diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a653681..15ca615 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This project follows [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 * [added] Added `copy` subcommand
 * [added] Added support for xattrs in fuse mount
 * [added] Added support for block/char devices
+* [added] Added support for fifo files
 * [modified] Also documenting common flags in subcommands
 * [modified] Using repository aliases (**conversion needed**)
 * [modified] Remote path must be absolute
diff --git a/docs/repository_readme.md b/docs/repository_readme.md
index 8953d51..f65950e 100644
--- a/docs/repository_readme.md
+++ b/docs/repository_readme.md
@@ -307,14 +307,16 @@ The `FileType` describes the type of an inode.
   children
 - `Symlink` means a symlink that points to a target
 - `BlockDevice` means a block device
-- `CharDevice` mean a character device
+- `CharDevice` means a character device
+- `NamedPipe` means a named pipe/fifo
 
     FileType {
         File => 0,
         Directory => 1,
         Symlink => 2,
         BlockDevice => 3,
-        CharDevice => 4
+        CharDevice => 4,
+        NamedPipe => 5
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 592b1ff..37ce4eb 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ pub fn format_inode_one_line(inode: &Inode) -> String {
         FileType::BlockDevice | FileType::CharDevice => {
             let device = inode.device.unwrap_or((0, 0));
             format!("{:25}\t{:12}\t{}:{}", inode.name, inode.file_type, device.0, device.1)
-        }
+        },
+        FileType::NamedPipe => format!("{:25}\t fifo", inode.name)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mount.rs b/src/mount.rs
index f016164..2ef5072 100644
--- a/src/mount.rs
+++ b/src/mount.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ fn convert_file_type(kind: FileType) -> fuse::FileType {
         FileType::File => fuse::FileType::RegularFile,
         FileType::Symlink => fuse::FileType::Symlink,
         FileType::BlockDevice => fuse::FileType::BlockDevice,
-        FileType::CharDevice => fuse::FileType::CharDevice
+        FileType::CharDevice => fuse::FileType::CharDevice,
+        FileType::NamedPipe => fuse::FileType::NamedPipe
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/repository/metadata.rs b/src/repository/metadata.rs
index c85560a..5f23556 100644
--- a/src/repository/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/repository/metadata.rs
@@ -68,14 +68,16 @@ pub enum FileType {
     Directory,
     Symlink,
     BlockDevice,
-    CharDevice
+    CharDevice,
+    NamedPipe
 }
 serde_impl!(FileType(u8) {
     File => 0,
     Directory => 1,
     Symlink => 2,
     BlockDevice => 3,
-    CharDevice => 4
+    CharDevice => 4,
+    NamedPipe => 5
 });
 impl fmt::Display for FileType {
     fn fmt(&self, format: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), fmt::Error> {
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for FileType {
             FileType::Directory => write!(format, "directory"),
             FileType::Symlink => write!(format, "symlink"),
             FileType::BlockDevice => write!(format, "block device"),
-            FileType::CharDevice => write!(format, "char device")
+            FileType::CharDevice => write!(format, "char device"),
+            FileType::NamedPipe => write!(format, "named pipe")
         }
     }
 }
@@ -181,6 +184,8 @@ impl Inode {
             FileType::BlockDevice
         } else if meta.file_type().is_char_device() {
             FileType::CharDevice
+        } else if meta.file_type().is_fifo() {
+            FileType::NamedPipe
         } else {
             return Err(InodeError::UnsupportedFiletype(path.to_owned()));
         };
@@ -225,6 +230,13 @@ impl Inode {
                     return Err(InodeError::Integrity("Symlink without target"))
                 }
             },
+            FileType::NamedPipe => {
+                let name = try!(ffi::CString::new(full_path.as_os_str().as_bytes()).map_err(|_| InodeError::Integrity("Name contains nulls")));
+                let mode = self.mode | libc::S_IFIFO;
+                if unsafe { libc::mkfifo(name.as_ptr(), mode) } != 0 {
+                    return Err(InodeError::Create(io::Error::last_os_error(), full_path.clone()));
+                }
+            },
             FileType::BlockDevice | FileType::CharDevice => {
                 let name = try!(ffi::CString::new(full_path.as_os_str().as_bytes()).map_err(|_| InodeError::Integrity("Name contains nulls")));
                 let mode = self.mode | match self.file_type {
diff --git a/src/repository/tarfile.rs b/src/repository/tarfile.rs
index 0ca8f56..7db832d 100644
--- a/src/repository/tarfile.rs
+++ b/src/repository/tarfile.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ fn inode_from_entry<R: Read>(entry: &mut tar::Entry<R>) -> Result<Inode, Reposit
             tar::EntryType::Directory => FileType::Directory,
             tar::EntryType::Block => FileType::BlockDevice,
             tar::EntryType::Char => FileType::CharDevice,
+            tar::EntryType::Fifo => FileType::NamedPipe,
             _ => return Err(InodeError::UnsupportedFiletype(path.to_path_buf()).into())
         };
         Inode {
@@ -330,7 +331,8 @@ impl Repository {
                 FileType::Symlink => tar::EntryType::Symlink,
                 FileType::Directory => tar::EntryType::Directory,
                 FileType::BlockDevice => tar::EntryType::Block,
-                FileType::CharDevice => tar::EntryType::Char
+                FileType::CharDevice => tar::EntryType::Char,
+                FileType::NamedPipe => tar::EntryType::Fifo
             });
             header.set_cksum();
             match inode.data {