diff --git a/src/Build/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Build/CMakeLists.txt
index ba67f9d7..5125d157 100644
--- a/src/Build/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Build/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ elseif ( NOT DEFINED NOGUI )
 	MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "NOGUI variable MUST BE set to TRUE if building 'Console' version, 'FALSE' otherwise")
 endif()
 
+option(VC_WITH_FUSE3 "Link against FUSE3 instead of FUSE2 when packaging" OFF)
+
 # - Set version of the package
 set( FULL_VERSION 		"1.26.27" )
 set( VERSION 			"1.26.27" )
@@ -268,46 +270,56 @@ if ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) OR ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Ubuntu" ) )
 	set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE 		${CPACK_PACKAGE_RELEASE} )
 	set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE 	${ARCHITECTURE} )																	# mandatory
 	
+	# Determine the FUSE runtime package name that matches the selected FUSE version
+	set(VC_DEBIAN_USE_T64 FALSE)
+	if (   ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "13" ) )
+		OR ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Ubuntu" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "24.04" ) ) )
+		set(VC_DEBIAN_USE_T64 TRUE)
+	endif ()
+	if (VC_WITH_FUSE3)
+		set(VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE "libfuse3-3")
+	else ()
+		if (VC_DEBIAN_USE_T64)
+			set(VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE "libfuse2t64")
+		else ()
+			set(VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE "libfuse2")
+		endif ()
+	endif ()
+
 	if (NOGUI)
 		# Link against statically built wxWidgets so that we don't depend on any GTK library
-		# In case of Ubuntu 24.04/ Debian 13 or newer, libfuse2 package was renamed libfuse2t64
-		if (   ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "13" ) ) 
-			OR ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Ubuntu" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "24.04" ) ) )
-			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libfuse2t64, dmsetup, sudo" )
-		else ()
-			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libfuse2, dmsetup, sudo" )
-		endif()
+		set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"${VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE}, dmsetup, sudo" )
 	else ()
 		# Link against gtk3 version of wxWidgets if >= Debian 10 or >= Ubuntu 18.04
 		# Otherwise, link against gtk2 version of wxWidgets
 		if (   ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "13" ) )
 			OR ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Ubuntu" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "25.04" ) ) )
 
-			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libwxgtk3.2-1t64, libayatana-appindicator3-1, libfuse2t64, dmsetup, sudo" )
+			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libwxgtk3.2-1t64, libayatana-appindicator3-1, ${VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE}, dmsetup, sudo" )
 
-		# In case of Ubuntu 24.04, we depend on libfuse2t64 instead of libfuse2 and we link statically against wxWidgets
+		# In case of Ubuntu 24.04, we depend on the t64 variant of the FUSE package and we link statically against wxWidgets
 		# because there is a bug in wxWidgets that ships with Ubuntu 24.04 and which was fixed in wxWidgets 3.2.5
 		elseif ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Ubuntu" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "24.04" ) )
-			
-			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libgtk-3-0t64, libayatana-appindicator3-1, libfuse2t64, dmsetup, sudo" )										
 
-		elseif ( ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12" ) ) 
+			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libgtk-3-0t64, libayatana-appindicator3-1, ${VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE}, dmsetup, sudo" )
+
+		elseif ( ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12" ) )
 			OR ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Ubuntu" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "23.04" ) ) )
-			
-			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libwxgtk3.2-1, libayatana-appindicator3-1, libfuse2, dmsetup, sudo" )										
-			
-		elseif ( ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "10" ) ) 
+
+			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libwxgtk3.2-1, libayatana-appindicator3-1, ${VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE}, dmsetup, sudo" )
+
+		elseif ( ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "10" ) )
 			OR ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Ubuntu" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "18.04" ) ) )
-			
-			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5, libayatana-appindicator3-1, libfuse2, dmsetup, sudo" )										
-			
+
+			set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5, libayatana-appindicator3-1, ${VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE}, dmsetup, sudo" )
+
 		else ()
 			# Link against statically built wxWidgets on Ubuntu 14.04 and older, and Debian 8 and older
 			if ( ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Debian" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_LESS_EQUAL "8" ) ) 
 				OR ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "Ubuntu" ) AND ( PLATFORM_VERSION VERSION_LESS_EQUAL "14.04" ) ) )
-				set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libgtk2.0-0, libfuse2, dmsetup, sudo" )
+				set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libgtk2.0-0, ${VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE}, dmsetup, sudo" )
 			else ()
-				set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libwxgtk3.0-0v5, libfuse2, dmsetup, sudo" )
+				set( CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS 		"libwxgtk3.0-0v5, ${VC_DEBIAN_FUSE_PACKAGE}, dmsetup, sudo" )
 			endif ()
 			
 		endif()
@@ -330,7 +342,7 @@ elseif ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "CentOS" ) OR ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "openSUSE" ) OR (
 	set( RPM_PRERM 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Packaging/rpm-control/prerm.sh)
 	
 	set( CPACK_GENERATOR 				"RPM" )																					# mandatory
-	set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUMMARY 		${CPACK_PACKAGE_SUMMARY} )																# mandatory
+	set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUMMARY 		${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY} )																# mandatory
 	set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION 	${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION} )															# mandatory
 	set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME 		${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME} )																	# mandatory
 	set( CPACK_RPM_FILE_NAME 			${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.rpm )														# mandatory
@@ -341,17 +353,22 @@ elseif ( ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "CentOS" ) OR ( PLATFORM STREQUAL "openSUSE" ) OR (
 	set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_GROUP 		"Applications/System" )																	# mandatory, https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RPMGroups
 	set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_VENDOR 		${CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR} )																# mandatory
 	set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQ 		"no" ) 																					# disable automatic shared libraries dependency detection (most of the time buggy)
+	if (VC_WITH_FUSE3)
+		set(VC_RPM_FUSE_PACKAGE "fuse3")
+	else ()
+		set(VC_RPM_FUSE_PACKAGE "fuse")
+	endif ()
 	
 	if (NOGUI)
-		set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES 	"fuse, device-mapper, sudo" )
+		set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES 	"${VC_RPM_FUSE_PACKAGE}, device-mapper, sudo" )
 	else ()
 		find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 		pkg_check_modules(GTK3 gtk+-3.0)
 		
 		if(GTK3_FOUND)
-			set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES     "fuse, device-mapper, gtk3, sudo" )
+			set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES     "${VC_RPM_FUSE_PACKAGE}, device-mapper, gtk3, sudo" )
 		else()
-			set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES     "fuse, device-mapper, gtk2, sudo" )
+			set( CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES     "${VC_RPM_FUSE_PACKAGE}, device-mapper, gtk2, sudo" )
 		endif()
 	endif()
 
diff --git a/src/Build/build_cmake_deb.sh b/src/Build/build_cmake_deb.sh
index 7248b1cd..64cdf559 100755
--- a/src/Build/build_cmake_deb.sh
+++ b/src/Build/build_cmake_deb.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,52 @@ export WX_ROOT=$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-3.2.5
 
 cd $SOURCEPATH
 
+# Detect requested FUSE version (defaults to FUSE2). Can be set via WITHFUSE3=1 or by passing FUSE3/--with-fuse3.
+build_with_fuse3=0
+if [ -n "$WITHFUSE3" ] && [ "$WITHFUSE3" != "0" ]; then
+    build_with_fuse3=1
+fi
+
+preserved_args=""
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        FUSE3|WITHFUSE3|--with-fuse3)
+            build_with_fuse3=1
+            ;;
+        FUSE2|WITHFUSE2|--with-fuse2)
+            build_with_fuse3=0
+            ;;
+        WXSTATIC|INDICATOR)
+            if [ -z "$preserved_args" ]; then
+                preserved_args="$1"
+            else
+                preserved_args="$preserved_args $1"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Warning: Unrecognized option '$1' (ignored)" >&2
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+set --
+if [ -n "$preserved_args" ]; then
+    for arg in $preserved_args; do
+        set -- "$@" "$arg"
+    done
+fi
+
+if [ "$build_with_fuse3" = "1" ]; then
+    FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG="WITHFUSE3=1"
+    FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG="-DVC_WITH_FUSE3=TRUE"
+    echo "Building VeraCrypt packages against FUSE3"
+else
+    FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG=""
+    FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG="-DVC_WITH_FUSE3=FALSE"
+    echo "Building VeraCrypt packages against FUSE2"
+fi
+
 build_and_install() {
     target=$1
     wxstatic=$2
@@ -63,7 +109,7 @@ build_and_install() {
             echo "wx-config already exists in ${WX_BUILD_DIR}. Skipping wxbuild."
         else
             echo "Using wxWidgets sources in $WX_ROOT"
-            make $wxstatic_value $nogui wxbuild || exit 1
+            make $wxstatic_value $nogui $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG wxbuild || exit 1
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -73,9 +119,9 @@ build_and_install() {
     fi
 
     rm -rf "$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/$target"
-    make $wxstatic_value $indicator_value $nogui clean || exit 1
-    make $wxstatic_value $indicator_value $nogui || exit 1
-    make $wxstatic_value $indicator_value $nogui install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/$target" || exit 1
+    make $wxstatic_value $indicator_value $nogui $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG clean || exit 1
+    make $wxstatic_value $indicator_value $nogui $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG || exit 1
+    make $wxstatic_value $indicator_value $nogui $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/$target" || exit 1
 }
 
 # Handle arguments
@@ -112,8 +158,8 @@ rm -rf $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging
 mkdir -p $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI
 mkdir -p $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console
 
-cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI" -DNOGUI=FALSE || exit 1
+cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI" -DNOGUI=FALSE $FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG || exit 1
 cpack --config $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI/CPackConfig.cmake || exit 1
 
-cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console" -DNOGUI=TRUE || exit 1
+cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console" -DNOGUI=TRUE $FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG || exit 1
 cpack --config $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console/CPackConfig.cmake || exit 1
diff --git a/src/Build/build_cmake_opensuse.sh b/src/Build/build_cmake_opensuse.sh
index da4f985f..87c5a75e 100644
--- a/src/Build/build_cmake_opensuse.sh
+++ b/src/Build/build_cmake_opensuse.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,38 @@ export WX_ROOT=$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-3.2.5
 
 cd $SOURCEPATH
 
+# Detect requested FUSE version (defaults to FUSE2). Can be set via WITHFUSE3=1 or by passing FUSE3/--with-fuse3.
+build_with_fuse3=0
+if [ -n "$WITHFUSE3" ] && [ "$WITHFUSE3" != "0" ]; then
+    build_with_fuse3=1
+fi
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        FUSE3|WITHFUSE3|--with-fuse3)
+            build_with_fuse3=1
+            ;;
+        FUSE2|WITHFUSE2|--with-fuse2)
+            build_with_fuse3=0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+if [ "$build_with_fuse3" = "1" ]; then
+    FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG="WITHFUSE3=1"
+    FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG="-DVC_WITH_FUSE3=TRUE"
+    echo "Building VeraCrypt packages against FUSE3"
+else
+    FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG=""
+    FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG="-DVC_WITH_FUSE3=FALSE"
+    echo "Building VeraCrypt packages against FUSE2"
+fi
+
 echo "Building GUI version of VeraCrypt for RPM using wxWidgets static libraries"
 
 # This will be the temporary wxWidgets directory
@@ -51,14 +83,14 @@ if [ -L "${WX_BUILD_DIR}/wx-config" ]; then
     echo "wx-config already exists in ${WX_BUILD_DIR}. Skipping wxbuild."
 else
     echo "Using wxWidgets sources in $WX_ROOT"
-    make WXSTATIC=1 wxbuild || exit 1
+    make WXSTATIC=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG wxbuild || exit 1
     ln -s $WX_BUILD_DIR/lib  $WX_BUILD_DIR/lib64
 fi
 
 rm -rf "$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI"
-make WXSTATIC=1 clean 				|| exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=1 					|| exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=1 install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI"	|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG clean 				|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG 					|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI"	|| exit 1
 
 echo "Building console version of VeraCrypt for RPM using wxWidgets static libraries"
 
@@ -74,14 +106,14 @@ if [ -L "${WX_BUILD_DIR}/wx-config" ]; then
     echo "wx-config already exists in ${WX_BUILD_DIR}. Skipping wxbuild."
 else
     echo "Using wxWidgets sources in $WX_ROOT"
-    make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 wxbuild || exit 1
+    make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG wxbuild || exit 1
     ln -s $WX_BUILD_DIR/lib  $WX_BUILD_DIR/lib64
 fi
 
 rm -rf "$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console"
-make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 clean 				|| exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 					|| exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console"	|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG clean 				|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG 					|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console"	|| exit 1
 
 echo "Creating VeraCrypt RPM packages "
 
@@ -95,7 +127,7 @@ mkdir -p $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI
 mkdir -p $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console
 
 # wxWidgets was built using native GTK version
-cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI" -DNOGUI=FALSE || exit 1		
+cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI" -DNOGUI=FALSE $FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG || exit 1
 cpack --config $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI/CPackConfig.cmake || exit 1
-cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console" -DNOGUI=TRUE || exit 1
+cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console" -DNOGUI=TRUE $FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG || exit 1
 cpack --config $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console/CPackConfig.cmake|| exit 1
diff --git a/src/Build/build_cmake_rpm.sh b/src/Build/build_cmake_rpm.sh
index 3b63e63b..499a1c61 100644
--- a/src/Build/build_cmake_rpm.sh
+++ b/src/Build/build_cmake_rpm.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,38 @@ export WX_ROOT=$PARENTDIR/wxWidgets-3.2.5
 
 cd $SOURCEPATH
 
+# Detect requested FUSE version (defaults to FUSE2). Can be set via WITHFUSE3=1 or by passing FUSE3/--with-fuse3.
+build_with_fuse3=0
+if [ -n "$WITHFUSE3" ] && [ "$WITHFUSE3" != "0" ]; then
+    build_with_fuse3=1
+fi
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        FUSE3|WITHFUSE3|--with-fuse3)
+            build_with_fuse3=1
+            ;;
+        FUSE2|WITHFUSE2|--with-fuse2)
+            build_with_fuse3=0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+if [ "$build_with_fuse3" = "1" ]; then
+    FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG="WITHFUSE3=1"
+    FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG="-DVC_WITH_FUSE3=TRUE"
+    echo "Building VeraCrypt packages against FUSE3"
+else
+    FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG=""
+    FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG="-DVC_WITH_FUSE3=FALSE"
+    echo "Building VeraCrypt packages against FUSE2"
+fi
+
 echo "Building GUI version of VeraCrypt for RPM using wxWidgets static libraries"
 
 # This will be the temporary wxWidgets directory
@@ -51,13 +83,16 @@ if [ -L "${WX_BUILD_DIR}/wx-config" ]; then
     echo "wx-config already exists in ${WX_BUILD_DIR}. Skipping wxbuild."
 else
     echo "Using wxWidgets sources in $WX_ROOT"
-    make WXSTATIC=1 wxbuild || exit 1
+    make WXSTATIC=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG wxbuild || exit 1
+    if [ -d "$WX_BUILD_DIR/lib" ] && [ ! -e "$WX_BUILD_DIR/lib64" ]; then
+        ln -s "$WX_BUILD_DIR/lib" "$WX_BUILD_DIR/lib64"
+    fi
 fi
 
 rm -rf "$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI"
-make WXSTATIC=1 clean 				|| exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=1 					|| exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=1 install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI"	|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG clean 				|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG 					|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI"	|| exit 1
 
 echo "Building console version of VeraCrypt for RPM using wxWidgets static libraries"
 
@@ -73,13 +108,13 @@ if [ -L "${WX_BUILD_DIR}/wx-config" ]; then
     echo "wx-config already exists in ${WX_BUILD_DIR}. Skipping wxbuild."
 else
     echo "Using wxWidgets sources in $WX_ROOT"
-    make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 wxbuild || exit 1
+    make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG wxbuild || exit 1
 fi
 
 rm -rf "$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console"
-make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 clean 				|| exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 					|| exit 1
-make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console"	|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG clean 				|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG 					|| exit 1
+make WXSTATIC=1 NOGUI=1 $FUSE3_MAKE_FLAG install DESTDIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console"	|| exit 1
 
 echo "Creating VeraCrypt RPM packages "
 
@@ -93,7 +128,7 @@ mkdir -p $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI
 mkdir -p $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console
 
 # wxWidgets was built using native GTK version
-cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI" -DNOGUI=FALSE || exit 1
+cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/GUI" -DNOGUI=FALSE $FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG || exit 1
 cpack --config $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/GUI/CPackConfig.cmake || exit 1
-cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console" -DNOGUI=TRUE || exit 1
+cmake -H$SCRIPTPATH -B$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console -DVERACRYPT_BUILD_DIR="$PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Setup/Console" -DNOGUI=TRUE $FUSE3_CMAKE_FLAG || exit 1
 cpack --config $PARENTDIR/VeraCrypt_Packaging/Console/CPackConfig.cmake || exit 1
diff --git a/src/Driver/Fuse/Driver.make b/src/Driver/Fuse/Driver.make
index c6156026..49953458 100644
--- a/src/Driver/Fuse/Driver.make
+++ b/src/Driver/Fuse/Driver.make
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ OBJS :=
 OBJS += FuseService.o
 
 CXXFLAGS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) $(VC_FUSE_PACKAGE) --cflags)
+CXXFLAGS += -DVC_FUSE_VERSION=$(VC_FUSE_VERSION)
 
 include $(BUILD_INC)/Makefile.inc
diff --git a/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.cpp b/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.cpp
index 4b343b6f..ca1835eb 100644
--- a/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.cpp
+++ b/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,24 @@
 */
 
 #ifdef TC_OPENBSD
-#define FUSE_USE_VERSION  26
+# define FUSE_USE_VERSION 26
 #else
-#define FUSE_USE_VERSION  25
+# ifndef VC_FUSE_VERSION
+#  define VC_FUSE_VERSION 2
+# endif
+# if VC_FUSE_VERSION < 3
+#  define FUSE_USE_VERSION 25
+# else
+#  define FUSE_USE_VERSION 301
+#  define VC_FUSE3 1
+# endif
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef VC_FUSE3
+#define VC_FUSE_FILL_DIR(filler, buf, name, st, off) filler(buf, name, st, off, (enum fuse_fill_dir_flags)0)
+#else
+#define VC_FUSE_FILL_DIR(filler, buf, name, st, off) filler(buf, name, st, off)
 #endif
 
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -41,6 +56,23 @@
 
 namespace VeraCrypt
 {
+	static const ino_t VC_FUSE_INODE_ROOT = 1;
+	static const ino_t VC_FUSE_INODE_VOLUME = 2;
+	static const ino_t VC_FUSE_INODE_CONTROL = 3;
+
+	static int fuse_service_fill_dir_entry (void *buf, fuse_fill_dir_t filler, const char *name, mode_t mode, ino_t ino, off_t nextOff)
+	{
+		struct stat st;
+		Memory::Zero (&st, sizeof (st));
+		st.st_mode = mode;
+		st.st_nlink = S_ISDIR (mode) ? 2 : 1;
+		st.st_uid = FuseService::GetUserId();
+		st.st_gid = FuseService::GetGroupId();
+		st.st_ino = ino;
+
+		return VC_FUSE_FILL_DIR (filler, buf, name, &st, nextOff);
+	}
+
 	static int fuse_service_access (const char *path, int mask)
 	{
 		try
@@ -56,11 +88,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-#ifdef TC_OPENBSD
-	static void *fuse_service_init (struct fuse_conn_info *)
-#else
-	static void *fuse_service_init ()
-#endif
+	static void *fuse_service_init_common ()
 	{
 		try
 		{
@@ -88,6 +116,32 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 
+#if defined(VC_FUSE3)
+	static void *fuse_service_init (struct fuse_conn_info *conn, struct fuse_config *cfg)
+	{
+		if (cfg)
+		{
+			cfg->set_uid = 1;
+			cfg->set_gid = 1;
+			cfg->uid = FuseService::GetUserId();
+			cfg->gid = FuseService::GetGroupId();
+		}
+
+		return fuse_service_init_common ();
+	}
+#elif defined(TC_OPENBSD) || (FUSE_USE_VERSION >= 26)
+	static void *fuse_service_init (struct fuse_conn_info *conn)
+	{
+		(void) conn;
+		return fuse_service_init_common ();
+	}
+#else
+	static void *fuse_service_init ()
+	{
+		return fuse_service_init_common ();
+	}
+#endif
+
 	static void fuse_service_destroy (void *userdata)
 	{
 		try
@@ -104,7 +158,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		}
 	}
 
-	static int fuse_service_getattr (const char *path, struct stat *statData)
+	static int fuse_service_getattr_impl (const char *path, struct stat *statData)
 	{
 		try
 		{
@@ -120,6 +174,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 			{
 				statData->st_mode = S_IFDIR | 0500;
 				statData->st_nlink = 2;
+				statData->st_ino = VC_FUSE_INODE_ROOT;
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -131,12 +186,14 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 					statData->st_mode = S_IFREG | 0600;
 					statData->st_nlink = 1;
 					statData->st_size = FuseService::GetVolumeSize();
+					statData->st_ino = VC_FUSE_INODE_VOLUME;
 				}
 				else if (strcmp (path, FuseService::GetControlPath()) == 0)
 				{
 					statData->st_mode = S_IFREG | 0600;
 					statData->st_nlink = 1;
 					statData->st_size = FuseService::GetVolumeInfo()->Size();
+					statData->st_ino = VC_FUSE_INODE_CONTROL;
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -152,6 +209,19 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+#if defined(VC_FUSE3)
+	static int fuse_service_getattr (const char *path, struct stat *statData, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
+	{
+		(void) fi;
+		return fuse_service_getattr_impl (path, statData);
+	}
+#else
+	static int fuse_service_getattr (const char *path, struct stat *statData)
+	{
+		return fuse_service_getattr_impl (path, statData);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	static int fuse_service_opendir (const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
 	{
 		try
@@ -261,8 +331,10 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	static int fuse_service_readdir (const char *path, void *buf, fuse_fill_dir_t filler, off_t offset, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
+	static int fuse_service_readdir_impl (const char *path, void *buf, fuse_fill_dir_t filler, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
 	{
+		(void) fi;
+
 		try
 		{
 			if (!FuseService::CheckAccessRights())
@@ -271,10 +343,14 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 			if (strcmp (path, "/") != 0)
 				return -ENOENT;
 
-			filler (buf, ".", NULL, 0);
-			filler (buf, "..", NULL, 0);
-			filler (buf, FuseService::GetVolumeImagePath() + 1, NULL, 0);
-			filler (buf, FuseService::GetControlPath() + 1, NULL, 0);
+			if (fuse_service_fill_dir_entry (buf, filler, ".", S_IFDIR | 0500, VC_FUSE_INODE_ROOT, 0) != 0)
+				return 0;
+			if (fuse_service_fill_dir_entry (buf, filler, "..", S_IFDIR | 0500, VC_FUSE_INODE_ROOT, 0) != 0)
+				return 0;
+			if (fuse_service_fill_dir_entry (buf, filler, FuseService::GetVolumeImagePath() + 1, S_IFREG | 0600, VC_FUSE_INODE_VOLUME, 0) != 0)
+				return 0;
+			if (fuse_service_fill_dir_entry (buf, filler, FuseService::GetControlPath() + 1, S_IFREG | 0600, VC_FUSE_INODE_CONTROL, 0) != 0)
+				return 0;
 		}
 		catch (...)
 		{
@@ -284,6 +360,21 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+#if defined(VC_FUSE3)
+	static int fuse_service_readdir (const char *path, void *buf, fuse_fill_dir_t filler, off_t offset, struct fuse_file_info *fi, enum fuse_readdir_flags flags)
+	{
+		(void) offset;
+		(void) flags;
+		return fuse_service_readdir_impl (path, buf, filler, fi);
+	}
+#else
+	static int fuse_service_readdir (const char *path, void *buf, fuse_fill_dir_t filler, off_t offset, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
+	{
+		(void) offset;
+		return fuse_service_readdir_impl (path, buf, filler, fi);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	static int fuse_service_write (const char *path, const char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
 	{
 		try
@@ -461,11 +552,13 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 			}
 			catch (...)
 			{
-				if (t > 50)
-					throw;
-
-				Thread::Sleep (100);
+				// Ignore exceptions since we will retry
 			}
+
+			if (t > 50)
+				throw TimeOut (SRC_POS);
+
+			Thread::Sleep (100);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -592,7 +685,9 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 
 		SignalHandlerPipe->GetWriteFD();
 
-#ifdef TC_OPENBSD
+#ifdef VC_FUSE3
+		_exit (fuse_main (argc, argv, &fuse_service_oper, nullptr));
+#elif defined(TC_OPENBSD)
 		_exit (fuse_main (argc, argv, &fuse_service_oper, NULL));
 #else
 		_exit (fuse_main (argc, argv, &fuse_service_oper));
diff --git a/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h b/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h
index 504f40d3..35101678 100644
--- a/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h
+++ b/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		static const char *GetControlPath () { return "/control"; }
 		static const char *GetVolumeImagePath ();
 		static string GetDeviceType () { return "veracrypt"; }
-		static uid_t GetGroupId () { return GroupId; }
+		static gid_t GetGroupId () { return GroupId; }
 		static uid_t GetUserId () { return UserId; }
 		static shared_ptr <Buffer> GetVolumeInfo ();
 		static uint64 GetVolumeSize ();
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 008df27d..5e756f8b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export LFLAGS :=
 
 export PKG_CONFIG ?= pkg-config
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH ?= /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
-export VC_FUSE_PACKAGE := fuse
+
 export VC_OSX_FUSET ?= 0
 
 export WX_CONFIG ?= wx-config
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ $(error Specified SDK version was not found, ensure your active developer direct
 
 	ifneq "$(VC_OSX_FUSET)" "0"
 		C_CXX_FLAGS += -DVC_MACOSX_FUSET
-		VC_FUSE_PACKAGE := fuse-t
 	endif
 
 	export CFLAGS_ARM64 := $(CFLAGS) $(C_CXX_FLAGS) -arch arm64 -march=armv8-a+crypto
@@ -547,6 +546,36 @@ ifneq (,$(filter Linux FreeBSD OpenBSD,$(PLATFORM)))
 	endif
 endif
 
+#------ FUSE selection ------
+# User must specify WITHFUSE3 (non-zero) to request fuse3. Otherwise fuse (FUSE2) is used.
+# macOS FUSE-T builds select the fuse-t pkg-config package through WITHFUSET.
+# In all cases, existence is validated and build stops if the selected package is not found.
+ifeq "$(PLATFORM)" "MacOSX"
+	ifneq "$(VC_OSX_FUSET)" "0"
+		VC_FUSE_PACKAGE := fuse-t
+	else
+		VC_FUSE_PACKAGE := fuse
+	endif
+else
+	ifeq ($(origin WITHFUSE3),command line)
+		ifneq ($(WITHFUSE3),0)
+			VC_FUSE_PACKAGE := fuse3
+		else
+			VC_FUSE_PACKAGE := fuse
+		endif
+	else
+		VC_FUSE_PACKAGE := fuse
+	endif
+endif
+
+FUSE_FOUND := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists $(VC_FUSE_PACKAGE) >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo 1 || echo 0)
+ifeq ($(FUSE_FOUND),0)
+$(error Requested FUSE package '$(VC_FUSE_PACKAGE)' not found. Install it (or set WITHFUSE3/WITHFUSET appropriately).)
+endif
+
+export VC_FUSE_PACKAGE
+export VC_FUSE_VERSION := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --modversion $(VC_FUSE_PACKAGE) 2>/dev/null | cut -d. -f1)
+
 #------ Common configuration ------
 
 CFLAGS := $(C_CXX_FLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(TC_EXTRA_CFLAGS)