diff --git a/include/client/hooks.hpp b/include/client/hooks.hpp
index 9af366dd40d38eb7b08f46b073b76fa698c52416..fcc043717edd649c5fb94d18ed817544b19fb636 100644
--- a/include/client/hooks.hpp
+++ b/include/client/hooks.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ int hook_statfs(const char* path, struct statfs* buf);
 
 int hook_fstatfs(unsigned int fd, struct statfs* buf);
 
+int hook_fsync(unsigned int fd);
+
 } // namespace hook
 } // namespace gkfs
 
diff --git a/src/client/hooks.cpp b/src/client/hooks.cpp
index 7ca89a4fe762b03cbe908cb0a1701b8943beca32..a16d9ea9670301ae6c21e40e61293618dc2c5231 100644
--- a/src/client/hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/client/hooks.cpp
@@ -814,5 +814,19 @@ int hook_fstatfs(unsigned int fd, struct statfs* buf) {
     return syscall_no_intercept(SYS_fstatfs, fd, buf);
 }
 
+/* The function should broadcast a flush message (pmem_persist i.e.) if the application needs the capabilities*/
+int hook_fsync(unsigned int fd) {
+
+    LOG(DEBUG, "{}() called with fd: {}",
+        __func__, fd);
+
+    if (CTX->file_map()->exist(fd)) {
+        errno = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return syscall_no_intercept(SYS_fsync, fd);
+}
+
 } // namespace hook
 } // namespace gkfs
diff --git a/src/client/intercept.cpp b/src/client/intercept.cpp
index 708cafe6d5e2560d9ce25c42025d11486b706827..19f786a9bb164f28df471d3568e0fe62306c618e 100644
--- a/src/client/intercept.cpp
+++ b/src/client/intercept.cpp
@@ -726,6 +726,10 @@ int hook(long syscall_number,
                                               reinterpret_cast<struct statfs*>(arg1));
             break;
 
+        case SYS_fsync:
+            *result = gkfs::hook::hook_fsync(static_cast<unsigned int>(arg0));
+            break;
+
         default:
             // ignore any other syscalls, i.e.: pass them on to the kernel
             // (syscalls forwarded to the kernel that return are logged in