diff --git a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go
index 415f4fb91..7c040b575 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go
@@ -420,21 +420,22 @@ func shouldSendToRemote(entry *filer_pb.Entry) bool {
 }
 
 // updateLocalEntry stamps the entry an event described with its RemoteEntry.
-// The write carries IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL over the event's chunk fids: the filer
-// deletes every stored chunk absent from an updated entry, so a snapshot
-// older than the live entry (the file was rewritten while its upload was in
-// flight, or the event is a replay) would delete the live chunks. A failed
-// precondition means the filer moved past this event; the event that
-// superseded it follows in the log and stamps the current entry, so the stale
-// stamp is skipped the same way a superseded upload is.
+// The write carries IF_ENTRY_EQUAL over the event's entry: the filer deletes
+// every stored chunk absent from an updated entry, so a snapshot older than
+// the live entry (the file was rewritten while its upload was in flight, or
+// the event is a replay) would delete the live chunks. A failed precondition
+// means the filer moved past this event; the event that superseded it follows
+// in the log and stamps the current entry, so the stale stamp is skipped the
+// same way a superseded upload is.
 func updateLocalEntry(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, dir string, entry *filer_pb.Entry, remoteEntry *filer_pb.RemoteEntry) error {
 	remoteEntry.LastLocalSyncTsNs = time.Now().UnixNano()
+	expected := proto.Clone(entry).(*filer_pb.Entry)
 	entry.RemoteEntry = remoteEntry
 	err := filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		_, err := client.UpdateEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: dir,
 			Entry:     entry,
-			Condition: ifChunksEqual(entry),
+			Condition: ifEntryEqual(expected),
 		})
 		return err
 	})
@@ -445,18 +446,11 @@ func updateLocalEntry(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, dir string, entry *filer
 	return err
 }
 
-// ifChunksEqual builds the precondition that the stored entry still holds
-// exactly the chunks the event described. An entry with inline content and no
-// chunks yields an empty fid list, which the filer satisfies only while the
-// stored entry has no chunks either.
-func ifChunksEqual(entry *filer_pb.Entry) *filer_pb.WriteCondition {
-	chunks := entry.GetChunks()
-	fids := make([]string, 0, len(chunks))
-	for _, chunk := range chunks {
-		fids = append(fids, chunk.GetFileIdString())
-	}
+// ifEntryEqual builds the precondition that the stored entry still equals the
+// one the event described: chunk fids, inline content, and metadata alike.
+func ifEntryEqual(entry *filer_pb.Entry) *filer_pb.WriteCondition {
 	return &filer_pb.WriteCondition{
-		Clauses: []*filer_pb.WriteCondition_Clause{{Kind: filer_pb.WriteCondition_IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL, Fids: fids}},
+		Clauses: []*filer_pb.WriteCondition_Clause{{Kind: filer_pb.WriteCondition_IF_ENTRY_EQUAL, ExpectedEntry: entry}},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir_test.go b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir_test.go
index 23ef8a5ff..733b07719 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir_test.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir_test.go
@@ -811,27 +811,21 @@ func TestRenameDeleteOldKeyNotFoundStillWrites(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIfChunksEqualCarriesTheEventChunkFids(t *testing.T) {
+func TestIfEntryEqualCarriesTheEventEntry(t *testing.T) {
 	entry := &filer_pb.Entry{
-		Name: "f",
+		Name:    "f",
+		Content: []byte("inline"),
 		Chunks: []*filer_pb.FileChunk{
 			{FileId: "3,01a"},
 			{Fid: &filer_pb.FileId{VolumeId: 4, FileKey: 0x2b, Cookie: 0x0c}},
 		},
 	}
-	cond := ifChunksEqual(entry)
-	if len(cond.Clauses) != 1 || cond.Clauses[0].Kind != filer_pb.WriteCondition_IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL {
-		t.Fatalf("condition = %v, want one IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL clause", cond)
+	cond := ifEntryEqual(entry)
+	if len(cond.Clauses) != 1 || cond.Clauses[0].Kind != filer_pb.WriteCondition_IF_ENTRY_EQUAL {
+		t.Fatalf("condition = %v, want one IF_ENTRY_EQUAL clause", cond)
 	}
-	got := cond.Clauses[0].Fids
-	want := []string{"3,01a", entry.Chunks[1].GetFileIdString()}
-	if len(got) != len(want) || got[0] != want[0] || got[1] != want[1] {
-		t.Fatalf("fids = %v, want %v", got, want)
-	}
-
-	inline := &filer_pb.Entry{Name: "small", Content: []byte("bytes")}
-	if fids := ifChunksEqual(inline).Clauses[0].Fids; len(fids) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("inline entry fids = %v, want none", fids)
+	if got := cond.Clauses[0].ExpectedEntry; !proto.Equal(got, entry) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected_entry = %v, want %v", got, entry)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/pb/filer.proto b/weed/pb/filer.proto
index 1515c169a..5a62ad075 100644
--- a/weed/pb/filer.proto
+++ b/weed/pb/filer.proto
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ message WriteCondition {
         IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL = 7; // fail if present and extended[ext_key] == ext_value
         IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED = 8; // fail if present and extended[ext_key] (unix seconds) is in the future
         IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL       = 9; // fail unless the stored chunk fid multiset equals fids (absent entry = no chunks)
+        IF_ENTRY_EQUAL        = 10; // fail unless the stored entry equals expected_entry
     }
     // Clause is one primitive comparison. IF_ETAG_MATCH holds when the current
     // entry's ETag equals any value in etags; IF_ETAG_NOT_MATCH holds when it
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ message WriteCondition {
         string gate_key = 7;       // IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED: only enforce when extended[gate_key] == gate_value
         string gate_value = 8;     // gate value (e.g. retention mode COMPLIANCE for governance bypass)
         repeated string fids = 9;  // chunk fid strings for IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL
+        Entry expected_entry = 10; // whole-entry comparison for IF_ENTRY_EQUAL
     }
     repeated Clause clauses = 1;   // all must hold (logical AND)
 }
diff --git a/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer.pb.go b/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer.pb.go
index ab71038df..4fda304f2 100644
--- a/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer.pb.go
+++ b/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer.pb.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
 // 	protoc-gen-go v1.36.6
-// 	protoc        v7.35.0
+// 	protoc        v3.21.12
 // source: filer.proto
 
 package filer_pb
@@ -197,31 +197,33 @@ func (PosixLockOp) EnumDescriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
 type WriteCondition_Kind int32
 
 const (
-	WriteCondition_NONE                     WriteCondition_Kind = 0 // unconditional
-	WriteCondition_IF_NOT_EXISTS            WriteCondition_Kind = 1 // fail if the entry exists (If-None-Match: *)
-	WriteCondition_IF_EXISTS                WriteCondition_Kind = 2 // fail if the entry is absent (If-Match: *)
-	WriteCondition_IF_ETAG_MATCH            WriteCondition_Kind = 3 // fail if absent or etag matches none of the set (If-Match)
-	WriteCondition_IF_ETAG_NOT_MATCH        WriteCondition_Kind = 4 // fail if present and etag matches any of the set (If-None-Match)
-	WriteCondition_IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE      WriteCondition_Kind = 5 // fail if present and mtime > unix_time
-	WriteCondition_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE        WriteCondition_Kind = 6 // fail if present and mtime <= unix_time
-	WriteCondition_IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL    WriteCondition_Kind = 7 // fail if present and extended[ext_key] == ext_value
-	WriteCondition_IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED WriteCondition_Kind = 8 // fail if present and extended[ext_key] (unix seconds) is in the future
-	WriteCondition_IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL          WriteCondition_Kind = 9 // fail unless the stored chunk fid multiset equals fids (absent entry = no chunks)
+	WriteCondition_NONE                     WriteCondition_Kind = 0  // unconditional
+	WriteCondition_IF_NOT_EXISTS            WriteCondition_Kind = 1  // fail if the entry exists (If-None-Match: *)
+	WriteCondition_IF_EXISTS                WriteCondition_Kind = 2  // fail if the entry is absent (If-Match: *)
+	WriteCondition_IF_ETAG_MATCH            WriteCondition_Kind = 3  // fail if absent or etag matches none of the set (If-Match)
+	WriteCondition_IF_ETAG_NOT_MATCH        WriteCondition_Kind = 4  // fail if present and etag matches any of the set (If-None-Match)
+	WriteCondition_IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE      WriteCondition_Kind = 5  // fail if present and mtime > unix_time
+	WriteCondition_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE        WriteCondition_Kind = 6  // fail if present and mtime <= unix_time
+	WriteCondition_IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL    WriteCondition_Kind = 7  // fail if present and extended[ext_key] == ext_value
+	WriteCondition_IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED WriteCondition_Kind = 8  // fail if present and extended[ext_key] (unix seconds) is in the future
+	WriteCondition_IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL          WriteCondition_Kind = 9  // fail unless the stored chunk fid multiset equals fids (absent entry = no chunks)
+	WriteCondition_IF_ENTRY_EQUAL           WriteCondition_Kind = 10 // fail unless the stored entry equals expected_entry
 )
 
 // Enum value maps for WriteCondition_Kind.
 var (
 	WriteCondition_Kind_name = map[int32]string{
-		0: "NONE",
-		1: "IF_NOT_EXISTS",
-		2: "IF_EXISTS",
-		3: "IF_ETAG_MATCH",
-		4: "IF_ETAG_NOT_MATCH",
-		5: "IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE",
-		6: "IF_MODIFIED_SINCE",
-		7: "IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL",
-		8: "IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED",
-		9: "IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL",
+		0:  "NONE",
+		1:  "IF_NOT_EXISTS",
+		2:  "IF_EXISTS",
+		3:  "IF_ETAG_MATCH",
+		4:  "IF_ETAG_NOT_MATCH",
+		5:  "IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE",
+		6:  "IF_MODIFIED_SINCE",
+		7:  "IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL",
+		8:  "IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED",
+		9:  "IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL",
+		10: "IF_ENTRY_EQUAL",
 	}
 	WriteCondition_Kind_value = map[string]int32{
 		"NONE":                     0,
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ var (
 		"IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL":    7,
 		"IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED": 8,
 		"IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL":          9,
+		"IF_ENTRY_EQUAL":           10,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -6856,14 +6859,15 @@ func (x *LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse) GetReadAuth() map[string]string {
 type WriteCondition_Clause struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	Kind          WriteCondition_Kind    `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=kind,proto3,enum=filer_pb.WriteCondition_Kind" json:"kind,omitempty"`
-	Etags         []string               `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=etags,proto3" json:"etags,omitempty"`                           // ETag set for IF_ETAG_* kinds
-	UnixTime      int64                  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=unix_time,json=unixTime,proto3" json:"unix_time,omitempty"`    // bound (unix seconds) for IF_*_SINCE kinds
-	AllowWeak     bool                   `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=allow_weak,json=allowWeak,proto3" json:"allow_weak,omitempty"` // compare ETags ignoring the weak (W/) marker
-	ExtKey        string                 `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=ext_key,json=extKey,proto3" json:"ext_key,omitempty"`           // extended attribute name for IF_EXTENDED_* kinds
-	ExtValue      string                 `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=ext_value,json=extValue,proto3" json:"ext_value,omitempty"`     // blocking value for IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL
-	GateKey       string                 `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=gate_key,json=gateKey,proto3" json:"gate_key,omitempty"`        // IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED: only enforce when extended[gate_key] == gate_value
-	GateValue     string                 `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=gate_value,json=gateValue,proto3" json:"gate_value,omitempty"`  // gate value (e.g. retention mode COMPLIANCE for governance bypass)
-	Fids          []string               `protobuf:"bytes,9,rep,name=fids,proto3" json:"fids,omitempty"`                             // chunk fid strings for IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL
+	Etags         []string               `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=etags,proto3" json:"etags,omitempty"`                                       // ETag set for IF_ETAG_* kinds
+	UnixTime      int64                  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=unix_time,json=unixTime,proto3" json:"unix_time,omitempty"`                // bound (unix seconds) for IF_*_SINCE kinds
+	AllowWeak     bool                   `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=allow_weak,json=allowWeak,proto3" json:"allow_weak,omitempty"`             // compare ETags ignoring the weak (W/) marker
+	ExtKey        string                 `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=ext_key,json=extKey,proto3" json:"ext_key,omitempty"`                       // extended attribute name for IF_EXTENDED_* kinds
+	ExtValue      string                 `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=ext_value,json=extValue,proto3" json:"ext_value,omitempty"`                 // blocking value for IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL
+	GateKey       string                 `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=gate_key,json=gateKey,proto3" json:"gate_key,omitempty"`                    // IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED: only enforce when extended[gate_key] == gate_value
+	GateValue     string                 `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=gate_value,json=gateValue,proto3" json:"gate_value,omitempty"`              // gate value (e.g. retention mode COMPLIANCE for governance bypass)
+	Fids          []string               `protobuf:"bytes,9,rep,name=fids,proto3" json:"fids,omitempty"`                                         // chunk fid strings for IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL
+	ExpectedEntry *Entry                 `protobuf:"bytes,10,opt,name=expected_entry,json=expectedEntry,proto3" json:"expected_entry,omitempty"` // whole-entry comparison for IF_ENTRY_EQUAL
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -6961,6 +6965,13 @@ func (x *WriteCondition_Clause) GetFids() []string {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (x *WriteCondition_Clause) GetExpectedEntry() *Entry {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ExpectedEntry
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // if found, send the exact address
 // if not found, send the full list of existing brokers
 type LocateBrokerResponse_Resource struct {
@@ -7301,9 +7312,9 @@ const file_filer_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"signatures\x12=\n" +
 	"\x1bskip_check_parent_directory\x18\x06 \x01(\bR\x18skipCheckParentDirectory\x126\n" +
 	"\tcondition\x18\a \x01(\v2\x18.filer_pb.WriteConditionR\tcondition\x12\x19\n" +
-	"\bis_moved\x18\b \x01(\bR\aisMoved\"\xbc\x04\n" +
+	"\bis_moved\x18\b \x01(\bR\aisMoved\"\x88\x05\n" +
 	"\x0eWriteCondition\x129\n" +
-	"\aclauses\x18\x01 \x03(\v2\x1f.filer_pb.WriteCondition.ClauseR\aclauses\x1a\x91\x02\n" +
+	"\aclauses\x18\x01 \x03(\v2\x1f.filer_pb.WriteCondition.ClauseR\aclauses\x1a\xc9\x02\n" +
 	"\x06Clause\x121\n" +
 	"\x04kind\x18\x01 \x01(\x0e2\x1d.filer_pb.WriteCondition.KindR\x04kind\x12\x14\n" +
 	"\x05etags\x18\x02 \x03(\tR\x05etags\x12\x1b\n" +
@@ -7315,7 +7326,9 @@ const file_filer_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\bgate_key\x18\a \x01(\tR\agateKey\x12\x1d\n" +
 	"\n" +
 	"gate_value\x18\b \x01(\tR\tgateValue\x12\x12\n" +
-	"\x04fids\x18\t \x03(\tR\x04fids\"\xda\x01\n" +
+	"\x04fids\x18\t \x03(\tR\x04fids\x126\n" +
+	"\x0eexpected_entry\x18\n" +
+	" \x01(\v2\x0f.filer_pb.EntryR\rexpectedEntry\"\xee\x01\n" +
 	"\x04Kind\x12\b\n" +
 	"\x04NONE\x10\x00\x12\x11\n" +
 	"\rIF_NOT_EXISTS\x10\x01\x12\r\n" +
@@ -7326,7 +7339,9 @@ const file_filer_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x11IF_MODIFIED_SINCE\x10\x06\x12\x19\n" +
 	"\x15IF_EXTENDED_NOT_EQUAL\x10\a\x12\x1c\n" +
 	"\x18IF_EXTENDED_TIME_ELAPSED\x10\b\x12\x13\n" +
-	"\x0fIF_CHUNKS_EQUAL\x10\t\"\xa2\x05\n" +
+	"\x0fIF_CHUNKS_EQUAL\x10\t\x12\x12\n" +
+	"\x0eIF_ENTRY_EQUAL\x10\n" +
+	"\"\xa2\x05\n" +
 	"\x0eObjectMutation\x121\n" +
 	"\x04type\x18\x01 \x01(\x0e2\x1d.filer_pb.ObjectMutation.TypeR\x04type\x12\x1c\n" +
 	"\tdirectory\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\tdirectory\x12\x12\n" +
@@ -8072,83 +8087,84 @@ var file_filer_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	107, // 67: filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse.locations_map:type_name -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse.LocationsMapEntry
 	108, // 68: filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse.read_auth:type_name -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse.ReadAuthEntry
 	3,   // 69: filer_pb.WriteCondition.Clause.kind:type_name -> filer_pb.WriteCondition.Kind
-	44,  // 70: filer_pb.LookupVolumeResponse.LocationsMapEntry.value:type_name -> filer_pb.Locations
-	44,  // 71: filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse.LocationsMapEntry.value:type_name -> filer_pb.Locations
-	5,   // 72: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupDirectoryEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest
-	96,  // 73: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupDirectoryEntries:input_type -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesRequest
-	7,   // 74: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ListEntries:input_type -> filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest
-	17,  // 75: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CreateEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest
-	29,  // 76: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.UpdateEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest
-	31,  // 77: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TouchAccessTime:input_type -> filer_pb.TouchAccessTimeRequest
-	33,  // 78: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AppendToEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.AppendToEntryRequest
-	35,  // 79: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DeleteEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.DeleteEntryRequest
-	21,  // 80: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ObjectTransaction:input_type -> filer_pb.ObjectTransactionRequest
-	26,  // 81: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ObjectTransactionBatch:input_type -> filer_pb.ObjectTransactionBatchRequest
-	24,  // 82: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.PosixLock:input_type -> filer_pb.PosixLockRequest
-	37,  // 83: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AtomicRenameEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.AtomicRenameEntryRequest
-	39,  // 84: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.StreamRenameEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.StreamRenameEntryRequest
-	89,  // 85: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.StreamMutateEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.StreamMutateEntryRequest
-	41,  // 86: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AssignVolume:input_type -> filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest
-	43,  // 87: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupVolume:input_type -> filer_pb.LookupVolumeRequest
-	48,  // 88: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CollectionList:input_type -> filer_pb.CollectionListRequest
-	50,  // 89: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DeleteCollection:input_type -> filer_pb.DeleteCollectionRequest
-	52,  // 90: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.Statistics:input_type -> filer_pb.StatisticsRequest
-	54,  // 91: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.Ping:input_type -> filer_pb.PingRequest
-	56,  // 92: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.GetFilerConfiguration:input_type -> filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest
-	64,  // 93: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TraverseBfsMetadata:input_type -> filer_pb.TraverseBfsMetadataRequest
-	58,  // 94: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.SubscribeMetadata:input_type -> filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest
-	58,  // 95: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.SubscribeLocalMetadata:input_type -> filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest
-	60,  // 96: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ListMetadataSubscribers:input_type -> filer_pb.ListMetadataSubscribersRequest
-	71,  // 97: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.KvGet:input_type -> filer_pb.KvGetRequest
-	73,  // 98: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.KvPut:input_type -> filer_pb.KvPutRequest
-	76,  // 99: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalCluster:input_type -> filer_pb.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalClusterRequest
-	78,  // 100: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DistributedLock:input_type -> filer_pb.LockRequest
-	80,  // 101: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DistributedUnlock:input_type -> filer_pb.UnlockRequest
-	82,  // 102: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.FindLockOwner:input_type -> filer_pb.FindLockOwnerRequest
-	85,  // 103: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TransferLocks:input_type -> filer_pb.TransferLocksRequest
-	87,  // 104: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ReplicateLock:input_type -> filer_pb.ReplicateLockRequest
-	91,  // 105: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.MountRegister:input_type -> filer_pb.MountRegisterRequest
-	93,  // 106: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.MountList:input_type -> filer_pb.MountListRequest
-	6,   // 107: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupDirectoryEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryResponse
-	98,  // 108: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupDirectoryEntries:output_type -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse
-	8,   // 109: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ListEntries:output_type -> filer_pb.ListEntriesResponse
-	28,  // 110: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CreateEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.CreateEntryResponse
-	30,  // 111: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.UpdateEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.UpdateEntryResponse
-	32,  // 112: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TouchAccessTime:output_type -> filer_pb.TouchAccessTimeResponse
-	34,  // 113: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AppendToEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.AppendToEntryResponse
-	36,  // 114: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DeleteEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.DeleteEntryResponse
-	22,  // 115: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ObjectTransaction:output_type -> filer_pb.ObjectTransactionResponse
-	27,  // 116: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ObjectTransactionBatch:output_type -> filer_pb.ObjectTransactionBatchResponse
-	25,  // 117: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.PosixLock:output_type -> filer_pb.PosixLockResponse
-	38,  // 118: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AtomicRenameEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.AtomicRenameEntryResponse
-	40,  // 119: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.StreamRenameEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.StreamRenameEntryResponse
-	90,  // 120: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.StreamMutateEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.StreamMutateEntryResponse
-	42,  // 121: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AssignVolume:output_type -> filer_pb.AssignVolumeResponse
-	46,  // 122: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupVolume:output_type -> filer_pb.LookupVolumeResponse
-	49,  // 123: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CollectionList:output_type -> filer_pb.CollectionListResponse
-	51,  // 124: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DeleteCollection:output_type -> filer_pb.DeleteCollectionResponse
-	53,  // 125: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.Statistics:output_type -> filer_pb.StatisticsResponse
-	55,  // 126: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.Ping:output_type -> filer_pb.PingResponse
-	57,  // 127: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.GetFilerConfiguration:output_type -> filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationResponse
-	65,  // 128: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TraverseBfsMetadata:output_type -> filer_pb.TraverseBfsMetadataResponse
-	59,  // 129: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.SubscribeMetadata:output_type -> filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse
-	59,  // 130: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.SubscribeLocalMetadata:output_type -> filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse
-	61,  // 131: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ListMetadataSubscribers:output_type -> filer_pb.ListMetadataSubscribersResponse
-	72,  // 132: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.KvGet:output_type -> filer_pb.KvGetResponse
-	74,  // 133: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.KvPut:output_type -> filer_pb.KvPutResponse
-	77,  // 134: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalCluster:output_type -> filer_pb.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalClusterResponse
-	79,  // 135: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DistributedLock:output_type -> filer_pb.LockResponse
-	81,  // 136: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DistributedUnlock:output_type -> filer_pb.UnlockResponse
-	83,  // 137: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.FindLockOwner:output_type -> filer_pb.FindLockOwnerResponse
-	86,  // 138: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TransferLocks:output_type -> filer_pb.TransferLocksResponse
-	88,  // 139: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ReplicateLock:output_type -> filer_pb.ReplicateLockResponse
-	92,  // 140: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.MountRegister:output_type -> filer_pb.MountRegisterResponse
-	94,  // 141: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.MountList:output_type -> filer_pb.MountListResponse
-	107, // [107:142] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	72,  // [72:107] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	72,  // [72:72] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	72,  // [72:72] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,   // [0:72] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	10,  // 70: filer_pb.WriteCondition.Clause.expected_entry:type_name -> filer_pb.Entry
+	44,  // 71: filer_pb.LookupVolumeResponse.LocationsMapEntry.value:type_name -> filer_pb.Locations
+	44,  // 72: filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse.LocationsMapEntry.value:type_name -> filer_pb.Locations
+	5,   // 73: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupDirectoryEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest
+	96,  // 74: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupDirectoryEntries:input_type -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesRequest
+	7,   // 75: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ListEntries:input_type -> filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest
+	17,  // 76: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CreateEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest
+	29,  // 77: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.UpdateEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest
+	31,  // 78: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TouchAccessTime:input_type -> filer_pb.TouchAccessTimeRequest
+	33,  // 79: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AppendToEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.AppendToEntryRequest
+	35,  // 80: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DeleteEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.DeleteEntryRequest
+	21,  // 81: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ObjectTransaction:input_type -> filer_pb.ObjectTransactionRequest
+	26,  // 82: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ObjectTransactionBatch:input_type -> filer_pb.ObjectTransactionBatchRequest
+	24,  // 83: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.PosixLock:input_type -> filer_pb.PosixLockRequest
+	37,  // 84: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AtomicRenameEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.AtomicRenameEntryRequest
+	39,  // 85: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.StreamRenameEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.StreamRenameEntryRequest
+	89,  // 86: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.StreamMutateEntry:input_type -> filer_pb.StreamMutateEntryRequest
+	41,  // 87: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AssignVolume:input_type -> filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest
+	43,  // 88: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupVolume:input_type -> filer_pb.LookupVolumeRequest
+	48,  // 89: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CollectionList:input_type -> filer_pb.CollectionListRequest
+	50,  // 90: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DeleteCollection:input_type -> filer_pb.DeleteCollectionRequest
+	52,  // 91: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.Statistics:input_type -> filer_pb.StatisticsRequest
+	54,  // 92: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.Ping:input_type -> filer_pb.PingRequest
+	56,  // 93: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.GetFilerConfiguration:input_type -> filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest
+	64,  // 94: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TraverseBfsMetadata:input_type -> filer_pb.TraverseBfsMetadataRequest
+	58,  // 95: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.SubscribeMetadata:input_type -> filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest
+	58,  // 96: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.SubscribeLocalMetadata:input_type -> filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest
+	60,  // 97: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ListMetadataSubscribers:input_type -> filer_pb.ListMetadataSubscribersRequest
+	71,  // 98: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.KvGet:input_type -> filer_pb.KvGetRequest
+	73,  // 99: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.KvPut:input_type -> filer_pb.KvPutRequest
+	76,  // 100: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalCluster:input_type -> filer_pb.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalClusterRequest
+	78,  // 101: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DistributedLock:input_type -> filer_pb.LockRequest
+	80,  // 102: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DistributedUnlock:input_type -> filer_pb.UnlockRequest
+	82,  // 103: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.FindLockOwner:input_type -> filer_pb.FindLockOwnerRequest
+	85,  // 104: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TransferLocks:input_type -> filer_pb.TransferLocksRequest
+	87,  // 105: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ReplicateLock:input_type -> filer_pb.ReplicateLockRequest
+	91,  // 106: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.MountRegister:input_type -> filer_pb.MountRegisterRequest
+	93,  // 107: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.MountList:input_type -> filer_pb.MountListRequest
+	6,   // 108: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupDirectoryEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryResponse
+	98,  // 109: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupDirectoryEntries:output_type -> filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntriesResponse
+	8,   // 110: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ListEntries:output_type -> filer_pb.ListEntriesResponse
+	28,  // 111: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CreateEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.CreateEntryResponse
+	30,  // 112: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.UpdateEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.UpdateEntryResponse
+	32,  // 113: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TouchAccessTime:output_type -> filer_pb.TouchAccessTimeResponse
+	34,  // 114: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AppendToEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.AppendToEntryResponse
+	36,  // 115: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DeleteEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.DeleteEntryResponse
+	22,  // 116: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ObjectTransaction:output_type -> filer_pb.ObjectTransactionResponse
+	27,  // 117: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ObjectTransactionBatch:output_type -> filer_pb.ObjectTransactionBatchResponse
+	25,  // 118: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.PosixLock:output_type -> filer_pb.PosixLockResponse
+	38,  // 119: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AtomicRenameEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.AtomicRenameEntryResponse
+	40,  // 120: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.StreamRenameEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.StreamRenameEntryResponse
+	90,  // 121: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.StreamMutateEntry:output_type -> filer_pb.StreamMutateEntryResponse
+	42,  // 122: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.AssignVolume:output_type -> filer_pb.AssignVolumeResponse
+	46,  // 123: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.LookupVolume:output_type -> filer_pb.LookupVolumeResponse
+	49,  // 124: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CollectionList:output_type -> filer_pb.CollectionListResponse
+	51,  // 125: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DeleteCollection:output_type -> filer_pb.DeleteCollectionResponse
+	53,  // 126: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.Statistics:output_type -> filer_pb.StatisticsResponse
+	55,  // 127: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.Ping:output_type -> filer_pb.PingResponse
+	57,  // 128: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.GetFilerConfiguration:output_type -> filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationResponse
+	65,  // 129: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TraverseBfsMetadata:output_type -> filer_pb.TraverseBfsMetadataResponse
+	59,  // 130: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.SubscribeMetadata:output_type -> filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse
+	59,  // 131: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.SubscribeLocalMetadata:output_type -> filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse
+	61,  // 132: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ListMetadataSubscribers:output_type -> filer_pb.ListMetadataSubscribersResponse
+	72,  // 133: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.KvGet:output_type -> filer_pb.KvGetResponse
+	74,  // 134: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.KvPut:output_type -> filer_pb.KvPutResponse
+	77,  // 135: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalCluster:output_type -> filer_pb.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalClusterResponse
+	79,  // 136: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DistributedLock:output_type -> filer_pb.LockResponse
+	81,  // 137: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.DistributedUnlock:output_type -> filer_pb.UnlockResponse
+	83,  // 138: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.FindLockOwner:output_type -> filer_pb.FindLockOwnerResponse
+	86,  // 139: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.TransferLocks:output_type -> filer_pb.TransferLocksResponse
+	88,  // 140: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.ReplicateLock:output_type -> filer_pb.ReplicateLockResponse
+	92,  // 141: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.MountRegister:output_type -> filer_pb.MountRegisterResponse
+	94,  // 142: filer_pb.SeaweedFiler.MountList:output_type -> filer_pb.MountListResponse
+	108, // [108:143] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	73,  // [73:108] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	73,  // [73:73] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	73,  // [73:73] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,   // [0:73] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_filer_proto_init() }
diff --git a/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_grpc.pb.go b/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_grpc.pb.go
index 6a2b494a3..8a330ce28 100644
--- a/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_grpc.pb.go
+++ b/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_grpc.pb.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go-grpc. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
 // - protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.6.2
-// - protoc             v7.35.0
+// - protoc             v3.21.12
 // source: filer.proto
 
 package filer_pb
diff --git a/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_vtproto.pb.go b/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_vtproto.pb.go
index 17e958767..9e3f98762 100644
--- a/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_vtproto.pb.go
+++ b/weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_vtproto.pb.go
@@ -1135,6 +1135,16 @@ func (m *WriteCondition_Clause) MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA []byte) (int, error)
 		i -= len(m.unknownFields)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.unknownFields)
 	}
+	if m.ExpectedEntry != nil {
+		size, err := m.ExpectedEntry.MarshalToSizedBufferVT(dAtA[:i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		i -= size
+		i = protohelpers.EncodeVarint(dAtA, i, uint64(size))
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x52
+	}
 	if len(m.Fids) > 0 {
 		for iNdEx := len(m.Fids) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
 			i -= len(m.Fids[iNdEx])
@@ -6958,6 +6968,10 @@ func (m *WriteCondition_Clause) SizeVT() (n int) {
 			n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
 		}
 	}
+	if m.ExpectedEntry != nil {
+		l = m.ExpectedEntry.SizeVT()
+		n += 1 + l + protohelpers.SizeOfVarint(uint64(l))
+	}
 	n += len(m.unknownFields)
 	return n
 }
@@ -12374,6 +12388,42 @@ func (m *WriteCondition_Clause) UnmarshalVT(dAtA []byte) error {
 			}
 			m.Fids = append(m.Fids, string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]))
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 10:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field ExpectedEntry", wireType)
+			}
+			var msglen int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return protohelpers.ErrIntOverflow
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				msglen |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if msglen < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return protohelpers.ErrInvalidLength
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			if m.ExpectedEntry == nil {
+				m.ExpectedEntry = &Entry{}
+			}
+			if err := m.ExpectedEntry.UnmarshalVT(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iNdEx = postIndex
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := protohelpers.Skip(dAtA[iNdEx:])
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_condition.go b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_condition.go
index 82406c367..7addf586c 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_condition.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_condition.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/s3api/s3_constants"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 // conditionIsSet reports whether a condition asks for any check at all.
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@ func clauseSatisfied(c *filer_pb.WriteCondition_Clause, current *filer.Entry) bo
 		return deadline <= time.Now().Unix()
 	case filer_pb.WriteCondition_IF_CHUNKS_EQUAL:
 		return chunkFidsEqual(current, c.Fids)
+	case filer_pb.WriteCondition_IF_ENTRY_EQUAL:
+		if !exists {
+			return c.ExpectedEntry == nil
+		}
+		return proto.Equal(current.ToProtoEntry(), c.ExpectedEntry)
 	default:
 		// An unrecognized clause kind (e.g. from a newer client) must not be
 		// treated as satisfied, which would silently bypass the guard. Fail