diff --git a/ctree.h b/ctree.h
index 0d12563b7261..f9523ea4cea6 100644
--- a/ctree.h
+++ b/ctree.h
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ struct btrfs_free_space_ctl;
 /* device stats in the device tree */
 #define BTRFS_DEV_STATS_OBJECTID 0ULL
 
+/* store readmirror policy inforamtion in the device tree */
+#define BTRFS_READMIRROR_OBJECTID -3ULL
+
 /* for storing balance parameters in the root tree */
 #define BTRFS_BALANCE_OBJECTID -4ULL
 
@@ -879,6 +882,14 @@ struct btrfs_balance_item {
 	__le64 unused[4];
 } __attribute__ ((__packed__));
 
+/*
+ * readmirror's persistent storage format
+ */
+struct btrfs_readmirror_item {
+       __le64 type;
+       __le64 unused[3];
+} __attribute__ ((__packed__));
+
 #define BTRFS_FILE_EXTENT_INLINE 0
 #define BTRFS_FILE_EXTENT_REG 1
 #define BTRFS_FILE_EXTENT_PREALLOC 2
@@ -2389,6 +2400,9 @@ BTRFS_SETGET_STACK_FUNCS(stack_qgroup_limit_rsv_exclusive,
 /* btrfs_balance_item */
 BTRFS_SETGET_FUNCS(balance_item_flags, struct btrfs_balance_item, flags, 64);
 
+/* btrfs_readmirror_item */
+BTRFS_SETGET_FUNCS(readmirror_type, struct btrfs_readmirror_item, type, 64);
+
 static inline struct btrfs_disk_balance_args* btrfs_balance_item_data(
 		struct extent_buffer *eb, struct btrfs_balance_item *bi)
 {
diff --git a/ioctl.h b/ioctl.h
index 66ee599f7a82..ccdf600bae77 100644
--- a/ioctl.h
+++ b/ioctl.h
@@ -765,6 +765,16 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_get_subvol_rootref_args {
 };
 BUILD_ASSERT(sizeof(struct btrfs_ioctl_get_subvol_rootref_args) == 4096);
 
+enum btrfs_readmirror_policy {
+	BTRFS_READMIRROR_DEFAULT = 0,
+	BTRFS_READMIRROR_DEVID,
+};
+
+struct btrfs_ioctl_readmirror_args {
+	__u64 type; /* RW */
+	__u64 device_bitmap; /* RW */
+};
+
 /* Error codes as returned by the kernel */
 enum btrfs_err_code {
 	notused,
@@ -929,6 +939,10 @@ static inline char *btrfs_err_str(enum btrfs_err_code err_code)
 				struct btrfs_ioctl_get_subvol_rootref_args)
 #define BTRFS_IOC_INO_LOOKUP_USER _IOWR(BTRFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 62, \
 				struct btrfs_ioctl_ino_lookup_user_args)
+#define BTRFS_IOC_GET_READMIRROR _IOWR(BTRFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 63, \
+				struct btrfs_ioctl_readmirror_args)
+#define BTRFS_IOC_SET_READMIRROR _IOWR(BTRFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 64, \
+				struct btrfs_ioctl_readmirror_args)
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libbtrfsutil/btrfs_tree.h b/libbtrfsutil/btrfs_tree.h
index 8ea3e31d9b96..b6785fef4a8d 100644
--- a/libbtrfsutil/btrfs_tree.h
+++ b/libbtrfsutil/btrfs_tree.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 /* device stats in the device tree */
 #define BTRFS_DEV_STATS_OBJECTID 0ULL
 
+/* store readmirror policy inforamtion in the device tree */
+#define BTRFS_READMIRROR_OBJECTID -3ULL
+
 /* for storing balance parameters in the root tree */
 #define BTRFS_BALANCE_OBJECTID -4ULL
 
@@ -962,4 +965,12 @@ struct btrfs_qgroup_limit_item {
 	__le64 rsv_excl;
 } __attribute__ ((__packed__));
 
+/*
+ * readmirror's persistent storage format
+ */
+struct btrfs_readmirror_item {
+	__le64 type;
+	__le64 unused[3];
+} __attribute__ ((__packed__));
+
 #endif /* _BTRFS_CTREE_H_ */
diff --git a/print-tree.c b/print-tree.c
index 15d8806b6f28..4ed698ee3a62 100644
--- a/print-tree.c
+++ b/print-tree.c
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@ void print_objectid(FILE *stream, u64 objectid, u8 type)
 	case BTRFS_PERSISTENT_ITEM_KEY:
 		if (objectid == BTRFS_DEV_STATS_OBJECTID)
 			fprintf(stream, "DEV_STATS");
+		else if (objectid == BTRFS_READMIRROR_OBJECTID)
+			fprintf(stream, "READMIRROR");
 		else
 			fprintf(stream, "%llu", (unsigned long long)objectid);
 		return;
@@ -960,6 +962,16 @@ static void print_balance_item(struct extent_buffer *eb,
 	print_disk_balance_args(btrfs_balance_item_sys(eb, bi));
 }
 
+static void print_readmirror(struct extent_buffer *eb,
+			     struct btrfs_readmirror_item *rm, u32 size)
+{
+	if (btrfs_readmirror_type(eb, rm) == 1)
+		printf("\t\treadmirror.type devid\n");
+	else
+		printf("\t\treadmirror.type 0x%llx\n",
+			btrfs_readmirror_type(eb, rm));
+}
+
 static void print_dev_stats(struct extent_buffer *eb,
 		struct btrfs_dev_stats_item *stats, u32 size)
 {
@@ -1109,6 +1121,9 @@ static void print_persistent_item(struct extent_buffer *eb, void *ptr,
 	print_objectid(stdout, objectid, BTRFS_PERSISTENT_ITEM_KEY);
 	printf(" offset %llu\n", (unsigned long long)offset);
 	switch (objectid) {
+	case BTRFS_READMIRROR_OBJECTID:
+		print_readmirror(eb, ptr, item_size);
+		break;
 	case BTRFS_DEV_STATS_OBJECTID:
 		print_dev_stats(eb, ptr, item_size);
 		break;
diff --git a/props.c b/props.c
index 004022600d51..f077e55e2274 100644
--- a/props.c
+++ b/props.c
@@ -166,6 +166,98 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int prop_readmirror(enum prop_object_type type, const char *object,
+			   const char *name, const char *value)
+{
+	int fd;
+	int ret;
+	DIR *dirstream = NULL;
+
+	fd = open_file_or_dir3(object, &dirstream, value ? O_RDWR : O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		error("failed to open %s: %m", object);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (value) {
+		int ret;
+		int final_ret;
+		size_t len = strlen(value);
+		char *value_dup;
+		char *devid_str;
+		struct btrfs_ioctl_readmirror_args readmirror;
+
+		if (len > 0 && (len <= 6 || strncmp("devid:", value, 6)))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* value format - an example: readmirror devid:1,2,3,.. */
+		value_dup = strndup(value + 6, len - 6);
+		if (!value_dup)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		final_ret = 0;
+		if (len == 0) {
+			readmirror.type = BTRFS_READMIRROR_DEFAULT;
+			final_ret = ioctl(fd, BTRFS_IOC_SET_READMIRROR, &readmirror);
+			if (final_ret < 0)
+				error("failed to reset readmirror: (%m)");
+		} else {
+			__u64 device_bitmap = 0;
+
+			while ((devid_str = strsep(&value_dup, ",")) != NULL)
+				device_bitmap = device_bitmap |
+						(1ULL << arg_strtou64(devid_str));
+
+			readmirror.type = BTRFS_READMIRROR_DEVID;
+			readmirror.device_bitmap = device_bitmap;
+			ret = ioctl(fd, BTRFS_IOC_SET_READMIRROR, &readmirror);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				error("failed to set readmirror: (%m)");
+				final_ret = ret;
+			}
+		}
+		return final_ret;
+	} else {
+		struct btrfs_ioctl_readmirror_args readmirror;
+		struct btrfs_ioctl_dev_info_args *device;
+		struct btrfs_ioctl_fs_info_args fs_devices;
+
+		ret = get_fs_info(object, &fs_devices, &device);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		free(device);
+		if (fs_devices.num_devices > 63) {
+			error("can't set readmirror for device id more than 63");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
+		ret = ioctl(fd, BTRFS_IOC_GET_READMIRROR, &readmirror);
+		if (ret) {
+			error("readmirror ioctl failed: %m");
+			return ret;
+		}
+		if (readmirror.type == BTRFS_READMIRROR_DEFAULT) {
+			printf("readmirror default\n");
+		} else if (readmirror.type == BTRFS_READMIRROR_DEVID) {
+			u64 cnt;
+
+			printf("readmirror devid:");
+			for (cnt = 0; cnt < 64; cnt++) {
+				if ((1ULL << cnt) & readmirror.device_bitmap)
+					printf("%llu ", cnt);
+			}
+			printf("\n");
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	close_file_or_dir(fd, dirstream);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 const struct prop_handler prop_handlers[] = {
 	{
 		.name ="ro",
@@ -187,5 +279,11 @@ const struct prop_handler prop_handlers[] = {
 		.read_only = 0,
 	 	.types = prop_object_inode, prop_compression
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "readmirror",
+		.desc = "specify the device to be used for read",
+		.read_only = 0,
+		.types = prop_object_root, prop_readmirror
+	},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL}
 };
