diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index 9574f67e..3ef3468a 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,27 @@ namespace l
           FollowSymlinks const  followsymlinks_)
           struct stat          *st_)
   {
-
+    switch(followsymlinks_)
+      {
+      case FollowSymlinks::ENUM::NEVER:
+        rv = fs::lstat(fullpath,st_);
+        break;
+      case FollowSymlinks::ENUM::DIRECTORY:
+        rv = fs::lstat(fullpath,st_);
+        if(S_ISLNK(st_->st_mode))
+          l::set_stat_if_leads_to_dir(fullpath,st_);
+        break;
+      case FollowSymlinks::ENUM::REGULAR:
+        rv = fs::lstat(fullpath,st_);
+        if(S_ISLNK(st_->st_mode))
+          l::set_stat_if_leads_to_reg(fullpath,st_);
+        break;
+      case FollowSymlinks::ENUM::ALL:
+        rv = fs::stat(fullpath,st_);
+        if(rv != 0)
+          rv = fs::lstat(fullpath,st_);
+        break;
+      }
   }
   
   static