diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
index 0c5eef0610fa..0101fd42b586 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ int btrfs_remove_block_group(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			     u64 group_start, struct extent_map *em)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = trans->fs_info;
-	struct btrfs_root *root = fs_info->extent_root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
 	struct btrfs_block_group_cache *block_group;
 	struct btrfs_free_cluster *cluster;
@@ -880,6 +880,11 @@ int btrfs_remove_block_group(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	BUG_ON(!block_group);
 	BUG_ON(!block_group->ro);
 
+	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, BG_TREE))
+		root = fs_info->bg_root;
+	else
+		root = fs_info->extent_root;
+
 	trace_btrfs_remove_block_group(block_group);
 	/*
 	 * Free the reserved super bytes from this block group before
@@ -1790,6 +1795,56 @@ static int read_one_block_group(struct btrfs_fs_info *info,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int read_block_group_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, int need_clear)
+{
+	struct btrfs_path *path;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	int ret;
+
+	key.objectid = 0;
+	key.offset = 0;
+	key.type = 0;
+	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
+	if (!path)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, info->bg_root, &key, path, 0, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		btrfs_err(info,
+			  "found invalid block group bytenr %llu len %llu",
+			  key.objectid, key.offset);
+		ret = -EUCLEAN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(path->nodes[0], &key, path->slots[0]);
+		if (key.type != BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_ITEM_KEY) {
+			btrfs_err(info,
+		"found invalid key (%llu, %u, %llu) in block group tree",
+				  key.objectid, key.type, key.offset);
+			ret = -EUCLEAN;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = read_one_block_group(info, path, need_clear);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+		ret = btrfs_next_item(info->bg_root, path);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+		if (ret > 0) {
+			ret = 0;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+out:
+	btrfs_free_path(path);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int btrfs_read_block_groups(struct btrfs_fs_info *info)
 {
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
@@ -1815,20 +1870,26 @@ int btrfs_read_block_groups(struct btrfs_fs_info *info)
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(info, CLEAR_CACHE))
 		need_clear = 1;
 
-	while (1) {
-		ret = find_first_block_group(info, path, &key);
-		if (ret > 0)
-			break;
-		if (ret != 0)
-			goto error;
-
-		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(path->nodes[0], &key, path->slots[0]);
-		ret = read_one_block_group(info, path, need_clear);
+	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(info, BG_TREE)) {
+		ret = read_block_group_tree(info, need_clear);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto error;
-		key.objectid += key.offset;
-		key.offset = 0;
-		btrfs_release_path(path);
+	} else {
+		while (1) {
+			ret = find_first_block_group(info, path, &key);
+			if (ret > 0)
+				break;
+			if (ret != 0)
+				goto error;
+
+			btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(path->nodes[0], &key, path->slots[0]);
+			ret = read_one_block_group(info, path, need_clear);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto error;
+			key.objectid += key.offset;
+			key.offset = 0;
+			btrfs_release_path(path);
+		}
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(space_info, &info->space_info, list) {
@@ -1863,7 +1924,7 @@ void btrfs_create_pending_block_groups(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = trans->fs_info;
 	struct btrfs_block_group_cache *block_group;
-	struct btrfs_root *extent_root = fs_info->extent_root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	struct btrfs_block_group_item item;
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1871,6 +1932,11 @@ void btrfs_create_pending_block_groups(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 	if (!trans->can_flush_pending_bgs)
 		return;
 
+	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, BG_TREE))
+		root = fs_info->bg_root;
+	else
+		root = fs_info->extent_root;
+
 	while (!list_empty(&trans->new_bgs)) {
 		block_group = list_first_entry(&trans->new_bgs,
 					       struct btrfs_block_group_cache,
@@ -1883,7 +1949,7 @@ void btrfs_create_pending_block_groups(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 		memcpy(&key, &block_group->key, sizeof(key));
 		spin_unlock(&block_group->lock);
 
-		ret = btrfs_insert_item(trans, extent_root, &key, &item,
+		ret = btrfs_insert_item(trans, root, &key, &item,
 					sizeof(item));
 		if (ret)
 			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
@@ -2119,11 +2185,15 @@ static int write_one_cache_group(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = trans->fs_info;
 	int ret;
-	struct btrfs_root *extent_root = fs_info->extent_root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	unsigned long bi;
 	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
 
-	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, extent_root, &cache->key, path, 0, 1);
+	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, BG_TREE))
+		root = fs_info->bg_root;
+	else
+		root = fs_info->extent_root;
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, root, &cache->key, path, 0, 1);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret > 0)
 			ret = -ENOENT;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 19d669d12ca1..c98d008fb42f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ struct btrfs_super_block {
 	 BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENDED_IREF |		\
 	 BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SKINNY_METADATA |	\
 	 BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_NO_HOLES	|	\
-	 BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_METADATA_UUID)
+	 BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_METADATA_UUID	|	\
+	 BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_BG_TREE)
 
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SAFE_SET			\
 	(BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENDED_IREF)
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ struct btrfs_fs_info {
 	struct btrfs_root *quota_root;
 	struct btrfs_root *uuid_root;
 	struct btrfs_root *free_space_root;
+	struct btrfs_root *bg_root;
 
 	/* the log root tree is a directory of all the other log roots */
 	struct btrfs_root *log_root_tree;
@@ -2661,6 +2663,7 @@ static inline void free_fs_info(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	kfree(fs_info->quota_root);
 	kfree(fs_info->uuid_root);
 	kfree(fs_info->free_space_root);
+	kfree(fs_info->bg_root);
 	kfree(fs_info->super_copy);
 	kfree(fs_info->super_for_commit);
 	kvfree(fs_info);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index bfeeac83b952..b9693d82bb6f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -1570,6 +1570,8 @@ struct btrfs_root *btrfs_get_fs_root(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	if (location->objectid == BTRFS_FREE_SPACE_TREE_OBJECTID)
 		return fs_info->free_space_root ? fs_info->free_space_root :
 						  ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	if (location->objectid == BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE_OBJECTID)
+		return fs_info->bg_root ? fs_info->bg_root: ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 again:
 	root = btrfs_lookup_fs_root(fs_info, location->objectid);
 	if (root) {
@@ -2040,6 +2042,7 @@ static void free_root_pointers(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, int chunk_root)
 	free_root_extent_buffers(info->uuid_root);
 	free_root_extent_buffers(info->chunk_root);
 	free_root_extent_buffers(info->free_space_root);
+	free_root_extent_buffers(info->bg_root);
 }
 
 void btrfs_free_fs_roots(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
@@ -2332,6 +2335,16 @@ static int btrfs_read_roots(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	set_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_TRACK_DIRTY, &root->state);
 	fs_info->extent_root = root;
 
+	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, BG_TREE)) {
+		location.objectid = BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE_OBJECTID;
+		root = btrfs_read_tree_root(tree_root, &location);
+		if (IS_ERR(root)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(root);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		set_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_TRACK_DIRTY, &root->state);
+		fs_info->bg_root = root;
+	}
 	location.objectid = BTRFS_DEV_TREE_OBJECTID;
 	root = btrfs_read_tree_root(tree_root, &location);
 	if (IS_ERR(root)) {
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
index f6d3c80f2e28..799f7e18d6ee 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(raid56, RAID56);
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(skinny_metadata, SKINNY_METADATA);
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(no_holes, NO_HOLES);
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(metadata_uuid, METADATA_UUID);
+BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(bg_tree, BG_TREE);
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_COMPAT_RO(free_space_tree, FREE_SPACE_TREE);
 
 static struct attribute *btrfs_supported_feature_attrs[] = {
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ static struct attribute *btrfs_supported_feature_attrs[] = {
 	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(no_holes),
 	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(metadata_uuid),
 	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(free_space_tree),
+	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(bg_tree),
 	NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
index 3ee0678c0a83..0f91ebc07064 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_fs_info_args {
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SKINNY_METADATA	(1ULL << 8)
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_NO_HOLES		(1ULL << 9)
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_METADATA_UUID	(1ULL << 10)
+#define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_BG_TREE		(1ULL << 11)
 
 struct btrfs_ioctl_feature_flags {
 	__u64 compat_flags;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs_tree.h b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs_tree.h
index b65c7ee75bc7..1d1e50c42d0e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs_tree.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs_tree.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 /* tracks free space in block groups. */
 #define BTRFS_FREE_SPACE_TREE_OBJECTID 10ULL
 
+/* sotre BLOCK_GROUP_ITEMs in a seprate tree */
+#define BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE_OBJECTID 11ULL
+
 /* device stats in the device tree */
 #define BTRFS_DEV_STATS_OBJECTID 0ULL
 
