diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/param.h b/include/ntfs-3g/param.h
index a4c5656b..ebc8a0ae 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/param.h
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/param.h
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ enum {
  *	having access control in the file system leads to fewer requests
  *	to the file system and fewer context switches.
  *
+ *	Irrespective of the selected mode, cacheing is always used
+ *	in read-only mounts
+ *
  *	Possible values for high level :
  *		1 : no cache, kernel control (recommended)
  *		4 : no cache, file system control
@@ -126,8 +129,8 @@ enum {
  *		7 : no cache, kernel control for ACLs
  *
  *	Possible values for low level :
- *		2 : no cache, kernel control  (recommended)
- *		3 : use kernel/fuse cache, kernel control
+ *		2 : no cache, kernel control
+ *		3 : use kernel/fuse cache, kernel control (recommended)
  *		5 : no cache, file system control
  *		6 : kernel/fuse cache, file system control (OpenIndiana only)
  *		8 : no cache, kernel control for ACLs
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ enum {
  *	of 6 is added in the mount report.
  */
 
+#define TIMEOUT_RO 600 /* Attribute time out for read-only mounts */
 #if defined(__sun) && defined(__SVR4)
 /*
  *	Access control by kernel is not implemented on OpenIndiana,
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ enum {
  *	Also ACL checks by recent kernels do not prove satisfactory.
  */
 #define HPERMSCONFIG 1
-#define LPERMSCONFIG 2
+#define LPERMSCONFIG 3
 #endif /* defined(__sun) && defined(__SVR4) */
 
 #endif /* defined _NTFS_PARAM_H */
diff --git a/src/lowntfs-3g.c b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
index d005e683..04fbef65 100644
--- a/src/lowntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #if !CACHEING
-#define ATTR_TIMEOUT 0.0
-#define ENTRY_TIMEOUT 0.0
+#define ATTR_TIMEOUT (ctx->ro ? TIMEOUT_RO : 0.0)
+#define ENTRY_TIMEOUT (ctx->ro ? TIMEOUT_RO : 0.0)
 #else
 #if defined(__sun) && defined (__SVR4)
-#define ATTR_TIMEOUT 10.0
-#define ENTRY_TIMEOUT 10.0
+#define ATTR_TIMEOUT (ctx->ro ? TIMEOUT_RO : 10.0)
+#define ENTRY_TIMEOUT (ctx->ro ? TIMEOUT_RO : 10.0)
 #else /* defined(__sun) && defined (__SVR4) */
 	/*
 	 * FUSE cacheing is only usable with basic permissions
@@ -144,11 +144,13 @@
 #warning "Fuse cacheing is only usable with basic permissions checked by kernel"
 #endif
 #if KERNELACLS
-#define ATTR_TIMEOUT 10.0
-#define ENTRY_TIMEOUT 10.0
+#define ATTR_TIMEOUT (ctx->ro ? TIMEOUT_RO : 10.0)
+#define ENTRY_TIMEOUT (ctx->ro ? TIMEOUT_RO : 10.0)
 #else /* KERNELACLS */
-#define ATTR_TIMEOUT (ctx->vol->secure_flags & (1 << SECURITY_DEFAULT) ? 10.0 : 0.0)
-#define ENTRY_TIMEOUT (ctx->vol->secure_flags & (1 << SECURITY_DEFAULT) ? 10.0 : 0.0)
+#define ATTR_TIMEOUT (ctx->ro ? TIMEOUT_RO : \
+	(ctx->vol->secure_flags & (1 << SECURITY_DEFAULT) ? 10.0 : 0.0))
+#define ENTRY_TIMEOUT (ctx->ro ? TIMEOUT_RO : \
+	(ctx->vol->secure_flags & (1 << SECURITY_DEFAULT) ? 10.0 : 0.0))
 #endif /* KERNELACLS */
 #endif /* defined(__sun) && defined (__SVR4) */
 #endif /* !CACHEING */
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index b5d425e4..eb91797e 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -4054,13 +4054,28 @@ static struct fuse *mount_fuse(char *parsed_options)
 	
 	if (fuse_opt_add_arg(&args, "") == -1)
 		goto err;
+	if (ctx->ro) {
+		char buf[128];
+		int len;
+        
+		len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "-ouse_ino,kernel_cache"
+				",attr_timeout=%d,entry_timeout=%d",
+				(int)TIMEOUT_RO, (int)TIMEOUT_RO);
+		if ((len < 0)
+		    || (len >= (int)sizeof(buf))
+		    || (fuse_opt_add_arg(&args, buf) == -1))
+			goto err;
+	} else {
 #if !CACHEING
-	if (fuse_opt_add_arg(&args, "-ouse_ino,kernel_cache,attr_timeout=0") == -1)
-		goto err;
+		if (fuse_opt_add_arg(&args, "-ouse_ino,kernel_cache"
+				",attr_timeout=0") == -1)
+			goto err;
 #else
-	if (fuse_opt_add_arg(&args, "-ouse_ino,kernel_cache,attr_timeout=1") == -1)
-		goto err;
+		if (fuse_opt_add_arg(&args, "-ouse_ino,kernel_cache"
+				",attr_timeout=1") == -1)
+			goto err;
 #endif
+	}
 	if (ctx->debug)
 		if (fuse_opt_add_arg(&args, "-odebug") == -1)
 			goto err;