diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 8ee0446a8322..cc6ffd23b80f 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static void fuse_file_put(struct fuse_file *ff, bool sync, bool isdir)
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ff->count)) {
 		struct fuse_req *req = ff->reserved_req;
 
-		if (ff->fc->no_open && !isdir) {
+		if (isdir ? ff->fc->no_opendir : ff->fc->no_open) {
 			/*
 			 * Drop the release request when client does not
 			 * implement 'open'
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int fuse_do_open(struct fuse_conn *fc, u64 nodeid, struct file *file,
 
 	ff->fh = 0;
 	ff->open_flags = FOPEN_KEEP_CACHE; /* Default for no-open */
-	if (!fc->no_open || isdir) {
+	if (isdir ? !fc->no_opendir : !fc->no_open) {
 		struct fuse_open_out outarg;
 		int err;
 
@@ -134,11 +134,14 @@ int fuse_do_open(struct fuse_conn *fc, u64 nodeid, struct file *file,
 			ff->fh = outarg.fh;
 			ff->open_flags = outarg.open_flags;
 
-		} else if (err != -ENOSYS || isdir) {
+		} else if (err != -ENOSYS) {
 			fuse_file_free(ff);
 			return err;
 		} else {
-			fc->no_open = 1;
+			if (isdir)
+				fc->no_opendir = 1;
+			else
+				fc->no_open = 1;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 033e30af519f..0920c0c032a0 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -630,6 +630,9 @@ struct fuse_conn {
 	/** Is open/release not implemented by fs? */
 	unsigned no_open:1;
 
+	/** Is opendir/releasedir not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_opendir:1;
+
 	/** Is fsync not implemented by fs? */
 	unsigned no_fsync:1;
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 2bbb7c59d6da..1b3f3b67d9f0 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -972,7 +972,8 @@ static void fuse_send_init(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 		FUSE_DO_READDIRPLUS | FUSE_READDIRPLUS_AUTO | FUSE_ASYNC_DIO |
 		FUSE_WRITEBACK_CACHE | FUSE_NO_OPEN_SUPPORT |
 		FUSE_PARALLEL_DIROPS | FUSE_HANDLE_KILLPRIV | FUSE_POSIX_ACL |
-		FUSE_ABORT_ERROR | FUSE_MAX_PAGES | FUSE_CACHE_SYMLINKS;
+		FUSE_ABORT_ERROR | FUSE_MAX_PAGES | FUSE_CACHE_SYMLINKS |
+		FUSE_NO_OPENDIR_SUPPORT;
 	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_INIT;
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
 	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(*arg);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fuse.h b/include/uapi/linux/fuse.h
index b4967d48bfda..2ac598614a8f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/fuse.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/fuse.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
  *  - add FOPEN_CACHE_DIR
  *  - add FUSE_MAX_PAGES, add max_pages to init_out
  *  - add FUSE_CACHE_SYMLINKS
+ *
+ *  7.29
+ *  - add FUSE_NO_OPENDIR_SUPPORT flag
  */
 
 #ifndef _LINUX_FUSE_H
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@
 #define FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION 7
 
 /** Minor version number of this interface */
-#define FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION 28
+#define FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION 29
 
 /** The node ID of the root inode */
 #define FUSE_ROOT_ID 1
@@ -259,6 +262,7 @@ struct fuse_file_lock {
  * FUSE_ABORT_ERROR: reading the device after abort returns ECONNABORTED
  * FUSE_MAX_PAGES: init_out.max_pages contains the max number of req pages
  * FUSE_CACHE_SYMLINKS: cache READLINK responses
+ * FUSE_NO_OPENDIR_SUPPORT: kernel supports zero-message opendir
  */
 #define FUSE_ASYNC_READ		(1 << 0)
 #define FUSE_POSIX_LOCKS	(1 << 1)
@@ -284,6 +288,7 @@ struct fuse_file_lock {
 #define FUSE_ABORT_ERROR	(1 << 21)
 #define FUSE_MAX_PAGES		(1 << 22)
 #define FUSE_CACHE_SYMLINKS	(1 << 23)
+#define FUSE_NO_OPENDIR_SUPPORT (1 << 24)
 
 /**
  * CUSE INIT request/reply flags