diff --git a/weed/command/mount_std.go b/weed/command/mount_std.go
index c133d82e7..eabd561b4 100644
--- a/weed/command/mount_std.go
+++ b/weed/command/mount_std.go
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ func RunMount(option *MountOptions, umask os.FileMode) bool {
 		Cipher:                      cipher,
 		UidGidMapper:                uidGidMapper,
 		IncludeSystemEntries:        *option.includeSystemEntries,
+		DefaultPermissions:          *option.defaultPermissions,
 		DisableXAttr:                *option.disableXAttr,
 		IsMacOs:                     runtime.GOOS == "darwin",
 		MetadataFlushSeconds:        *option.metadataFlushSeconds,
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs.go b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
index 9b7665183..fd2ef7cc9 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ type Option struct {
 	UidGidMapper         *meta_cache.UidGidMapper
 	IncludeSystemEntries bool
 
+	// DefaultPermissions mirrors the FUSE default_permissions mount option.
+	// When set, the kernel enforces unix permission bits from the getattr/
+	// lookup attributes before it ever calls Open/Create/Mknod, so the mount
+	// skips its own redundant permission checks (and the group lookups behind
+	// them) on those hot paths.
+	DefaultPermissions bool
+
 	// Periodic metadata flush interval in seconds (0 to disable)
 	// This protects chunks from being purged by volume.fsck for long-running writes
 	MetadataFlushSeconds int
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_mkrm.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_mkrm.go
index d7d4b7043..57fda67ab 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_mkrm.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_mkrm.go
@@ -320,7 +320,10 @@ func (wfs *WFS) createRegularFile(dirFullPath util.FullPath, name string, mode u
 		return 0, nil, fuse.Status(syscall.ENOSPC)
 	}
 
-	// Verify write+search permission on the parent directory.
+	// Load the parent directory to validate it exists (the create RPC sets
+	// SkipCheckParentDirectory, so this is the only parent check). With
+	// default_permissions the kernel already verified write+search on it before
+	// Create/Mknod, so skip only the mode-bit check and its group lookup.
 	parentEntry, parentStatus := wfs.maybeLoadEntry(dirFullPath)
 	if parentStatus != fuse.OK {
 		return 0, nil, parentStatus
@@ -328,14 +331,16 @@ func (wfs *WFS) createRegularFile(dirFullPath util.FullPath, name string, mode u
 	if parentEntry == nil || parentEntry.Attributes == nil {
 		return 0, nil, fuse.EIO
 	}
-	// Map parent dir uid/gid from filer-space to local-space so the
-	// permission check compares like with like (caller uid/gid are local).
-	parentUid, parentGid := parentEntry.Attributes.Uid, parentEntry.Attributes.Gid
-	if wfs.option.UidGidMapper != nil {
-		parentUid, parentGid = wfs.option.UidGidMapper.FilerToLocal(parentUid, parentGid)
-	}
-	if !hasAccess(uid, gid, parentUid, parentGid, parentEntry.Attributes.FileMode, fuse.W_OK|fuse.X_OK) {
-		return 0, nil, fuse.Status(syscall.EACCES)
+	if !wfs.option.DefaultPermissions {
+		// Map parent dir uid/gid from filer-space to local-space so the
+		// permission check compares like with like (caller uid/gid are local).
+		parentUid, parentGid := parentEntry.Attributes.Uid, parentEntry.Attributes.Gid
+		if wfs.option.UidGidMapper != nil {
+			parentUid, parentGid = wfs.option.UidGidMapper.FilerToLocal(parentUid, parentGid)
+		}
+		if !hasAccess(uid, gid, parentUid, parentGid, parentEntry.Attributes.FileMode, fuse.W_OK|fuse.X_OK) {
+			return 0, nil, fuse.Status(syscall.EACCES)
+		}
 	}
 
 	entryFullPath := dirFullPath.Child(name)
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_mkrm_test.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_mkrm_test.go
index 8511f9473..ba3828a9c 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_mkrm_test.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_mkrm_test.go
@@ -487,3 +487,69 @@ func TestCreateExistingFileIgnoresQuotaPreflight(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Create status = %v, want EEXIST", status)
 	}
 }
+
+// With default_permissions the kernel enforces unix bits before it calls
+// Open, so AcquireHandle must skip its own check (and the group lookup behind
+// it). Without it, AcquireHandle stays the enforcer.
+func TestAcquireHandleHonorsDefaultPermissions(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name               string
+		defaultPermissions bool
+		want               fuse.Status
+	}{
+		{"kernel enforces", true, fuse.OK},
+		{"mount enforces", false, fuse.EACCES},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			wfs, _ := newCreateTestWFS(t)
+			wfs.option.DefaultPermissions = tc.defaultPermissions
+
+			oldLookup := lookupSupplementaryGroupIDs
+			lookupSupplementaryGroupIDs = func(uint32) ([]string, error) { return nil, nil }
+			clearSupplementaryGroupCache()
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				lookupSupplementaryGroupIDs = oldLookup
+				clearSupplementaryGroupCache()
+			})
+
+			entry := &filer_pb.Entry{
+				Name: "secret.txt",
+				Attributes: &filer_pb.FuseAttributes{
+					FileMode: 0o600, // owner-only: an "other" uid has no read
+					Inode:    202,
+					Crtime:   1,
+					Mtime:    1,
+					Uid:      123,
+					Gid:      456,
+				},
+			}
+			if err := wfs.metaCache.InsertEntry(context.Background(), filer.FromPbEntry("/", entry)); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("InsertEntry: %v", err)
+			}
+			inode := wfs.inodeToPath.Lookup(util.FullPath("/secret.txt"), entry.Attributes.Crtime, false, false, entry.Attributes.Inode, true)
+
+			fh, status := wfs.AcquireHandle(inode, syscall.O_RDONLY, 999, 999)
+			if status != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("AcquireHandle status = %v, want %v", status, tc.want)
+			}
+			if status == fuse.OK {
+				if fh == nil {
+					t.Fatal("AcquireHandle returned nil handle on OK")
+				}
+				wfs.ReleaseHandle(fh.fh)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// default_permissions skips only the mode-bit check, not parent-existence
+// validation: the create RPC sets SkipCheckParentDirectory, so the mount's
+// own parent lookup is the only thing guarding against an orphaned entry.
+func TestCreateRegularFileValidatesParentUnderDefaultPermissions(t *testing.T) {
+	wfs, _ := newCreateTestWFS(t)
+	wfs.option.DefaultPermissions = true
+
+	if _, _, code := wfs.createRegularFile(util.FullPath("/ghost"), "f.txt", 0o644, 99, 100, 0, false, false); code == fuse.OK {
+		t.Fatal("createRegularFile returned OK for a missing parent directory")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
index 6f9cd376e..7fe61d1db 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(inode uint64, flags, uid, gid uint32) (fileHandle
 		if wormEnforced, _ := wfs.wormEnforcedForEntry(path, entry); wormEnforced && flags&fuse.O_ANYWRITE != 0 {
 			return nil, fuse.EPERM
 		}
-		// Check unix permission bits for the requested access mode.
-		if entry != nil && entry.Attributes != nil {
+		// Check unix permission bits for the requested access mode. With
+		// default_permissions the kernel already enforced them before this
+		// open, so the check (and its supplementary-group lookup) is redundant.
+		if !wfs.option.DefaultPermissions && entry != nil && entry.Attributes != nil {
 			fileUid, fileGid := entry.Attributes.Uid, entry.Attributes.Gid
 			if wfs.option.UidGidMapper != nil {
 				fileUid, fileGid = wfs.option.UidGidMapper.FilerToLocal(fileUid, fileGid)