diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/BUILD b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/BUILD
index feccaf2b2..36111538c 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/BUILD
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ go_test(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/p9",
         "//pkg/sentry/contexttest",
+        "//pkg/sentry/kernel/time",
         "//pkg/sentry/pgalloc",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer.go
index ec8d76551..efdeeabbb 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer.go
@@ -1051,18 +1051,31 @@ func (fs *filesystem) newDentry(ctx context.Context, file p9file, qid p9.QID, ma
 	}
 	if mask.ATime {
 		d.atime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(dentryTimestampFromP9(attr.ATimeSeconds, attr.ATimeNanoSeconds))
+	} else {
+		d.atime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(fs.clock.Now().Nanoseconds())
 	}
 	if mask.MTime {
 		d.mtime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(dentryTimestampFromP9(attr.MTimeSeconds, attr.MTimeNanoSeconds))
+	} else {
+		d.mtime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(fs.clock.Now().Nanoseconds())
 	}
 	if mask.CTime {
 		d.ctime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(dentryTimestampFromP9(attr.CTimeSeconds, attr.CTimeNanoSeconds))
+	} else {
+		// Approximate ctime with mtime if ctime isn't available.
+		d.ctime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(d.mtime.Load())
 	}
 	if mask.BTime {
 		d.btime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(dentryTimestampFromP9(attr.BTimeSeconds, attr.BTimeNanoSeconds))
 	}
 	if mask.NLink {
 		d.nlink = atomicbitops.FromUint32(uint32(attr.NLink))
+	} else {
+		if attr.Mode.FileType() == p9.ModeDirectory {
+			d.nlink = atomicbitops.FromUint32(2)
+		} else {
+			d.nlink = atomicbitops.FromUint32(1)
+		}
 	}
 	d.vfsd.Init(d)
 	refsvfs2.Register(d)
@@ -1112,18 +1125,31 @@ func (fs *filesystem) newDentryLisa(ctx context.Context, ino *lisafs.Inode) (*de
 	}
 	if ino.Stat.Mask&linux.STATX_ATIME != 0 {
 		d.atime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(dentryTimestampFromLisa(ino.Stat.Atime))
+	} else {
+		d.atime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(fs.clock.Now().Nanoseconds())
 	}
 	if ino.Stat.Mask&linux.STATX_MTIME != 0 {
 		d.mtime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(dentryTimestampFromLisa(ino.Stat.Mtime))
+	} else {
+		d.mtime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(fs.clock.Now().Nanoseconds())
 	}
 	if ino.Stat.Mask&linux.STATX_CTIME != 0 {
 		d.ctime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(dentryTimestampFromLisa(ino.Stat.Ctime))
+	} else {
+		// Approximate ctime with mtime if ctime isn't available.
+		d.ctime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(d.mtime.Load())
 	}
 	if ino.Stat.Mask&linux.STATX_BTIME != 0 {
 		d.btime = atomicbitops.FromInt64(dentryTimestampFromLisa(ino.Stat.Btime))
 	}
 	if ino.Stat.Mask&linux.STATX_NLINK != 0 {
 		d.nlink = atomicbitops.FromUint32(ino.Stat.Nlink)
+	} else {
+		if ino.Stat.Mode&linux.FileTypeMask == linux.ModeDirectory {
+			d.nlink = atomicbitops.FromUint32(2)
+		} else {
+			d.nlink = atomicbitops.FromUint32(1)
+		}
 	}
 	d.vfsd.Init(d)
 	refsvfs2.Register(d)
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer_test.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer_test.go
index 4a518b504..addd0c451 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/p9"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/contexttest"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel/time"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/pgalloc"
 )
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ func TestDestroyIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
 		syncableDentries: make(map[*dentry]struct{}),
 		inoByQIDPath:     make(map[uint64]uint64),
 		inoByKey:         make(map[inoKey]uint64),
+		clock:            time.RealtimeClockFromContext(ctx),
 		// Test relies on no dentry being held in the cache.
 		dentryCache: &dentryCache{maxCachedDentries: 0},
 	}