diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 524dd80d1898..05ef7dcc5f21 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "iostat.h"
 #include "fscache.h"
+#include "pnfs.h"
 
 #include "nfstrace.h"
 
@@ -327,6 +328,12 @@ static int nfs_want_read_modify_write(struct file *file, struct page *page,
 	unsigned int offset = pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
 	unsigned int end = offset + len;
 
+	if (pnfs_ld_read_whole_page(file->f_mapping->host)) {
+		if (!PageUptodate(page))
+			return 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) &&	/* open for read? */
 	    !PageUptodate(page) &&		/* Uptodate? */
 	    !PagePrivate(page) &&		/* i/o request already? */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index 8835b5a320cc..a4c530e52149 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ enum layoutdriver_policy_flags {
 	/* Should the pNFS client commit and return the layout upon a setattr */
 	PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_SETATTR	= 1 << 0,
 	PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_ERROR		= 1 << 1,
+	PNFS_READ_WHOLE_PAGE		= 1 << 2,
 };
 
 struct nfs4_deviceid_node;
@@ -369,6 +370,14 @@ pnfs_ld_layoutret_on_setattr(struct inode *inode)
 		PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_SETATTR;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+pnfs_ld_read_whole_page(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	if (!pnfs_enabled_sb(NFS_SERVER(inode)))
+		return false;
+	return NFS_SERVER(inode)->pnfs_curr_ld->flags & PNFS_READ_WHOLE_PAGE;
+}
+
 static inline bool
 pnfs_layoutcommit_outstanding(struct inode *inode)
 {
@@ -444,6 +453,12 @@ pnfs_ld_layoutret_on_setattr(struct inode *inode)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+pnfs_ld_read_whole_page(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline bool
 pnfs_roc(struct inode *ino)
 {