diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
index b47626815..c2bab8f03 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "xfs_trans_space.h"
 #include "xfs_parent.h"
 #include "xfs_ag.h"
+#include "xfs_ialloc.h"
 
 const struct xfs_name xfs_name_dotdot = {
 	.name	= (const unsigned char *)"..",
@@ -1079,3 +1080,229 @@ xfs_dir_exchange_children(
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Given an entry (@src_name, @src_ip) in directory @src_dp, make the entry
+ * @target_name in directory @target_dp point to @src_ip and remove the
+ * original entry, cleaning up everything left behind.
+ *
+ * Cleanup involves dropping a link count on @target_ip, and either removing
+ * the (@src_name, @src_ip) entry from @src_dp or simply replacing the entry
+ * with (@src_name, @wip) if a whiteout inode @wip is supplied.
+ *
+ * All inodes must have the ILOCK held.  We assume that if @src_ip is a
+ * directory then its '..' doesn't already point to @target_dp, and that @wip
+ * is a freshly allocated whiteout.
+ */
+int
+xfs_dir_rename_children(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_dir_update	*du_src,
+	struct xfs_dir_update	*du_tgt,
+	unsigned int		spaceres,
+	struct xfs_dir_update	*du_wip)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_inode	*src_dp = du_src->dp;
+	const struct xfs_name	*src_name = du_src->name;
+	struct xfs_inode	*src_ip = du_src->ip;
+	struct xfs_inode	*target_dp = du_tgt->dp;
+	const struct xfs_name	*target_name = du_tgt->name;
+	struct xfs_inode	*target_ip = du_tgt->ip;
+	bool			new_parent = (src_dp != target_dp);
+	bool			src_is_directory;
+	int			error;
+
+	src_is_directory = S_ISDIR(VFS_I(src_ip)->i_mode);
+
+	/*
+	 * Check for expected errors before we dirty the transaction
+	 * so we can return an error without a transaction abort.
+	 */
+	if (target_ip == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * If there's no space reservation, check the entry will
+		 * fit before actually inserting it.
+		 */
+		if (!spaceres) {
+			error = xfs_dir_canenter(tp, target_dp, target_name);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * If target exists and it's a directory, check that whether
+		 * it can be destroyed.
+		 */
+		if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(target_ip)->i_mode) &&
+		    (!xfs_dir_isempty(target_ip) ||
+		     (VFS_I(target_ip)->i_nlink > 2)))
+			return -EEXIST;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Directory entry creation below may acquire the AGF. Remove
+	 * the whiteout from the unlinked list first to preserve correct
+	 * AGI/AGF locking order. This dirties the transaction so failures
+	 * after this point will abort and log recovery will clean up the
+	 * mess.
+	 *
+	 * For whiteouts, we need to bump the link count on the whiteout
+	 * inode. After this point, we have a real link, clear the tmpfile
+	 * state flag from the inode so it doesn't accidentally get misused
+	 * in future.
+	 */
+	if (du_wip->ip) {
+		struct xfs_perag	*pag;
+
+		ASSERT(VFS_I(du_wip->ip)->i_nlink == 0);
+
+		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, du_wip->ip->i_ino));
+		error = xfs_iunlink_remove(tp, pag, du_wip->ip);
+		xfs_perag_put(pag);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		xfs_bumplink(tp, du_wip->ip);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Set up the target.
+	 */
+	if (target_ip == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * If target does not exist and the rename crosses
+		 * directories, adjust the target directory link count
+		 * to account for the ".." reference from the new entry.
+		 */
+		error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, target_dp, target_name,
+					   src_ip->i_ino, spaceres);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, target_dp,
+					XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
+
+		if (new_parent && src_is_directory) {
+			xfs_bumplink(tp, target_dp);
+		}
+	} else { /* target_ip != NULL */
+		/*
+		 * Link the source inode under the target name.
+		 * If the source inode is a directory and we are moving
+		 * it across directories, its ".." entry will be
+		 * inconsistent until we replace that down below.
+		 *
+		 * In case there is already an entry with the same
+		 * name at the destination directory, remove it first.
+		 */
+		error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, target_dp, target_name,
+					src_ip->i_ino, spaceres);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, target_dp,
+					XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
+
+		/*
+		 * Decrement the link count on the target since the target
+		 * dir no longer points to it.
+		 */
+		error = xfs_droplink(tp, target_ip);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		if (src_is_directory) {
+			/*
+			 * Drop the link from the old "." entry.
+			 */
+			error = xfs_droplink(tp, target_ip);
+			if (error)
+				return error;
+		}
+	} /* target_ip != NULL */
+
+	/*
+	 * Remove the source.
+	 */
+	if (new_parent && src_is_directory) {
+		/*
+		 * Rewrite the ".." entry to point to the new
+		 * directory.
+		 */
+		error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, src_ip, &xfs_name_dotdot,
+					target_dp->i_ino, spaceres);
+		ASSERT(error != -EEXIST);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We always want to hit the ctime on the source inode.
+	 *
+	 * This isn't strictly required by the standards since the source
+	 * inode isn't really being changed, but old unix file systems did
+	 * it and some incremental backup programs won't work without it.
+	 */
+	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, src_ip, XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, src_ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+
+	/*
+	 * Adjust the link count on src_dp.  This is necessary when
+	 * renaming a directory, either within one parent when
+	 * the target existed, or across two parent directories.
+	 */
+	if (src_is_directory && (new_parent || target_ip != NULL)) {
+
+		/*
+		 * Decrement link count on src_directory since the
+		 * entry that's moved no longer points to it.
+		 */
+		error = xfs_droplink(tp, src_dp);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * For whiteouts, we only need to update the source dirent with the
+	 * inode number of the whiteout inode rather than removing it
+	 * altogether.
+	 */
+	if (du_wip->ip)
+		error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, src_dp, src_name, du_wip->ip->i_ino,
+					spaceres);
+	else
+		error = xfs_dir_removename(tp, src_dp, src_name, src_ip->i_ino,
+					   spaceres);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, src_dp, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, src_dp, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+	if (new_parent)
+		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, target_dp, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+
+	/* Schedule parent pointer updates. */
+	if (du_wip->ppargs) {
+		error = xfs_parent_addname(tp, du_wip->ppargs, src_dp,
+				src_name, du_wip->ip);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	if (du_src->ppargs) {
+		error = xfs_parent_replacename(tp, du_src->ppargs, src_dp,
+				src_name, target_dp, target_name, src_ip);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	if (du_tgt->ppargs) {
+		error = xfs_parent_removename(tp, du_tgt->ppargs, target_dp,
+				target_name, target_ip);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
index 8b1e192bd..df6d4bbe3 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
@@ -327,5 +327,8 @@ int xfs_dir_remove_child(struct xfs_trans *tp, unsigned int resblks,
 
 int xfs_dir_exchange_children(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_dir_update *du1,
 		struct xfs_dir_update *du2, unsigned int spaceres);
+int xfs_dir_rename_children(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_dir_update *du_src,
+		struct xfs_dir_update *du_tgt, unsigned int spaceres,
+		struct xfs_dir_update *du_wip);
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_DIR2_H__ */
