diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index e4c5f193ed5e..cf23a7c54bf1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -920,6 +920,8 @@ void nfs_server_copy_userdata(struct nfs_server *target, struct nfs_server *sour
 	target->options = source->options;
 	target->auth_info = source->auth_info;
 	target->port = source->port;
+	memcpy(target->readdir_attrs, source->readdir_attrs,
+			sizeof(target->readdir_attrs));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_server_copy_userdata);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index d9114a754db7..ba1dffdd25eb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -1108,6 +1108,9 @@ static int nfs4_server_common_setup(struct nfs_server *server,
 
 	nfs4_server_set_init_caps(server);
 
+	server->readdir_attrs[0] = FATTR4_WORD0_RDATTR_ERROR;
+	server->readdir_attrs[1] = FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID;
+
 	/* Probe the root fh to retrieve its FSID and filehandle */
 	error = nfs4_get_rootfh(server, mntfh, auth_probe);
 	if (error < 0)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 832fa226b8f2..12cc9e972f36 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -5109,6 +5109,7 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_readdir(struct nfs_readdir_arg *nr_arg,
 		.pgbase = 0,
 		.count = nr_arg->page_len,
 		.plus = nr_arg->plus,
+		.server = server,
 	};
 	struct nfs4_readdir_res res;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index deec76cf5afe..1825e3eeb34b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1601,16 +1601,15 @@ static void encode_read(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs_pgio_args *args
 
 static void encode_readdir(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs4_readdir_arg *readdir, struct rpc_rqst *req, struct compound_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	uint32_t attrs[3] = {
-		FATTR4_WORD0_RDATTR_ERROR,
-		FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID,
-	};
+	uint32_t attrs[3];
 	uint32_t dircount = readdir->count;
 	uint32_t maxcount = readdir->count;
 	__be32 *p, verf[2];
 	uint32_t attrlen = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	memcpy(attrs, readdir->server->readdir_attrs, sizeof(attrs));
+
 	if (readdir->plus) {
 		attrs[0] |= FATTR4_WORD0_TYPE|FATTR4_WORD0_CHANGE|FATTR4_WORD0_SIZE|
 			FATTR4_WORD0_FSID|FATTR4_WORD0_FILEHANDLE|FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/sysfs.c b/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
index bf378ecd5d9f..6bded395df18 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
@@ -270,7 +270,59 @@ shutdown_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 	return count;
 }
 
+static ssize_t
+v4_readdir_attrs_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				char *buf)
+{
+	struct nfs_server *server;
+	server = container_of(kobj, struct nfs_server, kobj);
+
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "0x%x 0x%x 0x%x\n",
+			server->readdir_attrs[0],
+			server->readdir_attrs[1],
+			server->readdir_attrs[2]);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+v4_readdir_attrs_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct nfs_server *server;
+	u32 attrs[3];
+	char p[24], *v;
+	size_t token = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	if (count > 24)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	v = strncpy(p, buf, count);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+		token += strcspn(v, " ") + 1;
+		if (token > 22)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		p[token - 1] = '\0';
+		if (kstrtoint(v, 0, &attrs[i]))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		v = &p[token];
+	}
+
+	server = container_of(kobj, struct nfs_server, kobj);
+
+	if (attrs[0])
+		server->readdir_attrs[0] = attrs[0];
+	if (attrs[1])
+		server->readdir_attrs[1] = attrs[1];
+	if (attrs[2])
+		server->readdir_attrs[2] = attrs[2];
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 static struct kobj_attribute nfs_sysfs_attr_shutdown = __ATTR_RW(shutdown);
+static struct kobj_attribute nfs_sysfs_attr_v4_readdir_attrs = __ATTR_RW(v4_readdir_attrs);
 
 #define RPC_CLIENT_NAME_SIZE 64
 
@@ -325,6 +377,12 @@ void nfs_sysfs_add_server(struct nfs_server *server)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		pr_warn("NFS: sysfs_create_file_ns for server-%d failed (%d)\n",
 			server->s_sysfs_id, ret);
+
+	ret = sysfs_create_file_ns(&server->kobj, &nfs_sysfs_attr_v4_readdir_attrs.attr,
+				nfs_netns_server_namespace(&server->kobj));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		pr_warn("NFS: sysfs_create_file_ns for server-%d failed (%d)\n",
+			server->s_sysfs_id, ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_sysfs_add_server);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index 20eeba8b009d..f37cc3fe140e 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ struct nfs_server {
 						   of change attribute, size, ctime
 						   and mtime attributes supported by
 						   the server */
+	u32			readdir_attrs[3]; /* V4 tuneable default readdir attrs */
 	u32			acl_bitmask;	/* V4 bitmask representing the ACEs
 						   that are supported on this
 						   filesystem */
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 12bbb5c63664..e05d861b1788 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -1142,6 +1142,7 @@ struct nfs4_readdir_arg {
 	struct page **			pages;	/* zero-copy data */
 	unsigned int			pgbase;	/* zero-copy data */
 	const u32 *			bitmask;
+	const struct nfs_server		*server;
 	bool				plus;
 };
 
