diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/errors.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/errors.rs
index 238646911..49a08b053 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/errors.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/errors.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub enum FsError {
     InvalidDevice,
     IsDirectory,
     NotADirectory,
+    NotFound,
     UnsupportedOperation,
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ impl Into<FsError> for ext2::error::Error {
             ext2::error::Error::InodeNotFound { inode: _ } => FsError::InodeNotFound,
             ext2::error::Error::NotADirectory { inode: _, name: _ } => FsError::NotADirectory,
             ext2::error::Error::NotAbsolute { name: _ } => todo!(),
-            ext2::error::Error::NotFound { name: _ } => todo!(),
+            ext2::error::Error::NotFound { name: _ } => FsError::NotFound,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/ext2.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/ext2.rs
index 0d351da2f..d0163a7e8 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/ext2.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/ext2.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
  */
 
+use alloc::sync::Weak;
 use ext2::fs::{sync::Synced, Ext2};
 use ext2::sector::SectorSize;
+use ext2::sys::inode::TypePerm;
 use ext2::volume::Volume;
 
+use crate::handle::Handle;
+
 use super::errors::FsError;
-use super::{DirectoryEntry, FsNode, FsResult as Result, StorageDevice};
+use super::{DirectoryEntry, FsFlags, FsNode, FsResult as Result, StorageDevice};
 
 pub struct Ext2StorageDevice<S, V>
 where
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ where
     V: Volume<u8, S>,
 {
     fs: Synced<Ext2<S, V>>,
+    device_handle: Handle,
 }
 
 impl<S, V> Ext2StorageDevice<S, V>
@@ -24,9 +29,10 @@ where
     S: SectorSize,
     V: Volume<u8, S>,
 {
-    pub fn new(volume: V) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(volume: V, device_handle: Handle) -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             fs: Synced::new(volume).map_err(|e| e.into())?,
+            device_handle,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -63,18 +69,64 @@ where
             .inode_nth(node.inode as usize)
             .ok_or_else(|| FsError::InodeNotFound)?;
         let mut dir = inode.directory().ok_or_else(|| FsError::NotADirectory)?;
-        let entry = dir.nth(index)
+        let entry = dir
+            .nth(index)
             .ok_or_else(|| FsError::InodeNotFound)?
             .map_err(|e| e.into())?;
 
         Ok(DirectoryEntry::new(entry.file_name_string(), entry.inode))
     }
 
-    fn find_dir(&self, _node: &FsNode, _name: &str) -> Result<FsNode> {
-        todo!()
+    fn find_dir(&self, node: &FsNode, name: &str) -> Result<FsNode> {
+        let inode = self
+            .fs
+            .inode_nth(node.inode as usize)
+            .ok_or_else(|| FsError::InodeNotFound)?;
+        let dir = inode.directory().ok_or_else(|| FsError::NotADirectory)?;
+        let mut found_node = Err(FsError::NotFound);
+        for entry in dir {
+            if entry.is_err() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let entry = entry.unwrap();
+            if entry.file_name_string() == name {
+                let inode = self
+                    .fs
+                    .inode_nth(entry.inode as usize)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| FsError::InodeNotFound)?;
+                let flags = ext2_type_to_fs_flags(inode.type_perm());
+                found_node = Ok(FsNode::new(
+                    flags,
+                    inode.size(),
+                    entry.inode,
+                    self.device_handle,
+                    Weak::new(),
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+
+        found_node
     }
 }
 
+fn ext2_type_to_fs_flags(type_perm: TypePerm) -> FsFlags {
+    let is_directory = type_perm & TypePerm::DIRECTORY == TypePerm::DIRECTORY;
+    let is_symlink = type_perm & TypePerm::SYMLINK == TypePerm::SYMLINK;
+    let t = if is_directory {
+        FsFlags::DIRECTORY
+    } else {
+        FsFlags::FILE
+    };
+    let s = if is_symlink {
+        FsFlags::SYMBOLIC_LINK
+    } else {
+        FsFlags::empty()
+    };
+
+    t | s
+}
+
 // fn load_fs() -> Arc<Mutex<Ext2<Size1024, Vec<u8>>>> {
 //     let mut volume = Vec::new();
 //     volume.extend_from_slice(include_bytes!("../../../userland/root_fs/ext2.img"));
diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
index dabf90d5c..6a37f5fad 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub mod ext2;
 
 use core::cmp;
 
-use alloc::sync::{Weak, Arc};
+use alloc::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 
 use crate::{handle::Handle, KERNEL_STATE};
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ impl Drop for FsNode {
 bitflags! {
     /// Flags associated with VFS nodes and file descriptors
     ///
-    /// 0x00000MST
-    /// T is set to 0 for files, 1 for directories
-    /// S is set when the file is a symbolic link
+    /// 0x00000MST \
+    /// T is set to 0 for files, 1 for directories \
+    /// S is set when the file is a symbolic link \
     /// M is set if the file is an active mount point
     pub struct FsFlags: u8 {
         const FILE = 0b00000000;
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ pub struct DirectoryEntry {
 
 impl DirectoryEntry {
     fn new(name: String, inode: usize) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            name,
-            inode,
-        }
+        Self { name, inode }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ableos/src/kernel_state.rs b/ableos/src/kernel_state.rs
index 4cb693639..9d1236fe7 100644
--- a/ableos/src/kernel_state.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/kernel_state.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use spin::Lazy;
 
 use crate::{
-    filesystem::{StorageDevice, FsNode},
+    filesystem::{FsNode, StorageDevice},
     handle::{Handle, HandleResource},
 };
 
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ pub struct FileTableEntry {
 
 impl FileTableEntry {
     fn new(fs_node: Arc<FsNode>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            fs_node
-        }
+        Self { fs_node }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ext2-rs/src/fs/sync.rs b/ext2-rs/src/fs/sync.rs
index d028b03e6..a5fc5584e 100644
--- a/ext2-rs/src/fs/sync.rs
+++ b/ext2-rs/src/fs/sync.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //!
 
+use crate::sys::inode::TypePerm;
+
 use {
     super::Ext2,
     alloc::{
@@ -543,6 +545,11 @@ impl<S: SectorSize, V: Volume<u8, S>> Inode<S, V> {
     pub fn size(&self) -> usize {
         self.size32() as usize
     }
+
+    /// ableOS: expose type_perm
+    pub fn type_perm(&self) -> TypePerm {
+        self.inner.type_perm
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S: SectorSize, V: Volume<u8, S>> File for Inode<S, V> {