diff --git a/internal/fuse/dir.go b/internal/fuse/dir.go
index f899a4313..bff1b2308 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/dir.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/dir.go
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ func newDirFromSnapshot(ctx context.Context, root *Root, inode uint64, snapshot
 	return &dir{
 		root: root,
 		node: &restic.Node{
-			UID:        uint32(os.Getuid()),
-			GID:        uint32(os.Getgid()),
 			AccessTime: snapshot.Time,
 			ModTime:    snapshot.Time,
 			ChangeTime: snapshot.Time,
@@ -114,11 +112,8 @@ func (d *dir) Attr(ctx context.Context, a *fuse.Attr) error {
 	debug.Log("called")
 	a.Inode = d.inode
 	a.Mode = os.ModeDir | d.node.Mode
-
-	if !d.root.cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
-		a.Uid = d.node.UID
-		a.Gid = d.node.GID
-	}
+	a.Uid = d.root.uid
+	a.Gid = d.root.gid
 	a.Atime = d.node.AccessTime
 	a.Ctime = d.node.ChangeTime
 	a.Mtime = d.node.ModTime
diff --git a/internal/fuse/file_test.go b/internal/fuse/fuse_test.go
similarity index 76%
rename from internal/fuse/file_test.go
rename to internal/fuse/fuse_test.go
index 2909d6636..5d4cbb268 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/file_test.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/fuse_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package fuse
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"math/rand"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -152,3 +153,44 @@ func TestFuseFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	rtest.OK(t, f.Release(ctx, nil))
 }
+
+// Test top-level directories for their UID and GID.
+func TestTopUidGid(t *testing.T) {
+	repo, cleanup := repository.TestRepository(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	restic.TestCreateSnapshot(t, repo, time.Unix(1460289341, 207401672), 0, 0)
+
+	testTopUidGid(t, Config{}, repo, uint32(os.Getuid()), uint32(os.Getgid()))
+	testTopUidGid(t, Config{OwnerIsRoot: true}, repo, 0, 0)
+}
+
+func testTopUidGid(t *testing.T, cfg Config, repo restic.Repository, uid, gid uint32) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	root, err := NewRoot(ctx, repo, cfg)
+	rtest.OK(t, err)
+
+	var attr fuse.Attr
+	err = root.Attr(ctx, &attr)
+	rtest.OK(t, err)
+	rtest.Equals(t, uid, attr.Uid)
+	rtest.Equals(t, gid, attr.Gid)
+
+	idsdir, err := root.Lookup(ctx, "ids")
+	rtest.OK(t, err)
+
+	err = idsdir.Attr(ctx, &attr)
+	rtest.OK(t, err)
+	rtest.Equals(t, uid, attr.Uid)
+	rtest.Equals(t, gid, attr.Gid)
+
+	snapID := loadFirstSnapshot(t, repo).ID().Str()
+	snapshotdir, err := idsdir.(fs.NodeStringLookuper).Lookup(ctx, snapID)
+
+	err = snapshotdir.Attr(ctx, &attr)
+	rtest.OK(t, err)
+	rtest.Equals(t, uid, attr.Uid)
+	rtest.Equals(t, gid, attr.Gid)
+}
diff --git a/internal/fuse/meta_dir.go b/internal/fuse/meta_dir.go
index 3271b3c29..b6b681065 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/meta_dir.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/meta_dir.go
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ func NewMetaDir(root *Root, inode uint64, entries map[string]fs.Node) *MetaDir {
 func (d *MetaDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 	attr.Inode = d.inode
 	attr.Mode = os.ModeDir | 0555
+	attr.Uid = d.root.uid
+	attr.Gid = d.root.gid
 
-	if !d.root.cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
-		attr.Uid = uint32(os.Getuid())
-		attr.Gid = uint32(os.Getgid())
-	}
 	debug.Log("attr: %v", attr)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/fuse/root.go b/internal/fuse/root.go
index 871e66b2c..12418488f 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/root.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/root.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package fuse
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ type Root struct {
 	lastCheck time.Time
 
 	*MetaDir
+
+	uid, gid uint32
 }
 
 // ensure that *Root implements these interfaces
@@ -56,6 +59,11 @@ func NewRoot(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, cfg Config) (*Root, er
 		blobSizeCache: NewBlobSizeCache(ctx, repo.Index()),
 	}
 
+	if !cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
+		root.uid = uint32(os.Getuid())
+		root.gid = uint32(os.Getgid())
+	}
+
 	entries := map[string]fs.Node{
 		"snapshots": NewSnapshotsDir(root, fs.GenerateDynamicInode(root.inode, "snapshots"), "", ""),
 		"tags":      NewTagsDir(root, fs.GenerateDynamicInode(root.inode, "tags")),
diff --git a/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go b/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go
index 22247093a..a579d6de4 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go
@@ -168,11 +168,9 @@ func NewTagsDir(root *Root, inode uint64) *TagsDir {
 func (d *SnapshotsDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 	attr.Inode = d.inode
 	attr.Mode = os.ModeDir | 0555
+	attr.Uid = d.root.uid
+	attr.Gid = d.root.gid
 
-	if !d.root.cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
-		attr.Uid = uint32(os.Getuid())
-		attr.Gid = uint32(os.Getgid())
-	}
 	debug.Log("attr: %v", attr)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -181,11 +179,9 @@ func (d *SnapshotsDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 func (d *SnapshotsIDSDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 	attr.Inode = d.inode
 	attr.Mode = os.ModeDir | 0555
+	attr.Uid = d.root.uid
+	attr.Gid = d.root.gid
 
-	if !d.root.cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
-		attr.Uid = uint32(os.Getuid())
-		attr.Gid = uint32(os.Getgid())
-	}
 	debug.Log("attr: %v", attr)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -194,11 +190,9 @@ func (d *SnapshotsIDSDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 func (d *HostsDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 	attr.Inode = d.inode
 	attr.Mode = os.ModeDir | 0555
+	attr.Uid = d.root.uid
+	attr.Gid = d.root.gid
 
-	if !d.root.cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
-		attr.Uid = uint32(os.Getuid())
-		attr.Gid = uint32(os.Getgid())
-	}
 	debug.Log("attr: %v", attr)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -207,11 +201,9 @@ func (d *HostsDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 func (d *TagsDir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 	attr.Inode = d.inode
 	attr.Mode = os.ModeDir | 0555
+	attr.Uid = d.root.uid
+	attr.Gid = d.root.gid
 
-	if !d.root.cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
-		attr.Uid = uint32(os.Getuid())
-		attr.Gid = uint32(os.Getgid())
-	}
 	debug.Log("attr: %v", attr)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -437,11 +429,8 @@ func (l *snapshotLink) Readlink(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReadlinkRequest)
 func (l *snapshotLink) Attr(ctx context.Context, a *fuse.Attr) error {
 	a.Inode = l.inode
 	a.Mode = os.ModeSymlink | 0777
-
-	if !l.root.cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
-		a.Uid = uint32(os.Getuid())
-		a.Gid = uint32(os.Getgid())
-	}
+	a.Uid = l.root.uid
+	a.Gid = l.root.gid
 	a.Atime = l.snapshot.Time
 	a.Ctime = l.snapshot.Time
 	a.Mtime = l.snapshot.Time