diff --git a/source/ntvfs/posix/pvfs_open.c b/source/ntvfs/posix/pvfs_open.c
index 8e1870fa703..8429c14d1ba 100644
--- a/source/ntvfs/posix/pvfs_open.c
+++ b/source/ntvfs/posix/pvfs_open.c
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ static NTSTATUS pvfs_open_directory(struct pvfs_state *pvfs,
 	f->handle->seek_offset       = 0;
 	f->handle->position          = 0;
 	f->handle->mode              = 0;
+	f->handle->oplock            = NULL;
 	f->handle->sticky_write_time = false;
 	f->handle->open_completed    = false;
 
@@ -684,9 +685,6 @@ static NTSTATUS pvfs_create_file(struct pvfs_state *pvfs,
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	if (pvfs->flags & PVFS_FLAG_FAKE_OPLOCKS) {
-		oplock_granted = OPLOCK_BATCH;
-	}
 
 	f->ntvfs             = h;
 	f->pvfs              = pvfs;
@@ -705,12 +703,23 @@ static NTSTATUS pvfs_create_file(struct pvfs_state *pvfs,
 	f->handle->seek_offset       = 0;
 	f->handle->position          = 0;
 	f->handle->mode              = 0;
+	f->handle->oplock            = NULL;
 	f->handle->have_opendb_entry = true;
 	f->handle->sticky_write_time = false;
 	f->handle->open_completed    = false;
 
 	DLIST_ADD(pvfs->files.list, f);
 
+	if (pvfs->flags & PVFS_FLAG_FAKE_OPLOCKS) {
+		oplock_granted = OPLOCK_BATCH;
+	} else if (oplock_granted != OPLOCK_NONE) {
+		status = pvfs_setup_oplock(f, oplock_granted);
+		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+			talloc_free(lck);
+			return status;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* setup a destructor to avoid file descriptor leaks on
 	   abnormal termination */
 	talloc_set_destructor(f, pvfs_fnum_destructor);
@@ -1185,6 +1194,7 @@ NTSTATUS pvfs_open(struct ntvfs_module_context *ntvfs,
 	f->handle->seek_offset       = 0;
 	f->handle->position          = 0;
 	f->handle->mode              = 0;
+	f->handle->oplock            = NULL;
 	f->handle->have_opendb_entry = false;
 	f->handle->sticky_write_time = false;
 	f->handle->open_completed    = false;
@@ -1257,6 +1267,12 @@ NTSTATUS pvfs_open(struct ntvfs_module_context *ntvfs,
 
 	if (pvfs->flags & PVFS_FLAG_FAKE_OPLOCKS) {
 		oplock_granted = OPLOCK_BATCH;
+	} else if (oplock_granted != OPLOCK_NONE) {
+		status = pvfs_setup_oplock(f, oplock_granted);
+		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+			talloc_free(lck);
+			return status;
+		}
 	}
 
 	f->handle->have_opendb_entry = true;
diff --git a/source/ntvfs/posix/vfs_posix.h b/source/ntvfs/posix/vfs_posix.h
index 50875c3f9b6..72469505ccc 100644
--- a/source/ntvfs/posix/vfs_posix.h
+++ b/source/ntvfs/posix/vfs_posix.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "dsdb/samdb/samdb.h"
 
 struct pvfs_wait;
+struct pvfs_oplock;
 
 /* this is the private structure for the posix vfs backend. It is used
    to hold per-connection (per tree connect) state information */
@@ -154,6 +155,13 @@ struct pvfs_file_handle {
 
 	bool have_opendb_entry;
 
+	/*
+	 * we need to wait for oplock break requests from other processes,
+	 * and we need to remember the pvfs_file so we can correctly
+	 * forward the oplock break to the client
+	 */
+	struct pvfs_oplock *oplock;
+
 	/* we need this hook back to our parent for lock destruction */
 	struct pvfs_state *pvfs;