diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index d84a3d8f32af..7c73f06692b6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ out:
 static int nfs_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	struct inode * inode = filp->f_mapping->host;
+	int ret = -ENOLCK;
 
 	dprintk("NFS: nfs_lock(f=%s/%ld, t=%x, fl=%x, r=%Ld:%Ld)\n",
 			inode->i_sb->s_id, inode->i_ino,
@@ -602,13 +603,22 @@ static int nfs_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 
 	/* No mandatory locks over NFS */
 	if (__mandatory_lock(inode) && fl->fl_type != F_UNLCK)
-		return -ENOLCK;
+		goto out_err;
+
+	if (NFS_PROTO(inode)->lock_check_bounds != NULL) {
+		ret = NFS_PROTO(inode)->lock_check_bounds(fl);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out_err;
+	}
 
 	if (IS_GETLK(cmd))
-		return do_getlk(filp, cmd, fl);
-	if (fl->fl_type == F_UNLCK)
-		return do_unlk(filp, cmd, fl);
-	return do_setlk(filp, cmd, fl);
+		ret = do_getlk(filp, cmd, fl);
+	else if (fl->fl_type == F_UNLCK)
+		ret = do_unlk(filp, cmd, fl);
+	else
+		ret = do_setlk(filp, cmd, fl);
+out_err:
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index 03599bfe81cf..5c35b02857f3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -598,6 +598,29 @@ nfs_proc_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 	return nlmclnt_proc(NFS_SERVER(inode)->nlm_host, cmd, fl);
 }
 
+/* Helper functions for NFS lock bounds checking */
+#define NFS_LOCK32_OFFSET_MAX ((__s32)0x7fffffffUL)
+static int nfs_lock_check_bounds(const struct file_lock *fl)
+{
+	__s32 start, end;
+
+	start = (__s32)fl->fl_start;
+	if ((loff_t)start != fl->fl_start)
+		goto out_einval;
+
+	if (fl->fl_end != OFFSET_MAX) {
+		end = (__s32)fl->fl_end;
+		if ((loff_t)end != fl->fl_end)
+			goto out_einval;
+	} else
+		end = NFS_LOCK32_OFFSET_MAX;
+
+	if (start < 0 || start > end)
+		goto out_einval;
+	return 0;
+out_einval:
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
 
 const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v2_clientops = {
 	.version	= 2,		       /* protocol version */
@@ -633,4 +656,5 @@ const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v2_clientops = {
 	.file_open	= nfs_open,
 	.file_release	= nfs_release,
 	.lock		= nfs_proc_lock,
+	.lock_check_bounds = nfs_lock_check_bounds,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 24263bb8e0be..8d780de371f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ struct nfs_rpc_ops {
 	int	(*file_open)   (struct inode *, struct file *);
 	int	(*file_release) (struct inode *, struct file *);
 	int	(*lock)(struct file *, int, struct file_lock *);
+	int	(*lock_check_bounds)(const struct file_lock *);
 	void	(*clear_acl_cache)(struct inode *);
 };