diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
index 6f72ea6..fcde17d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ static void parse_dacl(struct cifs_acl *pdacl, char *end_of_acl,
 	acl_size = sizeof(struct cifs_acl);
 
 	num_aces = le32_to_cpu(pdacl->num_aces);
-	if (num_aces  > 0) {
+	if (num_aces > 0) {
 		umode_t user_mask = S_IRWXU;
 		umode_t group_mask = S_IRWXG;
 		umode_t other_mask = S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
@@ -1066,52 +1066,82 @@ static int parse_sec_desc(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 	else
 		cFYI(1, "no ACL"); /* BB grant all or default perms? */
 
-/*	cifscred->uid = owner_sid_ptr->rid;
-	cifscred->gid = group_sid_ptr->rid;
-	memcpy((void *)(&(cifscred->osid)), (void *)owner_sid_ptr,
-			sizeof(struct cifs_sid));
-	memcpy((void *)(&(cifscred->gsid)), (void *)group_sid_ptr,
-			sizeof(struct cifs_sid)); */
-
 	return rc;
 }
 
-
 /* Convert permission bits from mode to equivalent CIFS ACL */
 static int build_sec_desc(struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd, struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd,
-				struct inode *inode, __u64 nmode)
+	__u32 secdesclen, __u64 nmode, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, int *aclflag)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	__u32 dacloffset;
 	__u32 ndacloffset;
 	__u32 sidsoffset;
 	struct cifs_sid *owner_sid_ptr, *group_sid_ptr;
+	struct cifs_sid *nowner_sid_ptr, *ngroup_sid_ptr;
 	struct cifs_acl *dacl_ptr = NULL;  /* no need for SACL ptr */
 	struct cifs_acl *ndacl_ptr = NULL; /* no need for SACL ptr */
 
-	if ((inode == NULL) || (pntsd == NULL) || (pnntsd == NULL))
-		return -EIO;
-
-	owner_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pntsd +
+	if (nmode != NO_CHANGE_64) { /* chmod */
+		owner_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pntsd +
 				le32_to_cpu(pntsd->osidoffset));
-	group_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pntsd +
+		group_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pntsd +
 				le32_to_cpu(pntsd->gsidoffset));
-
-	dacloffset = le32_to_cpu(pntsd->dacloffset);
-	dacl_ptr = (struct cifs_acl *)((char *)pntsd + dacloffset);
-
-	ndacloffset = sizeof(struct cifs_ntsd);
-	ndacl_ptr = (struct cifs_acl *)((char *)pnntsd + ndacloffset);
-	ndacl_ptr->revision = dacl_ptr->revision;
-	ndacl_ptr->size = 0;
-	ndacl_ptr->num_aces = 0;
-
-	rc = set_chmod_dacl(ndacl_ptr, owner_sid_ptr, group_sid_ptr, nmode);
-
-	sidsoffset = ndacloffset + le16_to_cpu(ndacl_ptr->size);
-
-	/* copy security descriptor control portion and owner and group sid */
-	copy_sec_desc(pntsd, pnntsd, sidsoffset);
+		dacloffset = le32_to_cpu(pntsd->dacloffset);
+		dacl_ptr = (struct cifs_acl *)((char *)pntsd + dacloffset);
+		ndacloffset = sizeof(struct cifs_ntsd);
+		ndacl_ptr = (struct cifs_acl *)((char *)pnntsd + ndacloffset);
+		ndacl_ptr->revision = dacl_ptr->revision;
+		ndacl_ptr->size = 0;
+		ndacl_ptr->num_aces = 0;
+
+		rc = set_chmod_dacl(ndacl_ptr, owner_sid_ptr, group_sid_ptr,
+					nmode);
+		sidsoffset = ndacloffset + le16_to_cpu(ndacl_ptr->size);
+		/* copy sec desc control portion & owner and group sids */
+		copy_sec_desc(pntsd, pnntsd, sidsoffset);
+		*aclflag = CIFS_ACL_DACL;
+	} else {
+		memcpy(pnntsd, pntsd, secdesclen);
+		if (uid != NO_CHANGE_32) { /* chown */
+			owner_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pnntsd +
+					le32_to_cpu(pnntsd->osidoffset));
+			nowner_sid_ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cifs_sid),
+								GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!nowner_sid_ptr)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			rc = id_to_sid(uid, SIDOWNER, nowner_sid_ptr);
+			if (rc) {
+				cFYI(1, "%s: Mapping error %d for owner id %d",
+						__func__, rc, uid);
+				kfree(nowner_sid_ptr);
+				return rc;
+			}
+			memcpy(owner_sid_ptr, nowner_sid_ptr,
+					sizeof(struct cifs_sid));
+			kfree(nowner_sid_ptr);
+			*aclflag = CIFS_ACL_OWNER;
+		}
+		if (gid != NO_CHANGE_32) { /* chgrp */
+			group_sid_ptr = (struct cifs_sid *)((char *)pnntsd +
+					le32_to_cpu(pnntsd->gsidoffset));
+			ngroup_sid_ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cifs_sid),
+								GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!ngroup_sid_ptr)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			rc = id_to_sid(gid, SIDGROUP, ngroup_sid_ptr);
+			if (rc) {
+				cFYI(1, "%s: Mapping error %d for group id %d",
+						__func__, rc, gid);
+				kfree(ngroup_sid_ptr);
+				return rc;
+			}
+			memcpy(group_sid_ptr, ngroup_sid_ptr,
+					sizeof(struct cifs_sid));
+			kfree(ngroup_sid_ptr);
+			*aclflag = CIFS_ACL_GROUP;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1189,26 +1219,8 @@ struct cifs_ntsd *get_cifs_acl(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 	return pntsd;
 }
 
-static int set_cifs_acl_by_fid(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, __u16 fid,
-		struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd, u32 acllen)
-{
-	int xid, rc;
-	struct tcon_link *tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(tlink))
-		return PTR_ERR(tlink);
-
-	xid = GetXid();
-	rc = CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(xid, tlink_tcon(tlink), fid, pnntsd, acllen);
-	FreeXid(xid);
-	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
-
-	cFYI(DBG2, "SetCIFSACL rc = %d", rc);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static int set_cifs_acl_by_path(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *path,
-		struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd, u32 acllen)
+		struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd, u32 acllen, int aclflag)
 {
 	int oplock = 0;
 	int xid, rc;
@@ -1222,7 +1234,7 @@ static int set_cifs_acl_by_path(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *path,
 	tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);
 	xid = GetXid();
 
-	rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, path, FILE_OPEN, WRITE_DAC, 0,
+	rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, path, FILE_OPEN, WRITE_DAC | WRITE_OWNER, 0,
 			 &fid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
 			 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -1230,7 +1242,7 @@ static int set_cifs_acl_by_path(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *path,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rc = CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(xid, tcon, fid, pnntsd, acllen);
+	rc = CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(xid, tcon, fid, pnntsd, acllen, aclflag);
 	cFYI(DBG2, "SetCIFSACL rc = %d", rc);
 
 	CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fid);
@@ -1242,21 +1254,18 @@ out:
 
 /* Set an ACL on the server */
 int set_cifs_acl(struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd, __u32 acllen,
-				struct inode *inode, const char *path)
+			struct inode *inode, const char *path, int aclflag)
 {
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	struct cifsFileInfo *open_file;
-	int rc;
-
-	cFYI(DBG2, "set ACL for %s from mode 0x%x", path, inode->i_mode);
-
-	open_file = find_readable_file(CIFS_I(inode), true);
-	if (!open_file)
-		return set_cifs_acl_by_path(cifs_sb, path, pnntsd, acllen);
 
-	rc = set_cifs_acl_by_fid(cifs_sb, open_file->netfid, pnntsd, acllen);
-	cifsFileInfo_put(open_file);
-	return rc;
+	cFYI(DBG2, "%s: set ACL for %s", __func__, path);
+	/*
+	 * Always open file by path. We do not know how a file was
+	 * opened if we search and find a writable find handle.
+	 * WRITRE_DAC and WRITE_OWNER permissions are essential for
+	 * changing ownership of a file at the server.
+	 */
+	return set_cifs_acl_by_path(cifs_sb, path, pnntsd, acllen, aclflag);
 }
 
 /* Translate the CIFS ACL (simlar to NTFS ACL) for a file into mode bits */
@@ -1290,9 +1299,12 @@ cifs_acl_to_fattr(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_fattr *fattr,
 }
 
 /* Convert mode bits to an ACL so we can update the ACL on the server */
-int mode_to_cifs_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64 nmode)
+int
+id_mode_to_cifs_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64 nmode,
+			uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
+	int aclflag = CIFS_ACL_DACL; /* default flag to set */
 	__u32 secdesclen = 0;
 	struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd = NULL; /* acl obtained from server */
 	struct cifs_ntsd *pnntsd = NULL; /* modified acl to be sent to server */
@@ -1322,13 +1334,15 @@ int mode_to_cifs_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64 nmode)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
-		rc = build_sec_desc(pntsd, pnntsd, inode, nmode);
+		rc = build_sec_desc(pntsd, pnntsd, secdesclen, nmode, uid, gid,
+					&aclflag);
 
 		cFYI(DBG2, "build_sec_desc rc: %d", rc);
 
 		if (!rc) {
 			/* Set the security descriptor */
-			rc = set_cifs_acl(pnntsd, secdesclen, inode, path);
+			rc = set_cifs_acl(pnntsd, secdesclen, inode,
+						path, aclflag);
 			cFYI(DBG2, "set_cifs_acl rc: %d", rc);
 		}
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 953f844..3c0e026 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -145,11 +145,12 @@ extern int cifs_get_inode_info_unix(struct inode **pinode,
 extern int cifs_acl_to_fattr(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 			      struct cifs_fattr *fattr, struct inode *inode,
 			      const char *path, const __u16 *pfid);
-extern int mode_to_cifs_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64);
+extern int id_mode_to_cifs_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64,
+					uid_t, gid_t);
 extern struct cifs_ntsd *get_cifs_acl(struct cifs_sb_info *, struct inode *,
 					const char *, u32 *);
 extern int set_cifs_acl(struct cifs_ntsd *, __u32, struct inode *,
-				const char *);
+				const char *, int);
 
 extern void cifs_setup_cifs_sb(struct smb_vol *pvolume_info,
 			       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ extern int CIFSSMBSetEA(const int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 extern int CIFSSMBGetCIFSACL(const int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			__u16 fid, struct cifs_ntsd **acl_inf, __u32 *buflen);
 extern int CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(const int, struct cifs_tcon *, __u16,
-			struct cifs_ntsd *, __u32);
+			struct cifs_ntsd *, __u32, int);
 extern int CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(const int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		const unsigned char *searchName,
 		char *acl_inf, const int buflen, const int acl_type,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 1a9fe7f..f393bf1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -3467,7 +3467,7 @@ qsec_out:
 
 int
 CIFSSMBSetCIFSACL(const int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, __u16 fid,
-			struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd, __u32 acllen)
+			struct cifs_ntsd *pntsd, __u32 acllen, int aclflag)
 {
 	__u16 byte_count, param_count, data_count, param_offset, data_offset;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -3504,7 +3504,7 @@ setCifsAclRetry:
 
 	pSMB->Fid = fid; /* file handle always le */
 	pSMB->Reserved2 = 0;
-	pSMB->AclFlags = cpu_to_le32(CIFS_ACL_DACL);
+	pSMB->AclFlags = cpu_to_le32(aclflag);
 
 	if (pntsd && acllen) {
 		memcpy((char *) &pSMBr->hdr.Protocol + data_offset,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 9b018c8..7251f88 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -2106,6 +2106,8 @@ static int
 cifs_setattr_nounix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 {
 	int xid;
+	uid_t uid = NO_CHANGE_32;
+	gid_t gid = NO_CHANGE_32;
 	struct inode *inode = direntry->d_inode;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
@@ -2156,13 +2158,25 @@ cifs_setattr_nounix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 			goto cifs_setattr_exit;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Without unix extensions we can't send ownership changes to the
-	 * server, so silently ignore them. This is consistent with how
-	 * local DOS/Windows filesystems behave (VFAT, NTFS, etc). With
-	 * CIFSACL support + proper Windows to Unix idmapping, we may be
-	 * able to support this in the future.
-	 */
+	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
+		uid = attrs->ia_uid;
+
+	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
+		gid = attrs->ia_gid;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_ACL
+	if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL) {
+		if (uid != NO_CHANGE_32 || gid != NO_CHANGE_32) {
+			rc = id_mode_to_cifs_acl(inode, full_path, NO_CHANGE_64,
+							uid, gid);
+			if (rc) {
+				cFYI(1, "%s: Setting id failed with error: %d",
+					__func__, rc);
+				goto cifs_setattr_exit;
+			}
+		}
+	} else
+#endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_ACL */
 	if (!(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID))
 		attrs->ia_valid &= ~(ATTR_UID | ATTR_GID);
 
@@ -2171,15 +2185,12 @@ cifs_setattr_nounix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 		attrs->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_MODE;
 
 	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
-		cFYI(1, "Mode changed to 0%o", attrs->ia_mode);
 		mode = attrs->ia_mode;
-	}
-
-	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
 		rc = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_ACL
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL) {
-			rc = mode_to_cifs_acl(inode, full_path, mode);
+			rc = id_mode_to_cifs_acl(inode, full_path, mode,
+						NO_CHANGE_32, NO_CHANGE_32);
 			if (rc) {
 				cFYI(1, "%s: Setting ACL failed with error: %d",
 					__func__, rc);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/xattr.c b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
index 2a22fb2..fde15b1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ int cifs_setxattr(struct dentry *direntry, const char *ea_name,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_ACL
 			memcpy(pacl, ea_value, value_size);
 			rc = set_cifs_acl(pacl, value_size,
-				direntry->d_inode, full_path);
+				direntry->d_inode, full_path, CIFS_ACL_DACL);
 			if (rc == 0) /* force revalidate of the inode */
 				CIFS_I(direntry->d_inode)->time = 0;
 			kfree(pacl);
