diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 405252bb51f2..9377c46f14c4 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ struct fuse_forget_link {
 	struct fuse_forget_link *next;
 };
 
+/* Submount lookup tracking */
+struct fuse_submount_lookup {
+	/** Refcount */
+	refcount_t count;
+
+	/** Unique ID, which identifies the inode between userspace
+	 * and kernel */
+	u64 nodeid;
+
+	/** The request used for sending the FORGET message */
+	struct fuse_forget_link *forget;
+};
+
 /** FUSE inode */
 struct fuse_inode {
 	/** Inode data */
@@ -158,6 +171,8 @@ struct fuse_inode {
 	 */
 	struct fuse_inode_dax *dax;
 #endif
+	/** Submount specific lookup tracking */
+	struct fuse_submount_lookup *submount_lookup;
 };
 
 /** FUSE inode state bits */
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 444418e240c8..d7ebc322e55b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@ struct fuse_forget_link *fuse_alloc_forget(void)
 	return kzalloc(sizeof(struct fuse_forget_link), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 }
 
+static struct fuse_submount_lookup *fuse_alloc_submount_lookup(void)
+{
+	struct fuse_submount_lookup *sl;
+
+	sl = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fuse_submount_lookup), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+	if (!sl)
+		return NULL;
+	sl->forget = fuse_alloc_forget();
+	if (!sl->forget)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	return sl;
+
+out_free:
+	kfree(sl);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct inode *fuse_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct fuse_inode *fi;
@@ -85,6 +103,7 @@ static struct inode *fuse_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	fi->state = 0;
 	mutex_init(&fi->mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&fi->lock);
+	fi->submount_lookup = NULL;
 	fi->forget = fuse_alloc_forget();
 	if (!fi->forget)
 		goto out_free;
@@ -113,6 +132,17 @@ static void fuse_free_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	kmem_cache_free(fuse_inode_cachep, fi);
 }
 
+static void fuse_cleanup_submount_lookup(struct fuse_conn *fc,
+					 struct fuse_submount_lookup *sl)
+{
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&sl->count))
+		return;
+
+	fuse_queue_forget(fc, sl->forget, sl->nodeid, 1);
+	sl->forget = NULL;
+	kfree(sl);
+}
+
 static void fuse_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
@@ -132,6 +162,11 @@ static void fuse_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 					  fi->nlookup);
 			fi->forget = NULL;
 		}
+
+		if (fi->submount_lookup) {
+			fuse_cleanup_submount_lookup(fc, fi->submount_lookup);
+			fi->submount_lookup = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && !fuse_is_bad(inode)) {
 		WARN_ON(!list_empty(&fi->write_files));
@@ -332,6 +367,13 @@ void fuse_change_attributes(struct inode *inode, struct fuse_attr *attr,
 		fuse_dax_dontcache(inode, attr->flags);
 }
 
+static void fuse_init_submount_lookup(struct fuse_submount_lookup *sl,
+				      u64 nodeid)
+{
+	sl->nodeid = nodeid;
+	refcount_set(&sl->count, 1);
+}
+
 static void fuse_init_inode(struct inode *inode, struct fuse_attr *attr,
 			    struct fuse_conn *fc)
 {
@@ -395,12 +437,22 @@ struct inode *fuse_iget(struct super_block *sb, u64 nodeid,
 	 */
 	if (fc->auto_submounts && (attr->flags & FUSE_ATTR_SUBMOUNT) &&
 	    S_ISDIR(attr->mode)) {
+		struct fuse_inode *fi;
+
 		inode = new_inode(sb);
 		if (!inode)
 			return NULL;
 
 		fuse_init_inode(inode, attr, fc);
-		get_fuse_inode(inode)->nodeid = nodeid;
+		fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
+		fi->nodeid = nodeid;
+		fi->submount_lookup = fuse_alloc_submount_lookup();
+		if (!fi->submount_lookup) {
+			iput(inode);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		/* Sets nlookup = 1 on fi->submount_lookup->nlookup */
+		fuse_init_submount_lookup(fi->submount_lookup, nodeid);
 		inode->i_flags |= S_AUTOMOUNT;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -423,11 +475,11 @@ struct inode *fuse_iget(struct super_block *sb, u64 nodeid,
 		iput(inode);
 		goto retry;
 	}
-done:
 	fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
 	spin_lock(&fi->lock);
 	fi->nlookup++;
 	spin_unlock(&fi->lock);
+done:
 	fuse_change_attributes(inode, attr, NULL, attr_valid, attr_version);
 
 	return inode;
@@ -1465,6 +1517,8 @@ static int fuse_fill_super_submount(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct super_block *parent_sb = parent_fi->inode.i_sb;
 	struct fuse_attr root_attr;
 	struct inode *root;
+	struct fuse_submount_lookup *sl;
+	struct fuse_inode *fi;
 
 	fuse_sb_defaults(sb);
 	fm->sb = sb;
@@ -1487,12 +1541,27 @@ static int fuse_fill_super_submount(struct super_block *sb,
 	 * its nlookup should not be incremented.  fuse_iget() does
 	 * that, though, so undo it here.
 	 */
-	get_fuse_inode(root)->nlookup--;
+	fi = get_fuse_inode(root);
+	fi->nlookup--;
+
 	sb->s_d_op = &fuse_dentry_operations;
 	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	/*
+	 * Grab the parent's submount_lookup pointer and take a
+	 * reference on the shared nlookup from the parent.  This is to
+	 * prevent the last forget for this nodeid from getting
+	 * triggered until all users have finished with it.
+	 */
+	sl = parent_fi->submount_lookup;
+	WARN_ON(!sl);
+	if (sl) {
+		refcount_inc(&sl->count);
+		fi->submount_lookup = sl;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
