diff --git a/src/backup/catalog_shell.rs b/src/backup/catalog_shell.rs
index b79a3a7c..3c146899 100644
--- a/src/backup/catalog_shell.rs
+++ b/src/backup/catalog_shell.rs
@@ -309,12 +309,12 @@ fn stat_command(path: String) -> Result<(), Error> {
         // This is done by calling canonical_path(), which returns the full path
         // if it exists, error otherwise.
         let path = ctx.canonical_path(&path)?;
-        let (item, _attr, size) = ctx.lookup(&path)?;
+        let item = ctx.lookup(&path)?;
         let mut out = std::io::stdout();
         out.write_all(b"File: ")?;
         out.write_all(item.filename.as_bytes())?;
         out.write_all(&[b'\n'])?;
-        out.write_all(format!("Size: {}\n", size).as_bytes())?;
+        out.write_all(format!("Size: {}\n", item.size).as_bytes())?;
         out.write_all(b"Type: ")?;
         match item.entry.mode as u32 & libc::S_IFMT {
             libc::S_IFDIR => out.write_all(b"directory\n")?,
@@ -463,8 +463,7 @@ fn restore_command(target: String, pattern: Option<String>) -> Result<(), Error>
             // Get the directory corresponding to the working directory from the
             // archive.
             let cwd = ctx.current.clone();
-            let (dir, _, _) = ctx.lookup(&cwd)?;
-            dir
+            ctx.lookup(&cwd)?
         };
 
         ctx.decoder
@@ -681,27 +680,19 @@ impl Context {
     ///
     /// This will actively navigate the archive by calling the corresponding
     /// decoder functionalities and is therefore very expensive.
-    fn lookup(
-        &mut self,
-        absolute_path: &[DirEntry],
-    ) -> Result<(DirectoryEntry, PxarAttributes, u64), Error> {
+    fn lookup(&mut self, absolute_path: &[DirEntry]) -> Result<DirectoryEntry, Error> {
         let mut current = self.decoder.root()?;
-        let (_, _, mut attr, mut size) = self.decoder.attributes(0)?;
         // Ignore the archive root, don't need it.
         for item in absolute_path.iter().skip(1) {
             match self
                 .decoder
                 .lookup(&current, &OsStr::from_bytes(&item.name))?
             {
-                Some((item, item_attr, item_size)) => {
-                    current = item;
-                    attr = item_attr;
-                    size = item_size;
-                }
+                Some(item) => current = item,
                 // This should not happen if catalog an archive are consistent.
                 None => bail!("no such file or directory in archive - inconsistent catalog"),
             }
         }
-        Ok((current, attr, size))
+        Ok(current)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/pxar/decoder.rs b/src/pxar/decoder.rs
index 9b07aed7..a71627c4 100644
--- a/src/pxar/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/pxar/decoder.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ pub struct DirectoryEntry {
     start: u64,
     /// Points past the goodbye table tail
     end: u64,
+    /// Filename of entry
     pub filename: OsString,
+    /// Entry (mode, permissions)
     pub entry: PxarEntry,
+    /// Extended attributes
+    pub xattr: PxarAttributes,
+    /// Payload size
+    pub size: u64,
 }
 
 /// Trait to create ReadSeek Decoder trait objects.
@@ -59,11 +65,19 @@ impl Decoder {
         let header: PxarHeader = self.inner.read_item()?;
         check_ca_header::<PxarEntry>(&header, PXAR_ENTRY)?;
         let entry: PxarEntry = self.inner.read_item()?;
+        let (header, xattr) = self.inner.read_attributes()?;
+        let size = match header.htype {
+            PXAR_PAYLOAD => header.size - HEADER_SIZE,
+            _ => 0,
+        };
+
         Ok(DirectoryEntry {
             start: self.root_start,
             end: self.root_end,
             filename: OsString::new(), // Empty
             entry,
+            xattr,
+            size,
         })
     }
 
@@ -116,12 +130,19 @@ impl Decoder {
         }
         check_ca_header::<PxarEntry>(&head, PXAR_ENTRY)?;
         let entry: PxarEntry = self.inner.read_item()?;
+        let (header, xattr) = self.inner.read_attributes()?;
+        let size = match header.htype {
+            PXAR_PAYLOAD => header.size - HEADER_SIZE,
+            _ => 0,
+        };
 
         Ok(DirectoryEntry {
             start: entry_start,
             end,
             filename,
             entry,
+            xattr,
+            size,
         })
     }
 
@@ -273,7 +294,7 @@ impl Decoder {
         &mut self,
         dir: &DirectoryEntry,
         filename: &OsStr,
-    ) -> Result<Option<(DirectoryEntry, PxarAttributes, u64)>, Error> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<DirectoryEntry>, Error> {
         let gbt = self.goodbye_table(Some(dir.start), dir.end)?;
         let hash = compute_goodbye_hash(filename.as_bytes());
 
@@ -298,7 +319,7 @@ impl Decoder {
             // the start of an item (PXAR_FILENAME) or the GOODBYE_TAIL_MARKER in
             // case of directories, so the use of start offset is fine for both
             // cases.
-            let (entry_name, entry, attr, payload_size) = self.attributes(*start)?;
+            let (entry_name, entry, xattr, size) = self.attributes(*start)?;
 
             // Possible hash collision, need to check if the found entry is indeed
             // the filename to lookup.
@@ -308,8 +329,10 @@ impl Decoder {
                     end: *end,
                     filename: entry_name,
                     entry,
+                    xattr,
+                    size,
                 };
-                return Ok(Some((dir_entry, attr, payload_size)));
+                return Ok(Some(dir_entry));
             }
             // Hash collision, check the next entry in the goodbye table by starting
             // from given index but skipping one more match (so hash at index itself).