diff --git a/cephfs/errors.go b/cephfs/errors.go
index fdbecb3..766cb60 100644
--- a/cephfs/errors.go
+++ b/cephfs/errors.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const (
 // Private errors:
 
 const (
+	errInvalid     = CephFSError(-C.EINVAL)
 	errNameTooLong = CephFSError(-C.ENAMETOOLONG)
-
-	errInvalid = CephFSError(-C.EINVAL)
+	errNoEntry     = CephFSError(-C.ENOENT)
 )
diff --git a/cephfs/path.go b/cephfs/path.go
index e4bd5b8..e58221c 100644
--- a/cephfs/path.go
+++ b/cephfs/path.go
@@ -130,3 +130,29 @@ func (mount *MountInfo) Readlink(path string) (string, error) {
 
 	return string(buf[:ret]), nil
 }
+
+// Statx returns information about a file/directory.
+//
+// Implements:
+//  int ceph_statx(struct ceph_mount_info *cmount, const char *path, struct ceph_statx *stx,
+//                 unsigned int want, unsigned int flags);
+func (mount *MountInfo) Statx(path string, want StatxMask, flags AtFlags) (*CephStatx, error) {
+	if err := mount.validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cPath := C.CString(path)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cPath))
+
+	var stx C.struct_ceph_statx
+	ret := C.ceph_statx(
+		mount.mount,
+		cPath,
+		&stx,
+		C.uint(want),
+		C.uint(flags),
+	)
+	if err := getError(ret); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return cStructToCephStatx(stx), nil
+}
diff --git a/cephfs/path_test.go b/cephfs/path_test.go
index bb8bd92..9065df2 100644
--- a/cephfs/path_test.go
+++ b/cephfs/path_test.go
@@ -357,3 +357,23 @@ func TestReadlink(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, buf, "")
 	})
 }
+
+func TestStatx(t *testing.T) {
+	mount := fsConnect(t)
+	defer fsDisconnect(t, mount)
+
+	dirname := "statme"
+	assert.NoError(t, mount.MakeDir(dirname, 0755))
+
+	st, err := mount.Statx(dirname, StatxBasicStats, 0)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, st)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint16(0755), st.Mode&0777)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, mount.RemoveDir(dirname))
+
+	st, err = mount.Statx(dirname, StatxBasicStats, 0)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, st)
+	assert.Equal(t, errNoEntry, err)
+}
diff --git a/cephfs/statx.go b/cephfs/statx.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f822a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cephfs/statx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package cephfs
+
+/*
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -lcephfs
+#cgo CPPFLAGS: -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+#include <cephfs/libcephfs.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+// StatxMask values contain bit-flags indicating what data should be
+// populated by a statx-type call.
+type StatxMask uint32
+
+const (
+	// StatxMode requests the mode value be filled in.
+	StatxMode = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_MODE)
+	// StatxNlink requests the nlink value be filled in.
+	StatxNlink = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_NLINK)
+	// StatxUid requests the uid value be filled in.
+	StatxUid = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_UID)
+	// StatxRdev requests the rdev value be filled in.
+	StatxRdev = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_RDEV)
+	// StatxAtime requests the access-time value be filled in.
+	StatxAtime = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_ATIME)
+	// StatxMtime requests the modified-time value be filled in.
+	StatxMtime = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_MTIME)
+	// StatxIno requests the inode be filled in.
+	StatxIno = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_INO)
+	// StatxSize requests the size value be filled in.
+	StatxSize = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_SIZE)
+	// StatxBlocks requests the blocks value be filled in.
+	StatxBlocks = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_BLOCKS)
+	// StatxBasicStats requests all the fields that are part of a
+	// traditional stat call.
+	StatxBasicStats = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_BASIC_STATS)
+	// StatxBtime requests the birth-time value be filled in.
+	StatxBtime = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_BTIME)
+	// StatxVersion requests the version value be filled in.
+	StatxVersion = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_VERSION)
+	// StatxAllStats requests all known stat values be filled in.
+	StatxAllStats = StatxMask(C.CEPH_STATX_ALL_STATS)
+)
+
+// AtFlags represent flags to be passed to calls that control how files
+// are used or referenced. For example, not following symlinks.
+type AtFlags uint
+
+const (
+	// AtNoAttrSync requests that the stat call only fetch locally-cached
+	// values if possible, avoiding round trips to a back-end server.
+	AtNoAttrSync = AtFlags(C.AT_NO_ATTR_SYNC)
+	// AtSymlinkNofollow indicates the call should not follow symlinks
+	// but operate on the symlink itself.
+	AtSymlinkNofollow = AtFlags(C.AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
+)
+
+// NOTE: CephStatx fields are meant to be settable by the callers.
+// This is the primary reason we use public fields and not accessors
+// for the CephStatx type.
+
+// CephStatx instances are returned by extended stat (statx) calls.
+// Note that CephStatx results are similar to but not identical
+// to (Linux) system statx results.
+type CephStatx struct {
+	// Mask is a bitmask indicating what fields have been set.
+	Mask StatxMask
+	// Blksize represents the file system's block size.
+	Blksize uint32
+	// Nlink is the number of links for the file.
+	Nlink uint32
+	// Uid (user id) value for the file.
+	Uid uint32
+	// Gid (group id) value for the file.
+	Gid uint32
+	// Mode is the file's type and mode value.
+	Mode uint16
+	// Inode value for the file.
+	Inode Inode
+	// Size of the file in bytes.
+	Size uint64
+	// Blocks indicates the number of blocks allocated to the file.
+	Blocks uint64
+	// Dev describes the device containing this file system.
+	Dev uint64
+	// Rdev describes the device of this file, if the file is a device.
+	Rdev uint64
+	// Atime is the access time of this file.
+	Atime Timespec
+	// Ctime is the status change time of this file.
+	Ctime Timespec
+	// Mtime is the modification time of this file.
+	Mtime Timespec
+	// Btime is the creation (birth) time of this file.
+	Btime Timespec
+	// Version value for the file.
+	Version uint64
+}
+
+func cStructToCephStatx(s C.struct_ceph_statx) *CephStatx {
+	return &CephStatx{
+		Mask:    StatxMask(s.stx_mask),
+		Blksize: uint32(s.stx_blksize),
+		Nlink:   uint32(s.stx_nlink),
+		Uid:     uint32(s.stx_uid),
+		Gid:     uint32(s.stx_gid),
+		Mode:    uint16(s.stx_mode),
+		Inode:   Inode(s.stx_ino),
+		Size:    uint64(s.stx_size),
+		Blocks:  uint64(s.stx_blocks),
+		Dev:     uint64(s.stx_dev),
+		Rdev:    uint64(s.stx_rdev),
+		Atime:   cStructToTimespec(s.stx_atime),
+		Ctime:   cStructToTimespec(s.stx_ctime),
+		Mtime:   cStructToTimespec(s.stx_mtime),
+		Btime:   cStructToTimespec(s.stx_btime),
+		Version: uint64(s.stx_version),
+	}
+}
+
+/* TODO:
+   - enable later when we can test round -trips
+   - add time fields
+
+func (c *CephStatx) toCStruct() C.struct_ceph_statx {
+	var s C.struct_ceph_statx
+	s.stx_mask = C.uint32_t(c.Mask)
+	s.stx_blksize = C.uint32_t(c.Blksize)
+	s.stx_nlink = C.uint32_t(c.Nlink)
+	s.stx_uid = C.uint32_t(c.Uid)
+	s.stx_gid = C.uint32_t(c.Gid)
+	s.stx_mode = C.uint16_t(c.Mode)
+	s.stx_ino = C.uint64_t(c.Inode)
+	s.stx_size = C.uint64_t(c.Size)
+	s.stx_blocks = C.uint64_t(c.Blocks)
+	s.stx_dev = C.uint64_t(c.Dev)
+	s.stx_rdev = C.uint64_t(c.Rdev)
+	s.stx_version = C.uint64_t(c.Version)
+	return s
+}
+*/
diff --git a/cephfs/statx_test.go b/cephfs/statx_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0592eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cephfs/statx_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package cephfs
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// TestStatxFieldsRootDir does not assert much about every field
+// as these can vary between runs. We exercise the getters but
+// can only make "lightweight" assertions here.
+func TestStatxFieldsRootDir(t *testing.T) {
+	mount := fsConnect(t)
+	defer fsDisconnect(t, mount)
+
+	st, err := mount.Statx("/", StatxBasicStats, 0)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, st)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, StatxBasicStats, st.Mask&StatxBasicStats)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(2), st.Nlink)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(0), st.Uid)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint32(0), st.Gid)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, uint16(0), st.Mode)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint16(0040000), st.Mode&0040000) // is dir?
+	assert.NotEqual(t, Inode(0), st.Inode)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, uint64(0), st.Dev)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), st.Rdev)
+	assert.Greater(t, st.Ctime.Sec, int64(1588711788))
+}
diff --git a/cephfs/timespec.go b/cephfs/timespec.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b10b36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cephfs/timespec.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package cephfs
+
+/*
+#include <time.h>
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// Timespec behaves similarly to C's struct timespec.
+// Timespec is used to retain fidelity to the C based file systems
+// apis that could be lossy with the use of Go time types.
+type Timespec unix.Timespec
+
+func cStructToTimespec(t C.struct_timespec) Timespec {
+	return Timespec{
+		Sec:  int64(t.tv_sec),
+		Nsec: int64(t.tv_nsec),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ee2d33a..f7564b8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ go 1.12
 require (
 	github.com/gofrs/uuid v3.2.0+incompatible
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200501145240-bc7a7d42d5c3
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1445a01..c090e5f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZN
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0 h1:2E4SXV/wtOkTonXsotYi4li6zVWxYlZuYNCXe9XRJyk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200501145240-bc7a7d42d5c3 h1:5B6i6EAiSYyejWfvc5Rc9BbI3rzIsrrXfAQBWnYfn+w=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200501145240-bc7a7d42d5c3/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2 h1:ZCJp+EgiOT7lHqUV2J862kp8Qj64Jo6az82+3Td9dZw=