diff --git a/weed/command/fuse_std.go b/weed/command/fuse_std.go
index bd274f651..29628a8ef 100644
--- a/weed/command/fuse_std.go
+++ b/weed/command/fuse_std.go
@@ -224,6 +224,36 @@ func runFuse(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 			fusermountPath = parameter.value
 		case "config_dir":
 			util.ConfigurationFileDirectory.Set(parameter.value)
+		// FUSE performance options
+		case "writebackCache":
+			if parsed, err := strconv.ParseBool(parameter.value); err == nil {
+				mountOptions.writebackCache = &parsed
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to parse 'writebackCache' value %q: %v\n", parameter.value, err)
+				return false
+			}
+		case "asyncDio":
+			if parsed, err := strconv.ParseBool(parameter.value); err == nil {
+				mountOptions.asyncDio = &parsed
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to parse 'asyncDio' value %q: %v\n", parameter.value, err)
+				return false
+			}
+		case "cacheSymlink":
+			if parsed, err := strconv.ParseBool(parameter.value); err == nil {
+				mountOptions.cacheSymlink = &parsed
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to parse 'cacheSymlink' value %q: %v\n", parameter.value, err)
+				return false
+			}
+		// macOS-specific FUSE options
+		case "sys.novncache":
+			if parsed, err := strconv.ParseBool(parameter.value); err == nil {
+				mountOptions.novncache = &parsed
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to parse 'sys.novncache' value %q: %v\n", parameter.value, err)
+				return false
+			}
 		default:
 			t := parameter.name
 			if parameter.value != "true" {
diff --git a/weed/command/mount_std.go b/weed/command/mount_std.go
index 497a1eec8..a4cbfe820 100644
--- a/weed/command/mount_std.go
+++ b/weed/command/mount_std.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func RunMount(option *MountOptions, umask os.FileMode) bool {
 		if runtime.GOARCH == "amd64" {
 			fuseMountOptions.Options = append(fuseMountOptions.Options, "noapplexattr")
 		}
-		if *option.novncache {
+		if option.novncache != nil && *option.novncache {
 			fuseMountOptions.Options = append(fuseMountOptions.Options, "novncache")
 		}
 		fuseMountOptions.Options = append(fuseMountOptions.Options, "slow_statfs")
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ func RunMount(option *MountOptions, umask os.FileMode) bool {
 		fuseMountOptions.Options = append(fuseMountOptions.Options, fmt.Sprintf("iosize=%d", ioSizeMB*1024*1024))
 	}
 
-	if *option.writebackCache {
+	if option.writebackCache != nil && *option.writebackCache {
 		fuseMountOptions.Options = append(fuseMountOptions.Options, "writeback_cache")
 	}
-	if *option.asyncDio {
+	if option.asyncDio != nil && *option.asyncDio {
 		fuseMountOptions.Options = append(fuseMountOptions.Options, "async_dio")
 	}
-	if *option.cacheSymlink {
+	if option.cacheSymlink != nil && *option.cacheSymlink {
 		fuseMountOptions.EnableSymlinkCaching = true
 	}