diff --git a/fs/fuse/Makefile b/fs/fuse/Makefile
index e95eeb445e58..448aa27ada00 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/Makefile
+++ b/fs/fuse/Makefile
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUSE_FS) += fuse.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CUSE) += cuse.o
 
-fuse-objs := dev.o dir.o file.o inode.o control.o
+fuse-objs := dev.o dir.o file.o inode.o control.o xattr.o
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index c47b7780ce37..7490db141dd9 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/xattr.h>
 
 static bool fuse_use_readdirplus(struct inode *dir, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ static int fuse_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 	return create_new_entry(fc, &args, dir, entry, S_IFLNK);
 }
 
-static inline void fuse_update_ctime(struct inode *inode)
+void fuse_update_ctime(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (!IS_NOCMTIME(inode)) {
 		inode->i_ctime = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
@@ -1724,152 +1725,6 @@ static int fuse_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *entry,
 	return fuse_update_attributes(inode, stat, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static int fuse_setxattr(struct dentry *unused, struct inode *inode,
-			 const char *name, const void *value,
-			 size_t size, int flags)
-{
-	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-	FUSE_ARGS(args);
-	struct fuse_setxattr_in inarg;
-	int err;
-
-	if (fc->no_setxattr)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
-	inarg.size = size;
-	inarg.flags = flags;
-	args.in.h.opcode = FUSE_SETXATTR;
-	args.in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
-	args.in.numargs = 3;
-	args.in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	args.in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	args.in.args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
-	args.in.args[1].value = name;
-	args.in.args[2].size = size;
-	args.in.args[2].value = value;
-	err = fuse_simple_request(fc, &args);
-	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fc->no_setxattr = 1;
-		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-	if (!err) {
-		fuse_invalidate_attr(inode);
-		fuse_update_ctime(inode);
-	}
-	return err;
-}
-
-static ssize_t fuse_getxattr(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *inode,
-			     const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
-{
-	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-	FUSE_ARGS(args);
-	struct fuse_getxattr_in inarg;
-	struct fuse_getxattr_out outarg;
-	ssize_t ret;
-
-	if (fc->no_getxattr)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
-	inarg.size = size;
-	args.in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETXATTR;
-	args.in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
-	args.in.numargs = 2;
-	args.in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	args.in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	args.in.args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
-	args.in.args[1].value = name;
-	/* This is really two different operations rolled into one */
-	args.out.numargs = 1;
-	if (size) {
-		args.out.argvar = 1;
-		args.out.args[0].size = size;
-		args.out.args[0].value = value;
-	} else {
-		args.out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-		args.out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	}
-	ret = fuse_simple_request(fc, &args);
-	if (!ret && !size)
-		ret = outarg.size;
-	if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
-		fc->no_getxattr = 1;
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static ssize_t fuse_listxattr(struct dentry *entry, char *list, size_t size)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = d_inode(entry);
-	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-	FUSE_ARGS(args);
-	struct fuse_getxattr_in inarg;
-	struct fuse_getxattr_out outarg;
-	ssize_t ret;
-
-	if (!fuse_allow_current_process(fc))
-		return -EACCES;
-
-	if (fc->no_listxattr)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
-	inarg.size = size;
-	args.in.h.opcode = FUSE_LISTXATTR;
-	args.in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
-	args.in.numargs = 1;
-	args.in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	args.in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	/* This is really two different operations rolled into one */
-	args.out.numargs = 1;
-	if (size) {
-		args.out.argvar = 1;
-		args.out.args[0].size = size;
-		args.out.args[0].value = list;
-	} else {
-		args.out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-		args.out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	}
-	ret = fuse_simple_request(fc, &args);
-	if (!ret && !size)
-		ret = outarg.size;
-	if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
-		fc->no_listxattr = 1;
-		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int fuse_removexattr(struct dentry *entry, const char *name)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = d_inode(entry);
-	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-	FUSE_ARGS(args);
-	int err;
-
-	if (fc->no_removexattr)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	args.in.h.opcode = FUSE_REMOVEXATTR;
-	args.in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
-	args.in.numargs = 1;
-	args.in.args[0].size = strlen(name) + 1;
-	args.in.args[0].value = name;
-	err = fuse_simple_request(fc, &args);
-	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
-		fc->no_removexattr = 1;
-		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-	if (!err) {
-		fuse_invalidate_attr(inode);
-		fuse_update_ctime(inode);
-	}
-	return err;
-}
-
 static const struct inode_operations fuse_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= fuse_lookup,
 	.mkdir		= fuse_mkdir,
@@ -1884,10 +1739,10 @@ static const struct inode_operations fuse_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.mknod		= fuse_mknod,
 	.permission	= fuse_permission,
 	.getattr	= fuse_getattr,
-	.setxattr	= fuse_setxattr,
-	.getxattr	= fuse_getxattr,
+	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
+	.getxattr	= generic_getxattr,
 	.listxattr	= fuse_listxattr,
-	.removexattr	= fuse_removexattr,
+	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations fuse_dir_operations = {
@@ -1905,10 +1760,10 @@ static const struct inode_operations fuse_common_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= fuse_setattr,
 	.permission	= fuse_permission,
 	.getattr	= fuse_getattr,
-	.setxattr	= fuse_setxattr,
-	.getxattr	= fuse_getxattr,
+	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
+	.getxattr	= generic_getxattr,
 	.listxattr	= fuse_listxattr,
-	.removexattr	= fuse_removexattr,
+	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 };
 
 static const struct inode_operations fuse_symlink_inode_operations = {
@@ -1916,10 +1771,10 @@ static const struct inode_operations fuse_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.get_link	= fuse_get_link,
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.getattr	= fuse_getattr,
-	.setxattr	= fuse_setxattr,
-	.getxattr	= fuse_getxattr,
+	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
+	.getxattr	= generic_getxattr,
 	.listxattr	= fuse_listxattr,
-	.removexattr	= fuse_removexattr,
+	.removexattr	= generic_removexattr,
 };
 
 void fuse_init_common(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index d98d8cc84def..6db54d0bd81b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -902,6 +902,8 @@ int fuse_allow_current_process(struct fuse_conn *fc);
 
 u64 fuse_lock_owner_id(struct fuse_conn *fc, fl_owner_t id);
 
+void fuse_update_ctime(struct inode *inode);
+
 int fuse_update_attributes(struct inode *inode, struct kstat *stat,
 			   struct file *file, bool *refreshed);
 
@@ -966,4 +968,7 @@ void fuse_set_initialized(struct fuse_conn *fc);
 void fuse_unlock_inode(struct inode *inode);
 void fuse_lock_inode(struct inode *inode);
 
+ssize_t fuse_listxattr(struct dentry *entry, char *list, size_t size);
+extern const struct xattr_handler *fuse_xattr_handlers[];
+
 #endif /* _FS_FUSE_I_H */
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 4e05b51120f4..1e535f31fed0 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ static int fuse_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	}
 	sb->s_magic = FUSE_SUPER_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_op = &fuse_super_operations;
+	sb->s_xattr = fuse_xattr_handlers;
 	sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 	sb->s_export_op = &fuse_export_operations;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/xattr.c b/fs/fuse/xattr.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9929cbe8cf03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/fuse/xattr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/*
+  FUSE: Filesystem in Userspace
+  Copyright (C) 2001-2008  Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
+
+  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.
+  See the file COPYING.
+*/
+
+#include "fuse_i.h"
+
+#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+static int fuse_setxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
+			 const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+{
+	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
+	FUSE_ARGS(args);
+	struct fuse_setxattr_in inarg;
+	int err;
+
+	if (fc->no_setxattr)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
+	inarg.size = size;
+	inarg.flags = flags;
+	args.in.h.opcode = FUSE_SETXATTR;
+	args.in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
+	args.in.numargs = 3;
+	args.in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	args.in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	args.in.args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
+	args.in.args[1].value = name;
+	args.in.args[2].size = size;
+	args.in.args[2].value = value;
+	err = fuse_simple_request(fc, &args);
+	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
+		fc->no_setxattr = 1;
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+	if (!err) {
+		fuse_invalidate_attr(inode);
+		fuse_update_ctime(inode);
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static ssize_t fuse_getxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
+			     void *value, size_t size)
+{
+	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
+	FUSE_ARGS(args);
+	struct fuse_getxattr_in inarg;
+	struct fuse_getxattr_out outarg;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (fc->no_getxattr)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
+	inarg.size = size;
+	args.in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETXATTR;
+	args.in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
+	args.in.numargs = 2;
+	args.in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	args.in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	args.in.args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
+	args.in.args[1].value = name;
+	/* This is really two different operations rolled into one */
+	args.out.numargs = 1;
+	if (size) {
+		args.out.argvar = 1;
+		args.out.args[0].size = size;
+		args.out.args[0].value = value;
+	} else {
+		args.out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+		args.out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	}
+	ret = fuse_simple_request(fc, &args);
+	if (!ret && !size)
+		ret = outarg.size;
+	if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
+		fc->no_getxattr = 1;
+		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+ssize_t fuse_listxattr(struct dentry *entry, char *list, size_t size)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(entry);
+	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
+	FUSE_ARGS(args);
+	struct fuse_getxattr_in inarg;
+	struct fuse_getxattr_out outarg;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (!fuse_allow_current_process(fc))
+		return -EACCES;
+
+	if (fc->no_listxattr)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
+	inarg.size = size;
+	args.in.h.opcode = FUSE_LISTXATTR;
+	args.in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
+	args.in.numargs = 1;
+	args.in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	args.in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	/* This is really two different operations rolled into one */
+	args.out.numargs = 1;
+	if (size) {
+		args.out.argvar = 1;
+		args.out.args[0].size = size;
+		args.out.args[0].value = list;
+	} else {
+		args.out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+		args.out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	}
+	ret = fuse_simple_request(fc, &args);
+	if (!ret && !size)
+		ret = outarg.size;
+	if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
+		fc->no_listxattr = 1;
+		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int fuse_removexattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
+{
+	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
+	FUSE_ARGS(args);
+	int err;
+
+	if (fc->no_removexattr)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	args.in.h.opcode = FUSE_REMOVEXATTR;
+	args.in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
+	args.in.numargs = 1;
+	args.in.args[0].size = strlen(name) + 1;
+	args.in.args[0].value = name;
+	err = fuse_simple_request(fc, &args);
+	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
+		fc->no_removexattr = 1;
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+	if (!err) {
+		fuse_invalidate_attr(inode);
+		fuse_update_ctime(inode);
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int fuse_xattr_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+			 struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+			 const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
+{
+	return fuse_getxattr(inode, name, value, size);
+}
+
+static int fuse_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+			  struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+			  const char *name, const void *value, size_t size,
+			  int flags)
+{
+	if (!value)
+		return fuse_removexattr(inode, name);
+
+	return fuse_setxattr(inode, name, value, size, flags);
+}
+
+static const struct xattr_handler fuse_xattr_handler = {
+	.prefix = "",
+	.get    = fuse_xattr_get,
+	.set    = fuse_xattr_set,
+};
+
+const struct xattr_handler *fuse_xattr_handlers[] = {
+	&fuse_xattr_handler,
+	NULL
+};
