diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-chroot-worker.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-chroot-worker.c
index cdcb303..fcc0be1 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-chroot-worker.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-chroot-worker.c
@@ -115,6 +115,52 @@ unset_uid:
     return fd;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Create directory, symbolic link, link, device node and regular files
+ * Similar to create, but it does not return the fd of created object
+ * Returns 0 as file descriptor on success and -errno on failure
+ */
+static int chroot_do_create_special(V9fsFileObjectRequest *request)
+{
+    int cur_uid, cur_gid;
+    int retval = -1;
+
+    cur_uid = geteuid();
+    cur_gid = getegid();
+
+    if (setfsuid(request->data.uid) < 0) {
+        return -errno;
+    }
+    if (setfsgid(request->data.gid) < 0) {
+        retval = -errno;
+        goto unset_uid;
+    }
+
+    switch (request->data.type) {
+    case T_MKDIR:
+        retval = mkdir(request->path.path, request->data.mode);
+        break;
+    case T_SYMLINK:
+        retval = symlink(request->path.old_path, request->path.path);
+        break;
+    case T_LINK:
+        retval = link(request->path.old_path, request->path.path);
+        break;
+    default:
+        retval = mknod(request->path.path, request->data.mode,
+                        request->data.dev);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if (retval < 0) {
+        retval = -errno;
+    }
+    setfsgid(cur_gid);
+unset_uid:
+    setfsuid(cur_uid);
+    return retval;
+}
+
 static void chroot_daemonize(int chroot_sock)
 {
     sigset_t sigset;
@@ -210,6 +256,12 @@ int v9fs_chroot(FsContext *fs_ctx)
                 valid_fd = 1;
             }
             break;
+        case T_MKDIR:
+        case T_SYMLINK:
+        case T_LINK:
+        case T_MKNOD:
+            fd = chroot_do_create_special(&request);
+            break;
         default:
             fd = -1;
             break;
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-chroot.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-chroot.h
index 298d5b5..b2db276 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-chroot.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-chroot.h
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 /* types for V9fsFileObjectRequest */
 #define T_OPEN      1
 #define T_CREATE    2
+#define T_MKDIR     3
+#define T_MKNOD     4
+#define T_SYMLINK   5
+#define T_LINK      6
 
 union MsgControl {
     struct cmsghdr cmsg;
@@ -34,5 +38,6 @@ typedef struct V9fsFileObjectRequest
 
 int v9fs_chroot(FsContext *fs_ctx);
 int v9fs_request(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsFileObjectRequest *or);
+int v9fs_create_special(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsFileObjectRequest *request);
 
 #endif /* _QEMU_VIRTIO_9P_CHROOT_H */
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
index 625d29c..e7d39c0 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ static int local_mknod(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, FsCred *credp)
             serrno = errno;
             goto err_end;
         }
-    } else if ((fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) ||
-               (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE)) {
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE) {
         err = mknod(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_mode, credp->fc_rdev);
         if (err == -1) {
             return err;
@@ -298,6 +297,12 @@ static int local_mknod(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, FsCred *credp)
             serrno = errno;
             goto err_end;
         }
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        err = passthrough_request(fs_ctx, NULL, path, 0, credp, T_MKNOD);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            serrno = errno;
+            goto err_end;
+        }
     }
     return err;
 
@@ -324,8 +329,7 @@ static int local_mkdir(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, FsCred *credp)
             serrno = errno;
             goto err_end;
         }
-    } else if ((fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) ||
-               (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE)) {
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE) {
         err = mkdir(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_mode);
         if (err == -1) {
             return err;
@@ -335,6 +339,12 @@ static int local_mkdir(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, FsCred *credp)
             serrno = errno;
             goto err_end;
         }
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        err = passthrough_request(fs_ctx, NULL, path, 0, credp, T_MKDIR);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            serrno = errno;
+            goto err_end;
+        }
     }
     return err;
 
@@ -452,23 +462,19 @@ static int local_symlink(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *oldpath,
             serrno = errno;
             goto err_end;
         }
-    } else if ((fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) ||
-               (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE)) {
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_NONE) {
         err = symlink(oldpath, rpath(fs_ctx, newpath));
         if (err) {
             return err;
         }
         err = lchown(rpath(fs_ctx, newpath), credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
-        if (err == -1) {
-            /*
-             * If we fail to change ownership and if we are
-             * using security model none. Ignore the error
-             */
-            if (fs_ctx->fs_sm != SM_NONE) {
-                serrno = errno;
-                goto err_end;
-            } else
-                err = 0;
+        err = 0;
+    } else if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        err = passthrough_request(fs_ctx, oldpath, newpath, 0, credp,
+                        T_SYMLINK);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            serrno = errno;
+            goto err_end;
         }
     }
     return err;
@@ -479,24 +485,27 @@ err_end:
     return err;
 }
 
-static int local_link(FsContext *ctx, const char *oldpath, const char *newpath)
+static int local_link(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *oldpath,
+                const char *newpath)
 {
-    char *tmp = qemu_strdup(rpath(ctx, oldpath));
     int err, serrno = 0;
 
-    if (tmp == NULL) {
-        return -ENOMEM;
-    }
-
-    err = link(tmp, rpath(ctx, newpath));
-    if (err == -1) {
-        serrno = errno;
-    }
-
-    qemu_free(tmp);
-
-    if (err == -1) {
-        errno = serrno;
+    if (fs_ctx->fs_sm == SM_PASSTHROUGH) {
+        err = passthrough_request(fs_ctx, oldpath, newpath, 0, NULL,
+                        T_LINK);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            serrno = errno;
+        }
+    } else {
+        char *tmp = qemu_strdup(rpath(fs_ctx, oldpath));
+        if (tmp == NULL) {
+            return -ENOMEM;
+        }
+        err = link(tmp, rpath(fs_ctx, newpath));
+        if (err == -1) {
+            serrno = errno;
+        }
+        qemu_free(tmp);
     }
 
     return err;
