diff --git a/firmware/common/file.c b/firmware/common/file.c
index 4477ed10aa..dfbebe1b90 100644
--- a/firmware/common/file.c
+++ b/firmware/common/file.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct filedesc {
     int cacheoffset;
     int fileoffset;
     int size;
+    int attr;
     struct fat_file fatfile;
     bool busy;
     bool write;
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ int open(const char* pathname, int flags)
                      &(file->fatfile),
                      &(dir->fatdir));
             file->size = entry->size;
+            file->attr = entry->attribute;
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ int open(const char* pathname, int flags)
                 return -5;
             }
             file->size = 0;
+            file->attr = 0;
         }
         else {
             DEBUGF("Couldn't find %s in %s\n",name,pathname);
@@ -190,7 +193,7 @@ int close(int fd)
         }
 
         /* tie up all loose ends */
-        if (fat_closewrite(&(file->fatfile), file->size) < 0)
+        if (fat_closewrite(&(file->fatfile), file->size, file->attr) < 0)
             return -3;
     }
     file->busy = false;
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ int rename(const char* path, const char* newpath)
         nameptr = (char*)newpath;
 
     file = &openfiles[fd];
-    rc = fat_rename(&file->fatfile, nameptr, file->size);
+    rc = fat_rename(&file->fatfile, nameptr, file->size, file->attr);
     if ( rc < 0 ) {
         DEBUGF("Failed renaming file: %d\n", rc);
         errno = EIO;
diff --git a/firmware/drivers/fat.c b/firmware/drivers/fat.c
index 020a48bdef..9274a9c339 100644
--- a/firmware/drivers/fat.c
+++ b/firmware/drivers/fat.c
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ static int create_dos_name(unsigned char *name, unsigned char *newname)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int update_file_size( struct fat_file* file, int size )
+static int update_short_entry( struct fat_file* file, int size, int attr )
 {
     unsigned char buf[SECTOR_SIZE];
     int sector = file->direntry / DIR_ENTRIES_PER_SECTOR;
@@ -1152,6 +1152,8 @@ static int update_file_size( struct fat_file* file, int size )
     if (!entry[0] || entry[0] == 0xe5)
         panicf("Updating size on empty dir entry %d\n", file->direntry);
         
+    entry[FATDIR_ATTR] = attr & 0xFF;
+
     clusptr = (short*)(entry + FATDIR_FSTCLUSHI);
     *clusptr = SWAB16(file->firstcluster >> 16);
     
@@ -1264,7 +1266,7 @@ int fat_truncate(struct fat_file *file)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int fat_closewrite(struct fat_file *file, int size)
+int fat_closewrite(struct fat_file *file, int size, int attr)
 {
     LDEBUGF("fat_closewrite(size=%d)\n",size);
 
@@ -1277,7 +1279,7 @@ int fat_closewrite(struct fat_file *file, int size)
     }
 
     if (file->dircluster)
-        if (update_file_size(file, size) < 0)
+        if (update_short_entry(file, size, attr) < 0)
             return -1;
 
     flush_fat();
@@ -1392,7 +1394,8 @@ int fat_remove(struct fat_file* file)
 
 int fat_rename(struct fat_file* file, 
                unsigned char* newname,
-               int size)
+               int size,
+               int attr)
 {
     int err;
     struct fat_dir dir;
@@ -1414,7 +1417,7 @@ int fat_rename(struct fat_file* file,
         return -3;
 
     /* write size and cluster link */
-    err = update_file_size(&newfile, size);
+    err = update_short_entry(&newfile, size, attr);
     if (err<0)
         return -4;
 
diff --git a/firmware/drivers/fat.h b/firmware/drivers/fat.h
index 8d2382f57c..6a3e5cf967 100644
--- a/firmware/drivers/fat.h
+++ b/firmware/drivers/fat.h
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ extern int fat_create_file(char* name,
                            struct fat_dir* dir);
 extern int fat_readwrite(struct fat_file *ent, int sectorcount, 
                          void* buf, bool write );
-extern int fat_closewrite(struct fat_file *ent, int size);
+extern int fat_closewrite(struct fat_file *ent, int size, int attr);
 extern int fat_seek(struct fat_file *ent, unsigned int sector );
 extern int fat_remove(struct fat_file *ent);
 extern int fat_truncate(struct fat_file *ent);
 extern int fat_rename(struct fat_file* file, 
                       unsigned char* newname,
-                      int size);
+                      int size, int attr);
 
 extern int fat_opendir(struct fat_dir *ent, unsigned int currdir);
 extern int fat_getnext(struct fat_dir *ent, struct fat_direntry *entry);