diff --git a/lindi/LindiClient/LindiAttributes.py b/lindi/LindiClient/LindiAttributes.py
index 8ab0723..586f380 100644
--- a/lindi/LindiClient/LindiAttributes.py
+++ b/lindi/LindiClient/LindiAttributes.py
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ def __init__(self, *, _object: Union[zarr.Group, zarr.Array]):
         self._object = _object
 
     def get(self, key, default=None):
-        return self._object.attrs.get(key, default)
+        try:
+            return self[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            return default
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         val = self._object.attrs[key]
diff --git a/lindi/LindiClient/LindiClient.py b/lindi/LindiClient/LindiClient.py
index cf16209..e745dd5 100644
--- a/lindi/LindiClient/LindiClient.py
+++ b/lindi/LindiClient/LindiClient.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ def __init__(
         _zarr_group: zarr.Group,
     ) -> None:
         self._zarr_group = _zarr_group
-        super().__init__(_zarr_group=self._zarr_group)
+        super().__init__(_zarr_group=self._zarr_group, _client=self)
+
+    @property
+    def filename(self):
+        return ''
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_zarr_store(zarr_store: Union[Store, FSMap]) -> "LindiClient":
@@ -51,9 +55,22 @@ def from_zarr_group(zarr_group: zarr.Group) -> "LindiClient":
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_reference_file_system(data: dict) -> "LindiClient":
-        fs = ReferenceFileSystem(data).get_mapper(root="/")
+        fs = ReferenceFileSystem(data).get_mapper(root="")
         return LindiClient.from_zarr_store(fs)
 
+    def get(self, key, default=None, getlink: bool = False):
+        try:
+            ret = self[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            ret = default
+        if getlink:
+            return ret
+        else:
+            if isinstance(ret, LindiReference):
+                return self[ret]
+            else:
+                return ret
+
     def __getitem__(self, key):  # type: ignore
         if isinstance(key, str):
             if key.startswith('/'):
diff --git a/lindi/LindiClient/LindiDataset.py b/lindi/LindiClient/LindiDataset.py
index 0b12d66..ee14a9a 100644
--- a/lindi/LindiClient/LindiDataset.py
+++ b/lindi/LindiClient/LindiDataset.py
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 
 
 class LindiDataset:
-    def __init__(self, *, _zarr_array: zarr.Array):
+    def __init__(self, *, _zarr_array: zarr.Array, _client):
         self._zarr_array = _zarr_array
         self._is_scalar = self._zarr_array.attrs.get("_SCALAR", False)
+        self._client = _client
 
         # See if we have the _COMPOUND_DTYPE attribute, which signifies that
         # this is a compound dtype
@@ -25,6 +26,14 @@ def __init__(self, *, _zarr_array: zarr.Array):
 
         self._external_hdf5_clients: Dict[str, h5py.File] = {}
 
+    @property
+    def file(self):
+        return self._client
+
+    @property
+    def id(self):
+        return None
+
     @property
     def name(self):
         return self._zarr_array.name
diff --git a/lindi/LindiClient/LindiGroup.py b/lindi/LindiClient/LindiGroup.py
index fd3f726..b05822f 100644
--- a/lindi/LindiClient/LindiGroup.py
+++ b/lindi/LindiClient/LindiGroup.py
@@ -4,8 +4,17 @@
 
 
 class LindiGroup:
-    def __init__(self, *, _zarr_group: zarr.Group):
+    def __init__(self, *, _zarr_group: zarr.Group, _client):
         self._zarr_group = _zarr_group
+        self._client = _client
+
+    @property
+    def file(self):
+        return self._client
+
+    @property
+    def id(self):
+        return None
 
     @property
     def attrs(self):
@@ -33,9 +42,9 @@ def __getitem__(self, key):
         if key in self._zarr_group.keys():
             x = self._zarr_group[key]
             if isinstance(x, zarr.Group):
-                return LindiGroup(_zarr_group=x)
+                return LindiGroup(_zarr_group=x, _client=self._client)
             elif isinstance(x, zarr.Array):
-                return LindiDataset(_zarr_array=x)
+                return LindiDataset(_zarr_array=x, _client=self._client)
             else:
                 raise Exception(f"Unknown type: {type(x)}")
         else: