diff --git a/cmd/cmount/fs.go b/cmd/cmount/fs.go
index d0e5665a8..90c640b46 100644
--- a/cmd/cmount/fs.go
+++ b/cmd/cmount/fs.go
@@ -371,7 +371,12 @@ func (fsys *FS) Write(path string, buff []byte, ofst int64, fh uint64) (n int) {
 	if errc != 0 {
 		return errc
 	}
-	n, err := handle.WriteAt(buff, ofst)
+	var err error
+	if fsys.VFS.Opt.CacheMode < vfs.CacheModeWrites || handle.Node().Mode()&os.ModeAppend == 0 {
+		n, err = handle.WriteAt(buff, ofst)
+	} else {
+		n, err = handle.Write(buff)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return translateError(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/mount/handle.go b/cmd/mount/handle.go
index 28bcb921f..f2d5d76bd 100644
--- a/cmd/mount/handle.go
+++ b/cmd/mount/handle.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package mount
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 
 	"bazil.org/fuse"
 	fusefs "bazil.org/fuse/fs"
@@ -41,7 +42,12 @@ var _ fusefs.HandleWriter = (*FileHandle)(nil)
 // Write data to the file handle
 func (fh *FileHandle) Write(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.WriteRequest, resp *fuse.WriteResponse) (err error) {
 	defer log.Trace(fh, "len=%d, offset=%d", len(req.Data), req.Offset)("written=%d, err=%v", &resp.Size, &err)
-	n, err := fh.Handle.WriteAt(req.Data, req.Offset)
+	var n int
+	if fh.Handle.Node().VFS().Opt.CacheMode < vfs.CacheModeWrites || fh.Handle.Node().Mode()&os.ModeAppend == 0 {
+		n, err = fh.Handle.WriteAt(req.Data, req.Offset)
+	} else {
+		n, err = fh.Handle.Write(req.Data)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return translateError(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/file.go b/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/file.go
index b5768fa88..9fd55ce75 100644
--- a/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/file.go
+++ b/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/file.go
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ func osCreate(name string) (*os.File, error) {
 	return os.OpenFile(name, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0666)
 }
 
+// os.Create with append
+func osAppend(name string) (*os.File, error) {
+	return os.OpenFile(name, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+}
+
 // TestFileModTimeWithOpenWriters tests mod time on open files
 func TestFileModTimeWithOpenWriters(t *testing.T) {
 	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
diff --git a/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/fs.go b/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/fs.go
index e8bb8415b..b919042c8 100644
--- a/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/fs.go
+++ b/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/fs.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func RunTests(t *testing.T, fn MountFn) {
 			t.Run("TestWriteFileDoubleClose", TestWriteFileDoubleClose)
 			t.Run("TestWriteFileFsync", TestWriteFileFsync)
 			t.Run("TestWriteFileDup", TestWriteFileDup)
+			t.Run("TestWriteFileAppend", TestWriteFileAppend)
 		})
 		log.Printf("Finished test run with cache mode %v (ok=%v)", cacheMode, ok)
 		if !ok {
diff --git a/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/write.go b/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/write.go
index 29812a54a..2173eb90b 100644
--- a/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/write.go
+++ b/cmd/mountlib/mounttest/write.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mounttest
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -130,3 +131,48 @@ func TestWriteFileDup(t *testing.T) {
 	run.waitForWriters()
 	run.rm(t, "to be synced")
 }
+
+// TestWriteFileAppend tests that O_APPEND works on cache backends >= writes
+func TestWriteFileAppend(t *testing.T) {
+	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
+
+	if run.vfs.Opt.CacheMode < vfs.CacheModeWrites {
+		t.Skip("not supported on vfs-cache-mode < writes")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// TODO: Windows needs the v1.5 release of WinFsp to handle O_APPEND properly.
+	// Until it gets released, skip this test on Windows.
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("currently unsupported on Windows")
+	}
+
+	filepath := run.path("to be synced")
+	fh, err := osCreate(filepath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	testData := []byte("0123456789")
+	appendData := []byte("10")
+
+	_, err = fh.Write(testData)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = fh.Close()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	fh, err = osAppend(filepath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = fh.Write(appendData)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = fh.Close()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	info, err := os.Stat(filepath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.EqualValues(t, len(testData)+len(appendData), info.Size())
+
+	run.waitForWriters()
+	run.rm(t, "to be synced")
+}
diff --git a/vfs/file.go b/vfs/file.go
index a28480235..ed6b19ca2 100644
--- a/vfs/file.go
+++ b/vfs/file.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type File struct {
 	modified          bool                            // has the cache file be modified by a RWFileHandle?
 	pendingModTime    time.Time                       // will be applied once o becomes available, i.e. after file was written
 	pendingRenameFun  func(ctx context.Context) error // will be run/renamed after all writers close
+	appendMode        bool                            // file was opened with O_APPEND
 
 	muRW sync.Mutex // synchonize RWFileHandle.openPending(), RWFileHandle.close() and File.Remove
 }
@@ -65,7 +66,11 @@ func (f *File) IsDir() bool {
 
 // Mode bits of the file or directory - satisfies Node interface
 func (f *File) Mode() (mode os.FileMode) {
-	return f.d.vfs.Opt.FilePerms
+	mode = f.d.vfs.Opt.FilePerms
+	if f.appendMode {
+		mode |= os.ModeAppend
+	}
+	return mode
 }
 
 // Name (base) of the directory - satisfies Node interface
@@ -539,6 +544,7 @@ func (f *File) Open(flags int) (fd Handle, err error) {
 	// If append is set then set read to force openRW
 	if flags&os.O_APPEND != 0 {
 		read = true
+		f.appendMode = true
 	}
 
 	// If truncate is set then set write to force openRW