diff --git a/src/namspace.c b/src/namspace.c
index a6a0191..35be2fc 100644
--- a/src/namspace.c
+++ b/src/namspace.c
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 
 #define NW_PATH  /* */
 
+extern void mangle_dos_name(NW_VOL *vol, uint8 *unixname, uint8 *pp);
+static int ns06_fallback_obtain_info(int namespace, NW_HPATH *nwp,
+                                     int destnamspace, int searchattrib,
+                                     uint32 infomask, uint8 *responsedata);
+
 typedef struct {
   int    volume;            /* Volume Number                 */
   int    has_wild;          /* fn has wildcards              */
@@ -1191,7 +1196,11 @@ int nw_optain_file_dir_info(int namespace,    NW_HPATH *nwp,
     nwp_stat(&(dbe->nwpath), "nw_optain_file_dir_info");
     result = build_dir_info(dbe, unixname, destnamspace, infomask, responsedata);
     xfree(unixname);
-  }  
+  } else if ((result == -0xff || result == -0x9c) &&
+             (namespace == NAME_DOS || namespace == NAME_OS2)) {
+    result = ns06_fallback_obtain_info(namespace, nwp, destnamspace,
+                                       searchattrib, infomask, responsedata);
+  }
   if (result < 0) {
     XDPRINTF((3, 0, "nw_optain_file_dir_info NOT OK result=-0x%x", -result));
   }
@@ -1957,6 +1966,74 @@ typedef struct {
   int         searchattrib;
   uint8       *ubuf;   /* userbuff */
 } FUNC_SEARCH;
+typedef struct {
+  FUNC_SEARCH base;
+  int         destnamspace;
+  uint32      infomask;
+  uint8       *responsedata;
+  int         build_result;
+} NS06_OBTAIN_INFO_SEARCH;
+
+static int ns06_obtain_info_cb(DIR_BASE_ENTRY *dbe, FUNC_SEARCH *fs)
+{
+  NS06_OBTAIN_INFO_SEARCH *ois = (NS06_OBTAIN_INFO_SEARCH *)fs;
+  char *unixname = alloc_nwpath2unix(&(dbe->nwpath), 2);
+
+  nwp_stat(&(dbe->nwpath), "ns06_obtain_info_cb");
+  ois->build_result = build_dir_info(dbe, unixname,
+                                     ois->destnamspace,
+                                     ois->infomask,
+                                     ois->responsedata);
+  xfree(unixname);
+  return(ois->build_result);
+}
+
+static int func_search_entry(DIR_BASE_ENTRY *dbe, int namespace,
+    uint8 *path, int len, int searchattrib,
+    int (*fs_func)(DIR_BASE_ENTRY *dbe, FUNC_SEARCH *fs), FUNC_SEARCH *fs);
+
+static int ns06_fallback_obtain_info(int namespace, NW_HPATH *nwp,
+                                     int destnamspace, int searchattrib,
+                                     uint32 infomask, uint8 *responsedata)
+{
+  uint8 search_entry[258];
+  int parent_result;
+  NS06_OBTAIN_INFO_SEARCH ois;
+
+  if (!nwp || nwp->components <= 0)
+    return(-0xff);
+
+  memset(&ois, 0, sizeof(ois));
+  ois.base.ubuf    = responsedata;
+  ois.destnamspace = destnamspace;
+  ois.infomask     = infomask;
+  ois.responsedata = responsedata;
+  ois.build_result = -0xff;
+
+  parent_result = build_base(namespace, nwp, nwp->pathes, 1,
+                             search_entry, sizeof(search_entry));
+
+  XDPRINTF((2, 0,
+    "NS06 FALLBACK namespace=%d parent_result=0x%x search='%s'",
+    namespace, parent_result, search_entry));
+
+  if (parent_result > -1) {
+    DIR_BASE_ENTRY *parent_dbe = dir_base[parent_result];
+    int search_res = func_search_entry(parent_dbe, namespace,
+                                       search_entry,
+                                       strlen((char *)search_entry),
+                                       searchattrib,
+                                       ns06_obtain_info_cb,
+                                       (FUNC_SEARCH *)&ois);
+    XDPRINTF((2, 0,
+      "NS06 FALLBACK SEARCH search_res=0x%x build_result=0x%x search='%s'",
+      search_res, ois.build_result, search_entry));
+    if (search_res == 0 && ois.build_result > -1)
+      return(ois.build_result);
+  }
+  return(-0xff);
+}
+
 
 static int func_search_entry(DIR_BASE_ENTRY *dbe, int namespace,
     uint8 *path, int len, int searchattrib,