diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 88e2bc44ac58..bf2bff14c24f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ extern int CIFSFindNext(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 extern int CIFSFindClose(const int, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const __u16 search_handle);
 
+extern int CIFSSMBQFileInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
+			u16 netfid, FILE_ALL_INFO *pFindData);
 extern int CIFSSMBQPathInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			const unsigned char *searchName,
 			FILE_ALL_INFO *findData,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 9d17df3e0768..4ed97825db3d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -3230,8 +3230,72 @@ QInfRetry:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int
+CIFSSMBQFileInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
+		 u16 netfid, FILE_ALL_INFO *pFindData)
+{
+	struct smb_t2_qfi_req *pSMB = NULL;
+	struct smb_t2_qfi_rsp *pSMBr = NULL;
+	int rc = 0;
+	int bytes_returned;
+	__u16 params, byte_count;
 
+QFileInfoRetry:
+	rc = smb_init(SMB_COM_TRANSACTION2, 15, tcon, (void **) &pSMB,
+		      (void **) &pSMBr);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
+	params = 2 /* level */ + 2 /* fid */;
+	pSMB->t2.TotalDataCount = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.MaxParameterCount = cpu_to_le16(4);
+	/* BB find exact max data count below from sess structure BB */
+	pSMB->t2.MaxDataCount = cpu_to_le16(CIFSMaxBufSize);
+	pSMB->t2.MaxSetupCount = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.Reserved = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.Flags = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.Timeout = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.Reserved2 = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.ParameterOffset = cpu_to_le16(offsetof(struct smb_t2_qfi_req,
+					       Fid) - 4);
+	pSMB->t2.DataCount = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.DataOffset = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.SetupCount = 1;
+	pSMB->t2.Reserved3 = 0;
+	pSMB->t2.SubCommand = cpu_to_le16(TRANS2_QUERY_FILE_INFORMATION);
+	byte_count = params + 1 /* pad */ ;
+	pSMB->t2.TotalParameterCount = cpu_to_le16(params);
+	pSMB->t2.ParameterCount = pSMB->t2.TotalParameterCount;
+	pSMB->InformationLevel = cpu_to_le16(SMB_QUERY_FILE_ALL_INFO);
+	pSMB->Pad = 0;
+	pSMB->Fid = netfid;
+	pSMB->hdr.smb_buf_length += byte_count;
+
+	rc = SendReceive(xid, tcon->ses, (struct smb_hdr *) pSMB,
+			 (struct smb_hdr *) pSMBr, &bytes_returned, 0);
+	if (rc) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Send error in QPathInfo = %d", rc));
+	} else {		/* decode response */
+		rc = validate_t2((struct smb_t2_rsp *)pSMBr);
+
+		if (rc) /* BB add auto retry on EOPNOTSUPP? */
+			rc = -EIO;
+		else if (pSMBr->ByteCount < 40)
+			rc = -EIO;	/* bad smb */
+		else if (pFindData) {
+			__u16 data_offset = le16_to_cpu(pSMBr->t2.DataOffset);
+			memcpy((char *) pFindData,
+			       (char *) &pSMBr->hdr.Protocol +
+			       data_offset, sizeof(FILE_ALL_INFO));
+		} else
+		    rc = -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	cifs_buf_release(pSMB);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
+		goto QFileInfoRetry;
+
+	return rc;
+}
 
 int
 CIFSSMBQPathInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,