diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index c6d0e4aa12e3..b8ba97b2c11f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ int f2fs_map_blocks(struct inode *inode, struct f2fs_map_blocks *map, int flag)
 	/* use out-place-update for direct IO under LFS mode */
 	if (map->m_may_create && (is_hole ||
 		(flag == F2FS_GET_BLOCK_DIO && f2fs_lfs_mode(sbi) &&
-		!f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode)))) {
+		!f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode) && !f2fs_is_nocow_file(inode)))) {
 		if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi))) {
 			err = -EIO;
 			goto sync_out;
@@ -2636,6 +2636,11 @@ bool f2fs_should_update_inplace(struct inode *inode, struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
 	if (file_is_cold(inode) && !is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_OPU_WRITE))
 		return true;
 
+	/* allows NOCoW file to be migrated during defragmentation and swapon */
+	if (f2fs_is_nocow_file(inode) &&
+		!is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_OPU_WRITE))
+		return true;
+
 	return check_inplace_update_policy(inode, fio);
 }
 
@@ -2658,6 +2663,9 @@ bool f2fs_should_update_outplace(struct inode *inode, struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
 					sbi->first_zoned_segno)
 			return true;
 	}
+	/* should check NOCoW flag after lfs_mode check condition */
+	if (f2fs_is_nocow_file(inode))
+		return false;
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		return true;
 	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode))
@@ -2722,11 +2730,22 @@ int f2fs_do_write_data_page(struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
 						DATA_GENERIC_ENHANCE))
 			return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 
+		/*
+		 * if data block of NOCoW inode locates in sequential-zone,
+		 * let's trigger OPU.
+		 */
+		if (f2fs_is_nocow_file(inode) &&
+			f2fs_blkzoned_has_regular_section(fio->sbi) &&
+			GET_SEGNO(fio->sbi, fio->old_blkaddr) >=
+					fio->sbi->first_zoned_segno)
+			goto get_dnode;
+
 		ipu_force = true;
 		fio->need_lock = LOCK_DONE;
 		goto got_it;
 	}
 
+get_dnode:
 	/* Deadlock due to between page->lock and f2fs_lock_op */
 	if (fio->need_lock == LOCK_REQ && !f2fs_trylock_op(fio->sbi))
 		return -EAGAIN;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 6781b4fab43f..9b7fa960cd8b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -3047,6 +3047,7 @@ static inline void f2fs_change_bit(unsigned int nr, char *addr)
 #define F2FS_NOCOMP_FL			0x00000400 /* Don't compress */
 #define F2FS_INDEX_FL			0x00001000 /* hash-indexed directory */
 #define F2FS_DIRSYNC_FL			0x00010000 /* dirsync behaviour (directories only) */
+#define F2FS_NOCOW_FL			0x00800000 /* Do not cow file */
 #define F2FS_PROJINHERIT_FL		0x20000000 /* Create with parents projid */
 #define F2FS_CASEFOLD_FL		0x40000000 /* Casefolded file */
 #define F2FS_DEVICE_ALIAS_FL		0x80000000 /* File for aliasing a device */
@@ -3332,6 +3333,11 @@ static inline bool f2fs_is_cow_file(struct inode *inode)
 	return is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COW_FILE);
 }
 
+static inline bool f2fs_is_nocow_file(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return F2FS_I(inode)->i_flags & F2FS_NOCOW_FL;
+}
+
 static inline void *inline_data_addr(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
 {
 	__le32 *addr = get_dnode_addr(inode, page);
@@ -4658,8 +4664,8 @@ static inline bool f2fs_low_mem_mode(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 static inline bool f2fs_may_compress(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (IS_SWAPFILE(inode) || f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode) ||
-		f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode) || f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) ||
-		f2fs_is_mmap_file(inode))
+		f2fs_is_nocow_file(inode) || f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode) ||
+		f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) || f2fs_is_mmap_file(inode))
 		return false;
 	return S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode);
 }
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 92d7c62eba29..580609223799 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,20 @@ static int f2fs_setflags_common(struct inode *inode, u32 iflags, u32 mask)
 	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	if ((iflags ^ masked_flags) & F2FS_NOCOW_FL) {
+		if (iflags & F2FS_NOCOW_FL) {
+			int ret;
+
+			if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			if (f2fs_should_update_outplace(inode, NULL))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			ret = f2fs_convert_inline_inode(inode);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if ((iflags ^ masked_flags) & F2FS_CASEFOLD_FL) {
 		if (!f2fs_sb_has_casefold(F2FS_I_SB(inode)))
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -2077,6 +2091,7 @@ static const struct {
 	{ F2FS_NOCOMP_FL,	FS_NOCOMP_FL },
 	{ F2FS_INDEX_FL,	FS_INDEX_FL },
 	{ F2FS_DIRSYNC_FL,	FS_DIRSYNC_FL },
+	{ F2FS_NOCOW_FL,	FS_NOCOW_FL },
 	{ F2FS_PROJINHERIT_FL,	FS_PROJINHERIT_FL },
 	{ F2FS_CASEFOLD_FL,	FS_CASEFOLD_FL },
 };
@@ -2108,7 +2123,8 @@ static const struct {
 		FS_NOCOMP_FL |		\
 		FS_DIRSYNC_FL |		\
 		FS_PROJINHERIT_FL |	\
-		FS_CASEFOLD_FL)
+		FS_CASEFOLD_FL |	\
+		FS_NOCOW_FL)
 
 /* Convert f2fs on-disk i_flags to FS_IOC_{GET,SET}FLAGS flags */
 static inline u32 f2fs_iflags_to_fsflags(u32 iflags)
@@ -2171,7 +2187,7 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_start_atomic_write(struct file *filp, bool truncate)
 	inode_lock(inode);
 
 	if (!f2fs_disable_compressed_file(inode) ||
-			f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode)) {
+		f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode) || f2fs_is_nocow_file(inode)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -3273,8 +3289,6 @@ int f2fs_fileattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct fileattr *fa)
 		fsflags |= FS_VERITY_FL;
 	if (f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) || f2fs_has_inline_dentry(inode))
 		fsflags |= FS_INLINE_DATA_FL;
-	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_PIN_FILE))
-		fsflags |= FS_NOCOW_FL;
 
 	fileattr_fill_flags(fa, fsflags & F2FS_GETTABLE_FS_FL);
 
