diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
index b5a4a28e0fe7..e4420591cf35 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ static void v9fs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 
 	/* if we just extended the file size, any portion not in
 	 * cache won't be on server and is zeroes */
-	if (subreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ)
+	if (subreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ &&
+	    subreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ)
 		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
 	if (pos + total >= i_size_read(rreq->inode))
 		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_HIT_EOF, &subreq->flags);
diff --git a/fs/afs/write.c b/fs/afs/write.c
index 7df7b2f5e7b2..2e7526ea883a 100644
--- a/fs/afs/write.c
+++ b/fs/afs/write.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ void afs_retry_request(struct netfs_io_request *wreq, struct netfs_io_stream *st
 	case NETFS_READ_GAPS:
 	case NETFS_READ_SINGLE:
 	case NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE:
+	case NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ:
 	case NETFS_DIO_READ:
 		return;
 	default:
diff --git a/fs/ceph/addr.c b/fs/ceph/addr.c
index 557c326561fd..b95c4cb21c13 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/addr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/addr.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static void finish_netfs_read(struct ceph_osd_request *req)
 		if (sparse && err > 0)
 			err = ceph_sparse_ext_map_end(op);
 		if (err < subreq->len &&
+		    subreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ &&
 		    subreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ)
 			__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
 		if (IS_ENCRYPTED(inode) && err > 0) {
@@ -281,7 +282,8 @@ static bool ceph_netfs_issue_op_inline(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	size_t len;
 	int mode;
 
-	if (rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ)
+	if (rreq->origin != NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ &&
+	    rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ)
 		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
 	__clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_COPY_TO_CACHE, &subreq->flags);
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_read.c b/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
index a24e63d2c818..9902766195d7 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_read_iter_locked(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *i
 
 	rreq = netfs_alloc_request(iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping, iocb->ki_filp,
 				   iocb->ki_pos, orig_count,
-				   NETFS_DIO_READ);
+				   iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT ?
+				   NETFS_DIO_READ : NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ);
 	if (IS_ERR(rreq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rreq);
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/main.c b/fs/netfs/main.c
index 70ecc8f5f210..3db401d269e7 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/main.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static const char *netfs_origins[nr__netfs_io_origin] = {
 	[NETFS_READ_GAPS]		= "RG",
 	[NETFS_READ_SINGLE]		= "R1",
 	[NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE]		= "RW",
+	[NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ]		= "UR",
 	[NETFS_DIO_READ]		= "DR",
 	[NETFS_WRITEBACK]		= "WB",
 	[NETFS_WRITEBACK_SINGLE]	= "W1",
diff --git a/fs/netfs/misc.c b/fs/netfs/misc.c
index 77e7f7c79d27..43b67a28a8fa 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/misc.c
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ static ssize_t netfs_wait_for_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq,
 		case NETFS_DIO_READ:
 		case NETFS_DIO_WRITE:
 		case NETFS_READ_SINGLE:
+		case NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ:
 		case NETFS_UNBUFFERED_WRITE:
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/fs/netfs/objects.c b/fs/netfs/objects.c
index d3eb9ba3013a..31fa0c81e2a4 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/objects.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/objects.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_alloc_request(struct address_space *mapping,
 	    origin == NETFS_READ_GAPS ||
 	    origin == NETFS_READ_SINGLE ||
 	    origin == NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE ||
+	    origin == NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ ||
 	    origin == NETFS_DIO_READ) {
 		INIT_WORK(&rreq->work, netfs_read_collection_worker);
 		rreq->io_streams[0].avail = true;
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
index 900dd51c3b94..bad677e58a42 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess_dio(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	if (rreq->origin == NETFS_DIO_READ) {
+	if (rreq->origin == NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ ||
+	    rreq->origin == NETFS_DIO_READ) {
 		for (i = 0; i < rreq->direct_bv_count; i++) {
 			flush_dcache_page(rreq->direct_bv[i].bv_page);
 			// TODO: cifs marks pages in the destination buffer
@@ -360,7 +361,8 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess_dio(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 	}
 	if (rreq->netfs_ops->done)
 		rreq->netfs_ops->done(rreq);
-	if (rreq->origin == NETFS_DIO_READ)
+	if (rreq->origin == NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ ||
+	    rreq->origin == NETFS_DIO_READ)
 		inode_dio_end(rreq->inode);
 }
 
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@ bool netfs_read_collection(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 	//netfs_rreq_is_still_valid(rreq);
 
 	switch (rreq->origin) {
+	case NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ:
 	case NETFS_DIO_READ:
 	case NETFS_READ_GAPS:
 		netfs_rreq_assess_dio(rreq);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache.c b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
index e278a1ad1ca3..8b0785178731 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/fscache.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ void nfs_netfs_read_completion(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 
 	sreq = netfs->sreq;
 	if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_EOF, &hdr->flags) &&
+	    sreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ &&
 	    sreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ)
 		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &sreq->flags);
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 3000c8a9d3ea..d2df10b8e6fd 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ static void cifs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 			goto failed;
 	}
 
-	if (subreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ)
+	if (subreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ &&
+	    subreq->rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ)
 		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
 
 	trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_submit);
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index c3f230732f51..1464b3a10498 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ enum netfs_io_origin {
 	NETFS_READ_GAPS,		/* This read is a synchronous read to fill gaps */
 	NETFS_READ_SINGLE,		/* This read should be treated as a single object */
 	NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE,		/* This read is to prepare a write */
+	NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ,		/* This is an unbuffered read */
 	NETFS_DIO_READ,			/* This is a direct I/O read */
 	NETFS_WRITEBACK,		/* This write was triggered by writepages */
 	NETFS_WRITEBACK_SINGLE,		/* This monolithic write was triggered by writepages */
diff --git a/include/trace/events/netfs.h b/include/trace/events/netfs.h
index 402c5e82e7b8..4175eec40048 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/netfs.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/netfs.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 	EM(NETFS_READ_GAPS,			"RG")		\
 	EM(NETFS_READ_SINGLE,			"R1")		\
 	EM(NETFS_READ_FOR_WRITE,		"RW")		\
+	EM(NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ,		"UR")		\
 	EM(NETFS_DIO_READ,			"DR")		\
 	EM(NETFS_WRITEBACK,			"WB")		\
 	EM(NETFS_WRITEBACK_SINGLE,		"W1")		\
