diff --git a/headers/private/userlandfs/private/Requests.h b/headers/private/userlandfs/private/Requests.h
index 9fede232b6..ebb78966db 100644
--- a/headers/private/userlandfs/private/Requests.h
+++ b/headers/private/userlandfs/private/Requests.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ enum {
 	GET_VNODE_REPLY,
 	PUT_VNODE_REQUEST,
 	PUT_VNODE_REPLY,
+	ACQUIRE_VNODE_REQUEST,
+	ACQUIRE_VNODE_REPLY,
 	NEW_VNODE_REQUEST,
 	NEW_VNODE_REPLY,
 	PUBLISH_VNODE_REQUEST,
@@ -1465,6 +1467,21 @@ public:
 	PutVNodeReply() : ReplyRequest(PUT_VNODE_REPLY) {}
 };
 
+// AcquireVNodeRequest
+class AcquireVNodeRequest : public Request {
+public:
+	AcquireVNodeRequest() : Request(ACQUIRE_VNODE_REQUEST) {}
+
+	dev_t		nsid;
+	ino_t		vnid;
+};
+
+// AcquireVNodeReply
+class AcquireVNodeReply : public ReplyRequest {
+public:
+	AcquireVNodeReply() : ReplyRequest(ACQUIRE_VNODE_REPLY) {}
+};
+
 // NewVNodeRequest
 class NewVNodeRequest : public Request {
 public:
@@ -2073,6 +2090,8 @@ using UserlandFSUtil::GetVNodeRequest;
 using UserlandFSUtil::GetVNodeReply;
 using UserlandFSUtil::PutVNodeRequest;
 using UserlandFSUtil::PutVNodeReply;
+using UserlandFSUtil::AcquireVNodeRequest;
+using UserlandFSUtil::AcquireVNodeReply;
 using UserlandFSUtil::NewVNodeRequest;
 using UserlandFSUtil::NewVNodeReply;
 using UserlandFSUtil::PublishVNodeRequest;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/KernelRequestHandler.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/KernelRequestHandler.cpp
index d90e199115..045b30b80c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/KernelRequestHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/KernelRequestHandler.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ KernelRequestHandler::HandleRequest(Request* request)
 			return _HandleRequest((GetVNodeRequest*)request);
 		case PUT_VNODE_REQUEST:
 			return _HandleRequest((PutVNodeRequest*)request);
+		case ACQUIRE_VNODE_REQUEST:
+			return _HandleRequest((AcquireVNodeRequest*)request);
 		case NEW_VNODE_REQUEST:
 			return _HandleRequest((NewVNodeRequest*)request);
 		case PUBLISH_VNODE_REQUEST:
@@ -346,6 +348,31 @@ KernelRequestHandler::_HandleRequest(PutVNodeRequest* request)
 	return fPort->SendRequest(&allocator);
 }
 
+
+// _HandleRequest
+status_t
+KernelRequestHandler::_HandleRequest(AcquireVNodeRequest* request)
+{
+	// check and executed the request
+	Volume* volume = NULL;
+	status_t result = _GetVolume(request->nsid, &volume);
+	VolumePutter _(volume);
+	if (result == B_OK)
+		result = volume->AcquireVNode(request->vnid);
+
+	// prepare the reply
+	RequestAllocator allocator(fPort->GetPort());
+	AcquireVNodeReply* reply;
+	status_t error = AllocateRequest(allocator, &reply);
+	if (error != B_OK)
+		return error;
+	reply->error = result;
+
+	// send the reply
+	return fPort->SendRequest(&allocator);
+}
+
+
 // _HandleRequest
 status_t
 KernelRequestHandler::_HandleRequest(NewVNodeRequest* request)
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/KernelRequestHandler.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/KernelRequestHandler.h
index 34f4b10f1c..e3aa140bda 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/KernelRequestHandler.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/KernelRequestHandler.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace UserlandFSUtil {
 
+class AcquireVNodeRequest;
 class GetVNodeRemovedRequest;
 class GetVNodeRequest;
 class NewVNodeRequest;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class UnremoveVNodeRequest;
 
 }
 
+using UserlandFSUtil::AcquireVNodeRequest;
 using UserlandFSUtil::GetVNodeRemovedRequest;
 using UserlandFSUtil::GetVNodeRequest;
 using UserlandFSUtil::NewVNodeRequest;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ private:
 			// vnodes
 			status_t			_HandleRequest(GetVNodeRequest* request);
 			status_t			_HandleRequest(PutVNodeRequest* request);
+			status_t			_HandleRequest(AcquireVNodeRequest* request);
 			status_t			_HandleRequest(NewVNodeRequest* request);
 			status_t			_HandleRequest(PublishVNodeRequest* request);
 			status_t			_HandleRequest(RemoveVNodeRequest* request);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/Volume.cpp
index e9dff6a893..32a83e18f3 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/Volume.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,24 @@ PRINT(("put_vnode(%ld, %lld)\n", GetID(), vnid));
 	return error;
 }
 
+
+// AcquireVNode
+status_t
+Volume::AcquireVNode(ino_t vnid)
+{
+PRINT(("acquire_vnode(%ld, %lld)\n", GetID(), vnid));
+	if (IsMounting() && !fMountVNodes->ContainsKey(vnid)) {
+		ERROR(("Volume::AcquireVNode(): acquire_vnode() invoked for unknown "
+			"vnode while mounting!\n"));
+	}
+
+	status_t error = acquire_vnode(fFSVolume, vnid);
+	if (error == B_OK)
+		_IncrementVNodeCount(vnid);
+	return error;
+}
+
+
 // NewVNode
 status_t
 Volume::NewVNode(ino_t vnid, void* node)
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/Volume.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/Volume.h
index 80244057a1..28badd10ec 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/Volume.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/kernel_add_on/Volume.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 			// client methods
 			status_t			GetVNode(ino_t vnid, void** node);
 			status_t			PutVNode(ino_t vnid);
+			status_t			AcquireVNode(ino_t vnid);
 			status_t			NewVNode(ino_t vnid, void* node);
 			status_t			PublishVNode(ino_t vnid, void* node,
 									int type, uint32 flags);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/server/kernel_emu.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/server/kernel_emu.cpp
index cf79dc1629..34e6dbbe49 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/server/kernel_emu.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/server/kernel_emu.cpp
@@ -328,10 +328,37 @@ UserlandFS::KernelEmu::put_vnode(dev_t nsid, ino_t vnid)
 
 // acquire_vnode
 status_t
-UserlandFS::KernelEmu::acquire_vnode(dev_t nsid, ino_t vnodeID)
+UserlandFS::KernelEmu::acquire_vnode(dev_t nsid, ino_t vnid)
 {
-	// TODO: Implement!
-	return B_BAD_VALUE;
+	// get the request port and the file system
+	RequestPort* port;
+	FileSystem* fileSystem;
+	status_t error = get_port_and_fs(&port, &fileSystem);
+	if (error != B_OK)
+		return error;
+
+	// prepare the request
+	RequestAllocator allocator(port->GetPort());
+	AcquireVNodeRequest* request;
+	error = AllocateRequest(allocator, &request);
+	if (error != B_OK)
+		return error;
+
+	request->nsid = nsid;
+	request->vnid = vnid;
+
+	// send the request
+	UserlandRequestHandler handler(fileSystem, ACQUIRE_VNODE_REPLY);
+	AcquireVNodeReply* reply;
+	error = port->SendRequest(&allocator, &handler, (Request**)&reply);
+	if (error != B_OK)
+		return error;
+	RequestReleaser requestReleaser(port, reply);
+
+	// process the reply
+	if (reply->error != B_OK)
+		return reply->error;
+	return error;
 }
 
 // new_vnode
@@ -420,7 +447,6 @@ UserlandFS::KernelEmu::publish_vnode(dev_t nsid, ino_t vnid, void* data)
 		return B_BAD_VALUE;
 
 	// stat() the node to get its type
-// TODO: This must not be called while mounting!
 	int type;
 	status_t error = volume->GetVNodeType(data, &type);
 	if (error != B_OK)