diff --git a/compat/win32/fscache.c b/compat/win32/fscache.c
index efe6be7e5e..e247e9a666 100644
--- a/compat/win32/fscache.c
+++ b/compat/win32/fscache.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "../../mem-pool.h"
 #include "ntifs.h"
+#include "wsl.h"
 
 static volatile long initialized;
 static DWORD dwTlsIndex;
@@ -242,6 +243,21 @@ static struct fsentry *fseentry_create_entry(struct fscache *cache,
 			     &(fse->u.s.st_mtim));
 	filetime_to_timespec((FILETIME *)&(fdata->CreationTime),
 			     &(fse->u.s.st_ctim));
+	if (fdata->EaSize > 0 &&
+	    sizeof(buf) >= (size_t)(list ? list->len+1 : 0) + fse->len+1 &&
+	    are_wsl_compatible_mode_bits_enabled()) {
+		size_t off = 0;
+		wchar_t wpath[MAX_LONG_PATH];
+		if (list && list->len) {
+			memcpy(buf, list->dirent.d_name, list->len);
+			buf[list->len] = '/';
+			off = list->len + 1;
+		}
+		memcpy(buf + off, fse->dirent.d_name, fse->len);
+		buf[off + fse->len] = '\0';
+		if (xutftowcs_long_path(wpath, buf) >= 0)
+			copy_wsl_mode_bits_from_disk(wpath, -1, &fse->st_mode);
+	}
 
 	return fse;
 }