diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.c b/fs/9p/acl.c
index 4293b45..cad38bc 100644
--- a/fs/9p/acl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/acl.c
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 #include <net/9p/9p.h>
 #include <net/9p/client.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/posix_acl_xattr.h>
 #include "xattr.h"
 #include "acl.h"
+#include "v9fs_vfs.h"
 
 static struct posix_acl *__v9fs_get_acl(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name)
 {
@@ -119,7 +121,77 @@
 			      const void *value, size_t size,
 			      int flags, int type)
 {
-	return 0;
+	int retval;
+	struct posix_acl *acl;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+
+	if (strcmp(name, "") != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
+		return -EPERM;
+	if (value) {
+		/* update the cached acl value */
+		acl = posix_acl_from_xattr(value, size);
+		if (IS_ERR(acl))
+			return PTR_ERR(acl);
+		else if (acl) {
+			retval = posix_acl_valid(acl);
+			if (retval)
+				goto err_out;
+		}
+	} else
+		acl = NULL;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
+		name = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS;
+		if (acl) {
+			mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
+			retval = posix_acl_equiv_mode(acl, &mode);
+			if (retval < 0)
+				goto err_out;
+			else {
+				struct iattr iattr;
+				if (retval == 0) {
+					/*
+					 * ACL can be represented
+					 * by the mode bits. So don't
+					 * update ACL.
+					 */
+					acl = NULL;
+					value = NULL;
+					size = 0;
+				}
+				/* Updte the mode bits */
+				iattr.ia_mode = ((mode & S_IALLUGO) |
+						 (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO));
+				iattr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
+				/* FIXME should we update ctime ?
+				 * What is the following setxattr update the
+				 * mode ?
+				 */
+				v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl(dentry, &iattr);
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
+		name = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT;
+		if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
+			retval = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_out;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	}
+	retval = v9fs_xattr_set(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
+	if (!retval)
+		set_cached_acl(inode, type, acl);
+err_out:
+	posix_acl_release(acl);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 const struct xattr_handler v9fs_xattr_acl_access_handler = {
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
index 88418c4..0986129 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@
 
 ssize_t v9fs_file_readn(struct file *, char *, char __user *, u32, u64);
 void v9fs_blank_wstat(struct p9_wstat *wstat);
+int v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 1249b83..4b67bf1 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-static int v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
+int v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;