diff --git a/pkg/abi/linux/fuse.go b/pkg/abi/linux/fuse.go
index 6f7edde35..3cfdf2e59 100644
--- a/pkg/abi/linux/fuse.go
+++ b/pkg/abi/linux/fuse.go
@@ -1124,3 +1124,14 @@ type FUSEFallocateIn struct {
 	// padding
 	_ uint32
 }
+
+// FUSEFlushIn is the request sent by the kernel to the daemon after a file is
+// closed.
+//
+// +marshal
+type FUSEFlushIn struct {
+	Fh        uint64
+	_         uint32 // unused
+	_         uint32 // padding
+	LockOwner uint64
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/fuse/file.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/fuse/file.go
index 333b00556..81de93d27 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/fuse/file.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/fuse/file.go
@@ -92,6 +92,21 @@ func (fd *fileDescription) Release(ctx context.Context) {
 	conn.CallAsync(ctx, req)
 }
 
+// OnClose implements vfs.FileDescriptionImpl.OnClose.
+func (fd *fileDescription) OnClose(ctx context.Context) error {
+	inode := fd.inode()
+	conn := inode.fs.conn
+	inode.attrMu.Lock()
+	defer inode.attrMu.Unlock()
+
+	in := linux.FUSEFlushIn{
+		Fh:        fd.Fh,
+		LockOwner: 0, // TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/3245): file lock
+	}
+	req := conn.NewRequest(auth.CredentialsFromContext(ctx), pidFromContext(ctx), inode.nodeID, linux.FUSE_FLUSH, &in)
+	return conn.CallAsync(ctx, req)
+}
+
 // PRead implements vfs.FileDescriptionImpl.PRead.
 func (fd *fileDescription) PRead(ctx context.Context, dst usermem.IOSequence, offset int64, opts vfs.ReadOptions) (int64, error) {
 	return 0, nil