diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 47068b10baf8..52befa65fbf7 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2573,7 +2573,8 @@ static void handle_cap_trunc(struct inode *inode,
  * caller holds s_mutex
  */
 static void handle_cap_export(struct inode *inode, struct ceph_mds_caps *ex,
-			      struct ceph_mds_session *session)
+			      struct ceph_mds_session *session,
+			      int *open_target_sessions)
 {
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 	int mds = session->s_mds;
@@ -2605,6 +2606,12 @@ static void handle_cap_export(struct inode *inode, struct ceph_mds_caps *ex,
 			ci->i_cap_exporting_mds = mds;
 			ci->i_cap_exporting_mseq = mseq;
 			ci->i_cap_exporting_issued = cap->issued;
+
+			/*
+			 * make sure we have open sessions with all possible
+			 * export targets, so that we get the matching IMPORT
+			 */
+			*open_target_sessions = 1;
 		}
 		__ceph_remove_cap(cap);
 	}
@@ -2680,6 +2687,7 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 	u64 size, max_size;
 	u64 tid;
 	void *snaptrace;
+	int open_target_sessions = 0;
 
 	dout("handle_caps from mds%d\n", mds);
 
@@ -2731,7 +2739,7 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 		goto done;
 
 	case CEPH_CAP_OP_EXPORT:
-		handle_cap_export(inode, h, session);
+		handle_cap_export(inode, h, session, &open_target_sessions);
 		goto done;
 
 	case CEPH_CAP_OP_IMPORT:
@@ -2778,6 +2786,8 @@ done:
 done_unlocked:
 	if (inode)
 		iput(inode);
+	if (open_target_sessions)
+		ceph_mdsc_open_export_target_sessions(mdsc, session);
 	return;
 
 bad:
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 552b934c9cd0..a546e0ddb8e3 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -741,6 +741,14 @@ static void __open_export_target_sessions(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 	}
 }
 
+void ceph_mdsc_open_export_target_sessions(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
+					   struct ceph_mds_session *session)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&mdsc->mutex);
+	__open_export_target_sessions(mdsc, session);
+	mutex_unlock(&mdsc->mutex);
+}
+
 /*
  * session caps
  */
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.h b/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
index 8f2126321f2d..c86be30e8707 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
@@ -364,4 +364,7 @@ extern void ceph_mdsc_lease_send_msg(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 extern void ceph_mdsc_handle_map(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 				 struct ceph_msg *msg);
 
+extern void ceph_mdsc_open_export_target_sessions(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
+					  struct ceph_mds_session *session);
+
 #endif