diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 460cd69..8ccbf43 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -859,7 +859,14 @@
 		};
 	};
 
-	__le64 unused[7];
+	/*
+	 * Process chunks that cross stripes_min..stripes_max devices,
+	 * BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_STRIPES_RANGE
+	 */
+	__le32 stripes_min;
+	__le32 stripes_max;
+
+	__le64 unused[6];
 } __attribute__ ((__packed__));
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index e2fdd2e..9f5d167 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -3220,6 +3220,19 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int chunk_stripes_range_filter(struct extent_buffer *leaf,
+			       struct btrfs_chunk *chunk,
+			       struct btrfs_balance_args *bargs)
+{
+	int num_stripes = btrfs_chunk_num_stripes(leaf, chunk);
+
+	if (bargs->stripes_min <= num_stripes
+			&& num_stripes <= bargs->stripes_max)
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int chunk_soft_convert_filter(u64 chunk_type,
 				     struct btrfs_balance_args *bargs)
 {
@@ -3286,6 +3299,12 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* stripes filter */
+	if ((bargs->flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_STRIPES_RANGE) &&
+	    chunk_stripes_range_filter(leaf, chunk, bargs)) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* soft profile changing mode */
 	if ((bargs->flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_SOFT) &&
 	    chunk_soft_convert_filter(chunk_type, bargs)) {
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
index 628d4e1..a5bf224 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@
 #define BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_VRANGE	(1ULL << 4)
 #define BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_LIMIT	(1ULL << 5)
 #define BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_LIMIT_RANGE	(1ULL << 6)
+#define BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_STRIPES_RANGE (1ULL << 7)
 
 #define BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_MASK			\
 	(BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_PROFILES |		\