diff --git a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_common.h b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_common.h
index a090040bb2..fa9671872e 100644
--- a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_common.h
+++ b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_common.h
@@ -357,6 +357,21 @@ struct fuse_file_info {
  */
 #define FUSE_CAP_SUBMOUNTS (1 << 27)
 
+/**
+ * Indicates that the filesystem is responsible for clearing
+ * security.capability xattr and clearing setuid and setgid bits. Following
+ * are the rules.
+ * - clear "security.capability" on write, truncate and chown unconditionally
+ * - clear suid/sgid if following is true. Note, sgid is cleared only if
+ *   group executable bit is set.
+ *    o setattr has FATTR_SIZE and FATTR_KILL_SUIDGID set.
+ *    o setattr has FATTR_UID or FATTR_GID
+ *    o open has O_TRUNC and FUSE_OPEN_KILL_SUIDGID
+ *    o create has O_TRUNC and FUSE_OPEN_KILL_SUIDGID flag set.
+ *    o write has FUSE_WRITE_KILL_SUIDGID
+ */
+#define FUSE_CAP_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2 (1 << 28)
+
 /**
  * Ioctl flags
  *
diff --git a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.c b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.c
index e94b71110b..f78692ef66 100644
--- a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.c
+++ b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ static void do_setattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t nodeid,
                       FUSE_SET_ATTR_GID | FUSE_SET_ATTR_SIZE |
                       FUSE_SET_ATTR_ATIME | FUSE_SET_ATTR_MTIME |
                       FUSE_SET_ATTR_ATIME_NOW | FUSE_SET_ATTR_MTIME_NOW |
-                      FUSE_SET_ATTR_CTIME;
+                      FUSE_SET_ATTR_CTIME | FUSE_SET_ATTR_KILL_SUIDGID;
 
         req->se->op.setattr(req, nodeid, &stbuf, arg->valid, fi);
     } else {
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ static void do_create(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t nodeid,
 
         memset(&fi, 0, sizeof(fi));
         fi.flags = arg->flags;
+        fi.kill_priv = arg->open_flags & FUSE_OPEN_KILL_SUIDGID;
 
         req->ctx.umask = arg->umask;
 
@@ -1092,6 +1093,7 @@ static void do_open(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t nodeid,
 
     memset(&fi, 0, sizeof(fi));
     fi.flags = arg->flags;
+    fi.kill_priv = arg->open_flags & FUSE_OPEN_KILL_SUIDGID;
 
     if (req->se->op.open) {
         req->se->op.open(req, nodeid, &fi);
@@ -1983,6 +1985,9 @@ static void do_init(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t nodeid,
     if (arg->flags & FUSE_SUBMOUNTS) {
         se->conn.capable |= FUSE_CAP_SUBMOUNTS;
     }
+    if (arg->flags & FUSE_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2) {
+        se->conn.capable |= FUSE_CAP_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2;
+    }
 #ifdef HAVE_SPLICE
 #ifdef HAVE_VMSPLICE
     se->conn.capable |= FUSE_CAP_SPLICE_WRITE | FUSE_CAP_SPLICE_MOVE;
@@ -2114,6 +2119,10 @@ static void do_init(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t nodeid,
     outarg.congestion_threshold = se->conn.congestion_threshold;
     outarg.time_gran = se->conn.time_gran;
 
+    if (se->conn.want & FUSE_CAP_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2) {
+        outarg.flags |= FUSE_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2;
+    }
+
     fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   INIT: %u.%u\n", outarg.major, outarg.minor);
     fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   flags=0x%08x\n", outarg.flags);
     fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   max_readahead=0x%08x\n", outarg.max_readahead);
diff --git a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.h b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.h
index 0e10a14bc9..3bf786b034 100644
--- a/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.h
+++ b/tools/virtiofsd/fuse_lowlevel.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ struct fuse_forget_data {
 #define FUSE_SET_ATTR_ATIME_NOW (1 << 7)
 #define FUSE_SET_ATTR_MTIME_NOW (1 << 8)
 #define FUSE_SET_ATTR_CTIME (1 << 10)
+#define FUSE_SET_ATTR_KILL_SUIDGID (1 << 11)
 
 /*
  * Request methods and replies
diff --git a/tools/virtiofsd/passthrough_ll.c b/tools/virtiofsd/passthrough_ll.c
index 5dd6a4a4a6..74ce7b8e26 100644
--- a/tools/virtiofsd/passthrough_ll.c
+++ b/tools/virtiofsd/passthrough_ll.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ struct lo_data {
 
     /* An O_PATH file descriptor to /proc/self/fd/ */
     int proc_self_fd;
+    int user_killpriv_v2, killpriv_v2;
 };
 
 static const struct fuse_opt lo_opts[] = {
@@ -198,6 +199,8 @@ static const struct fuse_opt lo_opts[] = {
     { "allow_direct_io", offsetof(struct lo_data, allow_direct_io), 1 },
     { "no_allow_direct_io", offsetof(struct lo_data, allow_direct_io), 0 },
     { "announce_submounts", offsetof(struct lo_data, announce_submounts), 1 },
+    { "killpriv_v2", offsetof(struct lo_data, user_killpriv_v2), 1 },
+    { "no_killpriv_v2", offsetof(struct lo_data, user_killpriv_v2), 0 },
     FUSE_OPT_END
 };
 static bool use_syslog = false;
@@ -630,6 +633,34 @@ static void lo_init(void *userdata, struct fuse_conn_info *conn)
                  "does not support it\n");
         lo->announce_submounts = false;
     }
+
+    if (lo->user_killpriv_v2 == 1) {
+        /*
+         * User explicitly asked for this option. Enable it unconditionally.
+         * If connection does not have this capability, it should fail
+         * in fuse_lowlevel.c
+         */
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_init: enabling killpriv_v2\n");
+        conn->want |= FUSE_CAP_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2;
+        lo->killpriv_v2 = 1;
+    } else if (lo->user_killpriv_v2 == -1 &&
+               conn->capable & FUSE_CAP_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2) {
+        /*
+         * User did not specify a value for killpriv_v2. By default enable it
+         * if connection offers this capability
+         */
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_init: enabling killpriv_v2\n");
+        conn->want |= FUSE_CAP_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2;
+        lo->killpriv_v2 = 1;
+    } else {
+        /*
+         * Either user specified to disable killpriv_v2, or connection does
+         * not offer this capability. Disable killpriv_v2 in both the cases
+         */
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_init: disabling killpriv_v2\n");
+        conn->want &= ~FUSE_CAP_HANDLE_KILLPRIV_V2;
+        lo->killpriv_v2 = 0;
+    }
 }
 
 static void lo_getattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
@@ -714,7 +745,10 @@ static void lo_setattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, struct stat *attr,
     }
     if (valid & FUSE_SET_ATTR_SIZE) {
         int truncfd;
+        bool kill_suidgid;
+        bool cap_fsetid_dropped = false;
 
+        kill_suidgid = lo->killpriv_v2 && (valid & FUSE_SET_ATTR_KILL_SUIDGID);
         if (fi) {
             truncfd = fd;
         } else {
@@ -725,8 +759,25 @@ static void lo_setattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, struct stat *attr,
             }
         }
 
+        if (kill_suidgid) {
+            res = drop_effective_cap("FSETID", &cap_fsetid_dropped);
+            if (res != 0) {
+                saverr = res;
+                if (!fi) {
+                    close(truncfd);
+                }
+                goto out_err;
+            }
+        }
+
         res = ftruncate(truncfd, attr->st_size);
         saverr = res == -1 ? errno : 0;
+
+        if (cap_fsetid_dropped) {
+            if (gain_effective_cap("FSETID")) {
+                fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "Failed to gain CAP_FSETID\n");
+            }
+        }
         if (!fi) {
             close(truncfd);
         }
@@ -1709,11 +1760,27 @@ static int lo_do_open(struct lo_data *lo, struct lo_inode *inode,
 {
     ssize_t fh;
     int fd = existing_fd;
+    int err;
+    bool cap_fsetid_dropped = false;
+    bool kill_suidgid = lo->killpriv_v2 && fi->kill_priv;
 
     update_open_flags(lo->writeback, lo->allow_direct_io, fi);
 
     if (fd < 0) {
+        if (kill_suidgid) {
+            err = drop_effective_cap("FSETID", &cap_fsetid_dropped);
+            if (err) {
+                return err;
+            }
+        }
+
         fd = lo_inode_open(lo, inode, fi->flags);
+
+        if (cap_fsetid_dropped) {
+            if (gain_effective_cap("FSETID")) {
+                fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "Failed to gain CAP_FSETID\n");
+            }
+        }
         if (fd < 0) {
             return -fd;
         }
@@ -1747,8 +1814,8 @@ static void lo_create(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
     int err;
     struct lo_cred old = {};
 
-    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_create(parent=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s)\n", parent,
-             name);
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_create(parent=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s)"
+             " kill_priv=%d\n", parent, name, fi->kill_priv);
 
     if (!is_safe_path_component(name)) {
         fuse_reply_err(req, EINVAL);
@@ -1981,8 +2048,8 @@ static void lo_open(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
     struct lo_inode *inode = lo_inode(req, ino);
     int err;
 
-    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_open(ino=%" PRIu64 ", flags=%d)\n", ino,
-             fi->flags);
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_open(ino=%" PRIu64 ", flags=%d, kill_priv=%d)"
+             "\n", ino, fi->flags, fi->kill_priv);
 
     if (!inode) {
         fuse_reply_err(req, EBADF);
@@ -2121,12 +2188,14 @@ static void lo_write_buf(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
     out_buf.buf[0].pos = off;
 
     fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
-             "lo_write_buf(ino=%" PRIu64 ", size=%zd, off=%lu)\n", ino,
-             out_buf.buf[0].size, (unsigned long)off);
+             "lo_write_buf(ino=%" PRIu64 ", size=%zd, off=%lu kill_priv=%d)\n",
+             ino, out_buf.buf[0].size, (unsigned long)off, fi->kill_priv);
 
     /*
      * If kill_priv is set, drop CAP_FSETID which should lead to kernel
-     * clearing setuid/setgid on file.
+     * clearing setuid/setgid on file. Note, for WRITE, we need to do
+     * this even if killpriv_v2 is not enabled. fuse direct write path
+     * relies on this.
      */
     if (fi->kill_priv) {
         res = drop_effective_cap("FSETID", &cap_fsetid_dropped);
@@ -3534,6 +3603,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         .posix_lock = 0,
         .allow_direct_io = 0,
         .proc_self_fd = -1,
+        .user_killpriv_v2 = -1,
     };
     struct lo_map_elem *root_elem;
     struct lo_map_elem *reserve_elem;
