diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 2927b1263f08..a581f58938e2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2154,6 +2154,29 @@ nfsd4_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	return status == nfserr_same ? nfs_ok : status;
 }
 
+static __be32
+nfsd4_get_dir_delegation(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+			 struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
+			 union nfsd4_op_u *u)
+{
+	struct nfsd4_get_dir_delegation *gdd = &u->get_dir_delegation;
+
+	/*
+	 * RFC 8881, section 18.39.3 says:
+	 *
+	 * "The server may refuse to grant the delegation. In that case, the
+	 *  server will return NFS4ERR_DIRDELEG_UNAVAIL."
+	 *
+	 * This is sub-optimal, since it means that the server would need to
+	 * abort compound processing just because the delegation wasn't
+	 * available. RFC8881bis should change this to allow the server to
+	 * optionally return NFS4_OK with a non-fatal status of GDD4_UNAVAIL
+	 * in this situation.
+	 */
+	gdd->gddrnf_status = GDD4_UNAVAIL;
+	return nfs_ok;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS
 static const struct nfsd4_layout_ops *
 nfsd4_layout_verify(struct svc_export *exp, unsigned int layout_type)
@@ -3082,6 +3105,18 @@ static u32 nfsd4_copy_notify_rsize(const struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		* sizeof(__be32);
 }
 
+static u32 nfsd4_get_dir_delegation_rsize(const struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+					  const struct nfsd4_op *op)
+{
+	return (op_encode_hdr_size +
+		1 /* gddr_status */ +
+		op_encode_verifier_maxsz +
+		op_encode_stateid_maxsz +
+		2 /* gddr_notification */ +
+		2 /* gddr_child_attributes */ +
+		2 /* gddr_dir_attributes */);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS
 static u32 nfsd4_getdeviceinfo_rsize(const struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 				     const struct nfsd4_op *op)
@@ -3470,6 +3505,12 @@ static const struct nfsd4_operation nfsd4_ops[] = {
 		.op_get_currentstateid = nfsd4_get_freestateid,
 		.op_rsize_bop = nfsd4_only_status_rsize,
 	},
+	[OP_GET_DIR_DELEGATION] = {
+		.op_func = nfsd4_get_dir_delegation,
+		.op_flags = OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING,
+		.op_name = "OP_GET_DIR_DELEGATION",
+		.op_rsize_bop = nfsd4_get_dir_delegation_rsize,
+	},
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS
 	[OP_GETDEVICEINFO] = {
 		.op_func = nfsd4_getdeviceinfo,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index fac938f563ad..4848ebf3e14e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1732,6 +1732,40 @@ nfsd4_decode_free_stateid(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
 	return nfsd4_decode_stateid4(argp, &free_stateid->fr_stateid);
 }
 
+static __be32
+nfsd4_decode_get_dir_delegation(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
+		union nfsd4_op_u *u)
+{
+	struct nfsd4_get_dir_delegation *gdd = &u->get_dir_delegation;
+	__be32 status;
+
+	memset(gdd, 0, sizeof(*gdd));
+
+	if (xdr_stream_decode_bool(argp->xdr, &gdd->gdda_signal_deleg_avail) < 0)
+		return nfserr_bad_xdr;
+
+	status = nfsd4_decode_bitmap4(argp, gdd->gdda_notification_types,
+				      ARRAY_SIZE(gdd->gdda_notification_types));
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	status = nfsd4_decode_nfstime4(argp, &gdd->gdda_child_attr_delay);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	status = nfsd4_decode_nfstime4(argp, &gdd->gdda_dir_attr_delay);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	status = nfsd4_decode_bitmap4(argp, gdd->gdda_child_attributes,
+					ARRAY_SIZE(gdd->gdda_child_attributes));
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+
+	return nfsd4_decode_bitmap4(argp, gdd->gdda_dir_attributes,
+					ARRAY_SIZE(gdd->gdda_dir_attributes));
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS
 static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_getdeviceinfo(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
@@ -2370,7 +2404,7 @@ static const nfsd4_dec nfsd4_dec_ops[] = {
 	[OP_CREATE_SESSION]	= nfsd4_decode_create_session,
 	[OP_DESTROY_SESSION]	= nfsd4_decode_destroy_session,
 	[OP_FREE_STATEID]	= nfsd4_decode_free_stateid,
-	[OP_GET_DIR_DELEGATION]	= nfsd4_decode_notsupp,
+	[OP_GET_DIR_DELEGATION]	= nfsd4_decode_get_dir_delegation,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS
 	[OP_GETDEVICEINFO]	= nfsd4_decode_getdeviceinfo,
 	[OP_GETDEVICELIST]	= nfsd4_decode_notsupp,
@@ -4964,6 +4998,59 @@ nfsd4_encode_test_stateid(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
+static __be32
+nfsd4_encode_get_dir_delegation(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
+				union nfsd4_op_u *u)
+{
+	struct nfsd4_get_dir_delegation *gdd = &u->get_dir_delegation;
+	struct xdr_stream *xdr = resp->xdr;
+	__be32 status = nfserr_resource;
+
+	switch(gdd->gddrnf_status) {
+	case GDD4_OK:
+		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, GDD4_OK) != XDR_UNIT)
+			break;
+
+		status = nfsd4_encode_verifier4(xdr, &gdd->gddr_cookieverf);
+		if (status)
+			break;
+
+		status = nfsd4_encode_stateid4(xdr, &gdd->gddr_stateid);
+		if (status)
+			break;
+
+		status = nfsd4_encode_bitmap4(xdr, gdd->gddr_notification[0], 0, 0);
+		if (status)
+			break;
+
+		status = nfsd4_encode_bitmap4(xdr, gdd->gddr_child_attributes[0],
+						   gdd->gddr_child_attributes[1],
+						   gdd->gddr_child_attributes[2]);
+		if (status)
+			break;
+
+		status = nfsd4_encode_bitmap4(xdr, gdd->gddr_dir_attributes[0],
+						   gdd->gddr_dir_attributes[1],
+						   gdd->gddr_dir_attributes[2]);
+		break;
+	default:
+		/*
+		 * If we don't recognize the gddrnf_status value, just treat it
+		 * like unavail + no notification, but print a warning too.
+		 */
+		pr_warn("nfsd: bad gddrnf_status (%u)\n", gdd->gddrnf_status);
+		gdd->gddrnf_will_signal_deleg_avail = 0;
+		fallthrough;
+	case GDD4_UNAVAIL:
+		if (xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, GDD4_UNAVAIL) != XDR_UNIT)
+			break;
+
+		status = nfsd4_encode_bool(xdr, gdd->gddrnf_will_signal_deleg_avail);
+		break;
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS
 static __be32
 nfsd4_encode_device_addr4(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
@@ -5580,7 +5667,7 @@ static const nfsd4_enc nfsd4_enc_ops[] = {
 	[OP_CREATE_SESSION]	= nfsd4_encode_create_session,
 	[OP_DESTROY_SESSION]	= nfsd4_encode_noop,
 	[OP_FREE_STATEID]	= nfsd4_encode_noop,
-	[OP_GET_DIR_DELEGATION]	= nfsd4_encode_noop,
+	[OP_GET_DIR_DELEGATION]	= nfsd4_encode_get_dir_delegation,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS
 	[OP_GETDEVICEINFO]	= nfsd4_encode_getdeviceinfo,
 	[OP_GETDEVICELIST]	= nfsd4_encode_noop,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
index 415516c1b27e..446e72b0385e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
@@ -518,6 +518,24 @@ struct nfsd4_free_stateid {
 	stateid_t	fr_stateid;         /* request */
 };
 
+struct nfsd4_get_dir_delegation {
+	/* request */
+	u32			gdda_signal_deleg_avail;
+	u32			gdda_notification_types[1];
+	struct timespec64	gdda_child_attr_delay;
+	struct timespec64	gdda_dir_attr_delay;
+	u32			gdda_child_attributes[3];
+	u32			gdda_dir_attributes[3];
+	/* response */
+	u32			gddrnf_status;
+	nfs4_verifier		gddr_cookieverf;
+	stateid_t		gddr_stateid;
+	u32			gddr_notification[1];
+	u32			gddr_child_attributes[3];
+	u32			gddr_dir_attributes[3];
+	bool			gddrnf_will_signal_deleg_avail;
+};
+
 /* also used for NVERIFY */
 struct nfsd4_verify {
 	u32		ve_bmval[3];        /* request */
@@ -797,6 +815,7 @@ struct nfsd4_op {
 		struct nfsd4_reclaim_complete	reclaim_complete;
 		struct nfsd4_test_stateid	test_stateid;
 		struct nfsd4_free_stateid	free_stateid;
+		struct nfsd4_get_dir_delegation	get_dir_delegation;
 		struct nfsd4_getdeviceinfo	getdeviceinfo;
 		struct nfsd4_layoutget		layoutget;
 		struct nfsd4_layoutcommit	layoutcommit;
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs4.h b/include/linux/nfs4.h
index ef8d2d618d5b..0d896ce296ce 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs4.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs4.h
@@ -701,6 +701,12 @@ enum state_protect_how4 {
 	SP4_SSV		= 2
 };
 
+/* GET_DIR_DELEGATION non-fatal status codes */
+enum gddrnf4_status {
+	GDD4_OK		= 0,
+	GDD4_UNAVAIL	= 1
+};
+
 enum pnfs_layouttype {
 	LAYOUT_NFSV4_1_FILES  = 1,
 	LAYOUT_OSD2_OBJECTS = 2,
