diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/test-fs_tool/runtime b/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/test-fs_tool/runtime
index 8a96bccf9e..34278e5b03 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/test-fs_tool/runtime
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/pkg/test-fs_tool/runtime
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			[init -> report_rom] report 'test -> fs_query -> listing'
 			[init -> report_rom]   <listing>
 			[init -> report_rom]   	<dir path="/fs/items">
-			[init -> report_rom]   		<file name="1">first</file>
+			[init -> report_rom]   		<file name="1" writeable="yes">first</file>
 			[init -> report_rom]   	</dir>
 			[init -> report_rom]   </listing>
 		</log>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/fs_query.run b/repos/gems/run/fs_query.run
index 8a39a7d40f..f53bb68d02 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/fs_query.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/fs_query.run
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ regsub {.*report 'fs_query -> listing'} $output {} output
 compare_output_to {
 [init -> report_rom]   <listing>
 [init -> report_rom]   	<dir path="/fs/items">
-[init -> report_rom]   		<file name="4">fourth</file>
-[init -> report_rom]   		<file name="1">first</file>
-[init -> report_rom]   		<file name="3">updated
+[init -> report_rom]   		<file name="4" writeable="yes">fourth</file>
+[init -> report_rom]   		<file name="1" writeable="yes">first</file>
+[init -> report_rom]   		<file name="3" writeable="yes">updated
 [init -> report_rom]   </file>
 [init -> report_rom]   	</dir>
 [init -> report_rom]   </listing>
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/fs_query/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/fs_query/main.cc
index 9bfd197910..598e31264e 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/fs_query/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/fs_query/main.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Fs_query {
 	struct Watched_file;
 	struct Watched_directory;
 	struct Main;
+	using Node_rwx = Vfs::Node_rwx;
 }
 
 
@@ -31,11 +32,13 @@ struct Fs_query::Watched_file
 {
 	File_content::Path const _name;
 
+	Node_rwx const _rwx;
+
 	Watcher _watcher;
 
-	Watched_file(Directory const &dir, File_content::Path name,
+	Watched_file(Directory const &dir, File_content::Path name, Node_rwx rwx,
 	             Vfs::Watch_response_handler &handler)
-	: _name(name), _watcher(dir, name, handler) { }
+	: _name(name), _rwx(rwx), _watcher(dir, name, handler) { }
 
 	virtual ~Watched_file() { }
 
@@ -68,6 +71,9 @@ struct Fs_query::Watched_file
 			xml.node("file", [&] () {
 				xml.attribute("name", _name);
 
+				if (_rwx.writeable)
+					xml.attribute("writeable", "yes");
+
 				if (query.attribute_value("content", false))
 					_gen_content(xml, alloc, dir);
 			});
@@ -110,7 +116,8 @@ struct Fs_query::Watched_directory
 			               || (entry.type() == Dirent_type::TRANSACTIONAL_FILE);
 			if (file) {
 				try {
-					new (_alloc) Registered<Watched_file>(_files, _dir, entry.name(), handler);
+					new (_alloc) Registered<Watched_file>(_files, _dir, entry.name(),
+					                                      entry.rwx(), handler);
 				} catch (...) { }
 			}
 		});