--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
@@ -4706,6 +4706,8 @@
 void
 gf_zero_fill_stat (struct iatt *buf)
 {
+        buf->ia_fuse_ctime = buf->ia_ctime;
+        buf->ia_fuse_nlink = buf->ia_nlink;
         buf->ia_nlink = 0;
         buf->ia_ctime = 0;
 }
--- a/libglusterfs/src/iatt.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/iatt.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
         uint32_t     ia_mtime_nsec;
         uint32_t     ia_ctime;      /* last status change time */
         uint32_t     ia_ctime_nsec;
+        uint32_t     ia_fuse_nlink;      /* Link count saved to fuse */
+        uint32_t     ia_fuse_ctime;      /* last status change time saved to fuse*/        
 };
 
 
--- a/xlators/mount/fuse/src/fuse-helpers.c
+++ b/xlators/mount/fuse/src/fuse-helpers.c
@@ -517,6 +517,11 @@
         fa->crtimensec  = (uint32_t)-1;
         fa->flags       = 0;
 #endif
+        if(gf_is_zero_filled_stat(st))
+        {
+            fa->ctime = st->ia_fuse_ctime;
+            fa->nlink = st->ia_fuse_nlink;
+        }
 }
 
 void