diff --git a/src/Core/Unix/CoreUnix.cpp b/src/Core/Unix/CoreUnix.cpp
index c41594bf..098e9cb4 100644
--- a/src/Core/Unix/CoreUnix.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/Unix/CoreUnix.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 			// The list is already filtered to VeraCrypt auxiliary mounts; in
 			// FUSE-T builds, the mount table device name varies by backend.
 #ifdef VC_MACOSX_FUSET
-			int controlFileRetries = 10; // 10 retries with 500ms sleep each, total 5 seconds
+			int controlFileRetries = volumePath.IsEmpty() ? 1 : 10; // Up to 10 attempts with 500ms sleeps for specific volume lookups
 			string controlFileError;
 			while (!mountedVol && (controlFileRetries-- > 0))
 #endif
@@ -372,9 +372,12 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 				{
 #ifdef VC_MACOSX_FUSET
 					controlFileError = StringConverter::ToSingle (StringConverter::ToExceptionString (e));
-					// FUSE-T's SMB backend can briefly expose the auxiliary mount
-					// before the control file is readable and deserializable.
-					Thread::Sleep (500);
+					if (controlFileRetries > 0)
+					{
+						// FUSE-T's SMB backend can briefly expose the auxiliary mount
+						// before the control file is readable and deserializable.
+						Thread::Sleep (500);
+					}
 #else
 					(void) e;
 #endif
@@ -383,9 +386,12 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 				catch (...)
 				{
 					controlFileError = "unknown exception";
-					// FUSE-T's SMB backend can briefly expose the auxiliary mount
-					// before the control file is readable and deserializable.
-					Thread::Sleep (500);
+					if (controlFileRetries > 0)
+					{
+						// FUSE-T's SMB backend can briefly expose the auxiliary mount
+						// before the control file is readable and deserializable.
+						Thread::Sleep (500);
+					}
 				}
 #endif
 			}
@@ -393,12 +399,15 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 			if (!mountedVol) 
 			{
 #ifdef VC_MACOSX_FUSET
-				stringstream logMessage;
-				logMessage << "Failed to read VeraCrypt auxiliary mount control file after retries: "
-					<< string (mf.MountPoint) << FuseService::GetControlPath();
-				if (!controlFileError.empty())
-					logMessage << ": " << controlFileError;
-				SystemLog::WriteError (logMessage.str());
+				if (!volumePath.IsEmpty())
+				{
+					stringstream logMessage;
+					logMessage << "Failed to read VeraCrypt auxiliary mount control file after retries: "
+						<< string (mf.MountPoint) << FuseService::GetControlPath();
+					if (!controlFileError.empty())
+						logMessage << ": " << controlFileError;
+					SystemLog::WriteError (logMessage.str());
+				}
 #endif
 				continue; // Skip to the next mounted filesystem
 			}
diff --git a/src/Core/Unix/MacOSX/CoreMacOSX.cpp b/src/Core/Unix/MacOSX/CoreMacOSX.cpp
index 70484cfb..22883fda 100644
--- a/src/Core/Unix/MacOSX/CoreMacOSX.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/Unix/MacOSX/CoreMacOSX.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,170 @@
 #include "CoreMacOSX.h"
 #include "Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h"
 #include "Core/Unix/CoreServiceProxy.h"
+#include "Platform/FileStream.h"
+#include "Platform/MemoryStream.h"
+#include "Platform/Serializable.h"
+#include "Platform/SystemLog.h"
 
 namespace VeraCrypt
 {
+	static string DecodePlistXmlString (const string &xmlString)
+	{
+		string decoded;
+
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < xmlString.size(); ++i)
+		{
+			if (xmlString[i] != '&')
+			{
+				decoded += xmlString[i];
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (xmlString.compare (i, 5, "&amp;") == 0)
+			{
+				decoded += '&';
+				i += 4;
+			}
+			else if (xmlString.compare (i, 4, "&lt;") == 0)
+			{
+				decoded += '<';
+				i += 3;
+			}
+			else if (xmlString.compare (i, 4, "&gt;") == 0)
+			{
+				decoded += '>';
+				i += 3;
+			}
+			else if (xmlString.compare (i, 6, "&quot;") == 0)
+			{
+				decoded += '"';
+				i += 5;
+			}
+			else if (xmlString.compare (i, 6, "&apos;") == 0)
+			{
+				decoded += '\'';
+				i += 5;
+			}
+			else
+				decoded += xmlString[i];
+		}
+
+		return decoded;
+	}
+
+	static bool ExtractPlistString (const string &xml, const string &key, size_t start, size_t limit, string &value, size_t *endPos = nullptr)
+	{
+		string keyTag = "<key>" + key + "</key>";
+		size_t p = xml.find (keyTag, start);
+		if (p == string::npos || p >= limit)
+			return false;
+
+		p = xml.find ("<string>", p + keyTag.size());
+		if (p == string::npos || p >= limit)
+			return false;
+		p += 8;
+
+		size_t e = xml.find ("</string>", p);
+		if (e == string::npos || e > limit)
+			return false;
+
+		value = DecodePlistXmlString (xml.substr (p, e - p));
+		if (endPos)
+			*endPos = e + 9;
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	static string NormalizeDiskImagePath (const string &path)
+	{
+		string normalized;
+		bool previousSlash = false;
+
+		for (string::const_iterator i = path.begin(); i != path.end(); ++i)
+		{
+			if (*i == '/')
+			{
+				if (previousSlash)
+					continue;
+
+				previousSlash = true;
+			}
+			else
+				previousSlash = false;
+
+			normalized += *i;
+		}
+
+		if (normalized.find ("/private/var/") == 0)
+			normalized.erase (0, 8);
+
+		return normalized;
+	}
+
+	static DevicePath FindVirtualDeviceByImagePath (const string &imagePath)
+	{
+		list <string> args;
+		args.push_back ("info");
+		args.push_back ("-plist");
+
+		string xml = Process::Execute ("/usr/bin/hdiutil", args);
+		string normalizedImagePath = NormalizeDiskImagePath (imagePath);
+
+		for (size_t p = 0; ; )
+		{
+			size_t imageKeyPos = xml.find ("<key>image-path</key>", p);
+			if (imageKeyPos == string::npos)
+				break;
+
+			string currentImagePath;
+			size_t imageValueEnd = 0;
+			if (!ExtractPlistString (xml, "image-path", imageKeyPos, string::npos, currentImagePath, &imageValueEnd))
+			{
+				p = imageKeyPos + 1;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			size_t nextImageKeyPos = xml.find ("<key>image-path</key>", imageValueEnd);
+			if (NormalizeDiskImagePath (currentImagePath) == normalizedImagePath)
+			{
+				string devEntry;
+				if (ExtractPlistString (xml, "dev-entry", imageValueEnd, nextImageKeyPos, devEntry))
+					return StringConverter::Trim (devEntry);
+			}
+
+			p = imageValueEnd;
+		}
+
+		return DevicePath();
+	}
+
+	static bool AuxiliaryControlFileHasVirtualDevice (const DirectoryPath &auxMountPoint, const DevicePath &virtualDev)
+	{
+		for (int t = 0; t < 50; ++t)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				shared_ptr <File> controlFile (new File);
+				controlFile->Open (string (auxMountPoint) + FuseService::GetControlPath());
+
+				FileStream controlFileReader (controlFile);
+				string controlFileData = controlFileReader.ReadToEnd();
+				if (controlFileData.empty() || controlFileData.size() > 1024 * 1024)
+					throw ParameterIncorrect (SRC_POS);
+
+				shared_ptr <Stream> controlFileStream (new MemoryStream (ConstBufferPtr ((const uint8 *) controlFileData.data(), controlFileData.size())));
+				shared_ptr <VolumeInfo> mountedVol = Serializable::DeserializeNew <VolumeInfo> (controlFileStream);
+				if (mountedVol && string (mountedVol->VirtualDevice) == string (virtualDev))
+					return true;
+			}
+			catch (...) { }
+
+			Thread::Sleep (100);
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	CoreMacOSX::CoreMacOSX ()
 	{
 	}
@@ -36,6 +197,17 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 
 	shared_ptr <VolumeInfo> CoreMacOSX::DismountVolume (shared_ptr <VolumeInfo> mountedVolume, bool ignoreOpenFiles, bool syncVolumeInfo)
 	{
+		if (mountedVolume->VirtualDevice.IsEmpty() && !mountedVolume->AuxMountPoint.IsEmpty())
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				DevicePath recoveredVirtualDevice = FindVirtualDeviceByImagePath (string (mountedVolume->AuxMountPoint) + FuseService::GetVolumeImagePath());
+				if (!recoveredVirtualDevice.IsEmpty())
+					mountedVolume->VirtualDevice = recoveredVirtualDevice;
+			}
+			catch (...) { }
+		}
+
 		if (!mountedVolume->VirtualDevice.IsEmpty() && mountedVolume->VirtualDevice.IsBlockDevice())
 		{
 			list <string> args;
@@ -223,6 +395,16 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		try
 		{
 			FuseService::SendAuxDeviceInfo (auxMountPoint, virtualDev);
+			if (!AuxiliaryControlFileHasVirtualDevice (auxMountPoint, virtualDev))
+			{
+				stringstream logMessage;
+				logMessage << "VeraCrypt auxiliary mount did not report hdiutil device after mount: "
+					<< string (auxMountPoint) << FuseService::GetControlPath()
+					<< ", expected " << string (virtualDev);
+				SystemLog::WriteError (logMessage.str());
+
+				throw TimeOut (SRC_POS);
+			}
 		}
 		catch (...)
 		{
@@ -230,7 +412,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 			{
 				list <string> args;
 				args.push_back ("detach");
-				args.push_back (volImage);
+				args.push_back (virtualDev);
 				args.push_back ("-force");
 
 				Process::Execute ("/usr/bin/hdiutil", args);
diff --git a/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.cpp b/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.cpp
index a755c4d1..bc3ea62d 100644
--- a/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.cpp
+++ b/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		statData->st_blocks = fuse_service_ceil_div ((uint64) statData->st_size, VC_FUSE_STAT_BLOCK_SIZE);
 	}
 
+	static shared_ptr <Buffer> fuse_service_get_control_info (struct fuse_file_info *fi)
+	{
+		if (fi && fi->fh)
+			return *reinterpret_cast <shared_ptr <Buffer> *> (fi->fh);
+
+		return FuseService::GetVolumeInfo();
+	}
+
 	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;
@@ -200,7 +208,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 
 				if (strcmp (path, FuseService::GetAuxDeviceInfoPath()) == 0)
 				{
-					statData->st_mode = S_IFREG | 0200;
+					statData->st_mode = S_IFREG | 0600;
 					statData->st_nlink = 1;
 					statData->st_size = VC_FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE;
 					statData->st_ino = VC_FUSE_INODE_AUX_DEVICE_INFO;
@@ -218,7 +226,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 				{
 					statData->st_mode = S_IFREG | 0600;
 					statData->st_nlink = 1;
-					statData->st_size = FuseService::GetVolumeInfo()->Size();
+					statData->st_size = VC_FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE;
 					statData->st_ino = VC_FUSE_INODE_CONTROL;
 					fuse_service_set_stat_blocks (statData);
 				}
@@ -314,6 +322,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 
 			if (strcmp (path, FuseService::GetControlPath()) == 0)
 			{
+				fi->fh = reinterpret_cast <uint64> (new shared_ptr <Buffer> (FuseService::GetVolumeInfo()));
 				fi->direct_io = 1;
 				return 0;
 			}
@@ -372,7 +381,22 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 
 			if (strcmp (path, FuseService::GetControlPath()) == 0)
 			{
-				shared_ptr <Buffer> infoBuf = FuseService::GetVolumeInfo();
+				shared_ptr <Buffer> infoBuf = fuse_service_get_control_info (fi);
+				BufferPtr outBuf ((uint8 *)buf, size);
+
+				if (offset >= (off_t) infoBuf->Size())
+					return 0;
+
+				if (offset + size > infoBuf->Size())
+					size = infoBuf->Size () - offset;
+
+				outBuf.CopyFrom (infoBuf->GetRange (offset, size));
+				return size;
+			}
+
+			if (strcmp (path, FuseService::GetAuxDeviceInfoPath()) == 0)
+			{
+				shared_ptr <Buffer> infoBuf = FuseService::GetAuxDeviceInfo();
 				BufferPtr outBuf ((uint8 *)buf, size);
 
 				if (offset >= (off_t) infoBuf->Size())
@@ -393,6 +417,24 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
+	static int fuse_service_release (const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			if (strcmp (path, FuseService::GetControlPath()) == 0 && fi && fi->fh)
+			{
+				delete reinterpret_cast <shared_ptr <Buffer> *> (fi->fh);
+				fi->fh = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		catch (...)
+		{
+			return FuseService::ExceptionToErrorCode();
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	static int fuse_service_readdir_impl (const char *path, void *buf, fuse_fill_dir_t filler, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
 	{
 		(void) fi;
@@ -413,7 +455,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 				return 0;
 			if (fuse_service_fill_dir_entry (buf, filler, FuseService::GetControlPath() + 1, S_IFREG | 0600, VC_FUSE_INODE_CONTROL, 0) != 0)
 				return 0;
-			if (fuse_service_fill_dir_entry (buf, filler, FuseService::GetAuxDeviceInfoPath() + 1, S_IFREG | 0200, VC_FUSE_INODE_AUX_DEVICE_INFO, 0) != 0)
+			if (fuse_service_fill_dir_entry (buf, filler, FuseService::GetAuxDeviceInfoPath() + 1, S_IFREG | 0600, VC_FUSE_INODE_AUX_DEVICE_INFO, 0) != 0)
 				return 0;
 		}
 		catch (...)
@@ -548,6 +590,25 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		}
 	}
 
+	shared_ptr <Buffer> FuseService::GetAuxDeviceInfo ()
+	{
+		shared_ptr <Stream> stream (new MemoryStream);
+		Serializer sr (stream);
+
+		{
+			ScopeLock lock (OpenVolumeInfoMutex);
+
+			sr.Serialize ("VirtualDevice", string (OpenVolumeInfo.VirtualDevice));
+			sr.Serialize ("LoopDevice", string (OpenVolumeInfo.LoopDevice));
+		}
+
+		ConstBufferPtr infoBuf = dynamic_cast <MemoryStream&> (*stream);
+		shared_ptr <Buffer> outBuf (new Buffer (infoBuf.Size()));
+		outBuf->CopyFrom (infoBuf);
+
+		return outBuf;
+	}
+
 	shared_ptr <Buffer> FuseService::GetVolumeInfo ()
 	{
 		shared_ptr <Stream> stream (new MemoryStream);
@@ -666,6 +727,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		sr.Serialize ("VirtualDevice", string (virtualDevice));
 		sr.Serialize ("LoopDevice", string (loopDevice));
 		fuseServiceControl.Write (dynamic_cast <MemoryStream&> (*stream));
+		fuseServiceControl.Close();
 	}
 
 	void FuseService::WriteVolumeSectors (const ConstBufferPtr &buffer, uint64 byteOffset)
@@ -728,6 +790,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		fuse_service_oper.opendir = fuse_service_opendir;
 		fuse_service_oper.read = fuse_service_read;
 		fuse_service_oper.readdir = fuse_service_readdir;
+		fuse_service_oper.release = fuse_service_release;
 		fuse_service_oper.statfs = fuse_service_statfs;
 		fuse_service_oper.write = fuse_service_write;
 
diff --git a/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h b/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h
index a07142cb..8e9939e2 100644
--- a/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h
+++ b/src/Driver/Fuse/FuseService.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		static string GetDeviceType () { return "veracrypt"; }
 		static gid_t GetGroupId () { return GroupId; }
 		static uid_t GetUserId () { return UserId; }
+		static shared_ptr <Buffer> GetAuxDeviceInfo ();
 		static shared_ptr <Buffer> GetVolumeInfo ();
 		static uint64 GetVolumeSize ();
 		static uint64 GetVolumeSectorSize () { return MountedVolume->GetSectorSize(); }