diff --git a/backend/onedrive/api/types.go b/backend/onedrive/api/types.go
index 6f631556a..8c8d18126 100644
--- a/backend/onedrive/api/types.go
+++ b/backend/onedrive/api/types.go
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	timeFormat = `"` + time.RFC3339 + `"`
+
+	// PackageTypeOneNote is the package type value for OneNote files
+	PackageTypeOneNote = "oneNote"
 )
 
 // Error is returned from one drive when things go wrong
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ type RemoteItemFacet struct {
 	LastModifiedDateTime Timestamp            `json:"lastModifiedDateTime"` // Date and time the item was last modified. Read-only.
 	Folder               *FolderFacet         `json:"folder"`               // Folder metadata, if the item is a folder. Read-only.
 	File                 *FileFacet           `json:"file"`                 // File metadata, if the item is a file. Read-only.
+	Package              *PackageFacet        `json:"package"`              // If present, indicates that this item is a package instead of a folder or file. Packages are treated like files in some contexts and folders in others. Read-only.
 	FileSystemInfo       *FileSystemInfoFacet `json:"fileSystemInfo"`       // File system information on client. Read-write.
 	ParentReference      *ItemReference       `json:"parentReference"`      // Parent information, if the item has a parent. Read-write.
 	Size                 int64                `json:"size"`                 // Size of the item in bytes. Read-only.
@@ -147,6 +151,13 @@ type FileSystemInfoFacet struct {
 type DeletedFacet struct {
 }
 
+// PackageFacet indicates that a DriveItem is the top level item
+// in a "package" or a collection of items that should be treated as a collection instead of individual items.
+// `oneNote` is the only currently defined value.
+type PackageFacet struct {
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+}
+
 // Item represents metadata for an item in OneDrive
 type Item struct {
 	ID                   string               `json:"id"`                   // The unique identifier of the item within the Drive. Read-only.
@@ -170,6 +181,7 @@ type Item struct {
 	//	Audio                *AudioFacet          `json:"audio"`                // Audio metadata, if the item is an audio file. Read-only.
 	//	Video                *VideoFacet          `json:"video"`                // Video metadata, if the item is a video. Read-only.
 	//	Location             *LocationFacet       `json:"location"`             // Location metadata, if the item has location data. Read-only.
+	Package *PackageFacet `json:"package"` // If present, indicates that this item is a package instead of a folder or file. Packages are treated like files in some contexts and folders in others. Read-only.
 	Deleted *DeletedFacet `json:"deleted"` // Information about the deleted state of the item. Read-only.
 }
 
@@ -281,6 +293,24 @@ func (i *Item) GetFolder() *FolderFacet {
 	return i.Folder
 }
 
+// GetPackage returns a normalized Package of the item
+func (i *Item) GetPackage() *PackageFacet {
+	if i.IsRemote() && i.RemoteItem.Package != nil {
+		return i.RemoteItem.Package
+	}
+	return i.Package
+}
+
+// GetPackageType returns the package type of the item if available,
+// otherwise ""
+func (i *Item) GetPackageType() string {
+	pack := i.GetPackage()
+	if pack == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return pack.Type
+}
+
 // GetFile returns a normalized File of the item
 func (i *Item) GetFile() *FileFacet {
 	if i.IsRemote() && i.RemoteItem.File != nil {
diff --git a/backend/onedrive/onedrive.go b/backend/onedrive/onedrive.go
index fbfef8aa5..3ff37d559 100644
--- a/backend/onedrive/onedrive.go
+++ b/backend/onedrive/onedrive.go
@@ -226,15 +226,21 @@ func init() {
 			Help:     "The type of the drive ( personal | business | documentLibrary )",
 			Default:  "",
 			Advanced: true,
+		}, {
+			Name:     "expose_onenote_files",
+			Help:     "If true, OneNote files will show up in directory listing (see docs)",
+			Default:  false,
+			Advanced: true,
 		}},
 	})
 }
 
 // Options defines the configuration for this backend
 type Options struct {
-	ChunkSize fs.SizeSuffix `config:"chunk_size"`
-	DriveID   string        `config:"drive_id"`
-	DriveType string        `config:"drive_type"`
+	ChunkSize          fs.SizeSuffix `config:"chunk_size"`
+	DriveID            string        `config:"drive_id"`
+	DriveType          string        `config:"drive_type"`
+	ExposeOneNoteFiles bool          `config:"expose_onenote_files"`
 }
 
 // Fs represents a remote one drive
@@ -255,15 +261,16 @@ type Fs struct {
 //
 // Will definitely have info but maybe not meta
 type Object struct {
-	fs           *Fs       // what this object is part of
-	remote       string    // The remote path
-	hasMetaData  bool      // whether info below has been set
-	size         int64     // size of the object
-	modTime      time.Time // modification time of the object
-	id           string    // ID of the object
-	sha1         string    // SHA-1 of the object content
-	quickxorhash string    // QuickXorHash of the object content
-	mimeType     string    // Content-Type of object from server (may not be as uploaded)
+	fs            *Fs       // what this object is part of
+	remote        string    // The remote path
+	hasMetaData   bool      // whether info below has been set
+	isOneNoteFile bool      // Whether the object is a OneNote file
+	size          int64     // size of the object
+	modTime       time.Time // modification time of the object
+	id            string    // ID of the object
+	sha1          string    // SHA-1 of the object content
+	quickxorhash  string    // QuickXorHash of the object content
+	mimeType      string    // Content-Type of object from server (may not be as uploaded)
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -488,6 +495,9 @@ func (f *Fs) FindLeaf(pathID, leaf string) (pathIDOut string, found bool, err er
 		}
 		return "", false, err
 	}
+	if info.GetPackageType() == api.PackageTypeOneNote {
+		return "", false, errors.New("found OneNote file when looking for folder")
+	}
 	if info.GetFolder() == nil {
 		return "", false, errors.New("found file when looking for folder")
 	}
@@ -596,6 +606,11 @@ func (f *Fs) List(dir string) (entries fs.DirEntries, err error) {
 	}
 	var iErr error
 	_, err = f.listAll(directoryID, false, false, func(info *api.Item) bool {
+		if !f.opt.ExposeOneNoteFiles && info.GetPackageType() == api.PackageTypeOneNote {
+			fs.Debugf(info.Name, "OneNote file not shown in directory listing")
+			return false
+		}
+
 		remote := path.Join(dir, info.GetName())
 		folder := info.GetFolder()
 		if folder != nil {
@@ -1121,6 +1136,8 @@ func (o *Object) setMetaData(info *api.Item) (err error) {
 	o.hasMetaData = true
 	o.size = info.GetSize()
 
+	o.isOneNoteFile = info.GetPackageType() == api.PackageTypeOneNote
+
 	// Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/resources/hashes
 	//
 	// We use SHA1 for onedrive personal and QuickXorHash for onedrive for business
@@ -1232,6 +1249,10 @@ func (o *Object) Open(options ...fs.OpenOption) (in io.ReadCloser, err error) {
 	if o.id == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't download - no id")
 	}
+	if o.isOneNoteFile {
+		return nil, errors.New("can't open a OneNote file")
+	}
+
 	fs.FixRangeOption(options, o.size)
 	var resp *http.Response
 	opts := newOptsCall(o.id, "GET", "/content")
@@ -1275,6 +1296,12 @@ func (o *Object) createUploadSession(modTime time.Time) (response *api.CreateUpl
 	var resp *http.Response
 	err = o.fs.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
 		resp, err = o.fs.srv.CallJSON(&opts, &createRequest, &response)
+		if apiErr, ok := err.(*api.Error); ok {
+			if apiErr.ErrorInfo.Code == "nameAlreadyExists" {
+				// Make the error more user-friendly
+				err = errors.New(err.Error() + " (is it a OneNote file?)")
+			}
+		}
 		return shouldRetry(resp, err)
 	})
 	return response, err
@@ -1407,6 +1434,12 @@ func (o *Object) uploadSinglepart(in io.Reader, size int64, modTime time.Time) (
 
 	err = o.fs.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
 		resp, err = o.fs.srv.CallJSON(&opts, nil, &info)
+		if apiErr, ok := err.(*api.Error); ok {
+			if apiErr.ErrorInfo.Code == "nameAlreadyExists" {
+				// Make the error more user-friendly
+				err = errors.New(err.Error() + " (is it a OneNote file?)")
+			}
+		}
 		return shouldRetry(resp, err)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1425,6 +1458,10 @@ func (o *Object) uploadSinglepart(in io.Reader, size int64, modTime time.Time) (
 //
 // The new object may have been created if an error is returned
 func (o *Object) Update(in io.Reader, src fs.ObjectInfo, options ...fs.OpenOption) (err error) {
+	if o.hasMetaData && o.isOneNoteFile {
+		return errors.New("can't upload content to a OneNote file")
+	}
+
 	o.fs.tokenRenewer.Start()
 	defer o.fs.tokenRenewer.Stop()
 
diff --git a/docs/content/onedrive.md b/docs/content/onedrive.md
index df3631673..3ea94d90f 100644
--- a/docs/content/onedrive.md
+++ b/docs/content/onedrive.md
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ system.
 Above this size files will be chunked - must be multiple of 320k. The
 default is 10MB.  Note that the chunks will be buffered into memory.
 
+#### --onedrive-expose-onenote-files ####
+
+By default rclone will hide OneNote files in directory listing because operations like `Open`
+and `Update` won't work on them.  But this behaviour may also prevent you from deleting them.
+If you want to delete OneNote files or otherwise want them to show up in directory listing,
+set this flag.
+
 ### Limitations ###
 
 Note that OneDrive is case insensitive so you can't have a