diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 627f108..ce8cb92 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ found:
 	nfs_access_free_entry(entry);
 }
 
-static void nfs_access_add_cache(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *set)
+void nfs_access_add_cache(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *set)
 {
 	struct nfs_access_entry *cache = kmalloc(sizeof(*cache), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (cache == NULL)
@@ -2098,6 +2098,20 @@ static void nfs_access_add_cache(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *s
 		spin_unlock(&nfs_access_lru_lock);
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_access_add_cache);
+
+void nfs_access_set_mask(struct nfs_access_entry *entry, u32 access_result)
+{
+	entry->mask = 0;
+	if (access_result & NFS4_ACCESS_READ)
+		entry->mask |= MAY_READ;
+	if (access_result &
+	    (NFS4_ACCESS_MODIFY | NFS4_ACCESS_EXTEND | NFS4_ACCESS_DELETE))
+		entry->mask |= MAY_WRITE;
+	if (access_result & (NFS4_ACCESS_LOOKUP|NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE))
+		entry->mask |= MAY_EXEC;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_access_set_mask);
 
 static int nfs_do_access(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, int mask)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 1e50326..3fb7270 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ static int nfs4_map_errors(int err)
 		return -EACCES;
 	case -NFS4ERR_MINOR_VERS_MISMATCH:
 		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+	case -NFS4ERR_ACCESS:
+		return -EACCES;
 	default:
 		dprintk("%s could not handle NFSv4 error %d\n",
 				__func__, -err);
@@ -860,6 +862,9 @@ static struct nfs4_opendata *nfs4_opendata_alloc(struct dentry *dentry,
 	p->o_arg.fh = NFS_FH(dir);
 	p->o_arg.open_flags = flags;
 	p->o_arg.fmode = fmode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+	/* ask server to check for all possible rights as results are cached */
+	p->o_arg.access = NFS4_ACCESS_READ | NFS4_ACCESS_MODIFY |
+			  NFS4_ACCESS_EXTEND | NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE;
 	p->o_arg.clientid = server->nfs_client->cl_clientid;
 	p->o_arg.id.create_time = ktime_to_ns(sp->so_seqid.create_time);
 	p->o_arg.id.uniquifier = sp->so_seqid.owner_id;
@@ -1643,6 +1648,39 @@ static int _nfs4_recover_proc_open(struct nfs4_opendata *data)
 	return status;
 }
 
+static int nfs4_opendata_access(struct rpc_cred *cred,
+				struct nfs4_opendata *opendata,
+				struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode)
+{
+	struct nfs_access_entry cache;
+	u32 mask;
+
+	/* access call failed or for some reason the server doesn't
+	 * support any access modes -- defer access call until later */
+	if (opendata->o_res.access_supported == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	mask = 0;
+	if (fmode & FMODE_READ)
+		mask |= MAY_READ;
+	if (fmode & FMODE_WRITE)
+		mask |= MAY_WRITE;
+	if (fmode & FMODE_EXEC)
+		mask |= MAY_EXEC;
+
+	cache.cred = cred;
+	cache.jiffies = jiffies;
+	nfs_access_set_mask(&cache, opendata->o_res.access_result);
+	nfs_access_add_cache(state->inode, &cache);
+
+	if ((mask & ~cache.mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* even though OPEN succeeded, access is denied. Close the file */
+	nfs4_close_state(state, fmode);
+	return -NFS4ERR_ACCESS;
+}
+
 /*
  * Note: On error, nfs4_proc_open will free the struct nfs4_opendata
  */
@@ -1896,6 +1934,10 @@ static int _nfs4_do_open(struct inode *dir,
 	if (server->caps & NFS_CAP_POSIX_LOCK)
 		set_bit(NFS_STATE_POSIX_LOCKS, &state->flags);
 
+	status = nfs4_opendata_access(cred, opendata, state, fmode);
+	if (status != 0)
+		goto err_opendata_put;
+
 	if (opendata->o_arg.open_flags & O_EXCL) {
 		nfs4_exclusive_attrset(opendata, sattr);
 
@@ -1941,7 +1983,7 @@ static struct nfs4_state *nfs4_do_open(struct inode *dir,
 	struct nfs4_state *res;
 	int status;
 
-	fmode &= FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE;
+	fmode &= FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE|FMODE_EXEC;
 	do {
 		status = _nfs4_do_open(dir, dentry, fmode, flags, sattr, cred,
 				       &res, ctx_th);
@@ -2767,13 +2809,7 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry
 
 	status = nfs4_call_sync(server->client, server, &msg, &args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0);
 	if (!status) {
-		entry->mask = 0;
-		if (res.access & NFS4_ACCESS_READ)
-			entry->mask |= MAY_READ;
-		if (res.access & (NFS4_ACCESS_MODIFY | NFS4_ACCESS_EXTEND | NFS4_ACCESS_DELETE))
-			entry->mask |= MAY_WRITE;
-		if (res.access & (NFS4_ACCESS_LOOKUP|NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE))
-			entry->mask |= MAY_EXEC;
+		nfs_access_set_mask(entry, res.access);
 		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, res.fattr);
 	}
 	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 8dba6bd..8a9f1b8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -447,12 +447,14 @@ static int nfs4_stat_to_errno(int);
 				encode_sequence_maxsz + \
 				encode_putfh_maxsz + \
 				encode_open_maxsz + \
+				encode_access_maxsz + \
 				encode_getfh_maxsz + \
 				encode_getattr_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_dec_open_sz        (compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
 				decode_sequence_maxsz + \
 				decode_putfh_maxsz + \
 				decode_open_maxsz + \
+				decode_access_maxsz + \
 				decode_getfh_maxsz + \
 				decode_getattr_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_enc_open_confirm_sz \
@@ -467,11 +469,13 @@ static int nfs4_stat_to_errno(int);
 					encode_sequence_maxsz + \
 					encode_putfh_maxsz + \
 					encode_open_maxsz + \
+					encode_access_maxsz + \
 					encode_getattr_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_dec_open_noattr_sz	(compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
 					decode_sequence_maxsz + \
 					decode_putfh_maxsz + \
 					decode_open_maxsz + \
+					decode_access_maxsz + \
 					decode_getattr_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_enc_open_downgrade_sz \
 				(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
@@ -2216,6 +2220,7 @@ static void nfs4_xdr_enc_open(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	encode_putfh(xdr, args->fh, &hdr);
 	encode_open(xdr, args, &hdr);
 	encode_getfh(xdr, &hdr);
+	encode_access(xdr, args->access, &hdr);
 	encode_getfattr_open(xdr, args->bitmask, args->open_bitmap, &hdr);
 	encode_nops(&hdr);
 }
@@ -2252,6 +2257,7 @@ static void nfs4_xdr_enc_open_noattr(struct rpc_rqst *req,
 	encode_sequence(xdr, &args->seq_args, &hdr);
 	encode_putfh(xdr, args->fh, &hdr);
 	encode_open(xdr, args, &hdr);
+	encode_access(xdr, args->access, &hdr);
 	encode_getfattr(xdr, args->bitmask, &hdr);
 	encode_nops(&hdr);
 }
@@ -4095,7 +4101,7 @@ out_overflow:
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static int decode_access(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_accessres *access)
+static int decode_access(struct xdr_stream *xdr, u32 *supported, u32 *access)
 {
 	__be32 *p;
 	uint32_t supp, acc;
@@ -4109,8 +4115,8 @@ static int decode_access(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_accessres *access)
 		goto out_overflow;
 	supp = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	acc = be32_to_cpup(p);
-	access->supported = supp;
-	access->access = acc;
+	*supported = supp;
+	*access = acc;
 	return 0;
 out_overflow:
 	print_overflow_msg(__func__, xdr);
@@ -5887,7 +5893,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_access(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	status = decode_putfh(xdr);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
-	status = decode_access(xdr, res);
+	status = decode_access(xdr, &res->supported, &res->access);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
 	decode_getfattr(xdr, res->fattr, res->server);
@@ -6228,6 +6234,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_open(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	status = decode_getfh(xdr, &res->fh);
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
+	decode_access(xdr, &res->access_supported, &res->access_result);
 	decode_getfattr(xdr, res->f_attr, res->server);
 out:
 	return status;
@@ -6276,6 +6283,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_open_noattr(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp,
 	status = decode_open(xdr, res);
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
+	decode_access(xdr, &res->access_supported, &res->access_result);
 	decode_getfattr(xdr, res->f_attr, res->server);
 out:
 	return status;
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 4b03f56..3704094 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ extern int nfs_refresh_inode(struct inode *, struct nfs_fattr *);
 extern int nfs_post_op_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr);
 extern int nfs_post_op_update_inode_force_wcc(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr);
 extern int nfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
+extern void nfs_access_add_cache(struct inode *, struct nfs_access_entry *);
+extern void nfs_access_set_mask(struct nfs_access_entry *, u32);
 extern int nfs_permission(struct inode *, int);
 extern int nfs_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 extern int nfs_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index be9cf3c..70371aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ struct nfs_openargs {
 	struct nfs_seqid *	seqid;
 	int			open_flags;
 	fmode_t			fmode;
+	u32			access;
 	__u64                   clientid;
 	struct stateowner_id	id;
 	union {
@@ -369,6 +370,8 @@ struct nfs_openres {
 	struct nfs4_string	*owner;
 	struct nfs4_string	*group_owner;
 	struct nfs4_sequence_res	seq_res;
+	__u32			access_supported;
+	__u32			access_result;
 };
 
 /*
