diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 3d46052..8e0673a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/mnt_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/nfs_idmap.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <linux/inet.h>
@@ -272,10 +274,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
 static int nfs4_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt);
+static int nfs4_remote_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt);
 static int nfs4_xdev_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt);
 static int nfs4_referral_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt);
+static int nfs4_remote_referral_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt);
 static void nfs4_kill_super(struct super_block *sb);
 
 static struct file_system_type nfs4_fs_type = {
@@ -286,6 +292,14 @@
 	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
 
+static struct file_system_type nfs4_remote_fs_type = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.name		= "nfs4",
+	.get_sb		= nfs4_remote_get_sb,
+	.kill_sb	= nfs4_kill_super,
+	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
+};
+
 struct file_system_type nfs4_xdev_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "nfs4",
@@ -294,6 +308,14 @@
 	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
 };
 
+static struct file_system_type nfs4_remote_referral_fs_type = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.name		= "nfs4",
+	.get_sb		= nfs4_remote_referral_get_sb,
+	.kill_sb	= nfs4_kill_super,
+	.fs_flags	= FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE|FS_REVAL_DOT|FS_BINARY_MOUNTDATA,
+};
+
 struct file_system_type nfs4_referral_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "nfs4",
@@ -2433,12 +2455,12 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Get the superblock for an NFS4 mountpoint
+ * Get the superblock for the NFS4 root partition
  */
-static int nfs4_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+static int nfs4_remote_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
-	struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data;
+	struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data = raw_data;
 	struct super_block *s;
 	struct nfs_server *server;
 	struct nfs_fh *mntfh;
@@ -2449,18 +2471,12 @@
 	};
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
 
-	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	mntfh = kzalloc(sizeof(*mntfh), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (data == NULL || mntfh == NULL)
 		goto out_free_fh;
 
 	security_init_mnt_opts(&data->lsm_opts);
 
-	/* Validate the mount data */
-	error = nfs4_validate_mount_data(raw_data, data, dev_name);
-	if (error < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	/* Get a volume representation */
 	server = nfs4_create_server(data, mntfh);
 	if (IS_ERR(server)) {
@@ -2473,7 +2489,7 @@
 		compare_super = NULL;
 
 	/* Get a superblock - note that we may end up sharing one that already exists */
-	s = sget(fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, &sb_mntdata);
+	s = sget(&nfs4_fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, &sb_mntdata);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(s);
 		goto out_free;
@@ -2510,14 +2526,9 @@
 	error = 0;
 
 out:
-	kfree(data->client_address);
-	kfree(data->nfs_server.export_path);
-	kfree(data->nfs_server.hostname);
-	kfree(data->fscache_uniq);
 	security_free_mnt_opts(&data->lsm_opts);
 out_free_fh:
 	kfree(mntfh);
-	kfree(data);
 	return error;
 
 out_free:
@@ -2531,6 +2542,102 @@
 	goto out;
 }
 
+static struct vfsmount *nfs_do_root_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+		int flags, void *data, const char *hostname)
+{
+	struct vfsmount *root_mnt;
+	char *root_devname;
+	size_t len;
+
+	len = strlen(hostname) + 3;
+	root_devname = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (root_devname == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	snprintf(root_devname, len, "%s:/", hostname);
+	root_mnt = vfs_kern_mount(fs_type, flags, root_devname, data);
+	kfree(root_devname);
+	return root_mnt;
+}
+
+static int nfs_follow_remote_path(struct vfsmount *root_mnt,
+		const char *export_path, struct vfsmount *mnt_target)
+{
+	struct mnt_namespace *ns_private;
+	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct super_block *s;
+	int ret;
+
+	ns_private = create_mnt_ns(root_mnt);
+	ret = PTR_ERR(ns_private);
+	if (IS_ERR(ns_private))
+		goto out_mntput;
+
+	ret = vfs_path_lookup(root_mnt->mnt_root, root_mnt,
+			export_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
+
+	put_mnt_ns(ns_private);
+
+	if (ret != 0)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	s = nd.path.mnt->mnt_sb;
+	atomic_inc(&s->s_active);
+	mnt_target->mnt_sb = s;
+	mnt_target->mnt_root = dget(nd.path.dentry);
+
+	path_put(&nd.path);
+	down_write(&s->s_umount);
+	return 0;
+out_mntput:
+	mntput(root_mnt);
+out_err:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Get the superblock for an NFS4 mountpoint
+ */
+static int nfs4_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+	int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+{
+	struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *data;
+	char *export_path;
+	struct vfsmount *root_mnt;
+	int error = -ENOMEM;
+
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (data == NULL)
+		goto out_free_data;
+
+	/* Validate the mount data */
+	error = nfs4_validate_mount_data(raw_data, data, dev_name);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	export_path = data->nfs_server.export_path;
+	data->nfs_server.export_path = "/";
+	root_mnt = nfs_do_root_mount(&nfs4_remote_fs_type, flags, data,
+			data->nfs_server.hostname);
+	data->nfs_server.export_path = export_path;
+
+	error = PTR_ERR(root_mnt);
+	if (IS_ERR(root_mnt))
+		goto out;
+
+	error = nfs_follow_remote_path(root_mnt, export_path, mnt);
+
+out:
+	kfree(data->client_address);
+	kfree(data->nfs_server.export_path);
+	kfree(data->nfs_server.hostname);
+	kfree(data->fscache_uniq);
+out_free_data:
+	kfree(data);
+	dprintk("<-- nfs4_get_sb() = %d%s\n", error,
+			error != 0 ? " [error]" : "");
+	return error;
+}
+
 static void nfs4_kill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SB(sb);
@@ -2627,12 +2734,9 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-/*
- * Create an NFS4 server record on referral traversal
- */
-static int nfs4_referral_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
-				const char *dev_name, void *raw_data,
-				struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static int nfs4_remote_referral_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+		int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data,
+		struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	struct nfs_clone_mount *data = raw_data;
 	struct super_block *s;
@@ -2711,4 +2815,36 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Create an NFS4 server record on referral traversal
+ */
+static int nfs4_referral_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+		int flags, const char *dev_name, void *raw_data,
+		struct vfsmount *mnt)
+{
+	struct nfs_clone_mount *data = raw_data;
+	char *export_path;
+	struct vfsmount *root_mnt;
+	int error;
+
+	dprintk("--> nfs4_referral_get_sb()\n");
+
+	export_path = data->mnt_path;
+	data->mnt_path = "/";
+
+	root_mnt = nfs_do_root_mount(&nfs4_remote_referral_fs_type,
+			flags, data, data->hostname);
+	data->mnt_path = export_path;
+
+	error = PTR_ERR(root_mnt);
+	if (IS_ERR(root_mnt))
+		goto out;
+
+	error = nfs_follow_remote_path(root_mnt, export_path, mnt);
+out:
+	dprintk("<-- nfs4_referral_get_sb() = %d%s\n", error,
+			error != 0 ? " [error]" : "");
+	return error;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4 */