diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/qspinlock.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/qspinlock.h
index c16e1f0674b5a..cebd2c89c08d4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/qspinlock.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/qspinlock.h
@@ -41,6 +41,29 @@ static __always_inline int queued_spin_trylock(struct qspinlock *lock)
 	return likely(prev == 0);
 }
 
+static __always_inline int __queued_spin_trylock_steal(struct qspinlock *lock)
+{
+	u32 prev, tmp;
+
+	/* Trylock may get ahead of queued nodes if it finds unlocked */
+	asm volatile(
+"1:	lwarx	%0,0,%2,%5	# __queued_spin_trylock_steal		\n"
+"	andc.	%1,%0,%4						\n"
+"	bne-	2f							\n"
+"	and	%1,%0,%4						\n"
+"	or	%1,%1,%3						\n"
+"	stwcx.	%1,0,%2							\n"
+"	bne-	1b							\n"
+"\t"	PPC_ACQUIRE_BARRIER "						\n"
+"2:									\n"
+	: "=&r" (prev), "=&r" (tmp)
+	: "r" (&lock->val), "r" (_Q_LOCKED_VAL), "r" (_Q_TAIL_CPU_MASK),
+	  "i" (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC64))
+	: "cr0", "memory");
+
+	return likely(!(prev & ~_Q_TAIL_CPU_MASK));
+}
+
 void queued_spin_lock_slowpath(struct qspinlock *lock);
 
 static __always_inline void queued_spin_lock(struct qspinlock *lock)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/qspinlock.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/qspinlock.c
index 645d9affacfdb..6ffd3261064c2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/qspinlock.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/qspinlock.c
@@ -19,8 +19,17 @@ struct qnodes {
 	struct qnode nodes[MAX_NODES];
 };
 
+/* Tuning parameters */
+static int steal_spins __read_mostly = (1 << 5);
+static bool maybe_stealers __read_mostly = true;
+
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(struct qnodes, qnodes);
 
+static __always_inline int get_steal_spins(void)
+{
+	return steal_spins;
+}
+
 static inline u32 encode_tail_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	return (cpu + 1) << _Q_TAIL_CPU_OFFSET;
@@ -38,33 +47,35 @@ static inline int decode_tail_cpu(u32 val)
  * This is used by the head of the queue to acquire the lock and clean up
  * its tail if it was the last one queued.
  */
-static __always_inline u32 set_locked_clean_tail(struct qspinlock *lock, u32 tail)
+static __always_inline u32 trylock_clean_tail(struct qspinlock *lock, u32 tail)
 {
 	u32 newval = _Q_LOCKED_VAL;
 	u32 prev, tmp;
 
 	asm volatile(
-"1:	lwarx	%0,0,%2,%6	# set_locked_clean_tail			\n"
-	/* Test whether the lock tail == tail */
-"	and	%1,%0,%5						\n"
+"1:	lwarx	%0,0,%2,%7	# trylock_clean_tail			\n"
+	/* This test is necessary if there could be stealers */
+"	andi.	%1,%0,%5						\n"
+"	bne	3f							\n"
+	/* Test whether the lock tail == mytail */
+"	and	%1,%0,%6						\n"
 "	cmpw	0,%1,%3							\n"
 	/* Merge the new locked value */
 "	or	%1,%1,%4						\n"
 "	bne	2f							\n"
 	/* If the lock tail matched, then clear it, otherwise leave it. */
-"	andc	%1,%1,%5						\n"
+"	andc	%1,%1,%6						\n"
 "2:	stwcx.	%1,0,%2							\n"
 "	bne-	1b							\n"
 "\t"	PPC_ACQUIRE_BARRIER "						\n"
 "3:									\n"
 	: "=&r" (prev), "=&r" (tmp)
 	: "r" (&lock->val), "r"(tail), "r" (newval),
+	  "i" (_Q_LOCKED_VAL),
 	  "r" (_Q_TAIL_CPU_MASK),
 	  "i" (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC64))
 	: "cr0", "memory");
 
-	BUG_ON(prev & _Q_LOCKED_VAL);
-
 	return prev;
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +128,30 @@ static struct qnode *get_tail_qnode(struct qspinlock *lock, u32 val)
 	BUG();
 }
 
+static inline bool try_to_steal_lock(struct qspinlock *lock)
+{
+	int iters = 0;
+
+	if (!steal_spins)
+		return false;
+
+	/* Attempt to steal the lock */
+	do {
+		u32 val = READ_ONCE(lock->val);
+
+		if (unlikely(!(val & _Q_LOCKED_VAL))) {
+			if (__queued_spin_trylock_steal(lock))
+				return true;
+		} else {
+			cpu_relax();
+		}
+
+		iters++;
+	} while (iters < get_steal_spins());
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline void queued_spin_lock_mcs_queue(struct qspinlock *lock)
 {
 	struct qnodes *qnodesp;
@@ -166,6 +201,7 @@ static inline void queued_spin_lock_mcs_queue(struct qspinlock *lock)
 		smp_rmb(); /* acquire barrier for the mcs lock */
 	}
 
+again:
 	/* We're at the head of the waitqueue, wait for the lock. */
 	for (;;) {
 		val = READ_ONCE(lock->val);
@@ -176,9 +212,14 @@ static inline void queued_spin_lock_mcs_queue(struct qspinlock *lock)
 	}
 
 	/* If we're the last queued, must clean up the tail. */
-	old = set_locked_clean_tail(lock, tail);
+	old = trylock_clean_tail(lock, tail);
+	if (unlikely(old & _Q_LOCKED_VAL)) {
+		BUG_ON(!maybe_stealers);
+		goto again; /* Can only be true if maybe_stealers. */
+	}
+
 	if ((old & _Q_TAIL_CPU_MASK) == tail)
-		goto release; /* Another waiter must have enqueued */
+		goto release; /* We were the tail, no next. */
 
 	/* There is a next, must wait for node->next != NULL (MCS protocol) */
 	while (!(next = READ_ONCE(node->next)))
@@ -199,6 +240,9 @@ static inline void queued_spin_lock_mcs_queue(struct qspinlock *lock)
 
 void queued_spin_lock_slowpath(struct qspinlock *lock)
 {
+	if (try_to_steal_lock(lock))
+		return;
+
 	queued_spin_lock_mcs_queue(lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(queued_spin_lock_slowpath);
@@ -208,3 +252,51 @@ void pv_spinlocks_init(void)
 {
 }
 #endif
+
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
+static int steal_spins_set(void *data, u64 val)
+{
+	static DEFINE_MUTEX(lock);
+
+	/*
+	 * The lock slow path has a !maybe_stealers case that can assume
+	 * the head of queue will not see concurrent waiters. That waiter
+	 * is unsafe in the presence of stealers, so must keep them away
+	 * from one another.
+	 */
+
+	mutex_lock(&lock);
+	if (val && !steal_spins) {
+		maybe_stealers = true;
+		/* wait for queue head waiter to go away */
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		steal_spins = val;
+	} else if (!val && steal_spins) {
+		steal_spins = val;
+		/* wait for all possible stealers to go away */
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		maybe_stealers = false;
+	} else {
+		steal_spins = val;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int steal_spins_get(void *data, u64 *val)
+{
+	*val = steal_spins;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_steal_spins, steal_spins_get, steal_spins_set, "%llu\n");
+
+static __init int spinlock_debugfs_init(void)
+{
+	debugfs_create_file("qspl_steal_spins", 0600, arch_debugfs_dir, NULL, &fops_steal_spins);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+device_initcall(spinlock_debugfs_init);