diff --git a/vfs/cache.go b/vfs/cache.go
index 87b0b3104..acb51138a 100644
--- a/vfs/cache.go
+++ b/vfs/cache.go
@@ -263,6 +263,19 @@ func (c *cache) cacheDir(name string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// exists checks to see if the file exists in the cache or not
+func (c *cache) exists(name string) bool {
+	osPath := c.toOSPath(name)
+	fi, err := os.Stat(osPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if fi.IsDir() {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // _close marks name as closed - must be called with the lock held
 func (c *cache) _close(isFile bool, name string) {
 	for {
diff --git a/vfs/file.go b/vfs/file.go
index 0622f4cf9..a28480235 100644
--- a/vfs/file.go
+++ b/vfs/file.go
@@ -546,11 +546,9 @@ func (f *File) Open(flags int) (fd Handle, err error) {
 		write = true
 	}
 
-	// FIXME discover if file is in cache or not?
-
 	// Open the correct sort of handle
 	CacheMode := f.d.vfs.Opt.CacheMode
-	if CacheMode >= CacheModeMinimal && f.d.vfs.cache.opens(f.Path()) > 0 {
+	if CacheMode >= CacheModeMinimal && (f.d.vfs.cache.opens(f.Path()) > 0 || f.d.vfs.cache.exists(f.Path())) {
 		fd, err = f.openRW(flags)
 	} else if read && write {
 		if CacheMode >= CacheModeMinimal {