diff --git a/python/samba/tests/smb3unix.py b/python/samba/tests/smb3unix.py
index 1d50df51387..7dc5cb3f348 100644
--- a/python/samba/tests/smb3unix.py
+++ b/python/samba/tests/smb3unix.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from samba.samba3 import libsmb_samba_internal as libsmb
 from samba import NTSTATUSError,ntstatus
 import samba.tests.libsmb
 from samba.dcerpc import security
+from samba.common import get_string
 
 def posix_context(mode):
     return (libsmb.SMB2_CREATE_TAG_POSIX, mode.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
@@ -280,3 +281,58 @@ class Smb3UnixTests(samba.tests.libsmb.LibsmbTests):
             self.delete_test_file(c, '\\xx')
 
             self.disable_smb3unix()
+
+    def test_posix_perm_files(self):
+        try:
+            self.enable_smb3unix()
+
+            c = libsmb.Conn(
+                self.server_ip,
+                "smb3_posix_share",
+                self.lp,
+                self.creds,
+                posix=True)
+            self.assertTrue(c.have_posix())
+
+            test_files = {}
+            for perm in range(0o600, 0o7777+1):
+                # Owner write permission is required or cleanup will fail, and
+                # owner read is required to list the file if O_PATH is disabled
+                if perm & 0o600 != 0o600:
+                    continue
+
+                # Don't create with setuid or setgid.
+                if perm & 0o6000 != 0:
+                    continue
+
+                fname = 'testfile%04o' % perm
+                test_files[fname] = perm
+                f,_,cc_out = c.create_ex('\\%s' % fname,
+                                DesiredAccess=security.SEC_STD_ALL,
+                                CreateDisposition=libsmb.FILE_CREATE,
+                                CreateContexts=[posix_context(perm)])
+                c.close(f)
+
+                dname = 'testdir%04o' % perm
+                test_files[dname] = perm
+                f,_,cc_out = c.create_ex('\\%s' % dname,
+                                DesiredAccess=security.SEC_STD_ALL,
+                                CreateDisposition=libsmb.FILE_CREATE,
+                                CreateOptions=libsmb.FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE,
+                                CreateContexts=[posix_context(perm)])
+                c.close(f)
+
+            res = c.list("", info_level=100, posix=True)
+            found_files = {get_string(i['name']): i['perms'] for i in res}
+            for fname, perm in test_files.items():
+                self.assertIn(get_string(fname), found_files.keys(),
+                              'Test file not found')
+                self.assertEqual(test_files[fname], found_files[fname],
+                                 'Requested %04o, Received %04o' % \
+                                         (test_files[fname], found_files[fname]))
+
+        finally:
+            for fname in test_files.keys():
+                self.delete_test_file(c, '\\%s' % fname)
+
+            self.disable_smb3unix()
diff --git a/source3/libsmb/pylibsmb.c b/source3/libsmb/pylibsmb.c
index e270c4a7f55..bb342bcd96f 100644
--- a/source3/libsmb/pylibsmb.c
+++ b/source3/libsmb/pylibsmb.c
@@ -1890,6 +1890,56 @@ static PyTypeObject py_cli_notify_state_type = {
 	.tp_methods = py_cli_notify_state_methods,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Helper to add posix directory listing entries to an overall Python list
+ */
+static NTSTATUS list_posix_helper(struct file_info *finfo,
+				  const char *mask, void *state)
+{
+	PyObject *result = (PyObject *)state;
+	PyObject *file = NULL;
+	PyObject *size = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* suppress '.' and '..' in the results we return */
+	if (ISDOT(finfo->name) || ISDOTDOT(finfo->name)) {
+		return NT_STATUS_OK;
+	}
+	size = PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(finfo->size);
+	/*
+	 * Build a dictionary representing the file info.
+	 * Note: Windows does not always return short_name (so it may be None)
+	 */
+	file = Py_BuildValue("{s:s,s:i,s:s,s:O,s:l,s:i,s:i,s:i,s:s,s:s}",
+			     "name", finfo->name,
+			     "attrib", (int)finfo->attr,
+			     "short_name", finfo->short_name,
+			     "size", size,
+			     "mtime",
+			     convert_timespec_to_time_t(finfo->mtime_ts),
+			     "perms", finfo->st_ex_mode,
+			     "ino", finfo->ino,
+			     "dev", finfo->st_ex_dev,
+			     "owner_sid",
+			     dom_sid_string(finfo, &finfo->owner_sid),
+			     "group_sid",
+			     dom_sid_string(finfo, &finfo->group_sid));
+
+	Py_CLEAR(size);
+
+	if (file == NULL) {
+		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
+	}
+
+	ret = PyList_Append(result, file);
+	Py_CLEAR(file);
+	if (ret == -1) {
+		return NT_STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	return NT_STATUS_OK;
+}
+
 /*
  * Helper to add directory listing entries to an overall Python list
  */
@@ -2022,6 +2072,8 @@ static PyObject *py_cli_list(struct py_cli_state *self,
 	PyObject *result = NULL;
 	const char *kwlist[] = { "directory", "mask", "attribs", "posix",
 				 "info_level", NULL };
+	NTSTATUS (*callback_fn)(struct file_info *, const char *, void *) =
+		&list_helper;
 
 	if (!ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "z|sIpI:list", kwlist,
 				   &base_dir, &user_mask, &attribute,
@@ -2042,8 +2094,11 @@ static PyObject *py_cli_list(struct py_cli_state *self,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (posix) {
+		callback_fn = &list_posix_helper;
+	}
 	status = do_listing(self, base_dir, user_mask, attribute,
-			    info_level, posix, list_helper, result);
+			    info_level, posix, callback_fn, result);
 
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		Py_XDECREF(result);
@@ -2828,6 +2883,7 @@ MODULE_INIT_FUNC(libsmb_samba_cwrapper)
 	ADD_FLAGS(FILE_OPEN_IF);
 	ADD_FLAGS(FILE_OVERWRITE);
 	ADD_FLAGS(FILE_OVERWRITE_IF);
+	ADD_FLAGS(FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE);
 
 	return m;
 }