diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifs_spnego.c b/fs/smb/client/cifs_spnego.c
index af7849e5974ff3..28f568b5fc2771 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifs_spnego.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifs_spnego.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ struct key_type cifs_spnego_key_type = {
 /* strlen of ";pid=0x" */
 #define PID_KEY_LEN		7
 
+/* strlen of ";upcall_target=" */
+#define UPCALL_TARGET_KEY_LEN	15
+
 /* get a key struct with a SPNEGO security blob, suitable for session setup */
 struct key *
 cifs_get_spnego_key(struct cifs_ses *sesInfo,
@@ -108,6 +111,11 @@ cifs_get_spnego_key(struct cifs_ses *sesInfo,
 	if (sesInfo->user_name)
 		desc_len += USER_KEY_LEN + strlen(sesInfo->user_name);
 
+	if (sesInfo->upcall_target == UPTARGET_MOUNT)
+		desc_len += UPCALL_TARGET_KEY_LEN + 5; // strlen("mount")
+	else
+		desc_len += UPCALL_TARGET_KEY_LEN + 3; // strlen("app")
+
 	spnego_key = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	description = kzalloc(desc_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (description == NULL)
@@ -156,6 +164,14 @@ cifs_get_spnego_key(struct cifs_ses *sesInfo,
 	dp = description + strlen(description);
 	sprintf(dp, ";pid=0x%x", current->pid);
 
+	if (sesInfo->upcall_target == UPTARGET_MOUNT) {
+		dp = description + strlen(description);
+		sprintf(dp, ";upcall_target=mount");
+	} else {
+		dp = description + strlen(description);
+		sprintf(dp, ";upcall_target=app");
+	}
+
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "key description = %s\n", description);
 	saved_cred = override_creds(spnego_cred);
 	spnego_key = request_key(&cifs_spnego_key_type, description, "");
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
index 20cafdff508106..97985347102792 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
@@ -546,6 +546,30 @@ static int cifs_show_devname(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *root)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+cifs_show_upcall_target(struct seq_file *s, struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+{
+	if (cifs_sb->ctx->upcall_target == UPTARGET_UNSPECIFIED) {
+		seq_puts(s, ",upcall_target=app");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	seq_puts(s, ",upcall_target=");
+
+	switch (cifs_sb->ctx->upcall_target) {
+	case UPTARGET_APP:
+		seq_puts(s, "app");
+		break;
+	case UPTARGET_MOUNT:
+		seq_puts(s, "mount");
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* shouldn't ever happen */
+		seq_puts(s, "unknown");
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * cifs_show_options() is for displaying mount options in /proc/mounts.
  * Not all settable options are displayed but most of the important
@@ -562,6 +586,7 @@ cifs_show_options(struct seq_file *s, struct dentry *root)
 	seq_show_option(s, "vers", tcon->ses->server->vals->version_string);
 	cifs_show_security(s, tcon->ses);
 	cifs_show_cache_flavor(s, cifs_sb);
+	cifs_show_upcall_target(s, cifs_sb);
 
 	if (tcon->no_lease)
 		seq_puts(s, ",nolease");
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 5041b1ffc244b0..63d194ebbd7d9b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ enum securityEnum {
 	Kerberos,		/* Kerberos via SPNEGO */
 };
 
+enum upcall_target_enum {
+	UPTARGET_UNSPECIFIED, /* not specified, defaults to app */
+	UPTARGET_MOUNT, /* upcall to the mount namespace */
+	UPTARGET_APP, /* upcall to the application namespace which did the mount */
+};
+
 enum cifs_reparse_type {
 	CIFS_REPARSE_TYPE_NFS,
 	CIFS_REPARSE_TYPE_WSL,
@@ -1084,6 +1090,7 @@ struct cifs_ses {
 	struct session_key auth_key;
 	struct ntlmssp_auth *ntlmssp; /* ciphertext, flags, server challenge */
 	enum securityEnum sectype; /* what security flavor was specified? */
+	enum upcall_target_enum upcall_target; /* what upcall target was specified? */
 	bool sign;		/* is signing required? */
 	bool domainAuto:1;
 	bool expired_pwd;  /* track if access denied or expired pwd so can know if need to update */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 0ce2d704b1f3f8..0a97228c06b1e7 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -2339,6 +2339,26 @@ cifs_get_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 
 	ses->sectype = ctx->sectype;
 	ses->sign = ctx->sign;
+
+	/*
+	 *Explicitly marking upcall_target mount option for easier handling
+	 * by cifs_spnego.c and eventually cifs.upcall.c
+	 */
+
+	switch (ctx->upcall_target) {
+	case UPTARGET_UNSPECIFIED: /* default to app */
+	case UPTARGET_APP:
+		ses->upcall_target = UPTARGET_APP;
+		break;
+	case UPTARGET_MOUNT:
+		ses->upcall_target = UPTARGET_MOUNT;
+		break;
+	default:
+		// should never happen
+		ses->upcall_target = UPTARGET_APP;
+		break;
+	}
+
 	ses->local_nls = load_nls(ctx->local_nls->charset);
 
 	/* add server as first channel */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
index 5c5a52019efada..c87879e4739b1a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ static const match_table_t cifs_secflavor_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_sec_err, NULL }
 };
 
+static const match_table_t cifs_upcall_target = {
+	{ Opt_upcall_target_mount, "mount" },
+	{ Opt_upcall_target_application, "app" },
+	{ Opt_upcall_target_err, NULL }
+};
+
 const struct fs_parameter_spec smb3_fs_parameters[] = {
 	/* Mount options that take no arguments */
 	fsparam_flag_no("user_xattr", Opt_user_xattr),
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ const struct fs_parameter_spec smb3_fs_parameters[] = {
 	fsparam_string("sec", Opt_sec),
 	fsparam_string("cache", Opt_cache),
 	fsparam_string("reparse", Opt_reparse),
+	fsparam_string("upcall_target", Opt_upcalltarget),
 
 	/* Arguments that should be ignored */
 	fsparam_flag("guest", Opt_ignore),
@@ -248,6 +255,29 @@ cifs_parse_security_flavors(struct fs_context *fc, char *value, struct smb3_fs_c
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+cifs_parse_upcall_target(struct fs_context *fc, char *value, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
+{
+	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
+
+	ctx->upcall_target = UPTARGET_UNSPECIFIED;
+
+	switch (match_token(value, cifs_upcall_target, args)) {
+	case Opt_upcall_target_mount:
+		ctx->upcall_target = UPTARGET_MOUNT;
+		break;
+	case Opt_upcall_target_application:
+		ctx->upcall_target = UPTARGET_APP;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		cifs_errorf(fc, "bad upcall target: %s\n", value);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const match_table_t cifs_cacheflavor_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_cache_loose, "loose" },
 	{ Opt_cache_strict, "strict" },
@@ -1450,6 +1480,10 @@ static int smb3_fs_context_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc,
 		if (cifs_parse_security_flavors(fc, param->string, ctx) != 0)
 			goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
 		break;
+	case Opt_upcalltarget:
+		if (cifs_parse_upcall_target(fc, param->string, ctx) != 0)
+			goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
+		break;
 	case Opt_cache:
 		if (cifs_parse_cache_flavor(fc, param->string, ctx) != 0)
 			goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
@@ -1627,6 +1661,11 @@ static int smb3_fs_context_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc,
 	}
 	/* case Opt_ignore: - is ignored as expected ... */
 
+	if (ctx->multiuser && ctx->upcall_target == UPTARGET_MOUNT) {
+		cifs_errorf(fc, "multiuser mount option not supported with upcalltarget set as 'mount'\n");
+		goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
  cifs_parse_mount_err:
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
index 890d6d9d4a592f..67b7fc48ac583c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ enum cifs_sec_param {
 	Opt_sec_err
 };
 
+enum cifs_upcall_target_param {
+	Opt_upcall_target_mount,
+	Opt_upcall_target_application,
+	Opt_upcall_target_err
+};
+
 enum cifs_param {
 	/* Mount options that take no arguments */
 	Opt_user_xattr,
@@ -114,6 +120,8 @@ enum cifs_param {
 	Opt_multichannel,
 	Opt_compress,
 	Opt_witness,
+	Opt_is_upcall_target_mount,
+	Opt_is_upcall_target_application,
 
 	/* Mount options which take numeric value */
 	Opt_backupuid,
@@ -157,6 +165,7 @@ enum cifs_param {
 	Opt_sec,
 	Opt_cache,
 	Opt_reparse,
+	Opt_upcalltarget,
 
 	/* Mount options to be ignored */
 	Opt_ignore,
@@ -198,6 +207,7 @@ struct smb3_fs_context {
 	umode_t file_mode;
 	umode_t dir_mode;
 	enum securityEnum sectype; /* sectype requested via mnt opts */
+	enum upcall_target_enum upcall_target; /* where to upcall for mount */
 	bool sign; /* was signing requested via mnt opts? */
 	bool ignore_signature:1;
 	bool retry:1;