diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index 20b1c17..37ff3d5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ config NFSD_FLEXFILELAYOUT
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config NFSD_V4_2_INTER_SSC
+	bool "NFSv4.2 inter server to server COPY"
+	depends on NFSD_V4 && NFS_V4_1 && NFS_V4_2
+	help
+	  This option enables support for NFSv4.2 inter server to
+	  server copy where the destination server calls the NFSv4.2
+	  client to read the data to copy from the source server.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
 	bool "Provide Security Label support for NFSv4 server"
 	depends on NFSD_V4 && SECURITY
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 70d03e9..2e28254 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -503,12 +503,20 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_open_omfg(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_stat
 	    union nfsd4_op_u *u)
 {
 	struct nfsd4_putfh *putfh = &u->putfh;
+	__be32 ret;
 
 	fh_put(&cstate->current_fh);
 	cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_size = putfh->pf_fhlen;
 	memcpy(&cstate->current_fh.fh_handle.fh_base, putfh->pf_fhval,
 	       putfh->pf_fhlen);
-	return fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS);
+	ret = fh_verify(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS);
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_2_INTER_SSC
+	if (ret == nfserr_stale && putfh->no_verify) {
+		SET_FH_FLAG(&cstate->current_fh, NFSD4_FH_FOREIGN);
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+#endif
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static __be32
@@ -1967,11 +1975,12 @@ static void svcxdr_init_encode(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 {
 	struct nfsd4_compoundargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
-	struct nfsd4_op	*op;
+	struct nfsd4_op	*op, *current_op, *saved_op;
 	struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate = &resp->cstate;
 	struct svc_fh *current_fh = &cstate->current_fh;
 	struct svc_fh *save_fh = &cstate->save_fh;
 	__be32		status;
+	int i;
 
 	svcxdr_init_encode(rqstp, resp);
 	resp->tagp = resp->xdr.p;
@@ -2006,6 +2015,27 @@ static void svcxdr_init_encode(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		resp->opcnt = 1;
 		goto encode_op;
 	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_2_INTER_SSC
+	/* traverse all operation and if it's a COPY compound, mark the
+	 * source filehandle to skip verification
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < args->opcnt; i++) {
+		op = &args->ops[i];
+		if (op->opnum == OP_PUTFH)
+			current_op = op;
+		else if (op->opnum == OP_SAVEFH)
+			saved_op = current_op;
+		else if (op->opnum == OP_RESTOREFH)
+			current_op = saved_op;
+		else if (op->opnum == OP_COPY) {
+			struct nfsd4_copy *copy = (struct nfsd4_copy *)&op[i].u;
+			struct nfsd4_putfh *putfh =
+				(struct nfsd4_putfh *)&saved_op->u;
+			if (!copy->cp_intra)
+				putfh->no_verify = true;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
 
 	trace_nfsd_compound(rqstp, args->opcnt);
 	while (!status && resp->opcnt < args->opcnt) {
@@ -2021,13 +2051,14 @@ static void svcxdr_init_encode(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 				op->status = nfsd4_open_omfg(rqstp, cstate, op);
 			goto encode_op;
 		}
-
-		if (!current_fh->fh_dentry) {
+		if (!current_fh->fh_dentry &&
+				!HAS_FH_FLAG(current_fh, NFSD4_FH_FOREIGN)) {
 			if (!(op->opdesc->op_flags & ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH)) {
 				op->status = nfserr_nofilehandle;
 				goto encode_op;
 			}
-		} else if (current_fh->fh_export->ex_fslocs.migrated &&
+		} else if (current_fh->fh_export &&
+			   current_fh->fh_export->ex_fslocs.migrated &&
 			  !(op->opdesc->op_flags & ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS)) {
 			op->status = nfserr_moved;
 			goto encode_op;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
index 755e256..b9c7568 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static inline ino_t u32_to_ino_t(__u32 uino)
 
 	bool			fh_locked;	/* inode locked by us */
 	bool			fh_want_write;	/* remount protection taken */
-
+	int			fh_flags;	/* FH flags */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V3
 	bool			fh_post_saved;	/* post-op attrs saved */
 	bool			fh_pre_saved;	/* pre-op attrs saved */
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ static inline ino_t u32_to_ino_t(__u32 uino)
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V3 */
 
 } svc_fh;
+#define NFSD4_FH_FOREIGN (1<<0)
+#define SET_FH_FLAG(c, f) ((c)->fh_flags |= (f))
+#define HAS_FH_FLAG(c, f) ((c)->fh_flags & (f))
 
 enum nfsd_fsid {
 	FSID_DEV = 0,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
index 9d7318c..fbd18d6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ struct nfsd4_lookup {
 struct nfsd4_putfh {
 	u32		pf_fhlen;           /* request */
 	char		*pf_fhval;          /* request */
+	bool		no_verify;	    /* represents foreigh fh */
 };
 
 struct nfsd4_open {
