diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 82a6646..e327849 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@
 	req = ff->reserved_req;
 	fuse_prepare_release(ff, file->f_flags, opcode);
 
+	if (ff->flock) {
+		struct fuse_release_in *inarg = &req->misc.release.in;
+		inarg->release_flags |= FUSE_RELEASE_FLOCK_UNLOCK;
+		inarg->lock_owner = fuse_lock_owner_id(ff->fc,
+						       (fl_owner_t) file);
+	}
 	/* Hold vfsmount and dentry until release is finished */
 	path_get(&file->f_path);
 	req->misc.release.path = file->f_path;
@@ -1547,11 +1553,14 @@
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	int err;
 
-	if (fc->no_lock) {
+	if (fc->no_flock) {
 		err = flock_lock_file_wait(file, fl);
 	} else {
+		struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
+
 		/* emulate flock with POSIX locks */
 		fl->fl_owner = (fl_owner_t) file;
+		ff->flock = true;
 		err = fuse_setlk(file, fl, 1);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index b788bec..eb8c613 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
 
 	/** Wait queue head for poll */
 	wait_queue_head_t poll_wait;
+
+	/** Has flock been performed on this file? */
+	bool flock:1;
 };
 
 /** One input argument of a request */
@@ -448,7 +451,7 @@
 	/** Is removexattr not implemented by fs? */
 	unsigned no_removexattr:1;
 
-	/** Are file locking primitives not implemented by fs? */
+	/** Are posix file locking primitives not implemented by fs? */
 	unsigned no_lock:1;
 
 	/** Is access not implemented by fs? */
@@ -472,6 +475,9 @@
 	/** Don't apply umask to creation modes */
 	unsigned dont_mask:1;
 
+	/** Are BSD file locking primitives not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_flock:1;
+
 	/** The number of requests waiting for completion */
 	atomic_t num_waiting;
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 5354906e..f541d63 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -809,6 +809,10 @@
 				fc->async_read = 1;
 			if (!(arg->flags & FUSE_POSIX_LOCKS))
 				fc->no_lock = 1;
+			if (arg->minor >= 17) {
+				if (!(arg->flags & FUSE_FLOCK_LOCKS))
+					fc->no_flock = 1;
+			}
 			if (arg->flags & FUSE_ATOMIC_O_TRUNC)
 				fc->atomic_o_trunc = 1;
 			if (arg->minor >= 9) {
@@ -823,6 +827,7 @@
 		} else {
 			ra_pages = fc->max_read / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 			fc->no_lock = 1;
+			fc->no_flock = 1;
 		}
 
 		fc->bdi.ra_pages = min(fc->bdi.ra_pages, ra_pages);
@@ -843,7 +848,8 @@
 	arg->minor = FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION;
 	arg->max_readahead = fc->bdi.ra_pages * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	arg->flags |= FUSE_ASYNC_READ | FUSE_POSIX_LOCKS | FUSE_ATOMIC_O_TRUNC |
-		FUSE_EXPORT_SUPPORT | FUSE_BIG_WRITES | FUSE_DONT_MASK;
+		FUSE_EXPORT_SUPPORT | FUSE_BIG_WRITES | FUSE_DONT_MASK |
+		FUSE_FLOCK_LOCKS;
 	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_INIT;
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
 	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(*arg);