diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/api.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/api.rs
index aea4aba7b..230274cae 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/api.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use buffers::ByteBufOwned;
 use dht::{DhtStats, Id20};
 use http::StatusCode;
-use librqbit_core::torrent_metainfo::TorrentMetaV1Info;
+use librqbit_core::torrent_metainfo::{FileDetailsAttrs, TorrentMetaV1Info};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 use tracing::warn;
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ pub struct TorrentDetailsResponseFile {
     pub components: Vec<String>,
     pub length: u64,
     pub included: bool,
+    pub attributes: FileDetailsAttrs,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Serialize)]
@@ -551,6 +552,7 @@ fn make_torrent_details(
                 components,
                 length: d.len,
                 included,
+                attributes: d.attrs(),
             }
         })
         .collect();
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/storage/filesystem/fs.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/storage/filesystem/fs.rs
index 791e01e1b..2f2cc14c2 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/storage/filesystem/fs.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/storage/filesystem/fs.rs
@@ -156,21 +156,19 @@ impl TorrentStorage for FilesystemStorage {
             let relative_path = &file_details.relative_filename;
             full_path.push(relative_path);
 
+            if file_details.attrs.padding {
+                files.push(OpenedFile::new_dummy());
+                continue;
+            };
             std::fs::create_dir_all(full_path.parent().context("bug: no parent")?)?;
-            let file = if file_details.attrs.padding {
-                OpenedFile::new_dummy()
-            } else if meta.options.allow_overwrite {
-                OpenedFile::new(
-                    OpenOptions::new()
-                        .create(true)
-                        .truncate(false)
-                        .read(true)
-                        .write(true)
-                        .open(&full_path)
-                        .with_context(|| {
-                            format!("error opening {full_path:?} in read/write mode")
-                        })?,
-                )
+            let f = if meta.options.allow_overwrite {
+                OpenOptions::new()
+                    .create(true)
+                    .truncate(false)
+                    .read(true)
+                    .write(true)
+                    .open(&full_path)
+                    .with_context(|| format!("error opening {full_path:?} in read/write mode"))?
             } else {
                 // create_new does not seem to work with read(true), so calling this twice.
                 OpenOptions::new()
@@ -183,9 +181,9 @@ impl TorrentStorage for FilesystemStorage {
                             &full_path
                         )
                     })?;
-                OpenedFile::new(OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).open(&full_path)?)
+                OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).open(&full_path)?
             };
-            files.push(file);
+            files.push(OpenedFile::new(f));
         }
 
         self.opened_files = files;
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/webui/src/api-types.ts b/crates/librqbit/webui/src/api-types.ts
index c62197aa0..58436e7f9 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/webui/src/api-types.ts
+++ b/crates/librqbit/webui/src/api-types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ export interface TorrentFile {
   components: string[];
   length: number;
   included: boolean;
+  attributes: TorrentFileAttributes;
+}
+
+export interface TorrentFileAttributes {
+  symlink: boolean;
+  hidden: boolean;
+  padding: boolean;
+  executable: boolean;
 }
 
 // Interface for the Torrent Details API response
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/webui/src/components/FileListInput.tsx b/crates/librqbit/webui/src/components/FileListInput.tsx
index 323ba1c05..ba3c9dcfc 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/webui/src/components/FileListInput.tsx
+++ b/crates/librqbit/webui/src/components/FileListInput.tsx
@@ -73,15 +73,20 @@ const newFileTree = (
   return newFileTreeInner(
     "",
     "filetree-root",
-    torrentDetails.files.map((file, id) => {
-      return {
-        id,
-        filename: file.components[file.components.length - 1],
-        pathComponents: file.components,
-        length: file.length,
-        have_bytes: stats ? stats.file_progress[id] ?? 0 : 0,
-      };
-    }),
+    torrentDetails.files
+      .map((file, id) => {
+        if (file.attributes.padding) {
+          return null;
+        }
+        return {
+          id,
+          filename: file.components[file.components.length - 1],
+          pathComponents: file.components,
+          length: file.length,
+          have_bytes: stats ? (stats.file_progress[id] ?? 0) : 0,
+        };
+      })
+      .filter((f) => f !== null),
     0,
   );
 };
@@ -156,10 +161,7 @@ const FileTreeComponent: React.FC<{
   };
 
   const fileLink = (file: TorrentFileForCheckbox) => {
-    if (
-      allowStream &&
-      torrentId != null
-    ) {
+    if (allowStream && torrentId != null) {
       return API.getTorrentStreamUrl(torrentId, file.id, file.filename);
     }
   };
diff --git a/crates/librqbit_core/src/torrent_metainfo.rs b/crates/librqbit_core/src/torrent_metainfo.rs
index 89aa18502..2a22a90fe 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit_core/src/torrent_metainfo.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit_core/src/torrent_metainfo.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Default, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct FileDetailsAttrs {
     pub symlink: bool,
     pub hidden: bool,