diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4a9441cd6..112b9d7c1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ ver 0.24 (not yet released)
 * require Meson 1.0
 
 ver 0.23.17 (not yet released)
+* storage
+  - nfs: require libnfs 4.0 or later
+* database
+  - inotify: trigger update after symlink was created
 * support libfmt 11.1
 
 ver 0.23.16 (2024/12/03)
diff --git a/src/client/File.cxx b/src/client/File.cxx
index fa1e3ec4f..26ded863b 100644
--- a/src/client/File.cxx
+++ b/src/client/File.cxx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Client::AllowFile(Path path_fs) const
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	(void)path_fs;
 
-	throw ProtocolError(ACK_ERROR_PERMISSION, "Access denied");
+	throw ProtocolError(ACK_ERROR_PERMISSION, "Access to local files not implemented on Windows");
 #else
 	if (uid >= 0 && (uid_t)uid == geteuid())
 		/* always allow access if user runs his own MPD
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ Client::AllowFile(Path path_fs) const
 
 	if (uid < 0)
 		/* unauthenticated client */
-		throw ProtocolError(ACK_ERROR_PERMISSION, "Access denied");
+		throw ProtocolError(ACK_ERROR_PERMISSION, "Access to local files via TCP is not allowed");
 
 	const FileInfo fi(path_fs);
 
 	if (fi.GetUid() != (uid_t)uid && (fi.GetMode() & 0444) != 0444)
 		/* client is not owner */
-		throw ProtocolError(ACK_ERROR_PERMISSION, "Access denied");
+		throw ProtocolError(ACK_ERROR_PERMISSION, "Access to this local file denied due to file permissions");
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/db/update/InotifyUpdate.cxx b/src/db/update/InotifyUpdate.cxx
index aae3206ee..f66a7e750 100644
--- a/src/db/update/InotifyUpdate.cxx
+++ b/src/db/update/InotifyUpdate.cxx
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ InotifyUpdate::OnInotify(int wd, unsigned mask, const char *)
 	}
 
 	if ((mask & (IN_CLOSE_WRITE|IN_MOVE|IN_DELETE)) != 0 ||
+	    /* regular file or symlink was created; this check is only
+	       interesting for symlinks because regular files have
+	       usable content only after IN_CLOSE_WRITE */
+	    (mask & (IN_CREATE|IN_ISDIR)) == IN_CREATE ||
 	    /* at the maximum depth, we watch out for newly created
 	       directories */
 	    (directory.GetDepth() == max_depth &&
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index d8e1688eb..ba91336d9 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ if zeroconf_dep.found()
     include_directories: inc,
     dependencies: [
       zeroconf_dep,
+      event_dep,
       util_dep,
     ],
   )
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ if neighbor_glue_dep.found()
     include_directories: inc,
     dependencies: [
       neighbor_glue_dep,
+      event_dep,
     ],
   )
 endif
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ if enable_database
       '../src/LocateUri.cxx',
       include_directories: inc,
       dependencies: [
+        event_dep,
         log_dep,
         tag_dep,
         fs_dep,
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ if curl_dep.found()
     include_directories: inc,
     dependencies: [
       curl_dep,
+      event_dep,
     ],
   )