diff --git a/io/parent.c b/io/parent.c
index 927d05d70b0c..8db93d987552 100644
--- a/io/parent.c
+++ b/io/parent.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ static char *mntpt;
 
 struct pptr_args {
 	char		*pathbuf;
+	char		*filter_name;
+	uint64_t	filter_ino;
+	bool		shortformat;
 };
 
 static int
@@ -25,12 +28,27 @@ pptr_print(
 	void			*arg)
 {
 	const struct xfs_fid	*fid = &rec->p_handle.ha_fid;
+	struct pptr_args	*args = arg;
 
 	if (rec->p_flags & PARENTREC_FILE_IS_ROOT) {
 		printf(_("Root directory.\n"));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (args->filter_ino && fid->fid_ino != args->filter_ino)
+		return 0;
+	if (args->filter_name && strcmp(args->filter_name, rec->p_name))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (args->shortformat) {
+		printf("%llu:%u:%zu:%s\n",
+				(unsigned long long)fid->fid_ino,
+				(unsigned int)fid->fid_gen,
+				strlen(rec->p_name),
+				rec->p_name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	printf(_("p_ino     = %llu\n"), (unsigned long long)fid->fid_ino);
 	printf(_("p_gen     = %u\n"), (unsigned int)fid->fid_gen);
 	printf(_("p_namelen = %zu\n"), strlen(rec->p_name));
@@ -39,6 +57,21 @@ pptr_print(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+filter_path_components(
+	const char		*name,
+	uint64_t		ino,
+	void			*arg)
+{
+	struct pptr_args	*args = arg;
+
+	if (args->filter_ino && ino == args->filter_ino)
+		return ECANCELED;
+	if (args->filter_name && !strcmp(args->filter_name, name))
+		return ECANCELED;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 paths_print(
 	const char		*mntpt,
@@ -51,6 +84,12 @@ paths_print(
 	int			mntpt_len = strlen(mntpt);
 	int			ret;
 
+	if (args->filter_ino || args->filter_name) {
+		ret = path_walk_components(path, filter_path_components, args);
+		if (ret != ECANCELED)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Trim trailing slashes from the mountpoint */
 	while (mntpt_len > 0 && mntpt[mntpt_len - 1] == '/')
 		mntpt_len--;
@@ -103,7 +142,7 @@ parent_f(
 	}
 	mntpt = fs->fs_dir;
 
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "b:pz")) != EOF) {
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "b:i:n:psz")) != EOF) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'b':
 			errno = 0;
@@ -114,9 +153,24 @@ parent_f(
 				return 1;
 			}
 			break;
+		case 'i':
+			args.filter_ino = strtoull(optarg, &p, 0);
+			if (*p != '\0' || args.filter_ino == 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, _("Bad inode number '%s'.\n"),
+						optarg);
+				exitcode = 1;
+				return 1;
+			}
+			break;
+		case 'n':
+			args.filter_name = optarg;
+			break;
 		case 'p':
 			listpath_flag = 1;
 			break;
+		case 's':
+			args.shortformat = true;
+			break;
 		case 'z':
 			single_path = true;
 			break;
@@ -203,7 +257,10 @@ printf(_(
 " list the current file's parents and their filenames\n"
 "\n"
 " -b -- use this many bytes to hold parent pointer records\n"
+" -i -- Only show parent pointer records containing the given inode\n"
+" -n -- Only show parent pointer records containing the given filename\n"
 " -p -- list the current file's paths up to the root\n"
+" -s -- Print records in short format: ino/gen/namelen/filename\n"
 " -z -- print only the first path from the root\n"
 "\n"
 "If ino and gen are supplied, use them instead.\n"
@@ -217,7 +274,7 @@ parent_init(void)
 	parent_cmd.cfunc = parent_f;
 	parent_cmd.argmin = 0;
 	parent_cmd.argmax = -1;
-	parent_cmd.args = _("[-pz] [-b bufsize] [ino gen]");
+	parent_cmd.args = _("[-psz] [-b bufsize] [-i ino] [-n name] [ino gen]");
 	parent_cmd.flags = CMD_NOMAP_OK;
 	parent_cmd.oneline = _("print parent inodes");
 	parent_cmd.help = parent_help;
diff --git a/man/man8/xfs_io.8 b/man/man8/xfs_io.8
index b9d5447703fc..02036e3d093b 100644
--- a/man/man8/xfs_io.8
+++ b/man/man8/xfs_io.8
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ and
 options behave as described above, in
 .B chproj.
 .TP
-.BR parent " [ " \-pz " ] [ " \-b " bufsize ] [" " ino gen " "]"
+.BR parent " [ " \-fpz " ] [ " \-b " bufsize ] [ " \-i " ino ] [ " \-n " name ] [" " ino gen " "]"
 By default this command prints out the parent inode numbers,
 inode generation numbers and basenames of all the hardlinks which
 point to the inode of the current file.
@@ -1023,11 +1023,20 @@ the open file.
 .TP 0.4i
 .B \-b
 Use a buffer of this size to receive parent pointer records from the kernel.
-.TP
+.TP 0.4i
+.B \-i
+Only show parent pointer records containing this inode number.
+.TP 0.4i
+.B \-n
+Only show parent pointer records containing this directory entry name.
+.TP 0.4i
 .B \-p
 the output is similar to the default output except pathnames up to
 the mount-point are printed out instead of the component name.
 .TP
+.B \-s
+Print records in short format: ino/gen/namelen/name
+.TP
 .B \-z
 Print only the first path from the root.
 .RE
