diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
index 9d2d31c..357ad4e 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <attr/xattr.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 
 /* Helper routine to fill V9fsFileObjectRequest structure */
 static void fill_request(V9fsFileObjectRequest *request, const char *path,
@@ -102,14 +103,35 @@ static int passthrough_create_special(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *oldpath,
     return retval;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns file descriptor of dirname(path)
+ * This fd can be used by *at functions
+ */
+static int get_dirfd(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path)
+{
+    V9fsFileObjectRequest request;
+    int fd, error = 0;
+    char *dpath = qemu_strdup(path);
+
+    fill_request(&request, dirname(dpath), NULL);
+    request.data.type = T_OPEN;
+    fd = v9fs_request(fs_ctx, &request, &error);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        errno = error;
+    }
+    qemu_free(dpath);
+    return fd;
+}
+
 static int local_lstat(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, struct stat *stbuf)
 {
     int err;
-    err =  lstat(rpath(fs_ctx, path), stbuf);
-    if (err) {
-        return err;
-    }
+
     if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_MAPPED) {
+        err =  lstat(rpath(fs_ctx, path), stbuf);
+        if (err) {
+            return err;
+        }
         /* Actual credentials are part of extended attrs */
         uid_t tmp_uid;
         gid_t tmp_gid;
@@ -131,6 +153,27 @@ static int local_lstat(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, struct stat *stbuf)
                         sizeof(dev_t)) > 0) {
                 stbuf->st_rdev = tmp_dev;
         }
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        int pfd, serrno = 0;
+        char *tmp_path;
+
+        pfd = get_dirfd(fs_ctx, path);
+        if (pfd < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        tmp_path = qemu_strdup(path);
+        err = fstatat(pfd, basename(tmp_path), stbuf, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            serrno = errno;
+        }
+        close(pfd);
+        qemu_free(tmp_path);
+        errno = serrno;
+    } else {
+        err =  lstat(rpath(fs_ctx, path), stbuf);
+        if (err) {
+            return err;
+        }
     }
     return err;
 }
@@ -195,9 +238,23 @@ static ssize_t local_readlink(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path,
         } while (tsize == -1 && errno == EINTR);
         close(fd);
         return tsize;
-    } else if ((fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) ||
-               (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE)) {
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE) {
         tsize = readlink(rpath(fs_ctx, path), buf, bufsz);
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        int pfd, serrno = 0;
+        char *tmp_path;
+        pfd = get_dirfd(fs_ctx, path);
+        if (pfd < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        tmp_path = qemu_strdup(path);
+        tsize = readlinkat(pfd, basename(tmp_path), buf, bufsz);
+        if (tsize < 0) {
+            serrno = 0;
+        }
+        close(pfd);
+        qemu_free(tmp_path);
+        errno = serrno;
     }
     return tsize;
 }
@@ -289,8 +346,23 @@ static int local_chmod(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, FsCred *credp)
 {
     if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_MAPPED) {
         return local_set_xattr(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp);
-    } else if ((fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) ||
-               (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE)) {
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        int pfd, err, serrno = 0;
+        char *tmp_path;
+        pfd = get_dirfd(fs_ctx, path);
+        if (pfd < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        tmp_path = qemu_strdup(path);
+        err = fchmodat(pfd, basename(tmp_path), credp->fc_mode, 0);
+        if (err == -1) {
+            serrno = errno;
+        }
+        qemu_free(tmp_path);
+        close(pfd);
+        errno = serrno;
+        return err;
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE) {
         return chmod(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_mode);
     }
     return -1;
@@ -538,53 +610,143 @@ static int local_link(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *oldpath,
 
 static int local_truncate(FsContext *ctx, const char *path, off_t size)
 {
-    return truncate(rpath(ctx, path), size);
+    if (ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        int fd, retval;
+        fd = passthrough_open(ctx, path, O_RDWR);
+        if (fd < 0) {
+            return fd;
+        }
+        retval = ftruncate(fd, size);
+        close(fd);
+        return retval;
+    } else {
+        return truncate(rpath(ctx, path), size);
+    }
 }
 
 static int local_rename(FsContext *ctx, const char *oldpath,
                         const char *newpath)
 {
-    char *tmp;
-    int err;
-
-    tmp = qemu_strdup(rpath(ctx, oldpath));
+    int err, serrno = 0;
 
-    err = rename(tmp, rpath(ctx, newpath));
-    if (err == -1) {
-        int serrno = errno;
-        qemu_free(tmp);
+    if (ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        int opfd, npfd;
+        char *old_tmppath, *new_tmppath;
+        opfd = get_dirfd(ctx, oldpath);
+        if (opfd < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        npfd = get_dirfd(ctx, newpath);
+        if (npfd < 0) {
+            close(opfd);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        old_tmppath = qemu_strdup(oldpath);
+        new_tmppath = qemu_strdup(newpath);
+        err = renameat(opfd, basename(old_tmppath),
+                        npfd, basename(new_tmppath));
+        if (err == -1) {
+            serrno = errno;
+        }
+        close(npfd);
+        close(opfd);
+        qemu_free(old_tmppath);
+        qemu_free(new_tmppath);
         errno = serrno;
     } else {
-        qemu_free(tmp);
+        char *tmp;
+        tmp = qemu_strdup(rpath(ctx, oldpath));
+
+        err = rename(tmp, rpath(ctx, newpath));
+        if (err == -1) {
+            int serrno = errno;
+            qemu_free(tmp);
+            errno = serrno;
+        } else {
+            qemu_free(tmp);
+        }
     }
 
     return err;
-
 }
 
 static int local_chown(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, FsCred *credp)
 {
-    if ((credp->fc_uid == -1 && credp->fc_gid == -1) ||
-            (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH)) {
+    if (fs_ctx->fs_sm != SM_PASSTHROUGH &&
+            (credp->fc_uid == -1 && credp->fc_gid == -1)) {
+        return lchown(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE) {
         return lchown(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
     } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_MAPPED) {
         return local_set_xattr(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp);
-    } else if ((fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) ||
-               (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE)) {
-        return lchown(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        int pfd, err, serrno = 0;
+        char *old_path;
+        pfd = get_dirfd(fs_ctx, path);
+        if (pfd < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        old_path = qemu_strdup(path);
+        err = fchownat(pfd, basename(old_path), credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid,
+                        AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
+        if (err == -1) {
+            serrno = errno;
+        }
+        qemu_free(old_path);
+        close(pfd);
+        errno = serrno;
+        return err;
     }
     return -1;
 }
 
-static int local_utimensat(FsContext *s, const char *path,
-                           const struct timespec *buf)
+static int local_utimensat(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path,
+                const struct timespec *buf)
 {
-    return qemu_utimensat(AT_FDCWD, rpath(s, path), buf, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
+    if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        int fd, retval;
+        fd = passthrough_open(fs_ctx, path, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
+        retval = futimens(fd, buf);
+        close(fd);
+        return retval;
+    } else {
+        return utimensat(AT_FDCWD, rpath(fs_ctx, path), buf,
+                        AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
+    }
 }
 
-static int local_remove(FsContext *ctx, const char *path)
-{
-    return remove(rpath(ctx, path));
+static int local_remove(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path)
+ {
+    if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        int pfd, err, serrno, flags;
+        char *old_path;
+        struct stat stbuf;
+        pfd = get_dirfd(fs_ctx, path);
+        if (pfd < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        old_path = qemu_strdup(path);
+        err = fstatat(pfd, basename(old_path), &stbuf, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        serrno = flags = 0;
+        if ((stbuf.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR) {
+            flags = AT_REMOVEDIR;
+        } else {
+            flags = 0;
+        }
+        err = unlinkat(pfd, basename(old_path), flags);
+        if (err == -1) {
+            serrno = errno;
+        }
+        qemu_free(old_path);
+        close(pfd);
+        errno = serrno;
+        return err;
+    } else {
+        return remove(rpath(fs_ctx, path));
+    }
 }
 
 static int local_fsync(FsContext *ctx, int fd, int datasync)
