diff --git a/lib/private/files/fileinfo.php b/lib/private/files/fileinfo.php
index 2dbdd80a26..a9e64fe153 100644
--- a/lib/private/files/fileinfo.php
+++ b/lib/private/files/fileinfo.php
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ class FileInfo implements \OCP\Files\FileInfo, \ArrayAccess {
 	}
 
 	public function offsetGet($offset) {
+		if ($offset === 'type') {
+			return $this->getType();
+		}
 		return $this->data[$offset];
 	}
 
@@ -144,7 +147,11 @@ class FileInfo implements \OCP\Files\FileInfo, \ArrayAccess {
 	 * @return \OCP\Files\FileInfo::TYPE_FILE | \OCP\Files\FileInfo::TYPE_FOLDER
 	 */
 	public function getType() {
-		return $this->data['type'];
+		if (isset($this->data['type'])) {
+			return $this->data['type'];
+		} else {
+			return $this->getMimetype() === 'httpd/unix-directory' ? self::TYPE_FOLDER : self::TYPE_FILE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	public function getData(){
diff --git a/lib/public/files/fileinfo.php b/lib/public/files/fileinfo.php
index 68ce45d3fa..37162e0933 100644
--- a/lib/public/files/fileinfo.php
+++ b/lib/public/files/fileinfo.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace OCP\Files;
 
 interface FileInfo {
 	const TYPE_FILE = 'file';
-	const TYPE_FOLDER = 'folder';
+	const TYPE_FOLDER = 'dir';
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the Etag of the file or folder