diff -r eb1ecb37c6b7 -r b4f29fb16159 src/FilesystemCommand.h
--- a/src/FilesystemCommand.h	Wed Jan 16 18:19:50 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/FilesystemCommand.h	Wed Jan 16 19:31:37 2019 +0100
@@ -95,17 +95,11 @@
 				// we probably do not have permissions to given directory → pretend that the file does not exist
 			}
 
-			for (auto& finder : attributeFinders) finder.second->startFile(file, originalName.str());
+			for (auto& finder : attributeFinders) finder.second->startFile(file, originalName.str(), exists);
 
 			for (RequestedField field : configuration.fields) {
 				AttributeFinder* finder = attributeFinders[field.group]; // should not be nullptr, because already checked while writing the relation metadata
-
-				// TODO: links to non-existent files are currently treated as non-existent files → we still can return the type and symlink_target values
-				if (exists || (field.group == RequestedField::GROUP_FILE && field.name == FileAttributeFinder::FIELD_PATH_ORIGINAL)) {
-					finder->writeField(writer.get(), field);
-				} else {
-					finder->writeEmptyField(writer.get(), field);
-				}
+				finder->writeField(writer.get(), field);
 			}
 
 			for (auto& finder : attributeFinders) finder.second->endFile();