diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 2cbdf9889993..aca3c3c638ec 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/list_lru.h>
 #include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
 
 #include "vfs.h"
 #include "nfsd.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@
 struct nfsd_fcache_bucket {
 	struct hlist_head	nfb_head;
 	spinlock_t		nfb_lock;
+	unsigned int		nfb_count;
+	unsigned int		nfb_maxcount;
 };
 
 static struct kmem_cache		*nfsd_file_slab;
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ nfsd_file_unhash(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 
 	trace_nfsd_file_unhash(nf);
 	if (test_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags)) {
+		--nfsd_file_hashtbl[nf->nf_hashval].nfb_count;
 		clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&nf->nf_node);
 		list_lru_del(&nfsd_file_lru, &nf->nf_lru);
@@ -587,6 +591,9 @@ retry:
 		list_lru_add(&nfsd_file_lru, &new->nf_lru);
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&new->nf_node,
 				&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_head);
+		++nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_count;
+		nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_maxcount = max(nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_maxcount,
+				nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_count);
 		spin_unlock(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_lock);
 		nf = new;
 		new = NULL;
@@ -669,3 +676,36 @@ open_file:
 	wake_up_bit(&nf->nf_flags, NFSD_FILE_PENDING);
 	goto out;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Note that fields may be added, removed or reordered in the future. Programs
+ * scraping this file for info should test the labels to ensure they're
+ * getting the correct field.
+ */
+static int nfsd_file_cache_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
+{
+	unsigned int i, count = 0, longest = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * No need for spinlocks here since we're not terribly interested in
+	 * accuracy. We do take the nfsd_mutex simply to ensure that we
+	 * don't end up racing with server shutdown
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	if (nfsd_file_hashtbl) {
+		for (i = 0; i < NFSD_FILE_HASH_SIZE; i++) {
+			count += nfsd_file_hashtbl[i].nfb_count;
+			longest = max(longest, nfsd_file_hashtbl[i].nfb_count);
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+
+	seq_printf(m, "total entries: %u\n", count);
+	seq_printf(m, "longest chain: %u\n", longest);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int nfsd_file_cache_stats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return single_open(file, nfsd_file_cache_stats_show, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
index a045c7fe3655..756aea5431da 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ struct nfsd_file *nfsd_file_get(struct nfsd_file *nf);
 void nfsd_file_close_inode_sync(struct inode *inode);
 __be32 nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		  unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **nfp);
+int	nfsd_file_cache_stats_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 #endif /* _FS_NFSD_FILECACHE_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 9690cb4dd588..eff44a277f70 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "state.h"
 #include "netns.h"
 #include "pnfs.h"
+#include "filecache.h"
 
 /*
  *	We have a single directory with several nodes in it.
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ enum {
 	NFSD_Threads,
 	NFSD_Pool_Threads,
 	NFSD_Pool_Stats,
+	NFSD_File_Cache_Stats,
 	NFSD_Reply_Cache_Stats,
 	NFSD_Versions,
 	NFSD_Ports,
@@ -220,6 +222,13 @@ static const struct file_operations pool_stats_operations = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
+static struct file_operations file_cache_stats_operations = {
+	.open		= nfsd_file_cache_stats_open,
+	.read		= seq_read,
+	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
+	.release	= single_release,
+};
+
 static struct file_operations reply_cache_stats_operations = {
 	.open		= nfsd_reply_cache_stats_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
@@ -1138,6 +1147,7 @@ static int nfsd_fill_super(struct super_block * sb, void * data, int silent)
 		[NFSD_Threads] = {"threads", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR},
 		[NFSD_Pool_Threads] = {"pool_threads", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR},
 		[NFSD_Pool_Stats] = {"pool_stats", &pool_stats_operations, S_IRUGO},
+		[NFSD_File_Cache_Stats] = {"file_cache_stats", &file_cache_stats_operations, S_IRUGO},
 		[NFSD_Reply_Cache_Stats] = {"reply_cache_stats", &reply_cache_stats_operations, S_IRUGO},
 		[NFSD_Versions] = {"versions", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR},
 		[NFSD_Ports] = {"portlist", &transaction_ops, S_IWUSR|S_IRUGO},
