diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index d9ea7ad..f918a99 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
 	int (*clone_range)(const unsigned int, struct cifsFileInfo *src_file,
 			struct cifsFileInfo *target_file, u64 src_off, u64 len,
 			u64 dest_off);
+	int (*validate_negotiate)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *);
 };
 
 struct smb_version_values {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index a3968ee..757da3e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -1319,6 +1319,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations smb30_operations = {
 	.create_lease_buf = smb3_create_lease_buf,
 	.parse_lease_buf = smb3_parse_lease_buf,
 	.clone_range = smb2_clone_range,
+	.validate_negotiate = smb3_validate_negotiate,
 };
 
 struct smb_version_values smb20_values = {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 1e136ee..8b9cc99 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -454,6 +454,70 @@ neg_exit:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int smb3_validate_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	struct validate_negotiate_info_req vneg_inbuf;
+	struct validate_negotiate_info_rsp *pneg_rsp;
+	u32 rsplen;
+
+	cifs_dbg(VFS, "validate negotiate ");
+	vneg_inbuf.Capabilities =
+			cpu_to_le32(tcon->ses->server->vals->req_capabilities);
+	memcpy(vneg_inbuf.Guid, cifs_client_guid, SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE);
+
+	if (tcon->ses->sign)
+		vneg_inbuf.SecurityMode =
+			cpu_to_le16(SMB2_NEGOTIATE_SIGNING_REQUIRED);
+	else if (global_secflags & CIFSSEC_MAY_SIGN)
+		vneg_inbuf.SecurityMode =
+			cpu_to_le16(SMB2_NEGOTIATE_SIGNING_ENABLED);
+	else
+		vneg_inbuf.SecurityMode = 0;
+
+	vneg_inbuf.DialectCount = cpu_to_le16(1);
+	vneg_inbuf.Dialects[0] =
+		cpu_to_le16(tcon->ses->server->vals->protocol_id);
+
+	/* BB need to force signing on this request */
+	rc = SMB2_ioctl(xid, tcon, NO_FILE_ID, NO_FILE_ID,
+		FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO, true /* is_fsctl */,
+		(char *)&vneg_inbuf, sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_req),
+		(char **)&pneg_rsp, &rsplen);
+
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "validate protocol negotiate failed: %d\n", rc);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	if (rsplen != sizeof(struct validate_negotiate_info_rsp)) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "invalid size of protocol negotiate response\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	/* check validate negotiate info response matches what we got earlier */
+	if (pneg_rsp->Dialect !=
+			cpu_to_le16(tcon->ses->server->vals->protocol_id))
+		goto vneg_out;
+
+	if (pneg_rsp->SecurityMode != cpu_to_le16(tcon->ses->server->sec_mode))
+		goto vneg_out;
+
+	/* do not validate server guid because not saved at negprot time yet */
+
+	if ((le32_to_cpu(pneg_rsp->Capabilities) | SMB2_NT_FIND |
+	      SMB2_LARGE_FILES) != tcon->ses->server->capabilities)
+		goto vneg_out;
+
+	/* validate negotiate successful */
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "validate negotiate info successful\n");
+	return 0;
+
+vneg_out:
+	cifs_dbg(VFS, "protocol revalidation - security settings mismatch\n");
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
 int
 SMB2_sess_setup(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		const struct nls_table *nls_cp)
@@ -829,6 +893,8 @@ SMB2_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses, const char *tree,
 	    ((tcon->share_flags & SHI1005_FLAGS_DFS) == 0))
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "DFS capability contradicts DFS flag\n");
 	init_copy_chunk_defaults(tcon);
+	if (tcon->ses->server->ops->validate_negotiate)
+		rc = tcon->ses->server->ops->validate_negotiate(xid, tcon);
 tcon_exit:
 	free_rsp_buf(resp_buftype, rsp);
 	kfree(unc_path);
@@ -1161,6 +1227,10 @@ SMB2_ioctl(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, u64 persistent_fid,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	/* validate negotiate is always signed */
+	if (opcode == FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO)
+		req->hdr.Flags |= SMB2_FLAGS_SIGNED;
+
 	req->CtlCode = cpu_to_le32(opcode);
 	req->PersistentFileId = persistent_fid;
 	req->VolatileFileId = volatile_fid;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
index f88320b..2022c54 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.h
@@ -577,13 +577,19 @@ struct copychunk_ioctl_rsp {
 	__le32 TotalBytesWritten;
 } __packed;
 
-/* Response and Request are the same format */
-struct validate_negotiate_info {
+struct validate_negotiate_info_req {
 	__le32 Capabilities;
 	__u8   Guid[SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE];
 	__le16 SecurityMode;
 	__le16 DialectCount;
-	__le16 Dialect[1];
+	__le16 Dialects[1]; /* dialect (someday maybe list) client asked for */
+} __packed;
+
+struct validate_negotiate_info_rsp {
+	__le32 Capabilities;
+	__u8   Guid[SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE];
+	__le16 SecurityMode;
+	__le16 Dialect; /* Dialect in use for the connection */
 } __packed;
 
 #define RSS_CAPABLE	0x00000001
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index b4eea10..93adc64 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -162,5 +162,6 @@ extern int smb2_lockv(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		      struct smb2_lock_element *buf);
 extern int SMB2_lease_break(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			    __u8 *lease_key, const __le32 lease_state);
+extern int smb3_validate_negotiate(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *);
 
 #endif			/* _SMB2PROTO_H */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smbfsctl.h b/fs/cifs/smbfsctl.h
index a4b2391f..0e538b5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smbfsctl.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smbfsctl.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 #define FSCTL_LMR_REQUEST_RESILIENCY 0x001401D4 /* BB add struct */
 #define FSCTL_LMR_GET_LINK_TRACK_INF 0x001400E8 /* BB add struct */
 #define FSCTL_LMR_SET_LINK_TRACK_INF 0x001400EC /* BB add struct */
-#define FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO 0x00140204 /* BB add struct */
+#define FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO 0x00140204
 /* Perform server-side data movement */
 #define FSCTL_SRV_COPYCHUNK 0x001440F2
 #define FSCTL_SRV_COPYCHUNK_WRITE 0x001480F2