diff --git a/common/fsfeatures.c b/common/fsfeatures.c
index 00658fa5159f..8813de01d618 100644
--- a/common/fsfeatures.c
+++ b/common/fsfeatures.c
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ static const struct btrfs_feature mkfs_features[] = {
 		VERSION_NULL(default),
 		.desc		= "RAID1 with 3 or 4 copies"
 	},
+	{
+		.name		= "single-dev",
+		.compat_ro_flag	= BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SINGLE_DEV,
+		.sysfs_name	= "single_dev",
+		VERSION_TO_STRING2(compat, 6,6),
+		.desc		= "single device (allows same fsid mounting)"
+	},
 #ifdef BTRFS_ZONED
 	{
 		.name		= "zoned",
diff --git a/kernel-shared/ctree.h b/kernel-shared/ctree.h
index 59533879b939..e3fd834aa6dd 100644
--- a/kernel-shared/ctree.h
+++ b/kernel-shared/ctree.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ static inline u32 __BTRFS_LEAF_DATA_SIZE(u32 nodesize)
 	(BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_FREE_SPACE_TREE |	\
 	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_FREE_SPACE_TREE_VALID | \
 	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_VERITY |		\
-	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE)
+	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE |	\
+	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SINGLE_DEV)
 
 #if EXPERIMENTAL
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SUPP			\
diff --git a/kernel-shared/uapi/btrfs.h b/kernel-shared/uapi/btrfs.h
index 85b04f89a2a9..2e0ee6ef6446 100644
--- a/kernel-shared/uapi/btrfs.h
+++ b/kernel-shared/uapi/btrfs.h
@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@ _static_assert(sizeof(struct btrfs_ioctl_fs_info_args) == 1024);
  */
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE	(1ULL << 3)
 
+/*
+ * Single devices (as flagged by the corresponding compat_ro flag) only
+ * gets scanned during mount time; also, a random fsid is generated for
+ * them, in order to cope with same-fsid filesystem mounts.
+ */
+#define BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SINGLE_DEV		(1ULL << 4)
+
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_MIXED_BACKREF	(1ULL << 0)
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_DEFAULT_SUBVOL	(1ULL << 1)
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_MIXED_GROUPS	(1ULL << 2)
diff --git a/mkfs/main.c b/mkfs/main.c
index 972ed1112ea6..429799932224 100644
--- a/mkfs/main.c
+++ b/mkfs/main.c
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ int BOX_MAIN(mkfs)(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *label = NULL;
 	int nr_global_roots = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
 	char *source_dir = NULL;
+	bool single_dev;
 
 	cpu_detect_flags();
 	hash_init_accel();
@@ -1218,6 +1219,7 @@ int BOX_MAIN(mkfs)(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage(&mkfs_cmd, 1);
 
 	opt_zoned = !!(features.incompat_flags & BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_ZONED);
+	single_dev = !!(features.compat_ro_flags & BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SINGLE_DEV);
 
 	if (source_dir && device_count > 1) {
 		error("the option -r is limited to a single device");
@@ -1815,7 +1817,7 @@ out:
 		device_count = argc - optind;
 		while (device_count-- > 0) {
 			file = argv[optind++];
-			if (path_is_block_device(file) == 1)
+			if (path_is_block_device(file) == 1 && !single_dev)
 				btrfs_register_one_device(file);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tune/main.c b/tune/main.c
index 0ca1e01282c9..7b8706274fcc 100644
--- a/tune/main.c
+++ b/tune/main.c
@@ -42,27 +42,31 @@
 #include "tune/tune.h"
 #include "check/clear-cache.h"
 
+#define SET_SUPER_FLAGS(type) \
+static int set_super_##type##_flags(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 flags) \
+{									\
+	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;				\
+	struct btrfs_super_block *disk_super;				\
+	u64 super_flags;						\
+	int ret;							\
+									\
+	disk_super = root->fs_info->super_copy;				\
+	super_flags = btrfs_super_##type##_flags(disk_super);		\
+	super_flags |= flags;						\
+	trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 1);			\
+	BUG_ON(IS_ERR(trans));						\
+	btrfs_set_super_##type##_flags(disk_super, super_flags);	\
+	ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);			\
+									\
+	return ret;							\
+}
+
+SET_SUPER_FLAGS(incompat)
+SET_SUPER_FLAGS(compat_ro)
+
 static char *device;
 static int force = 0;
 
-static int set_super_incompat_flags(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 flags)
-{
-	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
-	struct btrfs_super_block *disk_super;
-	u64 super_flags;
-	int ret;
-
-	disk_super = root->fs_info->super_copy;
-	super_flags = btrfs_super_incompat_flags(disk_super);
-	super_flags |= flags;
-	trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 1);
-	BUG_ON(IS_ERR(trans));
-	btrfs_set_super_incompat_flags(disk_super, super_flags);
-	ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int convert_to_fst(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -108,6 +112,8 @@ static const char * const tune_usage[] = {
 	OPTLINE("--convert-from-block-group-tree",
 			"convert the block group tree back to extent tree (remove the incompat bit)"),
 	OPTLINE("--convert-to-free-space-tree", "convert filesystem to use free space tree (v2 cache)"),
+	OPTLINE("--convert-to-single-device", "enable the single device feature "
+			"(mkfs: single-dev, allows same fsid mounting)"),
 	"",
 	"UUID changes:",
 	OPTLINE("-u", "rewrite fsid, use a random one"),
@@ -146,7 +152,8 @@ int BOX_MAIN(btrfstune)(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int csum_type = -1;
 	char *new_fsid_str = NULL;
 	int ret;
-	u64 super_flags = 0;
+	u64 compat_ro_flags = 0;
+	u64 incompat_flags = 0;
 	int fd = -1;
 
 	btrfs_config_init();
@@ -155,7 +162,8 @@ int BOX_MAIN(btrfstune)(int argc, char *argv[])
 		enum { GETOPT_VAL_CSUM = GETOPT_VAL_FIRST,
 		       GETOPT_VAL_ENABLE_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE,
 		       GETOPT_VAL_DISABLE_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE,
-		       GETOPT_VAL_ENABLE_FREE_SPACE_TREE };
+		       GETOPT_VAL_ENABLE_FREE_SPACE_TREE,
+		       GETOPT_VAL_SINGLE_DEV };
 		static const struct option long_options[] = {
 			{ "help", no_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_HELP},
 			{ "convert-to-block-group-tree", no_argument, NULL,
@@ -164,6 +172,8 @@ int BOX_MAIN(btrfstune)(int argc, char *argv[])
 				GETOPT_VAL_DISABLE_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE},
 			{ "convert-to-free-space-tree", no_argument, NULL,
 				GETOPT_VAL_ENABLE_FREE_SPACE_TREE},
+			{ "convert-to-single-device", no_argument, NULL,
+				GETOPT_VAL_SINGLE_DEV},
 #if EXPERIMENTAL
 			{ "csum", required_argument, NULL, GETOPT_VAL_CSUM },
 #endif
@@ -179,13 +189,13 @@ int BOX_MAIN(btrfstune)(int argc, char *argv[])
 			seeding_value = arg_strtou64(optarg);
 			break;
 		case 'r':
-			super_flags |= BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENDED_IREF;
+			incompat_flags |= BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENDED_IREF;
 			break;
 		case 'x':
-			super_flags |= BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SKINNY_METADATA;
+			incompat_flags |= BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SKINNY_METADATA;
 			break;
 		case 'n':
-			super_flags |= BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_NO_HOLES;
+			incompat_flags |= BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_NO_HOLES;
 			break;
 		case 'f':
 			force = 1;
@@ -216,6 +226,9 @@ int BOX_MAIN(btrfstune)(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case GETOPT_VAL_ENABLE_FREE_SPACE_TREE:
 			to_fst = true;
 			break;
+		case GETOPT_VAL_SINGLE_DEV:
+			compat_ro_flags |= BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SINGLE_DEV;
+			break;
 #if EXPERIMENTAL
 		case GETOPT_VAL_CSUM:
 			btrfs_warn_experimental(
@@ -239,9 +252,9 @@ int BOX_MAIN(btrfstune)(int argc, char *argv[])
 		error("random fsid can't be used with specified fsid");
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (!super_flags && !seeding_flag && !(random_fsid || new_fsid_str) &&
-	    !change_metadata_uuid && csum_type == -1 && !to_bg_tree &&
-	    !to_extent_tree && !to_fst) {
+	if (!compat_ro_flags && !incompat_flags && !seeding_flag &&
+	    !(random_fsid || new_fsid_str) && !change_metadata_uuid &&
+	    csum_type == -1 && !to_bg_tree && !to_extent_tree && !to_fst) {
 		error("at least one option should be specified");
 		usage(&tune_cmd, 1);
 		return 1;
@@ -363,8 +376,15 @@ int BOX_MAIN(btrfstune)(int argc, char *argv[])
 		total++;
 	}
 
-	if (super_flags) {
-		ret = set_super_incompat_flags(root, super_flags);
+	if (incompat_flags) {
+		ret = set_super_incompat_flags(root, incompat_flags);
+		if (!ret)
+			success++;
+		total++;
+	}
+
+	if (compat_ro_flags) {
+		ret = set_super_compat_ro_flags(root, compat_ro_flags);
 		if (!ret)
 			success++;
 		total++;
