diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 1406858bae6c..dad22450546d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3650,6 +3650,7 @@ static void nfs4_close_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, int is_sync)
 static int _nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle)
 {
 	u32 bitmask[3] = {}, minorversion = server->nfs_client->cl_minorversion;
+	u32 fattr4_word2_nfs42_mask;
 	struct nfs4_server_caps_arg args = {
 		.fhandle = fhandle,
 		.bitmask = bitmask,
@@ -3671,6 +3672,15 @@ static int _nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *f
 	if (minorversion)
 		bitmask[2] = FATTR4_WORD2_SUPPATTR_EXCLCREAT;
 
+	fattr4_word2_nfs42_mask = FATTR4_WORD2_NFS42_MASK;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_XATTR
+	if (minorversion >= 2 && (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_USER_XATTR)) {
+		bitmask[2] |= FATTR4_WORD2_XATTR_SUPPORT;
+		fattr4_word2_nfs42_mask |= FATTR4_WORD2_XATTR_SUPPORT;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	status = nfs4_call_sync(server->client, server, &msg, &args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0);
 	if (status == 0) {
 		/* Sanity check the server answers */
@@ -3683,7 +3693,7 @@ static int _nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *f
 			res.attr_bitmask[2] &= FATTR4_WORD2_NFS41_MASK;
 			break;
 		case 2:
-			res.attr_bitmask[2] &= FATTR4_WORD2_NFS42_MASK;
+			res.attr_bitmask[2] &= fattr4_word2_nfs42_mask;
 		}
 		memcpy(server->attr_bitmask, res.attr_bitmask, sizeof(server->attr_bitmask));
 		server->caps &= ~(NFS_CAP_ACLS|NFS_CAP_HARDLINKS|
@@ -3691,7 +3701,7 @@ static int _nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *f
 				NFS_CAP_MODE|NFS_CAP_NLINK|NFS_CAP_OWNER|
 				NFS_CAP_OWNER_GROUP|NFS_CAP_ATIME|
 				NFS_CAP_CTIME|NFS_CAP_MTIME|
-				NFS_CAP_SECURITY_LABEL);
+				NFS_CAP_SECURITY_LABEL|NFS_CAP_XATTR);
 		if (res.attr_bitmask[0] & FATTR4_WORD0_ACL &&
 				res.acl_bitmask & ACL4_SUPPORT_ALLOW_ACL)
 			server->caps |= NFS_CAP_ACLS;
@@ -3718,6 +3728,10 @@ static int _nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *f
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
 		if (res.attr_bitmask[2] & FATTR4_WORD2_SECURITY_LABEL)
 			server->caps |= NFS_CAP_SECURITY_LABEL;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_XATTR
+		if (res.has_xattr)
+			server->caps |= NFS_CAP_XATTR;
 #endif
 		memcpy(server->attr_bitmask_nl, res.attr_bitmask,
 				sizeof(server->attr_bitmask));
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 46a8d636d151..00fd5732c59d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -4204,6 +4204,28 @@ static int decode_attr_time_modify(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap, str
 	return status;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_XATTR
+static int decode_attr_xattrsupport(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap,
+				    uint32_t *res)
+{
+	__be32 *p;
+
+	*res = 0;
+	if (unlikely(bitmap[2] & (FATTR4_WORD2_XATTR_SUPPORT - 1U)))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (likely(bitmap[2] & FATTR4_WORD2_XATTR_SUPPORT)) {
+		p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 4);
+		if (unlikely(!p))
+			return -EIO;
+		*res = be32_to_cpup(p);
+		bitmap[2] &= ~FATTR4_WORD2_XATTR_SUPPORT;
+	}
+	dprintk("%s: XATTR support=%s\n", __func__,
+		*res == 0 ? "false" : "true");
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 static int verify_attr_len(struct xdr_stream *xdr, unsigned int savep, uint32_t attrlen)
 {
 	unsigned int attrwords = XDR_QUADLEN(attrlen);
@@ -4371,6 +4393,11 @@ static int decode_server_caps(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs4_server_caps_re
 	if ((status = decode_attr_exclcreat_supported(xdr, bitmap,
 				res->exclcreat_bitmask)) != 0)
 		goto xdr_error;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_XATTR
+	if ((status = decode_attr_xattrsupport(xdr, bitmap,
+					       &res->has_xattr)) != 0)
+		goto xdr_error;
+#endif
 	status = verify_attr_len(xdr, savep, attrlen);
 xdr_error:
 	dprintk("%s: xdr returned %d!\n", __func__, -status);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index a87fe854f008..290d1c521226 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ struct nfs_server {
 #define NFS_MOUNT_LOCAL_FLOCK		0x100000
 #define NFS_MOUNT_LOCAL_FCNTL		0x200000
 #define NFS_MOUNT_SOFTERR		0x400000
+#define NFS_MOUNT_USER_XATTR		0x800000
 
 	unsigned int		caps;		/* server capabilities */
 	unsigned int		rsize;		/* read size */
@@ -276,5 +277,6 @@ struct nfs_server {
 #define NFS_CAP_COPY		(1U << 24)
 #define NFS_CAP_OFFLOAD_CANCEL	(1U << 25)
 #define NFS_CAP_LAYOUTERROR	(1U << 26)
+#define NFS_CAP_XATTR		(1U << 27)
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 9b8324ec08f3..f289c024943d 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ struct nfs4_server_caps_res {
 	u32				has_links;
 	u32				has_symlinks;
 	u32				fh_expire_type;
+	u32				has_xattr;
 };
 
 #define NFS4_PATHNAME_MAXCOMPONENTS 512
