diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 32699b2dc52a..6af87946d241 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ enum node_stat_item {
 	NR_ISOLATED_FILE,	/* Temporary isolated pages from file lru */
 	WORKINGSET_REFAULT,
 	WORKINGSET_ACTIVATE,
+	WORKINGSET_RESTORE,
 	WORKINGSET_NODERECLAIM,
 	NR_ANON_MAPPED,	/* Mapped anonymous pages */
 	NR_FILE_MAPPED,	/* pagecache pages mapped into pagetables.
diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index e34a27727b9a..7af1c3c15d8e 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -69,13 +69,14 @@
  */
 enum pageflags {
 	PG_locked,		/* Page is locked. Don't touch. */
-	PG_error,
 	PG_referenced,
 	PG_uptodate,
 	PG_dirty,
 	PG_lru,
 	PG_active,
+	PG_workingset,
 	PG_waiters,		/* Page has waiters, check its waitqueue. Must be bit #7 and in the same byte as "PG_locked" */
+	PG_error,
 	PG_slab,
 	PG_owner_priv_1,	/* Owner use. If pagecache, fs may use*/
 	PG_arch_1,
@@ -280,6 +281,8 @@ PAGEFLAG(Dirty, dirty, PF_HEAD) TESTSCFLAG(Dirty, dirty, PF_HEAD)
 PAGEFLAG(LRU, lru, PF_HEAD) __CLEARPAGEFLAG(LRU, lru, PF_HEAD)
 PAGEFLAG(Active, active, PF_HEAD) __CLEARPAGEFLAG(Active, active, PF_HEAD)
 	TESTCLEARFLAG(Active, active, PF_HEAD)
+PAGEFLAG(Workingset, workingset, PF_HEAD)
+	TESTCLEARFLAG(Workingset, workingset, PF_HEAD)
 __PAGEFLAG(Slab, slab, PF_NO_TAIL)
 __PAGEFLAG(SlobFree, slob_free, PF_NO_TAIL)
 PAGEFLAG(Checked, checked, PF_NO_COMPOUND)	   /* Used by some filesystems */
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 2417d288e016..d8c47dcdec6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ struct vma_swap_readahead {
 
 /* linux/mm/workingset.c */
 void *workingset_eviction(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page);
-bool workingset_refault(void *shadow);
+void workingset_refault(struct page *page, void *shadow);
 void workingset_activation(struct page *page);
 
 /* Do not use directly, use workingset_lookup_update */
diff --git a/include/trace/events/mmflags.h b/include/trace/events/mmflags.h
index a81cffb76d89..a1675d43777e 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/mmflags.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/mmflags.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 	{1UL << PG_dirty,		"dirty"		},		\
 	{1UL << PG_lru,			"lru"		},		\
 	{1UL << PG_active,		"active"	},		\
+	{1UL << PG_workingset,		"workingset"	},		\
 	{1UL << PG_slab,		"slab"		},		\
 	{1UL << PG_owner_priv_1,	"owner_priv_1"	},		\
 	{1UL << PG_arch_1,		"arch_1"	},		\
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 0604cb02e6f3..bd36b7226cf4 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -915,12 +915,9 @@ int add_to_page_cache_lru(struct page *page, struct address_space *mapping,
 		 * data from the working set, only to cache data that will
 		 * get overwritten with something else, is a waste of memory.
 		 */
-		if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_WRITE) &&
-		    shadow && workingset_refault(shadow)) {
-			SetPageActive(page);
-			workingset_activation(page);
-		} else
-			ClearPageActive(page);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(PageActive(page));
+		if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_WRITE) && shadow)
+			workingset_refault(page, shadow);
 		lru_cache_add(page);
 	}
 	return ret;
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index a3a1815f8e11..82bb427dea20 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2370,6 +2370,7 @@ static void __split_huge_page_tail(struct page *head, int tail,
 			 (1L << PG_mlocked) |
 			 (1L << PG_uptodate) |
 			 (1L << PG_active) |
+			 (1L << PG_workingset) |
 			 (1L << PG_locked) |
 			 (1L << PG_unevictable) |
 			 (1L << PG_dirty)));
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 2bd3df3d101a..c59519d600ea 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -5283,6 +5283,8 @@ static int memory_stat_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		   stat[WORKINGSET_REFAULT]);
 	seq_printf(m, "workingset_activate %lu\n",
 		   stat[WORKINGSET_ACTIVATE]);
+	seq_printf(m, "workingset_restore %lu\n",
+		   stat[WORKINGSET_RESTORE]);
 	seq_printf(m, "workingset_nodereclaim %lu\n",
 		   stat[WORKINGSET_NODERECLAIM]);
 
diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index 568433023831..94bfa52dc610 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@ void migrate_page_states(struct page *newpage, struct page *page)
 		SetPageActive(newpage);
 	} else if (TestClearPageUnevictable(page))
 		SetPageUnevictable(newpage);
+	if (PageWorkingset(page))
+		SetPageWorkingset(newpage);
 	if (PageChecked(page))
 		SetPageChecked(newpage);
 	if (PageMappedToDisk(page))
diff --git a/mm/swap_state.c b/mm/swap_state.c
index 07f9aa2340c3..2721ef8862d1 100644
--- a/mm/swap_state.c
+++ b/mm/swap_state.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ struct page *__read_swap_cache_async(swp_entry_t entry, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 			/*
 			 * Initiate read into locked page and return.
 			 */
+			SetPageWorkingset(new_page);
 			lru_cache_add_anon(new_page);
 			*new_page_allocated = true;
 			return new_page;
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 9b697323a88c..4ae5d0eb9489 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1976,6 +1976,7 @@ static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_to_scan,
 		}
 
 		ClearPageActive(page);	/* we are de-activating */
+		SetPageWorkingset(page);
 		list_add(&page->lru, &l_inactive);
 	}
 
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 536332e988b8..3f02e8672356 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ const char * const vmstat_text[] = {
 	"nr_isolated_file",
 	"workingset_refault",
 	"workingset_activate",
+	"workingset_restore",
 	"workingset_nodereclaim",
 	"nr_anon_pages",
 	"nr_mapped",
diff --git a/mm/workingset.c b/mm/workingset.c
index 53759a3cf99a..ef6be3d92116 100644
--- a/mm/workingset.c
+++ b/mm/workingset.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
  * the only thing eating into inactive list space is active pages.
  *
  *
- *		Activating refaulting pages
+ *		Refaulting inactive pages
  *
  * All that is known about the active list is that the pages have been
  * accessed more than once in the past.  This means that at any given
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@
  * used less frequently than the refaulting page - or even not used at
  * all anymore.
  *
+ * That means if inactive cache is refaulting with a suitable refault
+ * distance, we assume the cache workingset is transitioning and put
+ * pressure on the current active list.
+ *
  * If this is wrong and demotion kicks in, the pages which are truly
  * used more frequently will be reactivated while the less frequently
  * used once will be evicted from memory.
@@ -141,6 +145,14 @@
  * But if this is right, the stale pages will be pushed out of memory
  * and the used pages get to stay in cache.
  *
+ *		Refaulting active pages
+ *
+ * If on the other hand the refaulting pages have recently been
+ * deactivated, it means that the active list is no longer protecting
+ * actively used cache from reclaim. The cache is NOT transitioning to
+ * a different workingset; the existing workingset is thrashing in the
+ * space allocated to the page cache.
+ *
  *
  *		Implementation
  *
@@ -156,8 +168,7 @@
  */
 
 #define EVICTION_SHIFT	(RADIX_TREE_EXCEPTIONAL_ENTRY + \
-			 NODES_SHIFT +	\
-			 MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT)
+			 1 + NODES_SHIFT + MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT)
 #define EVICTION_MASK	(~0UL >> EVICTION_SHIFT)
 
 /*
@@ -170,23 +181,28 @@
  */
 static unsigned int bucket_order __read_mostly;
 
-static void *pack_shadow(int memcgid, pg_data_t *pgdat, unsigned long eviction)
+static void *pack_shadow(int memcgid, pg_data_t *pgdat, unsigned long eviction,
+			 bool workingset)
 {
 	eviction >>= bucket_order;
 	eviction = (eviction << MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT) | memcgid;
 	eviction = (eviction << NODES_SHIFT) | pgdat->node_id;
+	eviction = (eviction << 1) | workingset;
 	eviction = (eviction << RADIX_TREE_EXCEPTIONAL_SHIFT);
 
 	return (void *)(eviction | RADIX_TREE_EXCEPTIONAL_ENTRY);
 }
 
 static void unpack_shadow(void *shadow, int *memcgidp, pg_data_t **pgdat,
-			  unsigned long *evictionp)
+			  unsigned long *evictionp, bool *workingsetp)
 {
 	unsigned long entry = (unsigned long)shadow;
 	int memcgid, nid;
+	bool workingset;
 
 	entry >>= RADIX_TREE_EXCEPTIONAL_SHIFT;
+	workingset = entry & 1;
+	entry >>= 1;
 	nid = entry & ((1UL << NODES_SHIFT) - 1);
 	entry >>= NODES_SHIFT;
 	memcgid = entry & ((1UL << MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT) - 1);
@@ -195,6 +211,7 @@ static void unpack_shadow(void *shadow, int *memcgidp, pg_data_t **pgdat,
 	*memcgidp = memcgid;
 	*pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);
 	*evictionp = entry << bucket_order;
+	*workingsetp = workingset;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -207,8 +224,8 @@ static void unpack_shadow(void *shadow, int *memcgidp, pg_data_t **pgdat,
  */
 void *workingset_eviction(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page)
 {
-	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = page_memcg(page);
 	struct pglist_data *pgdat = page_pgdat(page);
+	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = page_memcg(page);
 	int memcgid = mem_cgroup_id(memcg);
 	unsigned long eviction;
 	struct lruvec *lruvec;
@@ -220,30 +237,30 @@ void *workingset_eviction(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page)
 
 	lruvec = mem_cgroup_lruvec(pgdat, memcg);
 	eviction = atomic_long_inc_return(&lruvec->inactive_age);
-	return pack_shadow(memcgid, pgdat, eviction);
+	return pack_shadow(memcgid, pgdat, eviction, PageWorkingset(page));
 }
 
 /**
  * workingset_refault - evaluate the refault of a previously evicted page
+ * @page: the freshly allocated replacement page
  * @shadow: shadow entry of the evicted page
  *
  * Calculates and evaluates the refault distance of the previously
  * evicted page in the context of the node it was allocated in.
- *
- * Returns %true if the page should be activated, %false otherwise.
  */
-bool workingset_refault(void *shadow)
+void workingset_refault(struct page *page, void *shadow)
 {
 	unsigned long refault_distance;
+	struct pglist_data *pgdat;
 	unsigned long active_file;
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg;
 	unsigned long eviction;
 	struct lruvec *lruvec;
 	unsigned long refault;
-	struct pglist_data *pgdat;
+	bool workingset;
 	int memcgid;
 
-	unpack_shadow(shadow, &memcgid, &pgdat, &eviction);
+	unpack_shadow(shadow, &memcgid, &pgdat, &eviction, &workingset);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	/*
@@ -263,41 +280,51 @@ bool workingset_refault(void *shadow)
 	 * configurations instead.
 	 */
 	memcg = mem_cgroup_from_id(memcgid);
-	if (!mem_cgroup_disabled() && !memcg) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		return false;
-	}
+	if (!mem_cgroup_disabled() && !memcg)
+		goto out;
 	lruvec = mem_cgroup_lruvec(pgdat, memcg);
 	refault = atomic_long_read(&lruvec->inactive_age);
 	active_file = lruvec_lru_size(lruvec, LRU_ACTIVE_FILE, MAX_NR_ZONES);
 
 	/*
-	 * The unsigned subtraction here gives an accurate distance
-	 * across inactive_age overflows in most cases.
+	 * Calculate the refault distance
 	 *
-	 * There is a special case: usually, shadow entries have a
-	 * short lifetime and are either refaulted or reclaimed along
-	 * with the inode before they get too old.  But it is not
-	 * impossible for the inactive_age to lap a shadow entry in
-	 * the field, which can then can result in a false small
-	 * refault distance, leading to a false activation should this
-	 * old entry actually refault again.  However, earlier kernels
-	 * used to deactivate unconditionally with *every* reclaim
-	 * invocation for the longest time, so the occasional
-	 * inappropriate activation leading to pressure on the active
-	 * list is not a problem.
+	 * The unsigned subtraction here gives an accurate distance
+	 * across inactive_age overflows in most cases. There is a
+	 * special case: usually, shadow entries have a short lifetime
+	 * and are either refaulted or reclaimed along with the inode
+	 * before they get too old.  But it is not impossible for the
+	 * inactive_age to lap a shadow entry in the field, which can
+	 * then can result in a false small refault distance, leading
+	 * to a false activation should this old entry actually
+	 * refault again.  However, earlier kernels used to deactivate
+	 * unconditionally with *every* reclaim invocation for the
+	 * longest time, so the occasional inappropriate activation
+	 * leading to pressure on the active list is not a problem.
 	 */
 	refault_distance = (refault - eviction) & EVICTION_MASK;
 
 	inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_REFAULT);
 
-	if (refault_distance <= active_file) {
-		inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_ACTIVATE);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		return true;
+	/*
+	 * Compare the distance to the existing workingset size. We
+	 * don't act on pages that couldn't stay resident even if all
+	 * the memory was available to the page cache.
+	 */
+	if (refault_distance > active_file)
+		goto out;
+
+	SetPageActive(page);
+	atomic_long_inc(&lruvec->inactive_age);
+	inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_ACTIVATE);
+
+	/* Page was active prior to eviction */
+	if (workingset) {
+		SetPageWorkingset(page);
+		inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_RESTORE);
 	}
+out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return false;
 }
 
 /**
