diff --git a/src/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_move.js b/src/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_move.js
index 1e27ffe6..24fe7099 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_move.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/filesystem/ll_operations/ll_move.js
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ class LLMove extends LLFilesystemOperation {
     }
 
     async _run () {
-        const { _path } = this.modules;
         const { context } = this;
-        const { source, parent, user, actor, target_name, metadata } = this.values;
-        const svc = context.get('services');
+        const { source, parent, actor, target_name, metadata } = this.values;
 
         // Access Control
         {
@@ -45,36 +43,13 @@ class LLMove extends LLFilesystemOperation {
             }
         }
 
-        const old_path = await source.get('path');
-
-        const svc_fsEntry = svc.get('fsEntryService');
-        const op_update = await svc_fsEntry.update(source.uid, {
-            ...(
-                await source.get('parent_uid') !== await parent.get('uid')
-                ? { parent_uid: await parent.get('uid') }
-                : {}
-            ),
-            path: _path.join(await parent.get('path'), target_name),
-            name: target_name,
-            ...(metadata ? { metadata } : {}),
-        });
-
-        source.entry.name = target_name;
-        source.entry.path = _path.join(await parent.get('path'), target_name);
-
-        await op_update.awaitDone();
-
-        const svc_fs = svc.get('filesystem');
-        await svc_fs.update_child_paths(old_path, source.entry.path, user.id);
-
-        const svc_event = svc.get('event');
-
-        await svc_event.emit('fs.move.file', {
+        await source.provider.move({
             context: this.context,
-            moved: source,
-            old_path,
+            node: source,
+            new_parent: parent,
+            new_name: target_name,
+            metadata,
         });
-
         return source;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/puterfs/lib/PuterFSProvider.js b/src/backend/src/modules/puterfs/lib/PuterFSProvider.js
index 81de580a..bab0e935 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/puterfs/lib/PuterFSProvider.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/puterfs/lib/PuterFSProvider.js
@@ -152,6 +152,49 @@ class PuterFSProvider extends putility.AdvancedBase {
         return child_uuids;
     }
 
+    async move ({ context, node, new_parent, new_name, metadata }) {
+        const { _path } = this.modules;
+
+        const services = context.get('services');
+        const old_path = await node.get('path');
+        const new_path = _path.join(await new_parent.get('path'), new_name);
+
+        const svc_fsEntry = services.get('fsEntryService');
+        const op_update = await svc_fsEntry.update(node.uid, {
+            ...(
+                await node.get('parent_uid') !== await new_parent.get('uid')
+                ? { parent_uid: await new_parent.get('uid') }
+                : {}
+            ),
+            path: new_path,
+            name: new_name,
+            ...(metadata ? { metadata } : {}),
+        });
+
+        node.entry.name = new_name;
+        node.entry.path = new_path;
+
+        // NOTE: this is a safeguard passed to update_child_paths to isolate
+        //       changes to the owner's directory tree, ut this may need to be
+        //       removed in the future.
+        const user_id = await node.get('user_id');
+
+        await op_update.awaitDone();
+
+        const svc_fs = services.get('filesystem');
+        await svc_fs.update_child_paths(old_path, node.entry.path, user_id);
+
+        const svc_event = services.get('event');
+
+        await svc_event.emit('fs.move.file', {
+            context,
+            moved: node,
+            old_path,
+        });
+
+        return node;
+    }
+
     async copy_tree ({ context, source, parent, target_name }) {
         return await this.copy_tree_(
             { context, source, parent, target_name });