diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Inode.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Inode.cpp
index 173fe190ed..bb3b49c775 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Inode.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Inode.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@ Inode::Inode(Volume* volume, ino_t id)
 }
 
 
+Inode::Inode(Volume* volume, ino_t id, const btrfs_inode& item)
+	:
+	fVolume(volume),
+	fID(id),
+	fCache(NULL),
+	fMap(NULL),
+	fInitStatus(B_OK),
+	fNode(item)
+{
+	if (!IsDirectory() && !IsSymLink()) {
+		fCache = file_cache_create(fVolume->ID(), ID(), Size());
+		fMap = file_map_create(fVolume->ID(), ID(), Size());
+	}
+}
+
+
 Inode::Inode(Volume* volume)
 	:
 	fVolume(volume),
@@ -94,6 +110,49 @@ Inode::UpdateNodeFromDisk()
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Create new Inode object with inode_item
+ */
+Inode*
+Inode::Create(Transaction& transaction, ino_t id, Inode* parent, int32 mode,
+	uint64 size, uint64 flags)
+{
+	TRACE("Inode::Create() id % " B_PRIu64 " mode %" B_PRId32 " flags %"
+		B_PRIu64"\n", id, flags, mode);
+
+	Volume* volume = parent->GetVolume();
+	uint64 nbytes = size;	// allocated size
+	if (size > volume->MaxInlineSize())
+		nbytes = (size / volume->SectorSize() + 1) * volume->SectorSize();
+
+	btrfs_inode inode;
+
+	inode.generation = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT64(transaction.SystemID());
+	inode.transaction_id = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT64(transaction.SystemID());
+	inode.size = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT64(size);
+	inode.nbytes = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT64(nbytes);
+	inode.blockgroup = 0;	// normal inode only
+	inode.num_links = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT32(1);
+	inode.uid = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT32(geteuid());
+	inode.gid = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT32(parent ? parent->GroupID() : getegid());
+	inode.mode = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT32(mode);;
+	inode.rdev = 0;	// normal file only
+	inode.flags = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT64(flags);
+	inode.sequence = 0;	// incremented each time mtime value is changed
+
+	uint64 now = real_time_clock_usecs();
+	struct timespec timespec;
+	timespec.tv_sec = now / 1000000;
+	timespec.tv_nsec = (now % 1000000) * 1000;
+	btrfs_inode::SetTime(inode.access_time, timespec);
+	btrfs_inode::SetTime(inode.creation_time, timespec);
+	btrfs_inode::SetTime(inode.change_time, timespec);
+	btrfs_inode::SetTime(inode.modification_time, timespec);
+
+	return new Inode(volume, id, inode);
+}
+
+
 status_t
 Inode::CheckPermissions(int accessMode) const
 {
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Inode.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Inode.h
index 003baf4322..29c106d1c0 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Inode.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Inode.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "btrfs.h"
 #include "Volume.h"
+#include "Journal.h"
 
 
 //#define TRACE_BTRFS
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@
 class Inode {
 public:
 						Inode(Volume* volume, ino_t id);
+						Inode(Volume* volume, ino_t id,
+							const btrfs_inode& item);
 						~Inode();
 
 			status_t	InitCheck();
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@ public:
 			void*		Map() const { return fMap; }
 
 			status_t	FindParent(ino_t* id);
+	static	Inode*		Create(Transaction& transaction, ino_t id,
+							Inode* parent, int32 mode, uint64 size = 0,
+							uint64 flags = 0);
 private:
 						Inode(Volume* volume);
 						Inode(const Inode&);
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ private:
 							// no implementation
 
 			uint64		_NumBlocks();
+private:
 
 			rw_lock		fLock;
 			::Volume*	fVolume;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Volume.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Volume.h
index 11b4debc3a..6ed1d3c027 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Volume.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/Volume.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
 			BTree*				RootTree() const { return fRootTree; }
 
 			uint32				SectorSize() const { return fSectorSize; }
+			uint32				MaxInlineSize() const
+									{ return fSectorSize / 2; }
 			uint32				BlockSize() const { return fBlockSize; }
 			Chunk*				SystemChunk() const { return fChunk; }
 			Journal*			GetJournal() const { return fJournal; }
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/btrfs.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/btrfs.h
index f8b3accf47..2567c3b61d 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/btrfs.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/btrfs/btrfs.h
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ struct btrfs_inode {
 		{ _DecodeTime(timespec, modification_time); }
 	void GetCreationTime(struct timespec& timespec) const
 		{ _DecodeTime(timespec, creation_time); }
+	static void SetTime(btrfs_timespec& time, const struct timespec& timespec)
+	{
+		time.seconds = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT64(timespec.tv_sec);
+		time.nanoseconds = B_HOST_TO_LENDIAN_INT64(timespec.tv_nsec);
+	}
 } _PACKED;