diff --git a/fs/fscache/internal.h b/fs/fscache/internal.h
index 1308bfff94fb..87884f4b34fb 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/internal.h
+++ b/fs/fscache/internal.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ extern atomic_t fscache_n_relinquishes;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_relinquishes_retire;
 extern atomic_t fscache_n_relinquishes_dropped;
 
+extern atomic_t fscache_n_resizes;
+extern atomic_t fscache_n_resizes_null;
+
 static inline void fscache_stat(atomic_t *stat)
 {
 	atomic_inc(stat);
diff --git a/fs/fscache/io.c b/fs/fscache/io.c
index e9e5d6758ea8..bed7628a5a9d 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/io.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/io.c
@@ -291,3 +291,28 @@ void __fscache_write_to_cache(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 		term_func(term_func_priv, ret, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fscache_write_to_cache);
+
+/*
+ * Change the size of a backing object.
+ */
+void __fscache_resize_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, loff_t new_size)
+{
+	struct netfs_cache_resources cres;
+
+	trace_fscache_resize(cookie, new_size);
+	if (fscache_begin_operation(&cres, cookie, FSCACHE_WANT_WRITE,
+				    fscache_access_io_resize) == 0) {
+		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_resizes);
+		set_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_NEEDS_UPDATE, &cookie->flags);
+
+		/* We cannot defer a resize as we need to do it inside the
+		 * netfs's inode lock so that we're serialised with respect to
+		 * writes.
+		 */
+		cookie->volume->cache->ops->resize_cookie(&cres, new_size);
+		fscache_end_operation(&cres);
+	} else {
+		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_resizes_null);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fscache_resize_cookie);
diff --git a/fs/fscache/stats.c b/fs/fscache/stats.c
index db42beb1ba3f..798ee68b3e9d 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/stats.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/stats.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ atomic_t fscache_n_relinquishes;
 atomic_t fscache_n_relinquishes_retire;
 atomic_t fscache_n_relinquishes_dropped;
 
+atomic_t fscache_n_resizes;
+atomic_t fscache_n_resizes_null;
+
 atomic_t fscache_n_read;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_n_read);
 atomic_t fscache_n_write;
@@ -69,8 +72,10 @@ int fscache_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	seq_printf(m, "Invals : n=%u\n",
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_invalidates));
 
-	seq_printf(m, "Updates: n=%u\n",
-		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_updates));
+	seq_printf(m, "Updates: n=%u rsz=%u rsn=%u\n",
+		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_updates),
+		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_resizes),
+		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_resizes_null));
 
 	seq_printf(m, "Relinqs: n=%u rtr=%u drop=%u\n",
 		   atomic_read(&fscache_n_relinquishes),
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
index 796c8b5c5305..3fa4902dc87c 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ struct fscache_cache_ops {
 	/* Withdraw an object without any cookie access counts held */
 	void (*withdraw_cookie)(struct fscache_cookie *cookie);
 
+	/* Change the size of a data object */
+	void (*resize_cookie)(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
+			      loff_t new_size);
+
 	/* Invalidate an object */
 	bool (*invalidate_cookie)(struct fscache_cookie *cookie);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache.h b/include/linux/fscache.h
index fed7def0fbe0..b38d233c9fad 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ extern struct fscache_cookie *__fscache_acquire_cookie(
 extern void __fscache_use_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *, bool);
 extern void __fscache_unuse_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *, const void *, const loff_t *);
 extern void __fscache_relinquish_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *, bool);
+extern void __fscache_resize_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *, loff_t);
 extern void __fscache_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *, const void *, loff_t, unsigned int);
 extern int __fscache_begin_read_operation(struct netfs_cache_resources *, struct fscache_cookie *);
 
@@ -362,6 +363,23 @@ void fscache_update_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, const void *aux_data,
 		__fscache_update_cookie(cookie, aux_data, object_size);
 }
 
+/**
+ * fscache_resize_cookie - Request that a cache object be resized
+ * @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
+ * @new_size: The new size of the object (may be NULL)
+ *
+ * Request that the size of an object be changed.
+ *
+ * See Documentation/filesystems/caching/netfs-api.txt for a complete
+ * description.
+ */
+static inline
+void fscache_resize_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, loff_t new_size)
+{
+	if (fscache_cookie_enabled(cookie))
+		__fscache_resize_cookie(cookie, new_size);
+}
+
 /**
  * fscache_invalidate - Notify cache that an object needs invalidation
  * @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
diff --git a/include/trace/events/fscache.h b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
index 2459d75659cf..5fa37a8b4ec7 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/fscache.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/fscache.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ enum fscache_access_trace {
 	fscache_access_invalidate_cookie_end,
 	fscache_access_io_not_live,
 	fscache_access_io_read,
+	fscache_access_io_resize,
 	fscache_access_io_wait,
 	fscache_access_io_write,
 	fscache_access_lookup_cookie,
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ enum fscache_access_trace {
 	EM(fscache_access_invalidate_cookie_end,"END   inval  ")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_io_not_live,		"END   io_notl")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_io_read,		"BEGIN io_read")	\
+	EM(fscache_access_io_resize,		"BEGIN io_resz")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_io_wait,		"WAIT  io     ")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_io_write,		"BEGIN io_writ")	\
 	EM(fscache_access_lookup_cookie,	"BEGIN lookup ")	\
@@ -418,6 +420,29 @@ TRACE_EVENT(fscache_invalidate,
 		      __entry->cookie, __entry->new_size)
 	    );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(fscache_resize,
+	    TP_PROTO(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, loff_t new_size),
+
+	    TP_ARGS(cookie, new_size),
+
+	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		    __field(unsigned int,		cookie		)
+		    __field(loff_t,			old_size	)
+		    __field(loff_t,			new_size	)
+			     ),
+
+	    TP_fast_assign(
+		    __entry->cookie	= cookie->debug_id;
+		    __entry->old_size	= cookie->object_size;
+		    __entry->new_size	= new_size;
+			   ),
+
+	    TP_printk("c=%08x os=%08llx sz=%08llx",
+		      __entry->cookie,
+		      __entry->old_size,
+		      __entry->new_size)
+	    );
+
 #endif /* _TRACE_FSCACHE_H */
 
 /* This part must be outside protection */
