map.go
index 4cf674166..cc5885ffc 100644
--- a/weed/mount/filehandle_map.go
+++ b/weed/mount/filehandle_map.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (i *FileHandleToInode) AcquireFileHandle(wfs *WFS, inode uint64, entry *fil
 	} else {
 		fh.counter++
 	}
-	if fh.entry != entry {
+	if fh.GetEntry() != entry {
 		fh.SetEntry(entry)
 	}
 	return fh
diff --git a/weed/mount/filehandle_read.go b/weed/mount/filehandle_read.go
index 08f678e69..a316a16cd 100644
--- a/weed/mount/filehandle_read.go
+++ b/weed/mount/filehandle_read.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) readFromChunks(buff []byte, offset int64) (int64, error) {
 
 	fileFullPath := fh.FullPath()
 
-	entry := fh.entry
+	entry := fh.GetEntry()
 	if entry == nil {
 		return 0, io.EOF
 	}
diff --git a/weed/mount/locked_entry.go b/weed/mount/locked_entry.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3b4bf484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/mount/locked_entry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package mount
+
+import (
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type LockedEntry struct {
+	*filer_pb.Entry
+	sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func (le *LockedEntry) GetEntry() *filer_pb.Entry {
+	le.RLock()
+	defer le.RUnlock()
+	return le.Entry
+}
+
+func (le *LockedEntry) SetEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
+	le.Lock()
+	defer le.Unlock()
+	le.Entry = entry
+}
+
+func (le *LockedEntry) UpdateEntry(fn func(entry *filer_pb.Entry)) *filer_pb.Entry {
+	le.Lock()
+	defer le.Unlock()
+	fn(le.Entry)
+	return le.Entry
+}
+
+func (le *LockedEntry) GetChunks() []*filer_pb.FileChunk {
+	le.RLock()
+	defer le.RUnlock()
+	return le.Entry.Chunks
+}
+
+func (le *LockedEntry) AppendChunks(newChunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk) {
+	le.Lock()
+	defer le.Unlock()
+	le.Entry.Chunks = append(le.Entry.Chunks, newChunks...)
+}
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_attr.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_attr.go
index 7691d4e59..3550066e0 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_attr.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_attr.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) GetAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, input *fuse.GetAttrIn, out *fuse
 	} else {
 		if fh, found := wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(inode); found {
 			out.AttrValid = 1
-			wfs.setAttrByPbEntry(&out.Attr, inode, fh.entry)
+			wfs.setAttrByPbEntry(&out.Attr, inode, fh.entry.GetEntry())
 			out.Nlink = 0
 			return fuse.OK
 		}
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ func (wfs *WFS) SetAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, input *fuse.SetAttrIn, out *fuse
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return status
 	}
-	if fh != nil {
-		fh.entryLock.Lock()
-		defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
-	}
 
 	if size, ok := input.GetSize(); ok && entry != nil {
 		glog.V(4).Infof("%v setattr set size=%v chunks=%d", path, size, len(entry.GetChunks()))
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_lookup.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_lookup.go
index 49e4b1b56..015f04e99 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_lookup.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_lookup.go
@@ -58,12 +58,10 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Lookup(cancel <-chan struct{}, header *fuse.InHeader, name strin
 	inode := wfs.inodeToPath.Lookup(fullFilePath, localEntry.Crtime.Unix(), localEntry.IsDirectory(), len(localEntry.HardLinkId) > 0, localEntry.Inode, true)
 
 	if fh, found := wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(inode); found {
-		fh.entryLock.Lock()
-		if fh.entry != nil {
-			glog.V(4).Infof("lookup opened file %s size %d", dirPath.Child(localEntry.Name()), filer.FileSize(fh.entry))
-			localEntry = filer.FromPbEntry(string(dirPath), fh.entry)
+		if entry := fh.GetEntry(); entry != nil {
+			glog.V(4).Infof("lookup opened file %s size %d", dirPath.Child(localEntry.Name()), filer.FileSize(entry))
+			localEntry = filer.FromPbEntry(string(dirPath), entry)
 		}
-		fh.entryLock.Unlock()
 	}
 
 	wfs.outputFilerEntry(out, inode, localEntry)
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_read.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_read.go
index ea64feeb7..f140fd86f 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_read.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_read.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) doReadDirectory(input *fuse.ReadIn, out *fuse.DirEntryList, isPl
 			}
 			if fh, found := wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(inode); found {
 				glog.V(4).Infof("readdir opened file %s", dirPath.Child(dirEntry.Name))
-				entry = filer.FromPbEntry(string(dirPath), fh.entry)
+				entry = filer.FromPbEntry(string(dirPath), fh.GetEntry())
 			}
 			wfs.outputFilerEntry(entryOut, inode, entry)
 		}
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_copy_range.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_copy_range.go
index bc092a252..4b0d22137 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_copy_range.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_copy_range.go
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ func (wfs *WFS) CopyFileRange(cancel <-chan struct{}, in *fuse.CopyFileRangeIn)
 	// lock source and target file handles
 	fhOut.orderedMutex.Acquire(context.Background(), 1)
 	defer fhOut.orderedMutex.Release(1)
-	fhOut.entryLock.Lock()
-	defer fhOut.entryLock.Unlock()
 
 	if fhOut.entry == nil {
 		return 0, fuse.ENOENT
@@ -56,8 +54,6 @@ func (wfs *WFS) CopyFileRange(cancel <-chan struct{}, in *fuse.CopyFileRangeIn)
 	if fhIn.fh != fhOut.fh {
 		fhIn.orderedMutex.Acquire(context.Background(), 1)
 		defer fhIn.orderedMutex.Release(1)
-		fhIn.entryLock.Lock()
-		defer fhIn.entryLock.Unlock()
 	}
 
 	// directories are not supported
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_lseek.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_lseek.go
index 43970983b..69edf7144 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_lseek.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_lseek.go
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Lseek(cancel <-chan struct{}, in *fuse.LseekIn, out *fuse.LseekO
 	// lock the file until the proper offset was calculated
 	fh.orderedMutex.Acquire(context.Background(), 1)
 	defer fh.orderedMutex.Release(1)
-	fh.entryLock.Lock()
-	defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
 
-	fileSize := int64(filer.FileSize(fh.entry))
+	fileSize := int64(filer.FileSize(fh.GetEntry()))
 	offset := max(int64(in.Offset), 0)
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof(
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_sync.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_sync.go
index 585ca0b47..244963ad3 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_sync.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_sync.go
@@ -118,10 +118,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) doFlush(fh *FileHandle, uid, gid uint32) fuse.Status {
 
 	err := wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
-		fh.entryLock.Lock()
-		defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
-
-		entry := fh.entry
+		entry := fh.GetEntry()
 		if entry == nil {
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_write.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_write.go
index 255d4adc9..7b13d54ff 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_write.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_write.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Write(cancel <-chan struct{}, in *fuse.WriteIn, data []byte) (wr
 	fh.orderedMutex.Acquire(context.Background(), 1)
 	defer fh.orderedMutex.Release(1)
 
-	entry := fh.entry
+	entry := fh.GetEntry()
 	if entry == nil {
 		return 0, fuse.OK
 	}
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_rename.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_rename.go
index 42dcf348d..58c60aa28 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_rename.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_rename.go
@@ -235,8 +235,11 @@ func (wfs *WFS) handleRenameResponse(ctx context.Context, resp *filer_pb.StreamR
 
 		sourceInode, targetInode := wfs.inodeToPath.MovePath(oldPath, newPath)
 		if sourceInode != 0 {
-			if fh, foundFh := wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(sourceInode); foundFh && fh.entry != nil {
-				fh.entry.Name = newName
+			fh, foundFh := wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(sourceInode)
+			if foundFh {
+				if entry := fh.GetEntry(); entry != nil {
+					entry.Name = newName
+				}
 			}
 			// invalidate attr and data
 			// wfs.fuseServer.InodeNotify(sourceInode, 0, -1)
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_xattr.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_xattr.go
index b03fa01f1..7a5109ee8 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_xattr.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_xattr.go
@@ -103,17 +103,13 @@ func (wfs *WFS) SetXAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, input *fuse.SetXAttrIn, attr st
 		}
 	}
 
-	path, fh, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(input.NodeId)
+	path, _, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(input.NodeId)
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return status
 	}
 	if entry == nil {
 		return fuse.ENOENT
 	}
-	if fh != nil {
-		fh.entryLock.Lock()
-		defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
-	}
 
 	if entry.Extended == nil {
 		entry.Extended = make(map[string][]byte)
@@ -181,17 +177,13 @@ func (wfs *WFS) RemoveXAttr(cancel <-chan struct{}, header *fuse.InHeader, attr
 	if len(attr) == 0 {
 		return fuse.EINVAL
 	}
-	path, fh, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(header.NodeId)
+	path, _, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(header.NodeId)
 	if status != fuse.OK {
 		return status
 	}
 	if entry == nil {
 		return fuse.OK
 	}
-	if fh != nil {
-		fh.entryLock.Lock()
-		defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
-	}
 
 	if entry.Extended == nil {
 		return fuse.ENOATTR