diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-core.h b/drivers/md/dm-core.h
index 5953ff2bd260..9eae419c7b18 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-core.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-core.h
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ struct mapped_device {
 	bool init_tio_pdu:1;
 
 	struct srcu_struct io_barrier;
+
+	/* attach target via block-layer interposer */
+	bool is_interposed;
 };
 
 void disable_discard(struct mapped_device *md);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index 5e306bba4375..2b4c9557c283 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -1267,6 +1267,11 @@ static inline fmode_t get_mode(struct dm_ioctl *param)
 	return mode;
 }
 
+static inline bool get_interposer_flag(struct dm_ioctl *param)
+{
+	return (param->flags & DM_INTERPOSED_FLAG);
+}
+
 static int next_target(struct dm_target_spec *last, uint32_t next, void *end,
 		       struct dm_target_spec **spec, char **target_params)
 {
@@ -1293,6 +1298,10 @@ static int populate_table(struct dm_table *table,
 		DMWARN("populate_table: no targets specified");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (table->md->is_interposed && (param->target_count != 1)) {
+		DMWARN("%s: with interposer should be specified only one target", __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < param->target_count; i++) {
 
@@ -1338,6 +1347,8 @@ static int table_load(struct file *filp, struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_si
 	if (!md)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	md->is_interposed = get_interposer_flag(param);
+
 	r = dm_table_create(&t, get_mode(param), param->target_count, md);
 	if (r)
 		goto err;
@@ -2098,6 +2109,8 @@ int __init dm_early_create(struct dm_ioctl *dmi,
 	if (r)
 		goto err_hash_remove;
 
+	md->is_interposed = get_interposer_flag(dmi);
+
 	/* add targets */
 	for (i = 0; i < dmi->target_count; i++) {
 		r = dm_table_add_target(t, spec_array[i]->target_type,
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 95391f78b8d5..f6e2eb3f8949 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -225,12 +225,13 @@ void dm_table_destroy(struct dm_table *t)
 /*
  * See if we've already got a device in the list.
  */
-static struct dm_dev_internal *find_device(struct list_head *l, dev_t dev)
+static struct dm_dev_internal *find_device(struct list_head *l, dev_t dev, bool is_interposed)
 {
 	struct dm_dev_internal *dd;
 
 	list_for_each_entry (dd, l, list)
-		if (dd->dm_dev->bdev->bd_dev == dev)
+		if ((dd->dm_dev->bdev->bd_dev == dev) &&
+		    (dd->dm_dev->is_interposed == is_interposed))
 			return dd;
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -358,6 +359,18 @@ dev_t dm_get_dev_t(const char *path)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_get_dev_t);
 
+static inline void dm_disk_freeze(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	blk_mq_freeze_queue(disk->queue);
+	blk_mq_quiesce_queue(disk->queue);
+}
+
+static inline void dm_disk_unfreeze(struct gendisk *disk)
+{
+	blk_mq_unquiesce_queue(disk->queue);
+	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(disk->queue);
+}
+
 /*
  * Add a device to the list, or just increment the usage count if
  * it's already present.
@@ -385,7 +398,7 @@ int dm_get_device(struct dm_target *ti, const char *path, fmode_t mode,
 			return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	dd = find_device(&t->devices, dev);
+	dd = find_device(&t->devices, dev, t->md->is_interposed);
 	if (!dd) {
 		dd = kmalloc(sizeof(*dd), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!dd)
@@ -398,15 +411,38 @@ int dm_get_device(struct dm_target *ti, const char *path, fmode_t mode,
 
 		refcount_set(&dd->count, 1);
 		list_add(&dd->list, &t->devices);
-		goto out;
-
 	} else if (dd->dm_dev->mode != (mode | dd->dm_dev->mode)) {
 		r = upgrade_mode(dd, mode, t->md);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
+		refcount_inc(&dd->count);
 	}
-	refcount_inc(&dd->count);
-out:
+
+	if (t->md->is_interposed) {
+		struct block_device *original = dd->dm_dev->bdev;
+		struct block_device *interposer = t->md->disk->part0;
+
+		if ((ti->begin != 0) || (ti->len < bdev_nr_sectors(original))) {
+			dm_put_device(ti, dd->dm_dev);
+			DMERR("The interposer device should not be less than the original.");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Attach mapped interposer device to original.
+		 * It is quite convenient that device mapper creates
+		 * one disk for one block device.
+		 */
+		dm_disk_freeze(original->bd_disk);
+		r = bdev_interposer_attach(original, interposer);
+		dm_disk_unfreeze(original->bd_disk);
+		if (r) {
+			dm_put_device(ti, dd->dm_dev);
+			DMERR("Failed to attach dm interposer.");
+			return r;
+		}
+	}
+
 	*result = dd->dm_dev;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -446,6 +482,7 @@ void dm_put_device(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *d)
 {
 	int found = 0;
 	struct list_head *devices = &ti->table->devices;
+	struct mapped_device *md = ti->table->md;
 	struct dm_dev_internal *dd;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dd, devices, list) {
@@ -456,11 +493,17 @@ void dm_put_device(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *d)
 	}
 	if (!found) {
 		DMWARN("%s: device %s not in table devices list",
-		       dm_device_name(ti->table->md), d->name);
+		       dm_device_name(md), d->name);
 		return;
 	}
+	if (md->is_interposed) {
+		dm_disk_freeze(d->bdev->bd_disk);
+		bdev_interposer_detach(d->bdev);
+		dm_disk_unfreeze(d->bdev->bd_disk);
+	}
+
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&dd->count)) {
-		dm_put_table_device(ti->table->md, d);
+		dm_put_table_device(md, d);
 		list_del(&dd->list);
 		kfree(dd);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 50b693d776d6..466bf70a66b0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -762,16 +762,24 @@ static int open_table_device(struct table_device *td, dev_t dev,
 
 	BUG_ON(td->dm_dev.bdev);
 
-	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL, _dm_claim_ptr);
-	if (IS_ERR(bdev))
-		return PTR_ERR(bdev);
+	if (md->is_interposed) {
 
-	r = bd_link_disk_holder(bdev, dm_disk(md));
-	if (r) {
-		blkdev_put(bdev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
-		return r;
+		bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, td->dm_dev.mode, NULL);
+		if (IS_ERR(bdev))
+			return PTR_ERR(bdev);
+	} else {
+		bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL, _dm_claim_ptr);
+		if (IS_ERR(bdev))
+			return PTR_ERR(bdev);
+
+		r = bd_link_disk_holder(bdev, dm_disk(md));
+		if (r) {
+			blkdev_put(bdev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
+			return r;
+		}
 	}
 
+	td->dm_dev.is_interposed = md->is_interposed;
 	td->dm_dev.bdev = bdev;
 	td->dm_dev.dax_dev = dax_get_by_host(bdev->bd_disk->disk_name);
 	return 0;
@@ -785,20 +793,26 @@ static void close_table_device(struct table_device *td, struct mapped_device *md
 	if (!td->dm_dev.bdev)
 		return;
 
-	bd_unlink_disk_holder(td->dm_dev.bdev, dm_disk(md));
-	blkdev_put(td->dm_dev.bdev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
+	if (td->dm_dev.is_interposed)
+		blkdev_put(td->dm_dev.bdev, td->dm_dev.mode);
+	else {
+		bd_unlink_disk_holder(td->dm_dev.bdev, dm_disk(md));
+		blkdev_put(td->dm_dev.bdev, td->dm_dev.mode | FMODE_EXCL);
+	}
 	put_dax(td->dm_dev.dax_dev);
 	td->dm_dev.bdev = NULL;
 	td->dm_dev.dax_dev = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct table_device *find_table_device(struct list_head *l, dev_t dev,
-					      fmode_t mode)
+					      fmode_t mode, bool is_interposed)
 {
 	struct table_device *td;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(td, l, list)
-		if (td->dm_dev.bdev->bd_dev == dev && td->dm_dev.mode == mode)
+		if (td->dm_dev.bdev->bd_dev == dev &&
+		    td->dm_dev.mode == mode &&
+		    td->dm_dev.is_interposed == is_interposed)
 			return td;
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -811,7 +825,7 @@ int dm_get_table_device(struct mapped_device *md, dev_t dev, fmode_t mode,
 	struct table_device *td;
 
 	mutex_lock(&md->table_devices_lock);
-	td = find_table_device(&md->table_devices, dev, mode);
+	td = find_table_device(&md->table_devices, dev, mode, md->is_interposed);
 	if (!td) {
 		td = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*td), GFP_KERNEL, md->numa_node_id);
 		if (!td) {
diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
index 7f4ac87c0b32..76a6dfb1cb29 100644
--- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h
+++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ struct dm_dev {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct dax_device *dax_dev;
 	fmode_t mode;
+	bool is_interposed;
 	char name[16];
 };
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dm-ioctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/dm-ioctl.h
index fcff6669137b..fc4d06bb3dbb 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/dm-ioctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/dm-ioctl.h
@@ -362,4 +362,10 @@ enum {
  */
 #define DM_INTERNAL_SUSPEND_FLAG	(1 << 18) /* Out */
 
+/*
+ * If set, the underlying device should open without FMODE_EXCL
+ * and attach mapped device via bdev_interposer.
+ */
+#define DM_INTERPOSED_FLAG		(1 << 19) /* In */
+
 #endif				/* _LINUX_DM_IOCTL_H */
