diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
index e46f7f489..b47626815 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -954,3 +954,128 @@ xfs_dir_remove_child(
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Exchange the entry (@name1, @ip1) in directory @dp1 with the entry (@name2,
+ * @ip2) in directory @dp2, and update '..' @ip1 and @ip2's entries as needed.
+ * @ip1 and @ip2 need not be of the same type.
+ *
+ * All inodes must have the ILOCK held, and both entries must already exist.
+ */
+int
+xfs_dir_exchange_children(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_dir_update	*du1,
+	struct xfs_dir_update	*du2,
+	unsigned int		spaceres)
+{
+	struct xfs_inode	*dp1 = du1->dp;
+	const struct xfs_name	*name1 = du1->name;
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip1 = du1->ip;
+	struct xfs_inode	*dp2 = du2->dp;
+	const struct xfs_name	*name2 = du2->name;
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip2 = du2->ip;
+	int			ip1_flags = 0;
+	int			ip2_flags = 0;
+	int			dp2_flags = 0;
+	int			error;
+
+	/* Swap inode number for dirent in first parent */
+	error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, dp1, name1, ip2->i_ino, spaceres);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	/* Swap inode number for dirent in second parent */
+	error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, dp2, name2, ip1->i_ino, spaceres);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	/*
+	 * If we're renaming one or more directories across different parents,
+	 * update the respective ".." entries (and link counts) to match the new
+	 * parents.
+	 */
+	if (dp1 != dp2) {
+		dp2_flags = XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG;
+
+		if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip2)->i_mode)) {
+			error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, ip2, &xfs_name_dotdot,
+						dp1->i_ino, spaceres);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+
+			/* transfer ip2 ".." reference to dp1 */
+			if (!S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip1)->i_mode)) {
+				error = xfs_droplink(tp, dp2);
+				if (error)
+					return error;
+				xfs_bumplink(tp, dp1);
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Although ip1 isn't changed here, userspace needs
+			 * to be warned about the change, so that applications
+			 * relying on it (like backup ones), will properly
+			 * notify the change
+			 */
+			ip1_flags |= XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG;
+			ip2_flags |= XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG;
+		}
+
+		if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip1)->i_mode)) {
+			error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, ip1, &xfs_name_dotdot,
+						dp2->i_ino, spaceres);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+
+			/* transfer ip1 ".." reference to dp2 */
+			if (!S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip2)->i_mode)) {
+				error = xfs_droplink(tp, dp1);
+				if (error)
+					return error;
+				xfs_bumplink(tp, dp2);
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Although ip2 isn't changed here, userspace needs
+			 * to be warned about the change, so that applications
+			 * relying on it (like backup ones), will properly
+			 * notify the change
+			 */
+			ip1_flags |= XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG;
+			ip2_flags |= XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ip1_flags) {
+		xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, ip1, ip1_flags);
+		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip1, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+	}
+	if (ip2_flags) {
+		xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, ip2, ip2_flags);
+		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip2, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+	}
+	if (dp2_flags) {
+		xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, dp2, dp2_flags);
+		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, dp2, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+	}
+	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, dp1, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, dp1, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+
+	/* Schedule parent pointer replacements */
+	if (du1->ppargs) {
+		error = xfs_parent_replacename(tp, du1->ppargs, dp1, name1,
+				dp2, name2, ip1);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	if (du2->ppargs) {
+		error = xfs_parent_replacename(tp, du2->ppargs, dp2, name2,
+				dp1, name1, ip2);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
index c89916d1c..8b1e192bd 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
@@ -325,4 +325,7 @@ int xfs_dir_add_child(struct xfs_trans *tp, unsigned int resblks,
 int xfs_dir_remove_child(struct xfs_trans *tp, unsigned int resblks,
 		struct xfs_dir_update *du);
 
+int xfs_dir_exchange_children(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_dir_update *du1,
+		struct xfs_dir_update *du2, unsigned int spaceres);
+
 #endif	/* __XFS_DIR2_H__ */
