diff --git a/src/kernel/core/fd.c b/src/kernel/core/fd.c
index fbfacf7fac..eb206a1f48 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/fd.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/fd.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ alloc_fd(void)
 	descriptor->cookie = NULL;
 	descriptor->ref_count = 1;
 	descriptor->open_mode = 0;
+	descriptor->pos = 0;
 
 	return descriptor;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/core/fs/bootfs.c b/src/kernel/core/fs/bootfs.c
index fe47196494..2cd5120d57 100755
--- a/src/kernel/core/fs/bootfs.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/fs/bootfs.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ bootfs_can_page(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v)
 
 
 static ssize_t
-bootfs_read_page(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
+bootfs_read_pages(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
 {
 	struct bootfs *fs = _fs;
 	struct bootfs_vnode *v = _v;
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ bootfs_read_page(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
 
 
 static ssize_t
-bootfs_write_page(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
+bootfs_write_pages(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
 {
 	struct bootfs *fs = _fs;
 	struct bootfs_vnode *v = _v;
@@ -1022,8 +1022,8 @@ static struct fs_ops bootfs_ops = {
 	&bootfs_remove_vnode,
 
 	&bootfs_can_page,
-	&bootfs_read_page,
-	&bootfs_write_page,
+	&bootfs_read_pages,
+	&bootfs_write_pages,
 
 	/* common */
 	&bootfs_ioctl,
@@ -1047,7 +1047,6 @@ static struct fs_ops bootfs_ops = {
 	&bootfs_free_cookie,
 	&bootfs_read,
 	&bootfs_write,
-	&bootfs_seek,
 
 	/* dir */
 	&bootfs_create_dir,
diff --git a/src/kernel/core/fs/devfs.c b/src/kernel/core/fs/devfs.c
index ad4e69b16c..be0fd3978e 100755
--- a/src/kernel/core/fs/devfs.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/fs/devfs.c
@@ -1060,8 +1060,8 @@ static struct fs_ops devfs_ops = {
 	&devfs_remove_vnode,
 
 	NULL,	// can page (currently commented out for whatever reason...)
-	NULL,	// read page
-	NULL,	// write page
+	NULL,	// read pages
+	NULL,	// write pages
 
 	/* common */
 	&devfs_ioctl,
@@ -1085,7 +1085,6 @@ static struct fs_ops devfs_ops = {
 	&devfs_free_cookie,
 	&devfs_read,
 	&devfs_write,
-	&devfs_seek,
 
 	/* directory */
 	&devfs_create_dir,
diff --git a/src/kernel/core/fs/rootfs.c b/src/kernel/core/fs/rootfs.c
index c1441efa01..44b4a9e43c 100755
--- a/src/kernel/core/fs/rootfs.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/fs/rootfs.c
@@ -720,14 +720,14 @@ rootfs_can_page(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v)
 
 
 static ssize_t
-rootfs_read_page(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
+rootfs_read_pages(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
 {
 	return EPERM;
 }
 
 
 static ssize_t
-rootfs_write_page(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
+rootfs_write_pages(fs_volume _fs, fs_vnode _v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
 {
 	return EPERM;
 }
@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ static struct fs_ops rootfs_ops = {
 	&rootfs_remove_vnode,
 
 	&rootfs_can_page,
-	&rootfs_read_page,
-	&rootfs_write_page,
+	&rootfs_read_pages,
+	&rootfs_write_pages,
 
 	/* common */
 	&rootfs_ioctl,
@@ -963,7 +963,6 @@ static struct fs_ops rootfs_ops = {
 	&rootfs_free_cookie,
 	&rootfs_read,
 	&rootfs_write,
-	&rootfs_seek,
 
 	/* directory */
 	&rootfs_create_dir,
diff --git a/src/kernel/core/fs/vfs.c b/src/kernel/core/fs/vfs.c
index 491fbc2f53..81cdedf752 100755
--- a/src/kernel/core/fs/vfs.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/fs/vfs.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ vfs_read_page(void *_v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
 
 	FUNCTION(("vfs_readpage: vnode %p, vecs %p, pos %Ld\n", vnode, vecs, pos));
 
-	return FS_CALL(vnode, read_page)(vnode->mount->cookie, vnode->private_node, vecs, pos);
+	return FS_CALL(vnode, read_pages)(vnode->mount->cookie, vnode->private_node, vecs, pos);
 }
 
 
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ vfs_write_page(void *_v, iovecs *vecs, off_t pos)
 
 	FUNCTION(("vfs_writepage: vnode %p, vecs %p, pos %Ld\n", vnode, vecs, pos));
 
-	return FS_CALL(vnode, write_page)(vnode->mount->cookie, vnode->private_node, vecs, pos);
+	return FS_CALL(vnode, write_pages)(vnode->mount->cookie, vnode->private_node, vecs, pos);
 }
 
 
@@ -2014,10 +2014,44 @@ file_write(struct file_descriptor *descriptor, off_t pos, const void *buffer, si
 static off_t
 file_seek(struct file_descriptor *descriptor, off_t pos, int seekType)
 {
-	struct vnode *vnode = descriptor->u.vnode;
+	off_t offset;
 
-	FUNCTION(("file_seek: pos 0x%Ld, seek_type %d\n", pos, seekType));
-	return FS_CALL(vnode, seek)(vnode->mount->cookie, vnode->private_node, descriptor->cookie, pos, seekType);
+	switch (seekType) {
+		case SEEK_SET:
+			offset = 0;
+			break;
+		case SEEK_CUR:
+			offset = descriptor->pos;
+			break;
+		case SEEK_END:
+		{
+			struct vnode *vnode = descriptor->u.vnode;
+			struct stat stat;
+			status_t status;
+
+			if (FS_CALL(vnode, read_stat) == NULL)
+				return EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+			status = FS_CALL(vnode, read_stat)(vnode->mount->cookie, vnode->private_node, &stat);
+			if (status < B_OK)
+				return status;
+
+			offset = stat.st_size;
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+			return B_BAD_VALUE;
+	}
+
+	// assumes off_t is 64 bits wide
+	if (offset > 0 && LONGLONG_MAX - offset < pos)
+		return EOVERFLOW;
+
+	pos += offset;
+	if (pos < 0)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	return descriptor->pos = pos;
 }
 
 
@@ -2682,13 +2716,44 @@ attr_write(struct file_descriptor *descriptor, off_t pos, const void *buffer, si
 static off_t
 attr_seek(struct file_descriptor *descriptor, off_t pos, int seekType)
 {
-	struct vnode *vnode = descriptor->u.vnode;
+	off_t offset;
 
-	FUNCTION(("attr_seek: pos 0x%Ld, seek_type %d\n", pos, seekType));
-	if (!FS_CALL(vnode, seek_attr))
-		return EOPNOTSUPP;
+	switch (seekType) {
+		case SEEK_SET:
+			offset = 0;
+			break;
+		case SEEK_CUR:
+			offset = descriptor->pos;
+			break;
+		case SEEK_END:
+		{
+			struct vnode *vnode = descriptor->u.vnode;
+			struct stat stat;
+			status_t status;
 
-	return FS_CALL(vnode, seek_attr)(vnode->mount->cookie, vnode->private_node, descriptor->cookie, pos, seekType);
+			if (FS_CALL(vnode, read_stat) == NULL)
+				return EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+			status = FS_CALL(vnode, read_attr_stat)(vnode->mount->cookie, vnode->private_node, descriptor->cookie, &stat);
+			if (status < B_OK)
+				return status;
+
+			offset = stat.st_size;
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+			return B_BAD_VALUE;
+	}
+
+	// assumes off_t is 64 bits wide
+	if (offset > 0 && LONGLONG_MAX - offset < pos)
+		return EOVERFLOW;
+
+	pos += offset;
+	if (pos < 0)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	return descriptor->pos = pos;
 }