diff --git a/fsdev/file-op-9p.h b/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
index 1928da2525..a85ecd30b0 100644
--- a/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
+++ b/fsdev/file-op-9p.h
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ typedef struct FileOperations
     ssize_t (*pwritev)(FsContext *, V9fsFidOpenState *,
                        const struct iovec *, int, off_t);
     int (*mkdir)(FsContext *, V9fsPath *, const char *, FsCred *);
-    int (*fstat)(FsContext *, V9fsFidOpenState *, struct stat *);
+    int (*fstat)(FsContext *, int, V9fsFidOpenState *, struct stat *);
     int (*rename)(FsContext *, const char *, const char *);
     int (*truncate)(FsContext *, V9fsPath *, off_t);
-    int (*fsync)(FsContext *, V9fsFidOpenState *, int);
+    int (*fsync)(FsContext *, int, V9fsFidOpenState *, int);
     int (*statfs)(FsContext *s, V9fsPath *path, struct statfs *stbuf);
     ssize_t (*lgetxattr)(FsContext *, V9fsPath *,
                          const char *, void *, size_t);
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/cofile.c b/hw/9pfs/cofile.c
index 586b0382f6..b15838c1e6 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/cofile.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/cofile.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int v9fs_co_fstat(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsFidState *fidp, struct stat *stbuf)
     }
     v9fs_co_run_in_worker(
         {
-            err = s->ops->fstat(&s->ctx, &fidp->fs, stbuf);
+            err = s->ops->fstat(&s->ctx, fidp->fid_type, &fidp->fs, stbuf);
             if (err < 0) {
                 err = -errno;
             }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int v9fs_co_fsync(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsFidState *fidp, int datasync)
     }
     v9fs_co_run_in_worker(
         {
-            err = s->ops->fsync(&s->ctx, &fidp->fs, datasync);
+            err = s->ops->fsync(&s->ctx, fidp->fid_type, &fidp->fs, datasync);
             if (err < 0) {
                 err = -errno;
             }
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
index a62f690eed..f97d8984bd 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
@@ -255,10 +255,17 @@ static int handle_mkdir(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int handle_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs,
-                        struct stat *stbuf)
+static int handle_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx, int fid_type,
+                        V9fsFidOpenState *fs, struct stat *stbuf)
 {
-    return fstat(fs->fd, stbuf);
+    int fd;
+
+    if (fid_type == P9_FID_DIR) {
+        fd = dirfd(fs->dir);
+    } else {
+        fd = fs->fd;
+    }
+    return fstat(fd, stbuf);
 }
 
 static int handle_open2(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path, const char *name,
@@ -395,12 +402,21 @@ static int handle_remove(FsContext *ctx, const char *path)
     return -1;
 }
 
-static int handle_fsync(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, int datasync)
+static int handle_fsync(FsContext *ctx, int fid_type,
+                        V9fsFidOpenState *fs, int datasync)
 {
-    if (datasync) {
-        return qemu_fdatasync(fs->fd);
+    int fd;
+
+    if (fid_type == P9_FID_DIR) {
+        fd = dirfd(fs->dir);
     } else {
-        return fsync(fs->fd);
+        fd = fs->fd;
+    }
+
+    if (datasync) {
+        return qemu_fdatasync(fd);
+    } else {
+        return fsync(fd);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
index 99ef0cd333..371a94dfff 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
@@ -366,11 +366,18 @@ out:
     return err;
 }
 
-static int local_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx,
+static int local_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx, int fid_type,
                        V9fsFidOpenState *fs, struct stat *stbuf)
 {
-    int err;
-    err = fstat(fs->fd, stbuf);
+    int err, fd;
+
+    if (fid_type == P9_FID_DIR) {
+        fd = dirfd(fs->dir);
+    } else {
+        fd = fs->fd;
+    }
+
+    err = fstat(fd, stbuf);
     if (err) {
         return err;
     }
@@ -381,19 +388,19 @@ static int local_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx,
         mode_t tmp_mode;
         dev_t tmp_dev;
 
-        if (fgetxattr(fs->fd, "user.virtfs.uid",
+        if (fgetxattr(fd, "user.virtfs.uid",
                       &tmp_uid, sizeof(uid_t)) > 0) {
             stbuf->st_uid = tmp_uid;
         }
-        if (fgetxattr(fs->fd, "user.virtfs.gid",
+        if (fgetxattr(fd, "user.virtfs.gid",
                       &tmp_gid, sizeof(gid_t)) > 0) {
             stbuf->st_gid = tmp_gid;
         }
-        if (fgetxattr(fs->fd, "user.virtfs.mode",
+        if (fgetxattr(fd, "user.virtfs.mode",
                       &tmp_mode, sizeof(mode_t)) > 0) {
             stbuf->st_mode = tmp_mode;
         }
-        if (fgetxattr(fs->fd, "user.virtfs.rdev",
+        if (fgetxattr(fd, "user.virtfs.rdev",
                       &tmp_dev, sizeof(dev_t)) > 0) {
                 stbuf->st_rdev = tmp_dev;
         }
@@ -592,12 +599,21 @@ static int local_remove(FsContext *ctx, const char *path)
     return remove(rpath(ctx, path, buffer));
 }
 
-static int local_fsync(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, int datasync)
+static int local_fsync(FsContext *ctx, int fid_type,
+                       V9fsFidOpenState *fs, int datasync)
 {
-    if (datasync) {
-        return qemu_fdatasync(fs->fd);
+    int fd;
+
+    if (fid_type == P9_FID_DIR) {
+        fd = dirfd(fs->dir);
     } else {
-        return fsync(fs->fd);
+        fd = fs->fd;
+    }
+
+    if (datasync) {
+        return qemu_fdatasync(fd);
+    } else {
+        return fsync(fd);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c
index f573616363..92e0b09d38 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int v9fs_synth_lstat(FsContext *fs_ctx,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int v9fs_synth_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx,
+static int v9fs_synth_fstat(FsContext *fs_ctx, int fid_type,
                             V9fsFidOpenState *fs, struct stat *stbuf)
 {
     V9fsSynthOpenState *synth_open = fs->private;
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ static int v9fs_synth_remove(FsContext *ctx, const char *path)
     return -1;
 }
 
-static int v9fs_synth_fsync(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs, int datasync)
+static int v9fs_synth_fsync(FsContext *ctx, int fid_type,
+                            V9fsFidOpenState *fs, int datasync)
 {
     errno = ENOSYS;
     return 0;