diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index c42faaed508c..589aeba8ccbb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs_alloc_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *cl_init)
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_superblocks);
-	clp->cl_rpcclient = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	clp->cl_rpcclient = clp->cl_rpcclient_localio = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	clp->cl_flags = cl_init->init_flags;
 	clp->cl_proto = cl_init->proto;
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ void nfs_free_client(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	/* -EIO all pending I/O */
 	if (!IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient))
 		rpc_shutdown_client(clp->cl_rpcclient);
+	if (!IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient_localio))
+		rpc_shutdown_client(clp->cl_rpcclient_localio);
 
 	put_net(clp->cl_net);
 	put_nfs_version(clp->cl_nfs_mod);
@@ -429,8 +431,10 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs_get_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *cl_init)
 			list_add_tail(&new->cl_share_link,
 					&nn->nfs_client_list);
 			spin_unlock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
-			nfs_local_probe(new);
-			return rpc_ops->init_client(new, cl_init);
+			new = rpc_ops->init_client(new, cl_init);
+			if (!IS_ERR(new))
+				 nfs_local_probe(new);
+			return new;
 		}
 
 		spin_unlock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/localio.c b/fs/nfs/localio.c
index 96349b6e7585..145708444998 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/localio.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/localio.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/addr.h>
 #include <linux/inetdevice.h>
 #include <net/addrconf.h>
+#include <linux/nfslocalio.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/bvec.h>
 
@@ -227,16 +228,65 @@ nfs_local_disable(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool nfs_local_server_getuuid(struct nfs_client *clp, uuid_t *nfsd_uuid)
+{
+	u8 uuid[UUID_SIZE];
+	struct nfs_getuuidres res = {
+		uuid,
+	};
+	struct rpc_message msg = {
+		.rpc_resp = &res,
+	};
+	int status;
+
+	clp->rpc_ops->init_localioclient(clp);
+	if (IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient_localio))
+		return false;
+
+	dprintk("%s: NFS issuing getuuid\n", __func__);
+	msg.rpc_proc = &clp->cl_rpcclient_localio->cl_procinfo[LOCALIOPROC_GETUUID];
+	status = rpc_call_sync(clp->cl_rpcclient_localio, &msg, 0);
+	dprintk("%s: NFS reply getuuid: status=%d uuid=%pU uuid_len=%u\n",
+		__func__, status, res.uuid, res.len);
+	if (status || res.len != UUID_SIZE)
+		return false;
+
+	import_uuid(nfsd_uuid, res.uuid);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /*
- * nfs_local_probe - probe local i/o support for an nfs_client
+ * nfs_local_probe - probe local i/o support for an nfs_server and nfs_client
+ * - called after alloc_client and init_client (so cl_rpcclient exists)
  */
-void
-nfs_local_probe(struct nfs_client *clp)
+void nfs_local_probe(struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
-	bool enable = false;
+	uuid_t uuid;
 
-	if (enable)
-		nfs_local_enable(clp);
+	if (!localio_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	switch (clp->cl_rpcclient->cl_vers) {
+	case 3:
+		/*
+		 * Retrieve server's uuid via LOCALIO protocol and verify the
+		 * server with that uuid it is known to be local. This ensures
+		 * client and server 1: support localio 2: are local to each other.
+		 */
+		if (!nfs_local_server_getuuid(clp, &uuid))
+			return;
+		/* Verify client's nfsd, with specififed uuid, is local */
+		if (!nfsd_uuid_is_local(&uuid))
+			return;
+		break;
+	case 4:
+	default:
+		return; /* localio not supported */
+	}
+
+	dprintk("%s: detected local server.\n", __func__);
+	nfs_local_enable(clp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_local_probe);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs3_fs.h
index b333ea119ef5..efdf2b6519e9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3_fs.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static inline int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 struct nfs_server *nfs3_create_server(struct fs_context *);
 struct nfs_server *nfs3_clone_server(struct nfs_server *, struct nfs_fh *,
 				     struct nfs_fattr *, rpc_authflavor_t);
+void nfs3_init_localioclient(struct nfs_client *);
 
 /* nfs3super.c */
 extern struct nfs_subversion nfs_v3;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
index b0c8a39c2bbd..c41122ee808c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "netns.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
+#define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_CLIENT
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL
 static struct rpc_stat		nfsacl_rpcstat = { &nfsacl_program };
 static const struct rpc_version *nfsacl_version[] = {
@@ -130,3 +132,43 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs3_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 	return clp;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs3_set_ds_client);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3_LOCALIO)
+static struct rpc_stat		nfslocalio_rpcstat = { &nfslocalio_program3 };
+static const struct rpc_version *nfslocalio_version[] = {
+	[3]			= &nfslocalio_version3,
+};
+
+const struct rpc_program nfslocalio_program3 = {
+	.name			= "nfslocalio",
+	.number			= NFS_LOCALIO_PROGRAM,
+	.nrvers			= ARRAY_SIZE(nfslocalio_version),
+	.version		= nfslocalio_version,
+	.stats			= &nfslocalio_rpcstat,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Initialise an NFSv3 localio client connection
+ */
+void nfs3_init_localioclient(struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient_localio)))
+		goto out;
+
+	clp->cl_rpcclient_localio = rpc_bind_new_program(clp->cl_rpcclient,
+							&nfslocalio_program3, 3);
+	if (IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient_localio)) {
+		dprintk_rcu("%s: server (%s) does not support NFS v3 LOCALIO\n", __func__,
+			rpc_peeraddr2str(clp->cl_rpcclient, RPC_DISPLAY_ADDR));
+		return;
+	}
+out:
+	/* No errors! Assume that localio is supported */
+	dprintk_rcu("%s: server (%s) supports NFS v3 LOCALIO\n", __func__,
+		rpc_peeraddr2str(clp->cl_rpcclient_localio, RPC_DISPLAY_ADDR));
+}
+#else
+void nfs3_init_localioclient(struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V3_LOCALIO */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 74bda639a7cf..40b6e4d1e7be 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -1067,4 +1067,7 @@ const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v3_clientops = {
 	.free_client	= nfs_free_client,
 	.create_server	= nfs3_create_server,
 	.clone_server	= nfs3_clone_server,
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3_LOCALIO)
+	.init_localioclient = nfs3_init_localioclient,
+#endif
 };
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
index 60f032be805a..49689a9a2111 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -2579,3 +2579,61 @@ const struct rpc_version nfsacl_version3 = {
 	.counts			= nfs3_acl_counts,
 };
 #endif  /* CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3_LOCALIO)
+
+#define LOCALIO3_getuuidres_sz	(1+NFS3_filename_sz)
+
+static void nfs3_xdr_enc_getuuidargs(struct rpc_rqst *req,
+				struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+				const void *data)
+{
+	/* void function */
+}
+
+static inline int nfs3_decode_getuuidresok(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+					struct nfs_getuuidres *result)
+{
+	return decode_inline_filename3(xdr, &result->uuid, &result->len);
+}
+
+static int nfs3_xdr_dec_getuuidres(struct rpc_rqst *req,
+				struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+				void *result)
+{
+	enum nfs_stat status;
+	int error;
+
+	error = decode_nfsstat3(xdr, &status);
+	if (unlikely(error))
+		goto out;
+	if (status != NFS3_OK)
+		goto out_default;
+	error = nfs3_decode_getuuidresok(xdr, result);
+out:
+	return error;
+out_default:
+	return nfs3_stat_to_errno(status);
+}
+
+static const struct rpc_procinfo nfs3_localio_procedures[] = {
+	[LOCALIOPROC_GETUUID] = {
+		.p_proc = LOCALIOPROC_GETUUID,
+		.p_encode = nfs3_xdr_enc_getuuidargs,
+		.p_decode = nfs3_xdr_dec_getuuidres,
+		.p_arglen = 1,
+		.p_replen = LOCALIO3_getuuidres_sz,
+		.p_timer = 0,
+		.p_name = "GETUUID",
+	},
+};
+
+static unsigned int nfs3_localio_counts[ARRAY_SIZE(nfs3_localio_procedures)];
+const struct rpc_version nfslocalio_version3 = {
+	.number			= 3,
+	.nrprocs		= ARRAY_SIZE(nfs3_localio_procedures),
+	.procs			= nfs3_localio_procedures,
+	.counts			= nfs3_localio_counts,
+};
+
+#endif  /* CONFIG_NFS_V3_LOCALIO */
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index 00fe469bc72e..efcdb4d8e9de 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ struct nfs_client {
 	/* localio */
 	struct timespec64	cl_nfssvc_boot;
 	seqlock_t		cl_boot_lock;
+	struct rpc_clnt *	cl_rpcclient_localio;	/* localio RPC client handle */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 764513a61601..9a030e9bd9cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -1002,6 +1002,11 @@ struct nfs3_getaclres {
 	struct posix_acl *	acl_default;
 };
 
+struct nfs_getuuidres {
+	const char *		uuid;
+	unsigned int		len;
+};
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
 
 typedef u64 clientid4;
@@ -1819,6 +1824,7 @@ struct nfs_rpc_ops {
 	int	(*discover_trunking)(struct nfs_server *, struct nfs_fh *);
 	void	(*enable_swap)(struct inode *inode);
 	void	(*disable_swap)(struct inode *inode);
+	void	(*init_localioclient)(struct nfs_client *);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1834,4 +1840,7 @@ extern const struct rpc_version nfs_version4;
 extern const struct rpc_version nfsacl_version3;
 extern const struct rpc_program nfsacl_program;
 
+extern const struct rpc_version nfslocalio_version3;
+extern const struct rpc_program nfslocalio_program3;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nfs.h b/include/uapi/linux/nfs.h
index f356f2ba3814..e72f5564bdc0 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nfs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nfs.h
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #define NFS_MNT_VERSION		1
 #define NFS_MNT3_VERSION	3
 
+#define NFS_LOCALIO_PROGRAM	100229
+#define LOCALIOPROC_NULL	0
+#define LOCALIOPROC_GETUUID	1
+
 #define NFS_PIPE_DIRNAME "nfs"
 
 /*
