diff --git a/fs/cifs/README b/fs/cifs/README
index 46af99ab3614d545675e41e788686b39fd51204b..fe1683590828a0ed011fa4a2e6ca6cc157292dca 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/README
+++ b/fs/cifs/README
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
 		if oplock (caching token) is granted and held. Note that
 		direct allows write operations larger than page size
 		to be sent to the server.
+  strictcache   Use for switching on strict cache mode. In this mode the
+		client read from the cache all the time it has Oplock Level II,
+		otherwise - read from the server. All written data are stored
+		in the cache, but if the client doesn't have Exclusive Oplock,
+		it writes the data to the server.
   acl   	Allow setfacl and getfacl to manage posix ACLs if server
 		supports them.  (default)
   noacl 	Do not allow setfacl and getfacl calls on this mount
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 0cc3b81c2e8441075af2583cf2575615751b4599..47034af67b094b0bc37e682f2ab366683f43bb1e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct smb_vol {
 	bool no_xattr:1;   /* set if xattr (EA) support should be disabled*/
 	bool server_ino:1; /* use inode numbers from server ie UniqueId */
 	bool direct_io:1;
+	bool strict_io:1; /* strict cache behavior */
 	bool remap:1;      /* set to remap seven reserved chars in filenames */
 	bool posix_paths:1; /* unset to not ask for posix pathnames. */
 	bool no_linux_ext:1;
@@ -1344,6 +1345,8 @@ cifs_parse_mount_options(char *options, const char *devname,
 			vol->direct_io = 1;
 		} else if (strnicmp(data, "forcedirectio", 13) == 0) {
 			vol->direct_io = 1;
+		} else if (strnicmp(data, "strictcache", 11) == 0) {
+			vol->strict_io = 1;
 		} else if (strnicmp(data, "noac", 4) == 0) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "CIFS: Mount option noac not "
 				"supported. Instead set "
@@ -2584,6 +2587,8 @@ static void setup_cifs_sb(struct smb_vol *pvolume_info,
 	if (pvolume_info->multiuser)
 		cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags |= (CIFS_MOUNT_MULTIUSER |
 					    CIFS_MOUNT_NO_PERM);
+	if (pvolume_info->strict_io)
+		cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags |= CIFS_MOUNT_STRICT_IO;
 	if (pvolume_info->direct_io) {
 		cFYI(1, "mounting share using direct i/o");
 		cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags |= CIFS_MOUNT_DIRECT_IO;