diff --git a/src/backend/src/filesystem/definitions/capabilities.js b/src/backend/src/filesystem/definitions/capabilities.js
index 84e99fd0..1eb13c42 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/filesystem/definitions/capabilities.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/filesystem/definitions/capabilities.js
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 const capabilityNames = [
+    // PuterFS Capabilities
     'thumbnail',
     'uuid',
     'operation-trace',
+    'readdir-uuid-mode',
 
+    // Standard Capabilities
     'read',
     'write',
-    'case-sensitive',
     'symlink',
-    'unix-perms',
     'trash',
+
+    // Behavior Capabilities
+    'case-sensitive',
+
+    // POSIX Capabilities
+    'readdir-inode-numbers',
+    'unix-perms',
 ];
 
 const fsCapabilities = {};
diff --git a/src/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readdir.js b/src/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readdir.js
index 83defc48..940bccf6 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readdir.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_readdir.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 const APIError = require("../../api/APIError");
+const fsCapabilities = require("../definitions/capabilities");
 const { TYPE_SYMLINK } = require("../FSNodeContext");
 const { RootNodeSelector } = require("../node/selectors");
 const { NodeUIDSelector, NodeChildSelector } = require("../node/selectors");
@@ -51,10 +52,7 @@ class LLReadDir extends LLFilesystemOperation {
             subject = target;
         }
 
-        const subject_uuid = await subject.get('uid');
-
         const svc = context.get('services');
-        const svc_fsentry = svc.get('fsEntryService');
         const svc_fs = svc.get('filesystem');
 
         if ( subject.isRoot ) {
@@ -67,16 +65,32 @@ class LLReadDir extends LLFilesystemOperation {
             ];
         }
 
-        this.checkpoint('before get direct descendants')
-        const child_uuids = await svc_fsentry
-            .fast_get_direct_descendants(subject_uuid);
-        this.checkpoint('after get direct descendants')
-        const children = await Promise.all(child_uuids.map(async uuid => {
-            return await svc_fs.node(new NodeUIDSelector(uuid));
-        }));
-        this.checkpoint('after get children');
+        const capabilities = subject.provider.get_capabilities();
 
-        return children;
+        // UUID Mode
+        if ( capabilities.has(fsCapabilities.READDIR_UUID_MODE) ) {
+            this.checkpoint('readdir uuid mode')
+            const child_uuids = await subject.provider.readdir({
+                context,
+                node: subject,
+            });
+            this.checkpoint('after get direct descendants')
+            const children = await Promise.all(child_uuids.map(async uuid => {
+                return await svc_fs.node(new NodeUIDSelector(uuid));
+            }));
+            this.checkpoint('after get children');
+            return children;
+        }
+
+        // Conventional Mode
+        const child_entries = subject.provider.readdir({
+            context,
+            node: subject,
+        });
+
+        return await Promise.all(child_entries.map(async entry => {
+            return await svc_fs.node(new NodeChildSelector(subject, entry.name));
+        }));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/puterfs/lib/PuterFSProvider.js b/src/backend/src/modules/puterfs/lib/PuterFSProvider.js
index b40657f7..55267a88 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/puterfs/lib/PuterFSProvider.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/puterfs/lib/PuterFSProvider.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class PuterFSProvider {
             fsCapabilities.THUMBNAIL,
             fsCapabilities.UUID,
             fsCapabilities.OPERATION_TRACE,
+            fsCapabilities.READDIR_UUID_MODE,
 
             fsCapabilities.READ,
             fsCapabilities.WRITE,
@@ -110,6 +111,15 @@ class PuterFSProvider {
 
         return entry;
     }
+
+    async readdir ({ context, node }) {
+        const uuid = await node.get('uid');
+        const services = context.get('services');
+        const svc_fsentry = services.get('fsEntryService');
+        const child_uuids = await svc_fsentry
+            .fast_get_direct_descendants(uuid);
+        return child_uuids;
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = {