diff --git a/src/fuse_operations.c b/src/fuse_operations.c
index 3f95315..a63837a 100644
--- a/src/fuse_operations.c
+++ b/src/fuse_operations.c
@@ -108,7 +108,29 @@ static int xmp_getattr(const char *path, struct stat *stbuf,
 static int xmp_access(const char *path, int mask) {
   int res;
 
-  res = access(path, mask);
+  // if mask is F_OK, then we don't need to check the permissions
+  // (is that possible?)
+
+  if (mask != F_OK) {
+    struct process_info pi;
+    struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+    pi.PID = fc->pid;
+    pi.UID = fc->uid;
+    pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+
+    // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+
+    if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+      free(pi.name);
+      return -EACCES;
+    }
+
+    free(pi.name);
+  }
+
+  res = source_access(path, mask);
+
   if (res == -1)
     return -errno;
 
@@ -304,6 +326,30 @@ static int xmp_rename(const char *from, const char *to, unsigned int flags) {
   if (flags)
     return -EINVAL;
 
+  struct process_info pi;
+  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+  pi.PID = fc->pid;
+  pi.UID = fc->uid;
+  pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(from), pi)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  // the "to" file may exist and the process needs to get persmission to modify
+  // it
+  if (source_access(to, F_OK) == 0 &&
+      !interactive_access(real_filename(to), pi)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  free(pi.name);
+
   res = source_rename(from, to);
   if (res == -1)
     return -errno;
@@ -313,6 +359,22 @@ static int xmp_rename(const char *from, const char *to, unsigned int flags) {
 
 static int xmp_link(const char *from, const char *to) {
   int res;
+  struct process_info pi;
+  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+  pi.PID = fc->pid;
+  pi.UID = fc->uid;
+  pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(from), pi)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  // no need to check the access to the "to" file, see link(2)
+
+  free(pi.name);
 
   res = source_link(from, to);
   if (res == -1)
@@ -323,6 +385,20 @@ static int xmp_link(const char *from, const char *to) {
 
 static int xmp_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
   int res;
+  struct process_info pi;
+  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+  pi.PID = fc->pid;
+  pi.UID = fc->uid;
+  pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  free(pi.name);
 
   if (fi)
     res = fchmod(fi->fh, mode);
@@ -334,9 +410,27 @@ static int xmp_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * This filesystem is not designed for multiuser operation (e.g. with
+ * allow_other) so there is little point in having chown implemnted
+ */
 static int xmp_chown(const char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
                      struct fuse_file_info *fi) {
   int res;
+  struct process_info pi;
+  struct fuse_context *fc = fuse_get_context();
+
+  pi.PID = fc->pid;
+  pi.UID = fc->uid;
+  pi.name = get_process_name_by_pid(pi.PID);
+
+  // fprintf(stderr, "%s, %d\n", path, ask_access(path, pi));
+  if (!interactive_access(real_filename(path), pi)) {
+    free(pi.name);
+    return -EACCES;
+  }
+
+  free(pi.name);
 
   if (fi)
     res = fchown(fi->fh, uid, gid);
@@ -660,7 +754,7 @@ static off_t xmp_lseek(const char *path, off_t off, int whence,
 static const struct fuse_operations xmp_oper = {
     .init = xmp_init,
     .getattr = xmp_getattr,
-    // .access = xmp_access,
+    .access = xmp_access,
     .readlink = xmp_readlink,
     .opendir = xmp_opendir,
     .readdir = xmp_readdir,
@@ -676,7 +770,7 @@ static const struct fuse_operations xmp_oper = {
     .chown = xmp_chown,
     .truncate = xmp_truncate,
 #ifdef HAVE_UTIMENSAT
-// .utimens = xmp_utimens,
+//  .utimens = xmp_utimens,
 #endif
     .create = xmp_create,
     .open = xmp_open,
diff --git a/src/sourcefs.c b/src/sourcefs.c
index 35dce28..78aea1d 100644
--- a/src/sourcefs.c
+++ b/src/sourcefs.c
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ int source_symlink(const char *target, const char *linkpath) {
   return symlinkat(target, handle.root_fd, relative_linkpath);
 }
 
+int source_access(const char *filename, int mode) {
+  const char *relative_filename = source_filename_translate(filename);
+  return faccessat(handle.root_fd, relative_filename, mode, 0);
+}
+
 DIR *source_opendir(const char *filename) {
   const char *relative_filename = source_filename_translate(filename);
   int fd = openat(handle.root_fd, relative_filename, 0);
diff --git a/src/sourcefs.h b/src/sourcefs.h
index cd2dd4a..b712106 100644
--- a/src/sourcefs.h
+++ b/src/sourcefs.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ int source_chown(const char *filename, uid_t owner, gid_t group);
 
 int source_truncate(const char *filename, off_t length);
 
+int source_access(const char *filename, int mode);
+
 /* `open` and `create` are designed to correspond to fuse operations, not the
  * libc's `open(2)`. Both of them actually call `openat`. */