diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index fd248a31..988ebdc 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1593,6 +1593,13 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 			of returning the full 64-bit number.
 			The default is to return 64-bit inode numbers.
 
+	nfs.enable_sigio=
+			[NFSv4.1] enable sending SIGIO to applications.
+			If true, the NFS client will send SIGIO to applications
+			when a lost file lock is detected.  If false, the client
+			will attempt to recover the lock.
+			The default is to send SIGIO.
+
 	nfs.nfs4_disable_idmapping=
 			[NFSv4] When set, this option disables the NFSv4
 			idmapper on the client, but only if the mount
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index c30aed2..8fa02af 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ struct nfs4_lock_state {
 	struct list_head	ls_locks;	/* Other lock stateids */
 	struct nfs4_state *	ls_state;	/* Pointer to open state */
 #define NFS_LOCK_INITIALIZED 1
+#define NFS_LOCK_INVALID     2
 	int			ls_flags;
 	struct nfs_seqid_counter	ls_seqid;
 	struct rpc_sequence	ls_sequence;
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ extern struct nfs4_state * nfs4_get_open_state(struct inode *, struct nfs4_state
 extern void nfs4_put_open_state(struct nfs4_state *);
 extern void nfs4_close_state(struct path *, struct nfs4_state *, fmode_t);
 extern void nfs4_close_sync(struct path *, struct nfs4_state *, fmode_t);
+extern int nfs4_validate_lock_stateid(struct nfs4_state *, struct nfs_lock_context *);
 extern void nfs4_state_set_mode_locked(struct nfs4_state *, fmode_t);
 extern void nfs4_schedule_lease_recovery(struct nfs_client *);
 extern void nfs4_schedule_state_manager(struct nfs_client *);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index f37218b..8757dbd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -4462,6 +4462,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+bool enable_sigio = true;
+
 static int nfs41_lock_expired(struct nfs4_state *state, struct file_lock *request)
 {
 	int status;
@@ -4472,10 +4474,21 @@ static int nfs41_lock_expired(struct nfs4_state *state, struct file_lock *reques
 	status = nfs41_test_stateid(server, stateid);
 	if (status == NFS_OK)
 		return 0;
+
 	nfs41_free_stateid(server, stateid);
 	lock_state->ls_seqid.flags &= !NFS_SEQID_CONFIRMED;
+
+	if (enable_sigio) {
+		lock_state->ls_flags |= NFS_LOCK_INVALID;
+		kill_pid(request->fl_nspid, SIGIO, 1);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	return nfs4_lock_expired(state, request);
 }
+
+module_param(enable_sigio, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_sigio, "Send SIGIO to an application when a lost lock"
+			"is detected instead of attempting recovery");
 #endif
 
 static int _nfs4_proc_setlk(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock *request)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 5d744a5..101d9b4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -725,6 +725,20 @@ __nfs4_find_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t fl_owner, pid_t fl_p
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+int nfs4_validate_lock_stateid(struct nfs4_state *state, struct nfs_lock_context *lock_ctx)
+{
+	int valid = 1;
+	struct nfs4_lock_state *lock_state;
+
+	spin_lock(&state->state_lock);
+	lock_state = __nfs4_find_lock_state(state, lock_ctx->lockowner, lock_ctx->pid, NFS4_ANY_LOCK_TYPE);
+	if (lock_state != NULL)
+		valid = (lock_state->ls_flags & NFS_LOCK_INVALID) == 0;
+	spin_unlock(&state->state_lock);
+	nfs4_put_lock_state(lock_state);
+	return valid;
+}
+
 /*
  * Return a compatible lock_state. If no initialized lock_state structure
  * exists, return an uninitialized one.
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 7f8732e..49ca975 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,14 @@ out:
 void nfs_write_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 {
 	struct nfs_write_data *data = calldata;
+	struct nfs4_state *state = data->args.context->state;
+	struct nfs_lock_context *lock_context = data->args.lock_context;
 
+	if (!nfs4_validate_lock_stateid(state, lock_context)) {
+		task->tk_status = -EIO;
+		task->tk_action = NULL;
+		return;
+	}
 	if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->inode),
 				&data->args.seq_args,
 				&data->res.seq_res, 1, task))
