diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 476024bb6546..bfe62ae40f40 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file *in, struct splice_desc *sd,
 	long ret, bytes;
 	umode_t i_mode;
 	size_t len;
-	int i, flags;
+	int i, flags, more;
 
 	/*
 	 * We require the input being a regular file, as we don't want to
@@ -1204,6 +1204,7 @@ ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file *in, struct splice_desc *sd,
 	 * Don't block on output, we have to drain the direct pipe.
 	 */
 	sd->flags &= ~SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK;
+	more = sd->flags & SPLICE_F_MORE;
 
 	while (len) {
 		size_t read_len;
@@ -1216,6 +1217,15 @@ ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file *in, struct splice_desc *sd,
 		read_len = ret;
 		sd->total_len = read_len;
 
+		/*
+		 * If more data is pending, set SPLICE_F_MORE
+		 * If this is the last data and SPLICE_F_MORE was not set
+		 * initially, clears it.
+		 */
+		if (read_len < len)
+			sd->flags |= SPLICE_F_MORE;
+		else if (!more)
+			sd->flags &= ~SPLICE_F_MORE;
 		/*
 		 * NOTE: nonblocking mode only applies to the input. We
 		 * must not do the output in nonblocking mode as then we