diff --git a/VirtualFileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp b/VirtualFileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
index d616b448fe..56d01a08cf 100644
--- a/VirtualFileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/VirtualFileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
@@ -924,33 +924,33 @@ RetainPtr<Inode> Ext2FS::create_inode(InodeIdentifier parent_id, const String& n
     return get_inode({ id(), inode_id });
 }
 
-InodeIdentifier Ext2FS::find_parent_of_inode(InodeIdentifier inode_id) const
+RetainPtr<Inode> Ext2FSInode::parent() const
 {
-    auto inode = get_inode(inode_id);
-    ASSERT(inode);
+    if (m_parent_id.is_valid())
+        return fs().get_inode(m_parent_id);
 
-    unsigned groupIndex = group_index_from_inode(inode->index());
-    unsigned firstInodeInGroup = inodes_per_group() * (groupIndex - 1);
+    unsigned group_index = fs().group_index_from_inode(index());
+    unsigned first_inode_in_group = fs().inodes_per_group() * (group_index - 1);
 
     Vector<RetainPtr<Ext2FSInode>> directories_in_group;
 
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < inodes_per_group(); ++i) {
-        auto group_member = get_inode({ id(), firstInodeInGroup + i });
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < fs().inodes_per_group(); ++i) {
+        auto group_member = fs().get_inode({ fsid(), first_inode_in_group + i });
         if (!group_member)
             continue;
         if (group_member->is_directory())
             directories_in_group.append(move(group_member));
     }
 
-    InodeIdentifier foundParent;
     for (auto& directory : directories_in_group) {
-        if (!directory->reverse_lookup(inode->identifier()).is_null()) {
-            foundParent = directory->identifier();
+        if (!directory->reverse_lookup(identifier()).is_null()) {
+            m_parent_id = directory->identifier();
             break;
         }
     }
 
-    return foundParent;
+    ASSERT(m_parent_id.is_valid());
+    return fs().get_inode(m_parent_id);
 }
 
 void Ext2FSInode::populate_lookup_cache()
diff --git a/VirtualFileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h b/VirtualFileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
index d531231b96..a9c279c3af 100644
--- a/VirtualFileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
+++ b/VirtualFileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ private:
     virtual void flush_metadata() override;
     virtual bool write(const ByteBuffer&) override;
     virtual bool add_child(InodeIdentifier child_id, const String& name, byte file_type, int& error) override;
+    virtual RetainPtr<Inode> parent() const override;
     virtual int set_atime(Unix::time_t) override;
     virtual int set_ctime(Unix::time_t) override;
     virtual int set_mtime(Unix::time_t) override;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ private:
     Vector<unsigned> m_block_list;
     HashMap<String, unsigned> m_lookup_cache;
     ext2_inode m_raw_inode;
+    mutable InodeIdentifier m_parent_id;
 };
 
 class Ext2FS final : public DiskBackedFS {
@@ -83,7 +85,6 @@ private:
     virtual InodeIdentifier root_inode() const override;
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> create_inode(InodeIdentifier parentInode, const String& name, Unix::mode_t, unsigned size, int& error) override;
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> create_directory(InodeIdentifier parentInode, const String& name, Unix::mode_t, int& error) override;
-    virtual InodeIdentifier find_parent_of_inode(InodeIdentifier) const override;
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> get_inode(InodeIdentifier) const override;
 
     unsigned allocate_inode(unsigned preferredGroup, unsigned expectedSize);
diff --git a/VirtualFileSystem/FileSystem.h b/VirtualFileSystem/FileSystem.h
index 9a5a81e49d..ae147bca98 100644
--- a/VirtualFileSystem/FileSystem.h
+++ b/VirtualFileSystem/FileSystem.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ public:
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> create_inode(InodeIdentifier parentInode, const String& name, Unix::mode_t, unsigned size, int& error) = 0;
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> create_directory(InodeIdentifier parentInode, const String& name, Unix::mode_t, int& error) = 0;
 
-    virtual InodeIdentifier find_parent_of_inode(InodeIdentifier) const = 0;
-
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> get_inode(InodeIdentifier) const = 0;
 
 protected:
@@ -85,6 +83,7 @@ public:
     virtual String reverse_lookup(InodeIdentifier) = 0;
     virtual bool write(const ByteBuffer&) = 0;
     virtual bool add_child(InodeIdentifier child_id, const String& name, byte file_type, int& error) = 0;
+    virtual RetainPtr<Inode> parent() const = 0;
 
     bool is_metadata_dirty() const { return m_metadata_dirty; }
 
diff --git a/VirtualFileSystem/SyntheticFileSystem.cpp b/VirtualFileSystem/SyntheticFileSystem.cpp
index aaa1abf16c..b3afec2445 100644
--- a/VirtualFileSystem/SyntheticFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/VirtualFileSystem/SyntheticFileSystem.cpp
@@ -158,12 +158,9 @@ auto SynthFS::generate_inode_index() -> InodeIndex
     return m_next_inode_index++;
 }
 
-InodeIdentifier SynthFS::find_parent_of_inode(InodeIdentifier inode) const
+RetainPtr<Inode> SynthFSInode::parent() const
 {
-    auto it = m_inodes.find(inode.index());
-    if (it == m_inodes.end())
-        return { };
-    return (*it).value->m_parent;
+    return fs().get_inode(m_parent);
 }
 
 RetainPtr<Inode> SynthFS::get_inode(InodeIdentifier inode) const
diff --git a/VirtualFileSystem/SyntheticFileSystem.h b/VirtualFileSystem/SyntheticFileSystem.h
index fa6bf9eb7a..c1b43fdee1 100644
--- a/VirtualFileSystem/SyntheticFileSystem.h
+++ b/VirtualFileSystem/SyntheticFileSystem.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ public:
     virtual InodeIdentifier root_inode() const override;
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> create_inode(InodeIdentifier parentInode, const String& name, Unix::mode_t, unsigned size, int& error) override;
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> create_directory(InodeIdentifier parentInode, const String& name, Unix::mode_t, int& error) override;
-    virtual InodeIdentifier find_parent_of_inode(InodeIdentifier) const override;
     virtual RetainPtr<Inode> get_inode(InodeIdentifier) const override;
 
 protected:
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ private:
     virtual void flush_metadata() override;
     virtual bool write(const ByteBuffer&) override;
     virtual bool add_child(InodeIdentifier child_id, const String& name, byte file_type, int& error) override;
+    virtual RetainPtr<Inode> parent() const override;
 
     SynthFS& fs();
     const SynthFS& fs() const;
@@ -66,3 +66,13 @@ private:
     Vector<SynthFSInode*> m_children;
     InodeMetadata m_metadata;
 };
+
+inline SynthFS& SynthFSInode::fs()
+{
+    return static_cast<SynthFS&>(Inode::fs());
+}
+
+inline const SynthFS& SynthFSInode::fs() const
+{
+    return static_cast<const SynthFS&>(Inode::fs());
+}
diff --git a/VirtualFileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp b/VirtualFileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
index dea9972dc1..9144017d63 100644
--- a/VirtualFileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/VirtualFileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ String VFS::absolute_path(Inode& core_inode)
         if (inode->is_directory()) {
             parent_id = resolve_path("..", inode->identifier(), error);
         } else {
-            parent_id = inode->fs().find_parent_of_inode(inode->identifier());
+            parent_id = inode->parent()->identifier();
         }
         ASSERT(parent_id.is_valid());
         inode = get_inode(parent_id);