diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index ce3ab4e1306424ae1ad94d3e4236708becdcfe4b..b9d8788b299ec1f8b1d37801d1f44e311d571190 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ struct btrfs_root {
 #define BTRFS_MOUNT_COMPRESS		(1 << 5)
 #define BTRFS_MOUNT_NOTREELOG           (1 << 6)
 #define BTRFS_MOUNT_FLUSHONCOMMIT       (1 << 7)
+#define BTRFS_MOUNT_SSD_SPREAD		(1 << 8)
 
 #define btrfs_clear_opt(o, opt)		((o) &= ~BTRFS_MOUNT_##opt)
 #define btrfs_set_opt(o, opt)		((o) |= BTRFS_MOUNT_##opt)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index a42419c276e21686dfd9949497541d4936b17b44..3355d7ea830818bee66dfdf929246fec32841a0c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -3607,7 +3607,7 @@ static noinline int find_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			last_ptr_loop = 0;
 
 			/* allocate a cluster in this block group */
-			ret = btrfs_find_space_cluster(trans,
+			ret = btrfs_find_space_cluster(trans, root,
 					       block_group, last_ptr,
 					       offset, num_bytes,
 					       empty_cluster + empty_size);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
index ac23476beb6eac1e6c279cd269001bb67742f9a9..4538e48581a5171b33af2d3d2c632dbff4e412e2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ u64 btrfs_alloc_from_cluster(struct btrfs_block_group_cache *block_group,
  * it returns -enospc
  */
 int btrfs_find_space_cluster(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+			     struct btrfs_root *root,
 			     struct btrfs_block_group_cache *block_group,
 			     struct btrfs_free_cluster *cluster,
 			     u64 offset, u64 bytes, u64 empty_size)
@@ -595,7 +596,9 @@ int btrfs_find_space_cluster(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* for metadata, allow allocates with more holes */
-	if (block_group->flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_METADATA) {
+	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SSD_SPREAD)) {
+		min_bytes = bytes + empty_size;
+	} else if (block_group->flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_METADATA) {
 		/*
 		 * we want to do larger allocations when we are
 		 * flushing out the delayed refs, it helps prevent
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.h b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.h
index ab0bdc0a63ce2da4390616b236a3e868b2e6ce18..266fb876405442841b31b7e8219fff82e339d821 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void btrfs_dump_free_space(struct btrfs_block_group_cache *block_group,
 			   u64 bytes);
 u64 btrfs_block_group_free_space(struct btrfs_block_group_cache *block_group);
 int btrfs_find_space_cluster(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+			     struct btrfs_root *root,
 			     struct btrfs_block_group_cache *block_group,
 			     struct btrfs_free_cluster *cluster,
 			     u64 offset, u64 bytes, u64 empty_size);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 22855a18eb487834d489a70f07357b9c91281d22..7f5b2889949a19f510b55b870721433834895db0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ static void btrfs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 enum {
 	Opt_degraded, Opt_subvol, Opt_device, Opt_nodatasum, Opt_nodatacow,
 	Opt_max_extent, Opt_max_inline, Opt_alloc_start, Opt_nobarrier,
-	Opt_ssd, Opt_nossd, Opt_thread_pool, Opt_noacl,  Opt_compress,
-	Opt_notreelog, Opt_ratio, Opt_flushoncommit, Opt_err,
+	Opt_ssd, Opt_nossd, Opt_ssd_spread, Opt_thread_pool, Opt_noacl,
+	Opt_compress, Opt_notreelog, Opt_ratio, Opt_flushoncommit, Opt_err,
 };
 
 static match_table_t tokens = {
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
 	{Opt_thread_pool, "thread_pool=%d"},
 	{Opt_compress, "compress"},
 	{Opt_ssd, "ssd"},
+	{Opt_ssd_spread, "ssd_spread"},
 	{Opt_nossd, "nossd"},
 	{Opt_noacl, "noacl"},
 	{Opt_notreelog, "notreelog"},
@@ -174,9 +175,17 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_root *root, char *options)
 			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: use ssd allocation scheme\n");
 			btrfs_set_opt(info->mount_opt, SSD);
 			break;
+		case Opt_ssd_spread:
+			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: use spread ssd "
+			       "allocation scheme\n");
+			btrfs_set_opt(info->mount_opt, SSD);
+			btrfs_set_opt(info->mount_opt, SSD_SPREAD);
+			break;
 		case Opt_nossd:
-			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: not using ssd allocation scheme\n");
+			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: not using ssd allocation "
+			       "scheme\n");
 			btrfs_clear_opt(info->mount_opt, SSD);
+			btrfs_clear_opt(info->mount_opt, SSD_SPREAD);
 			break;
 		case Opt_nobarrier:
 			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: turning off barriers\n");
@@ -429,7 +438,9 @@ static int btrfs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct vfsmount *vfs)
 		seq_printf(seq, ",thread_pool=%d", info->thread_pool_size);
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, COMPRESS))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",compress");
-	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SSD))
+	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SSD_SPREAD))
+		seq_puts(seq, ",ssd_spread");
+	else if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SSD))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",ssd");
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, NOTREELOG))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",notreelog");