diff --git a/weed/command/mount.go b/weed/command/mount.go
index 3201fbb13..4fbcc0505 100644
--- a/weed/command/mount.go
+++ b/weed/command/mount.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type MountOptions struct {
 	ttlSec             *int
 	chunkSizeLimitMB   *int
 	concurrentWriters  *int
+	cacheMetaTtlSec    *int
 	cacheDirForRead    *string
 	cacheDirForWrite   *string
 	cacheSizeMBForRead *int64
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ func init() {
 	mountOptions.cacheDirForRead = cmdMount.Flag.String("cacheDir", os.TempDir(), "local cache directory for file chunks and meta data")
 	mountOptions.cacheSizeMBForRead = cmdMount.Flag.Int64("cacheCapacityMB", 128, "file chunk read cache capacity in MB")
 	mountOptions.cacheDirForWrite = cmdMount.Flag.String("cacheDirWrite", "", "buffer writes mostly for large files")
+	mountOptions.cacheMetaTtlSec = cmdMount.Flag.Int("cacheMetaTtlSec", 60, "metadata cache validity seconds")
 	mountOptions.dataCenter = cmdMount.Flag.String("dataCenter", "", "prefer to write to the data center")
 	mountOptions.allowOthers = cmdMount.Flag.Bool("allowOthers", true, "allows other users to access the file system")
 	mountOptions.umaskString = cmdMount.Flag.String("umask", "022", "octal umask, e.g., 022, 0111")
diff --git a/weed/command/mount_std.go b/weed/command/mount_std.go
index 365a65c6d..110b0a2cf 100644
--- a/weed/command/mount_std.go
+++ b/weed/command/mount_std.go
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ func RunMount(option *MountOptions, umask os.FileMode) bool {
 		CacheDirForRead:    *option.cacheDirForRead,
 		CacheSizeMBForRead: *option.cacheSizeMBForRead,
 		CacheDirForWrite:   cacheDirForWrite,
+		CacheMetaTTlSec:    *option.cacheMetaTtlSec,
 		DataCenter:         *option.dataCenter,
 		Quota:              int64(*option.collectionQuota) * 1024 * 1024,
 		MountUid:           uid,
diff --git a/weed/mount/inode_to_path.go b/weed/mount/inode_to_path.go
index 9992f1c22..da38750d1 100644
--- a/weed/mount/inode_to_path.go
+++ b/weed/mount/inode_to_path.go
@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@ import (
 
 type InodeToPath struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
-	nextInodeId uint64
-	inode2path  map[uint64]*InodeEntry
-	path2inode  map[util.FullPath]uint64
+	nextInodeId     uint64
+	cacheMetaTtlSec time.Duration
+	inode2path      map[uint64]*InodeEntry
+	path2inode      map[util.FullPath]uint64
 }
 type InodeEntry struct {
-	paths            []util.FullPath
-	nlookup          uint64
-	isDirectory      bool
-	isChildrenCached bool
+	paths             []util.FullPath
+	nlookup           uint64
+	isDirectory       bool
+	isChildrenCached  bool
+	cachedExpiresTime time.Time
 }
 
 func (ie *InodeEntry) removeOnePath(p util.FullPath) bool {
@@ -43,13 +45,15 @@ func (ie *InodeEntry) removeOnePath(p util.FullPath) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func NewInodeToPath(root util.FullPath) *InodeToPath {
+func NewInodeToPath(root util.FullPath, ttlSec int) *InodeToPath {
 	t := &InodeToPath{
-		inode2path: make(map[uint64]*InodeEntry),
-		path2inode: make(map[util.FullPath]uint64),
+		inode2path:      make(map[uint64]*InodeEntry),
+		path2inode:      make(map[util.FullPath]uint64),
+		cacheMetaTtlSec: time.Second * time.Duration(ttlSec),
 	}
-	t.inode2path[1] = &InodeEntry{[]util.FullPath{root}, 1, true, false}
+	t.inode2path[1] = &InodeEntry{[]util.FullPath{root}, 1, true, false, time.Time{}}
 	t.path2inode[root] = 1
+
 	return t
 }
 
@@ -92,9 +96,9 @@ func (i *InodeToPath) Lookup(path util.FullPath, unixTime int64, isDirectory boo
 		}
 	} else {
 		if !isLookup {
-			i.inode2path[inode] = &InodeEntry{[]util.FullPath{path}, 0, isDirectory, false}
+			i.inode2path[inode] = &InodeEntry{[]util.FullPath{path}, 0, isDirectory, false, time.Time{}}
 		} else {
-			i.inode2path[inode] = &InodeEntry{[]util.FullPath{path}, 1, isDirectory, false}
+			i.inode2path[inode] = &InodeEntry{[]util.FullPath{path}, 1, isDirectory, false, time.Time{}}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -157,6 +161,9 @@ func (i *InodeToPath) MarkChildrenCached(fullpath util.FullPath) {
 	}
 	path, found := i.inode2path[inode]
 	path.isChildrenCached = true
+	if i.cacheMetaTtlSec > 0 {
+		path.cachedExpiresTime = time.Now().Add(i.cacheMetaTtlSec)
+	}
 }
 
 func (i *InodeToPath) IsChildrenCached(fullpath util.FullPath) bool {
@@ -167,8 +174,11 @@ func (i *InodeToPath) IsChildrenCached(fullpath util.FullPath) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	path, found := i.inode2path[inode]
-	if found {
-		return path.isChildrenCached
+	if !found {
+		return false
+	}
+	if path.isChildrenCached {
+		return path.cachedExpiresTime.IsZero() || time.Now().Before(path.cachedExpiresTime)
 	}
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs.go b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
index 728777e32..7b67a8f32 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Option struct {
 	CacheDirForRead    string
 	CacheSizeMBForRead int64
 	CacheDirForWrite   string
+	CacheMetaTTlSec    int
 	DataCenter         string
 	Umask              os.FileMode
 	Quota              int64
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func NewSeaweedFileSystem(option *Option) *WFS {
 		RawFileSystem: fuse.NewDefaultRawFileSystem(),
 		option:        option,
 		signature:     util.RandomInt32(),
-		inodeToPath:   NewInodeToPath(util.FullPath(option.FilerMountRootPath)),
+		inodeToPath:   NewInodeToPath(util.FullPath(option.FilerMountRootPath), option.CacheMetaTTlSec),
 		fhMap:         NewFileHandleToInode(),
 		dhMap:         NewDirectoryHandleToInode(),
 		fhLockTable:   util.NewLockTable[FileHandleId](),