diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 97447a64bad0..ec1b2dd8fd45 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/addr.h>
 #include <linux/jhash.h>
 #include <linux/string_helpers.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include "xdr4.h"
 #include "xdr4cb.h"
 #include "vfs.h"
@@ -2352,6 +2353,10 @@ static int client_info_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	memcpy(&clid, &clp->cl_clientid, sizeof(clid));
 	seq_printf(m, "clientid: 0x%llx\n", clid);
 	seq_printf(m, "address: \"%pISpc\"\n", (struct sockaddr *)&clp->cl_addr);
+	if (test_bit(NFSD4_CLIENT_CONFIRMED, &clp->cl_flags))
+		seq_puts(m, "status: confirmed\n");
+	else
+		seq_puts(m, "status: unconfirmed\n");
 	seq_printf(m, "name: ");
 	seq_quote_mem(m, clp->cl_name.data, clp->cl_name.len);
 	seq_printf(m, "\nminor version: %d\n", clp->cl_minorversion);
@@ -2702,6 +2707,7 @@ static struct nfs4_client *create_client(struct xdr_netobj name,
 	int ret;
 	struct net *net = SVC_NET(rqstp);
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
+	struct dentry *dentries[ARRAY_SIZE(client_files)];
 
 	clp = alloc_client(name);
 	if (clp == NULL)
@@ -2721,9 +2727,11 @@ static struct nfs4_client *create_client(struct xdr_netobj name,
 	memcpy(&clp->cl_addr, sa, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
 	clp->cl_cb_session = NULL;
 	clp->net = net;
-	clp->cl_nfsd_dentry = nfsd_client_mkdir(nn, &clp->cl_nfsdfs,
-			clp->cl_clientid.cl_id - nn->clientid_base,
-			client_files);
+	clp->cl_nfsd_dentry = nfsd_client_mkdir(
+		nn, &clp->cl_nfsdfs,
+		clp->cl_clientid.cl_id - nn->clientid_base,
+		client_files, dentries);
+	clp->cl_nfsd_info_dentry = dentries[0];
 	if (!clp->cl_nfsd_dentry) {
 		free_client(clp);
 		return NULL;
@@ -2798,7 +2806,10 @@ move_to_confirmed(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 	list_move(&clp->cl_idhash, &nn->conf_id_hashtbl[idhashval]);
 	rb_erase(&clp->cl_namenode, &nn->unconf_name_tree);
 	add_clp_to_name_tree(clp, &nn->conf_name_tree);
-	set_bit(NFSD4_CLIENT_CONFIRMED, &clp->cl_flags);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(NFSD4_CLIENT_CONFIRMED, &clp->cl_flags) &&
+	    clp->cl_nfsd_dentry &&
+	    clp->cl_nfsd_info_dentry)
+		fsnotify_dentry(clp->cl_nfsd_info_dentry, FS_MODIFY);
 	renew_client_locked(clp);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index ef86ed23af82..94ce1eabd9d1 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1266,7 +1266,8 @@ static void nfsdfs_remove_files(struct dentry *root)
 /* XXX: cut'n'paste from simple_fill_super; figure out if we could share
  * code instead. */
 static  int nfsdfs_create_files(struct dentry *root,
-					const struct tree_descr *files)
+				const struct tree_descr *files,
+				struct dentry **fdentries)
 {
 	struct inode *dir = d_inode(root);
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -1275,8 +1276,6 @@ static  int nfsdfs_create_files(struct dentry *root,
 
 	inode_lock(dir);
 	for (i = 0; files->name && files->name[0]; i++, files++) {
-		if (!files->name)
-			continue;
 		dentry = d_alloc_name(root, files->name);
 		if (!dentry)
 			goto out;
@@ -1290,6 +1289,8 @@ static  int nfsdfs_create_files(struct dentry *root,
 		inode->i_private = __get_nfsdfs_client(dir);
 		d_add(dentry, inode);
 		fsnotify_create(dir, dentry);
+		if (fdentries)
+			fdentries[i] = dentry;
 	}
 	inode_unlock(dir);
 	return 0;
@@ -1301,8 +1302,9 @@ static  int nfsdfs_create_files(struct dentry *root,
 
 /* on success, returns positive number unique to that client. */
 struct dentry *nfsd_client_mkdir(struct nfsd_net *nn,
-		struct nfsdfs_client *ncl, u32 id,
-		const struct tree_descr *files)
+				 struct nfsdfs_client *ncl, u32 id,
+				 const struct tree_descr *files,
+				 struct dentry **fdentries)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	char name[11];
@@ -1313,7 +1315,7 @@ struct dentry *nfsd_client_mkdir(struct nfsd_net *nn,
 	dentry = nfsd_mkdir(nn->nfsd_client_dir, ncl, name);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) /* XXX: tossing errors? */
 		return NULL;
-	ret = nfsdfs_create_files(dentry, files);
+	ret = nfsdfs_create_files(dentry, files, fdentries);
 	if (ret) {
 		nfsd_client_rmdir(dentry);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index 8bdc37aa2c2e..9aee72f65330 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ struct nfsdfs_client {
 
 struct nfsdfs_client *get_nfsdfs_client(struct inode *);
 struct dentry *nfsd_client_mkdir(struct nfsd_net *nn,
-		struct nfsdfs_client *ncl, u32 id, const struct tree_descr *);
+				 struct nfsdfs_client *ncl, u32 id,
+				 const struct tree_descr *,
+				 struct dentry **fdentries);
 void nfsd_client_rmdir(struct dentry *dentry);
 
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index 73deea353169..54cab651ac1d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ struct nfs4_client {
 
 	/* debugging info directory under nfsd/clients/ : */
 	struct dentry		*cl_nfsd_dentry;
+	/* 'info' file within that directory. Ref is not counted,
+	 * but will remain valid iff cl_nfsd_dentry != NULL
+	 */
+	struct dentry		*cl_nfsd_info_dentry;
 
 	/* for nfs41 callbacks */
 	/* We currently support a single back channel with a single slot */
