diff --git a/cmd/mountlib/dir.go b/cmd/mountlib/dir.go
index 996ec3711..0e9461324 100644
--- a/cmd/mountlib/dir.go
+++ b/cmd/mountlib/dir.go
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@ func (d *Dir) RemoveAll() error {
 	return d.Remove()
 }
 
+// DirEntry returns the underlying fs.DirEntry
+func (d *Dir) DirEntry() (entry fs.DirEntry) {
+	return d.entry
+}
+
 // RemoveName removes the entry with the given name from the receiver,
 // which must be a directory.  The entry to be removed may correspond
 // to a file (unlink) or to a directory (rmdir).
diff --git a/cmd/mountlib/file.go b/cmd/mountlib/file.go
index 71a813d69..48f2edd0e 100644
--- a/cmd/mountlib/file.go
+++ b/cmd/mountlib/file.go
@@ -271,3 +271,8 @@ func (f *File) Remove() error {
 func (f *File) RemoveAll() error {
 	return f.Remove()
 }
+
+// DirEntry returns the underlying fs.DirEntry
+func (f *File) DirEntry() (entry fs.DirEntry) {
+	return f.o
+}
diff --git a/cmd/mountlib/fs.go b/cmd/mountlib/fs.go
index e432f1990..e5c1d6aed 100644
--- a/cmd/mountlib/fs.go
+++ b/cmd/mountlib/fs.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Node interface {
 	Fsync() error
 	Remove() error
 	RemoveAll() error
+	DirEntry() fs.DirEntry
 }
 
 var (