diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 79fc10442..33d9248ab 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Create(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.CreateRequest,
 		},
 	}
 	file.dirtyMetadata = true
-	fh := dir.wfs.AcquireHandle(file, req.Uid, req.Gid)
+	fh := dir.wfs.AcquireHandle(file, req.Uid, req.Gid, req.Flags & fuse.OpenWriteOnly > 0)
 	return file, fh, nil
 
 }
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dirty_page.go b/weed/filesys/dirty_page.go
index 8888cff96..1719d68e6 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dirty_page.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dirty_page.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 type ContinuousDirtyPages struct {
 	intervals      *ContinuousIntervals
 	f              *File
+	fh             *FileHandle
 	writeWaitGroup sync.WaitGroup
 	chunkAddLock   sync.Mutex
 	lastErr        error
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func (pages *ContinuousDirtyPages) saveToStorage(reader io.Reader, offset int64,
 		defer pages.writeWaitGroup.Done()
 
 		reader = io.LimitReader(reader, size)
-		chunk, collection, replication, err := pages.f.wfs.saveDataAsChunk(pages.f.fullpath())(reader, pages.f.Name, offset)
+		chunk, collection, replication, err := pages.f.wfs.saveDataAsChunk(pages.f.fullpath(), pages.fh.writeOnly)(reader, pages.f.Name, offset)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.V(0).Infof("%s saveToStorage [%d,%d): %v", pages.f.fullpath(), offset, offset+size, err)
 			pages.lastErr = err
diff --git a/weed/filesys/file.go b/weed/filesys/file.go
index bb57988cd..80905a967 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/file.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/file.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (file *File) Open(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.OpenRequest, resp *fuse.Op
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("file %v open %+v", file.fullpath(), req)
 
-	handle := file.wfs.AcquireHandle(file, req.Uid, req.Gid)
+	handle := file.wfs.AcquireHandle(file, req.Uid, req.Gid, req.Flags&fuse.OpenWriteOnly > 0)
 
 	resp.Handle = fuse.HandleID(handle.handle)
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
index 27ffab6e1..8cbaf6fd2 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type FileHandle struct {
 	NodeId    fuse.NodeID    // file or directory the request is about
 	Uid       uint32         // user ID of process making request
 	Gid       uint32         // group ID of process making request
-
+	writeOnly bool
 }
 
 func newFileHandle(file *File, uid, gid uint32) *FileHandle {
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func newFileHandle(file *File, uid, gid uint32) *FileHandle {
 		Uid:        uid,
 		Gid:        gid,
 	}
+	fh.dirtyPages.fh = fh
 	entry := fh.f.getEntry()
 	if entry != nil {
 		entry.Attributes.FileSize = filer.FileSize(entry)
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) doFlush(ctx context.Context, header fuse.Header) error {
 		manifestChunks, nonManifestChunks := filer.SeparateManifestChunks(entry.Chunks)
 
 		chunks, _ := filer.CompactFileChunks(fh.f.wfs.LookupFn(), nonManifestChunks)
-		chunks, manifestErr := filer.MaybeManifestize(fh.f.wfs.saveDataAsChunk(fh.f.fullpath()), chunks)
+		chunks, manifestErr := filer.MaybeManifestize(fh.f.wfs.saveDataAsChunk(fh.f.fullpath(), fh.writeOnly), chunks)
 		if manifestErr != nil {
 			// not good, but should be ok
 			glog.V(0).Infof("MaybeManifestize: %v", manifestErr)
diff --git a/weed/filesys/wfs.go b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
index 832925bc1..7757e4285 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/wfs.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Root() (fs.Node, error) {
 	return wfs.root, nil
 }
 
-func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(file *File, uid, gid uint32) (fileHandle *FileHandle) {
+func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(file *File, uid, gid uint32, writeOnly bool) (fileHandle *FileHandle) {
 
 	fullpath := file.fullpath()
 	glog.V(4).Infof("AcquireHandle %s uid=%d gid=%d", fullpath, uid, gid)
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(file *File, uid, gid uint32) (fileHandle *FileHand
 	wfs.handlesLock.Unlock()
 	if found && existingHandle != nil {
 		existingHandle.f.isOpen++
+		if existingHandle.writeOnly {
+			existingHandle.writeOnly = writeOnly
+		}
 		glog.V(4).Infof("Acquired Handle %s open %d", fullpath, existingHandle.f.isOpen)
 		return existingHandle
 	}
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(file *File, uid, gid uint32) (fileHandle *FileHand
 	entry, _ := file.maybeLoadEntry(context.Background())
 	file.entry = entry
 	fileHandle = newFileHandle(file, uid, gid)
+	fileHandle.writeOnly = writeOnly
 	file.isOpen++
 
 	wfs.handlesLock.Lock()
diff --git a/weed/filesys/wfs_write.go b/weed/filesys/wfs_write.go
index dbec3bebc..9d2ce26ec 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/wfs_write.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/wfs_write.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
-func (wfs *WFS) saveDataAsChunk(fullPath util.FullPath) filer.SaveDataAsChunkFunctionType {
+func (wfs *WFS) saveDataAsChunk(fullPath util.FullPath, writeOnly bool) filer.SaveDataAsChunkFunctionType {
 
 	return func(reader io.Reader, filename string, offset int64) (chunk *filer_pb.FileChunk, collection, replication string, err error) {
 		var fileId, host string
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ func (wfs *WFS) saveDataAsChunk(fullPath util.FullPath) filer.SaveDataAsChunkFun
 			return nil, "", "", fmt.Errorf("upload result: %v", uploadResult.Error)
 		}
 
-		wfs.chunkCache.SetChunk(fileId, data)
+		if !writeOnly {
+			wfs.chunkCache.SetChunk(fileId, data)
+		}
 
 		chunk = uploadResult.ToPbFileChunk(fileId, offset)
 		return chunk, collection, replication, nil