diff --git a/files/files.go b/files/files.go
index 776949d6..68fe6a30 100644
--- a/files/files.go
+++ b/files/files.go
@@ -490,6 +490,9 @@ func addTree(
 			c.Destination = NormalizeAbsoluteDirPath(destination)
 			c.FileInfo.Mode = info.Mode() &^ umask
 			c.FileInfo.MTime = info.ModTime()
+			if ownedByFilesystem(c.Destination) {
+				c.Type = TypeImplicitDir
+			}
 		case d.Type()&os.ModeSymlink != 0:
 			linkDestination, err := os.Readlink(path)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/files/files_test.go b/files/files_test.go
index 16a4182d..6474687b 100644
--- a/files/files_test.go
+++ b/files/files_test.go
@@ -974,3 +974,68 @@ func TestAsExplicitRelativePath(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, expected, files.AsExplicitRelativePath(input))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIssue829(t *testing.T) {
+	var config testStruct
+	dec := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(`---
+contents:
+  # Implementation.
+  - src: ./testdata/issue829/lib/
+    dst: /usr/lib/
+    type: tree
+  - src: ./testdata/issue829/usr/
+    dst: /usr/
+    type: tree
+  - src: ./testdata/issue829/var/
+    dst: /var/
+    type: tree
+
+  # Configuration.
+  - src: ./testdata/issue829/etc/logrotate.d/acme
+    dst: /etc/logrotate.d/acme
+    type: config|noreplace
+  - src: ./testdata/issue829/etc/sysconfig/acme
+    dst: /etc/sysconfig/acme
+    type: config|noreplace
+`))
+	dec.KnownFields(true)
+	require.NoError(t, dec.Decode(&config))
+	files, err := files.PrepareForPackager(
+		config.Contents,
+		0,
+		"",
+		false,
+		mtime,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expect := map[string]string{
+		"/etc/":                                "implicit dir",
+		"/etc/logrotate.d/":                    "implicit dir",
+		"/etc/logrotate.d/acme":                "config|noreplace",
+		"/etc/sysconfig/":                      "implicit dir",
+		"/etc/sysconfig/acme":                  "config|noreplace",
+		"/usr/lib/":                            "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/lib/systemd/":                    "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/lib/systemd/system/":             "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/lib/systemd/system/acme.service": "file",
+		"/usr/":                                "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/bin/":                            "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/bin/acme":                        "file",
+		"/usr/share/":                          "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/share/doc/":                      "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/share/doc/acme/":                 "dir",
+		"/usr/share/doc/acme/readme.md":        "file",
+		"/usr/share/man/":                      "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/share/man/man1/":                 "implicit dir",
+		"/usr/share/man/man1/acme.1.gz":        "file",
+		"/var/":                                "implicit dir",
+		"/var/log/":                            "implicit dir",
+		"/var/log/acme/":                       "dir",
+		"/var/log/acme/.gitkeep":               "file",
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range files {
+		require.Equal(t, expect[file.Destination], file.Type, "invalid type for %s", file.Destination)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/files/fs.go b/files/fs.go
index 1e966474..580e99ad 100644
--- a/files/fs.go
+++ b/files/fs.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "path/filepath"
 
 func ownedByFilesystem(path string) bool {
 	p := filepath.Clean(path)
-	for _, pp := range fsPaths {
+	for _, pp := range append(fsPaths, logrotatePaths...) {
 		if p == pp {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ func ownedByFilesystem(path string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// from: repoquery --installed -l filesystem | while read -r f; do test -d $f && echo $f; done
+// yum install yum-utils
+
+// repoquery --installed -l filesystem | while read -r f; do test -d "\"$f\"," && echo $f; done
 var fsPaths = []string{
 	"/afs",
 	"/bin",
@@ -213,3 +215,12 @@ var fsPaths = []string{
 	"/var/tmp",
 	"/var/yp",
 }
+
+// repoquery --installed -l logrotate | while read -r f; do test -d "\"$f\"," && echo $f; done
+var logrotatePaths = []string{
+	"/etc/logrotate.d",
+	"/usr/lib/.build-id",
+	"/usr/lib/.build-id/ae",
+	"/usr/share/licenses/logrotate",
+	"/var/lib/logrotate",
+}
diff --git a/files/testdata/issue829/etc/logrotate.d/acme b/files/testdata/issue829/etc/logrotate.d/acme
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/files/testdata/issue829/etc/sysconfig/acme b/files/testdata/issue829/etc/sysconfig/acme
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/files/testdata/issue829/lib/systemd/system/acme.service b/files/testdata/issue829/lib/systemd/system/acme.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/files/testdata/issue829/usr/share/doc/acme/readme.md b/files/testdata/issue829/usr/share/doc/acme/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/files/testdata/issue829/usr/share/man/man1/acme.1.gz b/files/testdata/issue829/usr/share/man/man1/acme.1.gz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/files/testdata/issue829/var/log/acme/.gitkeep b/files/testdata/issue829/var/log/acme/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b