diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index 8da03e1..58134a2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -361,6 +361,13 @@
 #define NFSD_SUPPATTR_EXCLCREAT_WORD2 \
 	NFSD_WRITEABLE_ATTRS_WORD2
 
+extern int nfsd4_is_junction(struct dentry *dentry);
+#else
+static inline int nfsd4_is_junction(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V4 */
 
 #endif /* LINUX_NFSD_NFSD_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 75c35fa..4dd9128 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@
 {
 	if (d_mountpoint(dentry))
 		return 1;
+	if (nfsd4_is_junction(dentry))
+		return 1;
 	if (!(exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_V4ROOT))
 		return 0;
 	return dentry->d_inode != NULL;
@@ -592,6 +594,22 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
+#define NFSD_XATTR_JUNCTION_PREFIX XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX "junction."
+#define NFSD_XATTR_JUNCTION_TYPE NFSD_XATTR_JUNCTION_PREFIX "type"
+int nfsd4_is_junction(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+
+	if (inode == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	if (inode->i_mode & S_IXUGO)
+		return 0;
+	if (!(inode->i_mode & S_ISVTX))
+		return 0;
+	if (vfs_getxattr(dentry, NFSD_XATTR_JUNCTION_TYPE, NULL, 0) <= 0)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_NFSD_V4) */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V3