diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/AgentMain.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/AgentMain.java
index 97b7a35..6d13ca5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/AgentMain.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/AgentMain.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractInterruptibleChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractSelectableChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.spi.AbstractSelector;
+import java.nio.file.DirectoryStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@ public void run() {
 
         addIfFound(classes, "sun/nio/ch/SocketChannelImpl");
         addIfFound(classes, "java/net/AbstractPlainSocketImpl");
+        addIfFound(classes, "sun/nio/fs/UnixDirectoryStream");
+        addIfFound(classes, "sun/nio/fs/UnixSecureDirectoryStream");
 
         instrumentation.retransformClasses(classes.toArray(new Class[0]));
 
@@ -243,11 +246,21 @@ static List<ClassTransformSpec> createSpec() {
                     new ReturnFromStaticMethodInterceptor("open",
                             "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;Ljava/util/Set;[Ljava/nio/file/attribute/FileAttribute;)Ljava/nio/channels/FileChannel;", 4, "open_filechannel", FileChannel.class, Path.class)),
             /*
-            SeekableByteChannel newByteChannel(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)
+             * Detect instances opened via static methods in class java.nio.file.Files
              */
             new ClassTransformSpec(Files.class,
+                    // SeekableByteChannel newByteChannel(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)
                     new ReturnFromStaticMethodInterceptor("newByteChannel",
-                            "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;Ljava/util/Set;[Ljava/nio/file/attribute/FileAttribute;)Ljava/nio/channels/SeekableByteChannel;", 4, "open_filechannel", SeekableByteChannel.class, Path.class)),
+                            "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;Ljava/util/Set;[Ljava/nio/file/attribute/FileAttribute;)Ljava/nio/channels/SeekableByteChannel;", 4, "open_filechannel", SeekableByteChannel.class, Path.class),
+                    // DirectoryStream<Path> newDirectoryStream(Path dir)
+                    new ReturnFromStaticMethodInterceptor("newDirectoryStream",
+                            "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Ljava/nio/file/DirectoryStream;", 2, "open_directorystream", DirectoryStream.class, Path.class),
+                    // DirectoryStream<Path> newDirectoryStream(Path dir, String glob)
+                    new ReturnFromStaticMethodInterceptor("newDirectoryStream",
+                            "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/nio/file/DirectoryStream;", 6, "open_directorystream", DirectoryStream.class, Path.class),
+                    // DirectoryStream<Path> newDirectoryStream(Path dir, DirectoryStream.Filter<? super Path> filter)
+                    new ReturnFromStaticMethodInterceptor("newDirectoryStream",
+                            "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;Ljava/nio/file/DirectoryStream$Filter;)Ljava/nio/file/DirectoryStream;", 3, "open_directorystream", DirectoryStream.class, Path.class)),
             /*
              * Detect new Pipes
              */
@@ -258,6 +271,14 @@ SeekableByteChannel newByteChannel(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options,
              */
             new ClassTransformSpec(AbstractInterruptibleChannel.class,
                     new CloseInterceptor("close")),
+            /*
+             * We need to see closing of DirectoryStream instances,
+             * however they are OS-specific, so we need to list them via String-name
+             */
+            new ClassTransformSpec("sun/nio/fs/UnixDirectoryStream",
+                    new CloseInterceptor("close")),
+            new ClassTransformSpec("sun/nio/fs/UnixSecureDirectoryStream",
+                    new CloseInterceptor("close")),
 
             /**
              * Detect selectors, which may open native pipes and anonymous inodes for event polling.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/Listener.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/Listener.java
index 715d0fa..d230ab2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/Listener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/Listener.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.nio.channels.SeekableByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.Selector;
 import java.nio.channels.SocketChannel;
+import java.nio.file.DirectoryStream;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -314,6 +315,10 @@ public static synchronized void open_filechannel(SeekableByteChannel byteChannel
         open(byteChannel, path.toFile());
     }
 
+    public static synchronized void open_directorystream(DirectoryStream<?> directoryStream, Path path) {
+        open(directoryStream, path.toFile());
+    }
+
     public static synchronized void openSelector(Object _this) {
         if (_this instanceof Selector) {
             put(_this, new SelectorRecord((Selector)_this));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/AgentMainTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/AgentMainTest.java
index ee6b979..4ee17be 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/AgentMainTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/AgentMainTest.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocationOnMock) throws Throwable {
         // the following two are not available in all JVMs
         seenClasses.remove("sun/nio/ch/SocketChannelImpl");
         seenClasses.remove("java/net/AbstractPlainSocketImpl");
+        seenClasses.remove("sun/nio/fs/UnixDirectoryStream");
+        seenClasses.remove("sun/nio/fs/UnixSecureDirectoryStream");
 
         assertTrue("Had classes in the spec which were not instrumented: " + seenClasses,
                 seenClasses.isEmpty());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/instrumented/FileDemo.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/instrumented/FileDemo.java
index 3212257..f8e7112 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/instrumented/FileDemo.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/file_leak_detector/instrumented/FileDemo.java
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.SeekableByteChannel;
+import java.nio.file.DirectoryStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
 
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -88,6 +90,75 @@ public void openCloseFilesNewByteChannel() throws Exception {
         assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Closed " + tempFile));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void openCloseFilesNewDirectoryStream() throws Exception {
+        assertTrue(tempFile.delete());
+        assertTrue(tempFile.mkdirs());
+
+        DirectoryStream<Path> stream = Files.newDirectoryStream(tempFile.toPath());
+        assertNotNull("No file record for file=" + tempFile + " found", findFileRecord(tempFile));
+
+        stream.close();
+        assertNull("File record for file=" + tempFile + " not removed", findFileRecord(tempFile));
+
+        String traceOutput = output.toString();
+        assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Opened " + tempFile));
+        assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Closed " + tempFile));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void openCloseFilesNewDirectoryStreamWithStarGlob() throws Exception {
+        assertTrue(tempFile.delete());
+        assertTrue(tempFile.mkdirs());
+
+        DirectoryStream<Path> stream = Files.newDirectoryStream(tempFile.toPath(), "*");
+        assertNotNull("No file record for file=" + tempFile + " found", findFileRecord(tempFile));
+
+        stream.close();
+        assertNull("File record for file=" + tempFile + " not removed", findFileRecord(tempFile));
+
+        String traceOutput = output.toString();
+        assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Opened " + tempFile));
+        assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Closed " + tempFile));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void openCloseFilesNewDirectoryStreamWithNonStarGlob() throws Exception {
+        assertTrue(tempFile.delete());
+        assertTrue(tempFile.mkdirs());
+
+        DirectoryStream<Path> stream = Files.newDirectoryStream(tempFile.toPath(), "my*test*glob");
+        assertNotNull("No file record for file=" + tempFile + " found", findFileRecord(tempFile));
+
+        stream.close();
+        assertNull("File record for file=" + tempFile + " not removed", findFileRecord(tempFile));
+
+        String traceOutput = output.toString();
+        assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Opened " + tempFile));
+        assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Closed " + tempFile));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void openCloseFilesNewDirectoryStreamWithFilter() throws Exception {
+        assertTrue(tempFile.delete());
+        assertTrue(tempFile.mkdirs());
+
+        DirectoryStream<Path> stream = Files.newDirectoryStream(tempFile.toPath(), new DirectoryStream.Filter<Path>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean accept(Path entry) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        });
+        assertNotNull("No file record for file=" + tempFile + " found", findFileRecord(tempFile));
+
+        stream.close();
+        assertNull("File record for file=" + tempFile + " not removed", findFileRecord(tempFile));
+
+        String traceOutput = output.toString();
+        assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Opened " + tempFile));
+        assertTrue(traceOutput.contains("Closed " + tempFile));
+    }
+
     /* This is only available in Java 8 and newer...
     @Test
     public void openCloseFileLines() throws Exception {