diff --git a/fuse/main.c b/fuse/main.c
index 3143693c..ac9581d2 100644
--- a/fuse/main.c
+++ b/fuse/main.c
@@ -44,15 +44,69 @@
 
 struct exfat ef;
 
-static struct exfat_node* get_node(const struct fuse_file_info* fi)
+struct exfat_fh
 {
-	return (struct exfat_node*) (size_t) fi->fh;
+	struct exfat_node *node;
+	struct exfat_fptr fptr;
+};
+
+static struct exfat_fh *get_fh(const struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
+	return (struct exfat_fh *)(size_t)fi->fh;
 }
 
-static void set_node(struct fuse_file_info* fi, struct exfat_node* node)
-{
-	fi->fh = (uint64_t) (size_t) node;
+static struct exfat_node *get_node(const struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
+	return get_fh(fi)->node;
+}
+
+static struct exfat_fptr *get_fptr(const struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
+	return &get_fh(fi)->fptr;
+}
+
+static int add_fh(struct fuse_file_info *fi, struct exfat_node *node) {
+	/* allocate and init new file handle */
+	struct exfat_fh *fh = malloc(sizeof(struct exfat_fh));
+	if (fh == NULL) {
+		exfat_error("failed to allocate file handle");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	memset(fh, 0, sizeof(struct exfat_fh));
+	fh->node = node;
+	fh->fptr.cluster = node->start_cluster;
+
+	/* add the file handle's fptr to the node */
+	struct exfat_fptr *p = &node->fptr;
+	int count = 1;
+	while(p->next != NULL) {
+		p = p->next;
+		++count;
+	}
+	p->next = &fh->fptr;
+	exfat_debug("added file handle %d to node", count);
+
+	/* hand the file handle to fuse */
+	fi->fh = (uint64_t)(size_t)fh;
 	fi->keep_cache = 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void remove_fh(struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
+	struct exfat_fh *fh = get_fh(fi);
+
+	struct exfat_fptr *p = &fh->node->fptr;
+	while (p->next != &fh->fptr) {
+		p = p->next;
+		if (p == NULL)
+			exfat_bug("freeing a file handle that wasn't listed in the node");
+	}
+	p->next = p->next->next;
+
+	exfat_debug("removed a file handle from node");
+	if(fh->node->fptr.next == NULL)
+		exfat_debug("no more file handles open on this node");
+
+	free(fh);
+
+	fi->fh = 0;
 }
 
 static int fuse_exfat_getattr(const char* path, struct stat* stbuf)
@@ -152,7 +206,9 @@ static int fuse_exfat_open(const char* path, struct fuse_file_info* fi)
 	rc = exfat_lookup(&ef, &node, path);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
-	set_node(fi, node);
+	rc = add_fh(fi, node);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		return rc;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +226,9 @@ static int fuse_exfat_create(const char* path, UNUSED mode_t mode,
 	rc = exfat_lookup(&ef, &node, path);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
-	set_node(fi, node);
+	rc = add_fh(fi, node);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		return rc;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -186,6 +244,7 @@ static int fuse_exfat_release(UNUSED const char* path,
 	exfat_debug("[%s] %s", __func__, path);
  	exfat_flush_node(&ef, get_node(fi));
 	exfat_put_node(&ef, get_node(fi));
+	remove_fh(fi);
 	return 0; /* FUSE ignores this return value */
 }
 
@@ -220,14 +279,14 @@ static int fuse_exfat_read(UNUSED const char* path, char* buffer,
 		size_t size, off_t offset, struct fuse_file_info* fi)
 {
 	exfat_debug("[%s] %s (%zu bytes)", __func__, path, size);
-	return exfat_generic_pread(&ef, get_node(fi), buffer, size, offset);
+	return exfat_generic_pread(&ef, get_node(fi), buffer, size, offset, get_fptr(fi));
 }
 
 static int fuse_exfat_write(UNUSED const char* path, const char* buffer,
 		size_t size, off_t offset, struct fuse_file_info* fi)
 {
 	exfat_debug("[%s] %s (%zu bytes)", __func__, path, size);
-	return exfat_generic_pwrite(&ef, get_node(fi), buffer, size, offset);
+	return exfat_generic_pwrite(&ef, get_node(fi), buffer, size, offset, get_fptr(fi));
 }
 
 static int fuse_exfat_unlink(const char* path)
diff --git a/libexfat/cluster.c b/libexfat/cluster.c
index 0f2e91b0..09f65abc 100644
--- a/libexfat/cluster.c
+++ b/libexfat/cluster.c
@@ -90,25 +90,31 @@ cluster_t exfat_next_cluster(const struct exfat* ef,
 }
 
 cluster_t exfat_advance_cluster(const struct exfat* ef,
-		struct exfat_node* node, uint32_t count)
+		struct exfat_node* node, uint32_t count,
+		struct exfat_fptr* fptr)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 
-	if (node->fptr_index > count)
+	if(fptr == NULL)
+		/* Fallback for cases where don't have a per-file-handle file
+		 * pointer. */
+		fptr = &node->fptr;
+
+	if (fptr->index > count)
 	{
-		node->fptr_index = 0;
-		node->fptr_cluster = node->start_cluster;
+		fptr->index = 0;
+		fptr->cluster = node->start_cluster;
 	}
 
-	for (i = node->fptr_index; i < count; i++)
+	for (i = fptr->index; i < count; i++)
 	{
-		node->fptr_cluster = exfat_next_cluster(ef, node, node->fptr_cluster);
-		if (CLUSTER_INVALID(*ef->sb, node->fptr_cluster))
+		fptr->cluster = exfat_next_cluster(ef, node, fptr->cluster);
+		if (CLUSTER_INVALID(*ef->sb, fptr->cluster))
 			break; /* the caller should handle this and print appropriate 
 			          error message */
 	}
-	node->fptr_index = count;
-	return node->fptr_cluster;
+	fptr->index = count;
+	return fptr->cluster;
 }
 
 static cluster_t find_bit_and_set(bitmap_t* bitmap, size_t start, size_t end)
@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ static int grow_file(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
 	if (node->start_cluster != EXFAT_CLUSTER_FREE)
 	{
 		/* get the last cluster of the file */
-		previous = exfat_advance_cluster(ef, node, current - 1);
+		previous = exfat_advance_cluster(ef, node, current - 1, NULL);
 		if (CLUSTER_INVALID(*ef->sb, previous))
 		{
 			exfat_error("invalid cluster 0x%x while growing", previous);
@@ -258,14 +264,17 @@ static int grow_file(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if (node->fptr_index != 0)
-			exfat_bug("non-zero pointer index (%u)", node->fptr_index);
 		/* file does not have clusters (i.e. is empty), allocate
 		   the first one for it */
 		previous = allocate_cluster(ef, 0);
 		if (CLUSTER_INVALID(*ef->sb, previous))
 			return -ENOSPC;
-		node->fptr_cluster = node->start_cluster = previous;
+		for(struct exfat_fptr* fptr=&node->fptr; fptr != NULL; fptr=fptr->next) {
+			if (fptr->index != 0)
+				exfat_bug("non-zero pointer index (%u)", fptr->index);
+			fptr->cluster = previous;
+		}
+		node->start_cluster = previous;
 		allocated = 1;
 		/* file consists of only one cluster, so it's contiguous */
 		node->is_contiguous = true;
@@ -318,7 +327,7 @@ static int shrink_file(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
 	if (current > difference)
 	{
 		cluster_t last = exfat_advance_cluster(ef, node,
-				current - difference - 1);
+				current - difference - 1, NULL);
 		if (CLUSTER_INVALID(*ef->sb, last))
 		{
 			exfat_error("invalid cluster 0x%x while shrinking", last);
@@ -335,8 +344,10 @@ static int shrink_file(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
 		node->start_cluster = EXFAT_CLUSTER_FREE;
 		node->is_dirty = true;
 	}
-	node->fptr_index = 0;
-	node->fptr_cluster = node->start_cluster;
+	for(struct exfat_fptr* fptr=&node->fptr; fptr != NULL; fptr=fptr->next) {
+		fptr->index = 0;
+		fptr->cluster = node->start_cluster;
+	}
 
 	/* free remaining clusters */
 	while (difference--)
@@ -379,7 +390,7 @@ static int erase_range(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
 
 	cluster_boundary = (begin | (CLUSTER_SIZE(*ef->sb) - 1)) + 1;
 	cluster = exfat_advance_cluster(ef, node,
-			begin / CLUSTER_SIZE(*ef->sb));
+			begin / CLUSTER_SIZE(*ef->sb), NULL);
 	if (CLUSTER_INVALID(*ef->sb, cluster))
 	{
 		exfat_error("invalid cluster 0x%x while erasing", cluster);
diff --git a/libexfat/exfat.h b/libexfat/exfat.h
index 939fec06..df230710 100644
--- a/libexfat/exfat.h
+++ b/libexfat/exfat.h
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
    be corrupted with 32-bit off_t. */
 STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(off_t) == 8);
 
+struct exfat_fptr
+{
+	uint32_t index;
+	cluster_t cluster;
+	struct exfat_fptr* next;
+};
+
 struct exfat_node
 {
 	struct exfat_node* parent;
@@ -79,8 +86,7 @@ struct exfat_node
 	struct exfat_node* prev;
 
 	int references;
-	uint32_t fptr_index;
-	cluster_t fptr_cluster;
+	struct exfat_fptr fptr;
 	off_t entry_offset;
 	cluster_t start_cluster;
 	uint16_t attrib;
@@ -162,9 +168,9 @@ ssize_t exfat_pread(struct exfat_dev* dev, void* buffer, size_t size,
 ssize_t exfat_pwrite(struct exfat_dev* dev, const void* buffer, size_t size,
 		off_t offset);
 ssize_t exfat_generic_pread(const struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
-		void* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset);
+		void* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset, struct exfat_fptr* fh);
 ssize_t exfat_generic_pwrite(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
-		const void* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset);
+		const void* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset, struct exfat_fptr* fh);
 
 int exfat_opendir(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* dir,
 		struct exfat_iterator* it);
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@ off_t exfat_c2o(const struct exfat* ef, cluster_t cluster);
 cluster_t exfat_next_cluster(const struct exfat* ef,
 		const struct exfat_node* node, cluster_t cluster);
 cluster_t exfat_advance_cluster(const struct exfat* ef,
-		struct exfat_node* node, uint32_t count);
+		struct exfat_node* node, uint32_t count, struct exfat_fptr* fptr);
 int exfat_flush_nodes(struct exfat* ef);
 int exfat_flush(struct exfat* ef);
 int exfat_truncate(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node, uint64_t size,
diff --git a/libexfat/io.c b/libexfat/io.c
index 0fc35d28..3dcc4268 100644
--- a/libexfat/io.c
+++ b/libexfat/io.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ssize_t exfat_pwrite(struct exfat_dev* dev, const void* buffer, size_t size,
 }
 
 ssize_t exfat_generic_pread(const struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
-		void* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset)
+		void* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset, struct exfat_fptr* fptr)
 {
 	uint64_t newsize = offset;
 	cluster_t cluster;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ ssize_t exfat_generic_pread(const struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
 	if (size == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	cluster = exfat_advance_cluster(ef, node, newsize / CLUSTER_SIZE(*ef->sb));
+	cluster = exfat_advance_cluster(ef, node, newsize / CLUSTER_SIZE(*ef->sb), fptr);
 	if (CLUSTER_INVALID(*ef->sb, cluster))
 	{
 		exfat_error("invalid cluster 0x%x while reading", cluster);
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ ssize_t exfat_generic_pread(const struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
 }
 
 ssize_t exfat_generic_pwrite(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
-		const void* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset)
+		const void* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset, struct exfat_fptr* fptr)
 {
 	uint64_t newsize = offset;
 	int rc;
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ ssize_t exfat_generic_pwrite(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node,
 	if (size == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	cluster = exfat_advance_cluster(ef, node, newsize / CLUSTER_SIZE(*ef->sb));
+	cluster = exfat_advance_cluster(ef, node, newsize / CLUSTER_SIZE(*ef->sb), fptr);
 	if (CLUSTER_INVALID(*ef->sb, cluster))
 	{
 		exfat_error("invalid cluster 0x%x while writing", cluster);
diff --git a/libexfat/mount.c b/libexfat/mount.c
index f0ca0e3d..f5a4efc5 100644
--- a/libexfat/mount.c
+++ b/libexfat/mount.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ int exfat_mount(struct exfat* ef, const char* spec, const char* options)
 	memset(ef->root, 0, sizeof(struct exfat_node));
 	ef->root->attrib = EXFAT_ATTRIB_DIR;
 	ef->root->start_cluster = le32_to_cpu(ef->sb->rootdir_cluster);
-	ef->root->fptr_cluster = ef->root->start_cluster;
+	ef->root->fptr.cluster = ef->root->start_cluster;
 	ef->root->name[0] = cpu_to_le16('\0');
 	ef->root->size = rootdir_size(ef);
 	if (ef->root->size == 0)
diff --git a/libexfat/node.c b/libexfat/node.c
index 9cffbcb8..888959ea 100644
--- a/libexfat/node.c
+++ b/libexfat/node.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ int exfat_cleanup_node(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* node)
 		exfat_bug("unable to cleanup a node with %d references",
 				node->references);
 
+	if (node->fptr.next != NULL)
+		exfat_bug("unable to cleanup a node with an open file handle");
+
 	if (node->is_unlinked)
 	{
 		/* free all clusters and node structure itself */
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ static int read_entries(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* dir,
 		exfat_bug("attempted to read entries from a file");
 
 	size = exfat_generic_pread(ef, dir, entries,
-			sizeof(struct exfat_entry[n]), offset);
+			sizeof(struct exfat_entry[n]), offset, NULL);
 	if (size == (ssize_t) sizeof(struct exfat_entry) * n)
 		return 0; /* success */
 	if (size == 0)
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ static int write_entries(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* dir,
 		exfat_bug("attempted to write entries into a file");
 
 	size = exfat_generic_pwrite(ef, dir, entries,
-			sizeof(struct exfat_entry[n]), offset);
+			sizeof(struct exfat_entry[n]), offset, NULL);
 	if (size == (ssize_t) sizeof(struct exfat_entry) * n)
 		return 0; /* success */
 	if (size < 0)
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ static void init_node_meta2(struct exfat_node* node,
 {
 	node->size = le64_to_cpu(meta2->size);
 	node->start_cluster = le32_to_cpu(meta2->start_cluster);
-	node->fptr_cluster = node->start_cluster;
+	node->fptr.cluster = node->start_cluster;
 	node->is_contiguous = ((meta2->flags & EXFAT_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS) != 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/libexfat/repair.c b/libexfat/repair.c
index 8e8e9628..6012234a 100644
--- a/libexfat/repair.c
+++ b/libexfat/repair.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bool exfat_fix_unknown_entry(struct exfat* ef, struct exfat_node* dir,
 
 	deleted.type &= ~EXFAT_ENTRY_VALID;
 	if (exfat_generic_pwrite(ef, dir, &deleted, sizeof(struct exfat_entry),
-			offset) != sizeof(struct exfat_entry))
+			offset, NULL) != sizeof(struct exfat_entry))
 		return false;
 
 	exfat_errors_fixed++;