diff --git a/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go b/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
index 866cdca1a..3a2269393 100644
--- a/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/readonly/readonly_unix.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (s *Root) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (fs.Node, error) {
 
 	switch nd := nd.(type) {
 	case *mdag.ProtoNode, *mdag.RawNode:
-		return &Node{Ipfs: s.Ipfs, Nd: nd}, nil
+		return &Node{Ipfs: s.Ipfs, Nd: nd, children: make(map[string]fs.Node)}, nil
 	default:
 		log.Error("fuse node was not a protobuf node")
 		return nil, fuse.ENOTSUP
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ type Node struct {
 	Ipfs   *core.IpfsNode
 	Nd     ipld.Node
 	cached *ft.FSNode
+	children map[string]fs.Node
 }
 
 func (s *Node) loadData() error {
@@ -144,6 +145,9 @@ func (s *Node) Attr(ctx context.Context, a *fuse.Attr) error {
 // Lookup performs a lookup under this node.
 func (s *Node) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (fs.Node, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Lookup '%s'", name)
+	if childNode, ok := s.children[name] ; ok {
+		return childNode, nil
+	}
 	link, _, err := uio.ResolveUnixfsOnce(ctx, s.Ipfs.DAG, s.Nd, []string{name})
 	switch err {
 	case os.ErrNotExist, mdag.ErrLinkNotFound:
@@ -165,8 +169,9 @@ func (s *Node) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (fs.Node, error) {
 	case nil:
 		// noop
 	}
-
-	return &Node{Ipfs: s.Ipfs, Nd: nd}, nil
+	childNode := &Node{Ipfs: s.Ipfs, Nd: nd, children: make(map[string]fs.Node)}
+	s.children[name] = childNode
+	return childNode, nil
 }
 
 // ReadDirAll reads the link structure as directory entries