diff --git a/include/linux/filelock.h b/include/linux/filelock.h
index daee999d05f39..58c1120a8253d 100644
--- a/include/linux/filelock.h
+++ b/include/linux/filelock.h
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ static inline void locks_wake_up(struct file_lock *fl)
 	wake_up(&fl->c.flc_wait);
 }
 
+static inline bool locks_can_async_lock(const struct file_operations *fops)
+{
+	return !fops->lock || fops->fop_flags & FOP_ASYNC_LOCK;
+}
+
 /* fs/locks.c */
 void locks_free_lock_context(struct inode *inode);
 void locks_free_lock(struct file_lock *fl);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 6ca11e241a249..78221ae589d9d 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2074,6 +2074,8 @@ struct file_operations {
 #define FOP_DIO_PARALLEL_WRITE	((__force fop_flags_t)(1 << 3))
 /* Contains huge pages */
 #define FOP_HUGE_PAGES		((__force fop_flags_t)(1 << 4))
+/* Supports asynchronous lock callbacks */
+#define FOP_ASYNC_LOCK		((__force fop_flags_t)(1 << 5))
 
 /* Wrap a directory iterator that needs exclusive inode access */
 int wrap_directory_iterator(struct file *, struct dir_context *,