diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 39dc795..2ac2459 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -642,6 +642,118 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * v9fs_vfs_create_dotl - VFS hook to create files for 9P2000.L protocol.
+ * @dir: directory inode that is being created
+ * @dentry:  dentry that is being deleted
+ * @mode: create permissions
+ * @nd: path information
+ *
+ */
+
+static int
+v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+		struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+	char *name = NULL;
+	gid_t gid;
+	int flags;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
+	struct p9_fid *fid = NULL;
+	struct p9_fid *dfid, *ofid;
+	struct file *filp;
+	struct p9_qid qid;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN)
+		flags = nd->intent.open.flags - 1;
+	else
+		flags = O_RDWR;
+
+	name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_vfs_create_dotl: name:%s flags:0x%x "
+			"mode:0x%x\n", name, flags, mode);
+
+	dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
+	if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dfid);
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	/* clone a fid to use for creation */
+	ofid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 0, NULL, 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(ofid)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(ofid);
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	gid = v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(dir);
+	err = p9_client_create_dotl(ofid, name, flags, mode, gid, &qid);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
+				"p9_client_open_dotl failed in creat %d\n",
+				err);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	/* No need to populate the inode if we are not opening the file AND
+	 * not in cached mode.
+	 */
+	if (!v9ses->cache && !(nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN)) {
+		/* Not in cached mode. No need to populate inode with stat */
+		dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
+		p9_client_clunk(ofid);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, NULL);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Now walk from the parent so we can get an unopened fid. */
+	fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
+		fid = NULL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	/* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to dentry */
+	inode = v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
+		goto error;
+	}
+	dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto error;
+
+	/* if we are opening a file, assign the open fid to the file */
+	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) {
+		filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, dentry, v9fs_open_created);
+		if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
+			p9_client_clunk(ofid);
+			return PTR_ERR(filp);
+		}
+		filp->private_data = ofid;
+	} else
+		p9_client_clunk(ofid);
+
+	return 0;
+
+error:
+	if (ofid)
+		p9_client_clunk(ofid);
+	if (fid)
+		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
  * v9fs_vfs_create - VFS hook to create files
  * @dir: directory inode that is being created
  * @dentry:  dentry that is being deleted
@@ -1808,7 +1920,7 @@
 };
 
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl = {
-	.create = v9fs_vfs_create,
+	.create = v9fs_vfs_create_dotl,
 	.lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
 	.link = v9fs_vfs_link_dotl,
 	.symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink_dotl,
diff --git a/include/net/9p/9p.h b/include/net/9p/9p.h
index 091b471..06d111d 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/9p.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/9p.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
  * @P9_RSYMLINK: make symlink response
  * @P9_TMKNOD: create a special file object request
  * @P9_RMKNOD: create a special file object response
+ * @P9_TLCREATE: prepare a handle for I/O on an new file for 9P2000.L
+ * @P9_RLCREATE: response with file access information for 9P2000.L
  * @P9_TRENAME: rename request
  * @P9_RRENAME: rename response
  * @P9_TMKDIR: create a directory request
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@
 enum p9_msg_t {
 	P9_TSTATFS = 8,
 	P9_RSTATFS,
+	P9_TLCREATE = 14,
+	P9_RLCREATE,
 	P9_TSYMLINK = 16,
 	P9_RSYMLINK,
 	P9_TMKNOD = 18,
diff --git a/include/net/9p/client.h b/include/net/9p/client.h
index 55d913a..d755c0e 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/client.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/client.h
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@
 int p9_client_link(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_fid *oldfid, char *newname);
 int p9_client_symlink(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, char *symname, gid_t gid,
 							struct p9_qid *qid);
+int p9_client_create_dotl(struct p9_fid *ofid, char *name, u32 flags, u32 mode,
+		gid_t gid, struct p9_qid *qid);
 int p9_client_clunk(struct p9_fid *fid);
 int p9_client_remove(struct p9_fid *fid);
 int p9_client_read(struct p9_fid *fid, char *data, char __user *udata,
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index a3bdd34..e580409 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1050,6 +1050,50 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_open);
 
+int p9_client_create_dotl(struct p9_fid *ofid, char *name, u32 flags, u32 mode,
+		gid_t gid, struct p9_qid *qid)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+	struct p9_client *clnt;
+	struct p9_req_t *req;
+	int iounit;
+
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P,
+			">>> TLCREATE fid %d name %s flags %d mode %d gid %d\n",
+			ofid->fid, name, flags, mode, gid);
+	clnt = ofid->clnt;
+
+	if (ofid->mode != -1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	req = p9_client_rpc(clnt, P9_TLCREATE, "dsddd", ofid->fid, name, flags,
+			mode, gid);
+	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(req);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->proto_version, "Qd", qid, &iounit);
+	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
+		goto free_and_error;
+	}
+
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RLCREATE qid %x.%llx.%x iounit %x\n",
+			qid->type,
+			(unsigned long long)qid->path,
+			qid->version, iounit);
+
+	ofid->mode = mode;
+	ofid->iounit = iounit;
+
+free_and_error:
+	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
+error:
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_create_dotl);
+
 int p9_client_fcreate(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, u32 perm, int mode,
 		     char *extension)
 {