diff --git a/cmd/restic/format.go b/cmd/restic/format.go
index 5a1f2ba8c..9f66d1c1d 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/format.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/format.go
@@ -68,17 +68,29 @@ func formatNode(prefix string, n *restic.Node, long bool) string {
 		return filepath.Join(prefix, n.Name)
 	}
 
+	var mode os.FileMode
+	var target string
+
 	switch n.Type {
 	case "file":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %5d %5d %6d %s %s",
-			n.Mode, n.UID, n.GID, n.Size, n.ModTime.Format(TimeFormat), filepath.Join(prefix, n.Name))
+		mode = 0
 	case "dir":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %5d %5d %6d %s %s",
-			n.Mode|os.ModeDir, n.UID, n.GID, n.Size, n.ModTime.Format(TimeFormat), filepath.Join(prefix, n.Name))
+		mode = os.ModeDir
 	case "symlink":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %5d %5d %6d %s %s -> %s",
-			n.Mode|os.ModeSymlink, n.UID, n.GID, n.Size, n.ModTime.Format(TimeFormat), filepath.Join(prefix, n.Name), n.LinkTarget)
-	default:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("<Node(%s) %s>", n.Type, n.Name)
+		mode = os.ModeSymlink
+		target = fmt.Sprintf(" -> %v", n.LinkTarget)
+	case "dev":
+		mode = os.ModeDevice
+	case "chardev":
+		mode = os.ModeDevice | os.ModeCharDevice
+	case "fifo":
+		mode = os.ModeNamedPipe
+	case "socket":
+		mode = os.ModeSocket
 	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %5d %5d %6d %s %s%s",
+		mode|n.Mode, n.UID, n.GID, n.Size,
+		n.ModTime.Format(TimeFormat), filepath.Join(prefix, n.Name),
+		target)
 }
diff --git a/internal/fuse/dir.go b/internal/fuse/dir.go
index f26f439c9..f0c829f1c 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/dir.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/dir.go
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ func (d *dir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (fs.Node, error) {
 		return newFile(ctx, d.root, fs.GenerateDynamicInode(d.inode, name), node)
 	case "symlink":
 		return newLink(ctx, d.root, fs.GenerateDynamicInode(d.inode, name), node)
+	case "dev", "chardev", "fifo", "socket":
+		return newOther(ctx, d.root, fs.GenerateDynamicInode(d.inode, name), node)
 	default:
 		debug.Log("  node %v has unknown type %v", name, node.Type)
 		return nil, fuse.ENOENT
diff --git a/internal/fuse/other.go b/internal/fuse/other.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..899e341ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/fuse/other.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// +build !openbsd
+// +build !windows
+
+package fuse
+
+import (
+	"bazil.org/fuse"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+type other struct {
+	root  *Root
+	node  *restic.Node
+	inode uint64
+}
+
+func newOther(ctx context.Context, root *Root, inode uint64, node *restic.Node) (*other, error) {
+	return &other{root: root, inode: inode, node: node}, nil
+}
+
+func (l *other) Readlink(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (string, error) {
+	return l.node.LinkTarget, nil
+}
+
+func (l *other) Attr(ctx context.Context, a *fuse.Attr) error {
+	a.Inode = l.inode
+	a.Mode = l.node.Mode
+
+	if !l.root.cfg.OwnerIsRoot {
+		a.Uid = l.node.UID
+		a.Gid = l.node.GID
+	}
+	a.Atime = l.node.AccessTime
+	a.Ctime = l.node.ChangeTime
+	a.Mtime = l.node.ModTime
+
+	a.Nlink = uint32(l.node.Links)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/restic/node.go b/internal/restic/node.go
index 0adf4a524..afa5d9792 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node.go
@@ -61,16 +61,26 @@ func (n Nodes) Less(i, j int) bool { return n[i].Name < n[j].Name }
 func (n Nodes) Swap(i, j int)      { n[i], n[j] = n[j], n[i] }
 
 func (node Node) String() string {
+	var mode os.FileMode
 	switch node.Type {
 	case "file":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %5d %5d %6d %s %s",
-			node.Mode, node.UID, node.GID, node.Size, node.ModTime, node.Name)
+		mode = 0
 	case "dir":
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %5d %5d %6d %s %s",
-			node.Mode|os.ModeDir, node.UID, node.GID, node.Size, node.ModTime, node.Name)
+		mode = os.ModeDir
+	case "symlink":
+		mode = os.ModeSymlink
+	case "dev":
+		mode = os.ModeDevice
+	case "chardev":
+		mode = os.ModeDevice | os.ModeCharDevice
+	case "fifo":
+		mode = os.ModeNamedPipe
+	case "socket":
+		mode = os.ModeSocket
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("<Node(%s) %s>", node.Type, node.Name)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %5d %5d %6d %s %s",
+		mode|node.Mode, node.UID, node.GID, node.Size, node.ModTime, node.Name)
 }
 
 // NodeFromFileInfo returns a new node from the given path and FileInfo. It