diff --git a/dissect/target/filesystems/ad1.py b/dissect/target/filesystems/ad1.py
index c0d7dbb405..cbe82f9ac7 100644
--- a/dissect/target/filesystems/ad1.py
+++ b/dissect/target/filesystems/ad1.py
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import stat
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, BinaryIO
 
 from dissect.evidence import ad1
 
 from dissect.target.exceptions import (
     FileNotFoundError,
+    FilesystemError,
     IsADirectoryError,
     NotADirectoryError,
     NotASymlinkError,
 )
 from dissect.target.filesystem import DirEntry, Filesystem, FilesystemEntry
-from dissect.target.helpers import fsutil
+from dissect.target.helpers import fsutil, keychain
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Iterator
@@ -21,22 +23,46 @@
 class AD1Filesystem(Filesystem):
     __type__ = "ad1"
 
-    def __init__(self, fh: BinaryIO, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, fh: BinaryIO | list[BinaryIO] | Path | list[Path], *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(fh, *args, **kwargs)
         self.ad1 = ad1.AD1(fh)
 
+        if self.ad1.is_adcrypt():
+            keys = keychain.get_keys_for_provider(self.__type__) + keychain.get_keys_without_provider()
+
+            if not keys:
+                raise ValueError("Failed to unlock ADCRYPT: no key(s) provided")
+
+            for key in keys:
+                try:
+                    if key.key_type == keychain.KeyType.PASSPHRASE:
+                        self.ad1.unlock(passphrase=key.value)
+                    elif key.key_type == keychain.KeyType.FILE and (path := Path(key.value)).is_file():
+                        self.ad1.unlock(private_key=path)
+                except ValueError:  # noqa: PERF203
+                    pass
+
+            if self.ad1.is_locked():
+                raise ValueError("Failed to unlock ADCRYPT using provided key(s)")
+
     @staticmethod
     def _detect(fh: BinaryIO) -> bool:
         return fh.read(16) == b"ADSEGMENTEDFILE\x00"
 
-    def get(self, path: str) -> AD1FilesystemEntry:
+    def get(self, path: str) -> FilesystemEntry:
         return AD1FilesystemEntry(self, path, self._get_entry(path))
 
-    def _get_entry(self, path: str) -> ad1.LogicalImage | ad1.FileEntry:
+    def _get_entry(self, path: str, entry: ad1.FileEntry | None = None) -> ad1.FileEntry:
         try:
-            return self.ad1.get(path)
-        except IOError:
-            raise FileNotFoundError(path)
+            return self.ad1.entry(path, entry)
+        except ad1.FileNotFoundError as e:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(path) from e
+        except ad1.NotADirectoryError as e:
+            raise NotADirectoryError(path) from e
+        except ad1.NotASymlinkError as e:
+            raise NotASymlinkError(path) from e
+        except ad1.Error as e:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(path) from e
 
 
 class AD1DirEntry(DirEntry):
@@ -51,41 +77,71 @@ def stat(self, follow_symlinks: bool = True) -> fsutil.stat_result:
 
 
 class AD1FilesystemEntry(FilesystemEntry):
-    def get(self, path: str) -> AD1FilesystemEntry:
-        path = fsutil.join(self.path, path, alt_separator=self.alt_separator)
-        return AD1FilesystemEntry(self.fs, path, self.fs._get_node(path, self.entry))
+    fs: AD1Filesystem
+    entry: ad1.FileEntry
+
+    def get(self, path: str) -> FilesystemEntry:
+        entry_path = fsutil.join(self.path, path, alt_separator=self.fs.alt_separator)
+        entry = self.fs._get_entry(path, self.entry)
+        return AD1FilesystemEntry(self.fs, entry_path, entry)
 
     def open(self) -> BinaryIO:
         if self.is_dir():
             raise IsADirectoryError(self.path)
         return self.entry.open()
 
-    def scandir(self) -> Iterator[AD1FilesystemEntry]:
+    def scandir(self) -> Iterator[AD1DirEntry]:
         if not self.is_dir():
             raise NotADirectoryError(self.path)
 
-        for name, entry in self.entry.listdir().items():
-            yield AD1DirEntry(self.fs, self.path, name, entry)
-
-    def is_file(self, follow_symlinks: bool = True) -> bool:
-        return self.entry.is_file()
+        for entry in self.entry.iterdir():
+            yield AD1DirEntry(self.fs, self.path, entry.name, entry)
 
     def is_dir(self, follow_symlinks: bool = True) -> bool:
-        return self.entry.is_dir()
+        try:
+            return self._resolve(follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).entry.is_dir()
+        except FilesystemError:
+            return False
+
+    def is_file(self, follow_symlinks: bool = True) -> bool:
+        try:
+            return self._resolve(follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).entry.is_file()
+        except FilesystemError:
+            return False
 
     def is_symlink(self) -> bool:
-        return False
+        return self.entry.is_symlink()
 
     def readlink(self) -> str:
-        raise NotASymlinkError
-
-    def readlink_ext(self) -> FilesystemEntry:
-        raise NotASymlinkError
+        if not self.is_symlink():
+            raise NotASymlinkError(self.path)
+        return self.entry.readlink()
 
     def stat(self, follow_symlinks: bool = True) -> fsutil.stat_result:
-        return self.lstat()
+        return self._resolve(follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).lstat()
 
     def lstat(self) -> fsutil.stat_result:
-        size = self.entry.size if self.entry.is_file() else 0
-        entry_addr = fsutil.generate_addr(self.path, alt_separator=self.fs.alt_separator)
-        return fsutil.stat_result([stat.S_IFREG, entry_addr, id(self.fs), 1, 0, 0, size, 0, 0, 0])
+        if self.is_symlink():
+            mode = stat.S_IFLNK
+        elif self.is_file():
+            mode = stat.S_IFREG
+        else:
+            mode = stat.S_IFDIR
+
+        st_info = fsutil.stat_result(
+            [
+                mode | 0o777,
+                self.entry.offset,
+                id(self.fs),
+                1,  # nlink
+                0,  # uid
+                0,  # gid
+                self.entry.size,
+                self.entry.atime.timestamp(),
+                self.entry.mtime.timestamp(),
+                self.entry.ctime.timestamp(),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        st_info.st_birthtime = self.entry.btime.timestamp()
+        return st_info
diff --git a/dissect/target/loader.py b/dissect/target/loader.py
index 8b22f97e65..471abfdc35 100644
--- a/dissect/target/loader.py
+++ b/dissect/target/loader.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ def open(path: str | Path, *, fallbacks: list[type[Loader]] | None = None, **kwa
 
 
 register("local", "LocalLoader")
+register("ad1", "AD1Loader")
 register("asdf", "AsdfLoader")
 register("vmx", "VmxLoader")
 register("vmwarevm", "VmwarevmLoader")
diff --git a/dissect/target/loaders/ad1.py b/dissect/target/loaders/ad1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27ac058813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dissect/target/loaders/ad1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from dissect.evidence.ad1.ad1 import find_files
+
+from dissect.target.filesystems.ad1 import AD1Filesystem
+from dissect.target.loader import Loader
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    from dissect.target.target import Target
+
+
+class AD1Loader(Loader):
+    """Access Data ``.ad`` loader."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def detect(path: Path) -> bool:
+        return path.suffix.lower() == ".ad1"
+
+    def map(self, target: Target) -> None:
+        """Map the detected segment files as an :class:`AD1Filesystem` to the target.
+
+        Currently does not detect NTFS / case-insensitive filesystems or custom content
+        images with multiple sources.
+        """
+        try:
+            fs = AD1Filesystem(find_files(self.path))
+            target.filesystems.add(fs)
+
+        except ValueError as e:
+            target.log.error("Unable to map AD1: %s", e)  # noqa: TRY400
diff --git a/dissect/target/target.py b/dissect/target/target.py
index c0b99800e8..3e610338fe 100644
--- a/dissect/target/target.py
+++ b/dissect/target/target.py
@@ -431,13 +431,12 @@ def _open_all(spec: str | Path, include_children: bool = False) -> Iterator[Targ
 
                 if not path.exists():
                     raise TargetError(f"Failed to find loader for {path}: path does not exist")
-                elif not path.is_dir():
-                    raise TargetError(f"Failed to find loader for {path}: path is not a directory")
 
-                for entry in path.iterdir():
-                    for target in _open_all(entry, include_children=include_children):
-                        at_least_one_loaded = True
-                        yield target
+                if path.is_dir():
+                    for entry in path.iterdir():
+                        for target in _open_all(entry, include_children=include_children):
+                            at_least_one_loaded = True
+                            yield target
 
         if not at_least_one_loaded:
             raise TargetError(f"Failed to find any loader for targets: {paths}")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2105697f36..53c7634f36 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "dissect.cstruct>=4,<5",
     "dissect.database>=1,<2",
     "dissect.eventlog>=3,<4",
-    "dissect.evidence>=3,<4",
+    "dissect.evidence>=3.13.dev2,<4",  # TODO: update on release!
     "dissect.hypervisor>=3.20,<4",
     "dissect.ntfs>=3.16.dev,<4",
     "dissect.regf>=3.13,<4",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ dev = [
     "dissect.database[dev]>=1.0.dev,<2.0.dev",
     "dissect.etl[dev]>=3.0.dev,<4.0.dev",
     "dissect.eventlog[dev]>=3.0.dev,<4.0.dev",
-    "dissect.evidence[dev]>=3.0.dev,<4.0.dev",
+    "dissect.evidence[dev]>=3.13.dev2,<4.0.dev",
     "dissect.extfs[dev]>=3.0.dev,<4.0.dev",
     "dissect.fat[dev]>=3.0.dev,<4.0.dev",
     "dissect.ffs[dev]>=3.0.dev,<4.0.dev",
diff --git a/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1 b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b28d356e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:552102fd881f88e3624266749e654d1a4d5da62c002a639ae9714bcdf4dabc8e
+size 1049088
diff --git a/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1.csv b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c53a9e4542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:6f6e0d75df336bd4a78a3bfb8fa6e4fb84fb3fe5e219823d3dbd2eb4433b3bdd
+size 1342
diff --git a/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1.txt b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abc4e5d67c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:16c3f7d32f19bc460539a8ea1dc9fd5bed555e5ac70fa9c37b4ec0a616a8a338
+size 1194
diff --git a/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad2 b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08720651b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:5cbdac088d81fd8cb4521df277e8d927d2f201075d494bb5614451f9d2d885c5
+size 1048576
diff --git a/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad3 b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..337c64e655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad3
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:417460f3c21e28bc71593c992cc246adbd939a67a4aef7008d818f5b7c1d39e2
+size 589421
diff --git a/tests/filesystems/test_ad1.py b/tests/filesystems/test_ad1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15fb828189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/filesystems/test_ad1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+from dissect.evidence.ad1.ad1 import find_files
+
+from dissect.target.filesystems.ad1 import AD1Filesystem
+from dissect.target.helpers import keychain
+from tests._utils import absolute_path
+
+
+def test_ad1_encrypted() -> None:
+    """Test if we can open an AD1 ADCRYPT encrypted image using the keychain."""
+
+    path = absolute_path("_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1")
+    segments = find_files(path)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Failed to unlock ADCRYPT: no key\(s\) provided"):
+        AD1Filesystem(segments)
+
+    keychain.register_wildcard_value("invalid")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Failed to unlock ADCRYPT using provided key\(s\)"):
+        AD1Filesystem(segments)
+
+    keychain.register_wildcard_value("password")
+    fs = AD1Filesystem(segments)
+
+    assert not fs.ad1.is_locked()
+    assert list(fs.get("C:/Users/user/Desktop/Data").iterdir()) == [
+        "hello.txt",
+        "philipp-pilz-QZ2EQuPpQJs-unsplash.jpg",
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/loaders/test_ad1.py b/tests/loaders/test_ad1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1aa7fc343e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/loaders/test_ad1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import pytest
+
+from dissect.target.exceptions import TargetError
+from dissect.target.helpers import keychain
+from dissect.target.loaders.ad1 import AD1Loader
+from dissect.target.target import Target
+from tests._utils import absolute_path
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Callable
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("opener"),
+    [
+        pytest.param(Target.open, id="target-open"),
+        pytest.param(lambda x: next(Target.open_all([x])), id="target-open-all"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_target_open(opener: Callable[[str | Path], Target]) -> None:
+    """Test that we correctly use ``AD1Loader`` when opening a ``Target``."""
+
+    path = absolute_path("_data/filesystems/ad1/encrypted-small.ad1")
+
+    with pytest.raises(TargetError):
+        opener(path)
+
+    keychain.register_wildcard_value("password")
+    target = opener(path)
+
+    assert isinstance(target._loader, AD1Loader)
+    assert target.path == path
+    assert target.fs.path("C:/Users/user/Desktop/Data").is_dir()
diff --git a/tests/test_target.py b/tests/test_target.py
index 9d80c332b7..52a6f8a895 100644
--- a/tests/test_target.py
+++ b/tests/test_target.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from dissect.target.loaders.raw import RawLoader
 from dissect.target.loaders.vbox import VBoxLoader
 from dissect.target.target import DiskCollection, Event, Target, TargetLogAdapter, log
+from tests._utils import absolute_path
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator
@@ -772,6 +773,18 @@ def test_exception_invalid_path() -> None:
     ):
         next(Target.open_all("smb://invalid"))
 
+    # If no loader was found (eg. a loader was found but crashed),
+    # but the given path does exist, throw a sensible error message.
+    with (  # noqa: PT012
+        pytest.raises(
+            TargetError,
+            match=r"Failed to find any loader for targets:",
+        ),
+        patch("dissect.target.loaders.tar.TarLoader.map") as map,
+    ):
+        map.side_effect = Exception
+        next(Target.open_all(str(absolute_path("_data/loaders/tar/test-archive.tar"))))
+
 
 def test_list_children() -> None:
     """Test that ``list_children`` returns child records."""