diff --git a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.c b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.c
index 370222339b..c70fb16a9a 100644
--- a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.c
+++ b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.c
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ static void fill_entry(struct fuse_entry_out *arg,
         .attr_valid_nsec = calc_timeout_nsec(e->attr_timeout),
     };
     convert_stat(&e->attr, &arg->attr);
+
+    arg->attr.flags = e->attr_flags;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.h b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.h
index 562fd5241e..9c06240f9e 100644
--- a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.h
+++ b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.h
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ struct fuse_entry_param {
      *  large value.
      */
     double entry_timeout;
+
+    /**
+     * Flags for fuse_attr.flags that do not fit into attr.
+     */
+    uint32_t attr_flags;
 };
 
 /**