diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 8460f481eeb9..e0282534f170 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ static int ubifs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ubifs_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			 umode_t mode)
+static int do_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+		      umode_t mode, struct inode **whiteout)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ubifs_info *c = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
@@ -336,14 +336,27 @@ static int ubifs_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 	ui = ubifs_inode(inode);
 
+	if (whiteout) {
+		init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, WHITEOUT_DEV);
+		ubifs_assert(inode->i_op == &ubifs_file_inode_operations);
+	}
+
 	err = ubifs_init_security(dir, inode, &dentry->d_name);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_inode;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ui->ui_mutex);
 	insert_inode_hash(inode);
-	d_tmpfile(dentry, inode);
+
+	if (whiteout) {
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+		drop_nlink(inode);
+		*whiteout = inode;
+	} else {
+		d_tmpfile(dentry, inode);
+	}
 	ubifs_assert(ui->dirty);
+
 	instantiated = 1;
 	mutex_unlock(&ui->ui_mutex);
 
@@ -371,6 +384,12 @@ static int ubifs_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int ubifs_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+			 umode_t mode)
+{
+	return do_tmpfile(dir, dentry, mode, NULL);
+}
+
 /**
  * vfs_dent_type - get VFS directory entry type.
  * @type: UBIFS directory entry type
@@ -997,37 +1016,43 @@ static int ubifs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 }
 
 /**
- * lock_3_inodes - a wrapper for locking three UBIFS inodes.
+ * lock_4_inodes - a wrapper for locking three UBIFS inodes.
  * @inode1: first inode
  * @inode2: second inode
  * @inode3: third inode
+ * @inode4: fouth inode
  *
  * This function is used for 'ubifs_rename()' and @inode1 may be the same as
- * @inode2 whereas @inode3 may be %NULL.
+ * @inode2 whereas @inode3 and @inode4 may be %NULL.
  *
  * We do not implement any tricks to guarantee strict lock ordering, because
  * VFS has already done it for us on the @i_mutex. So this is just a simple
  * wrapper function.
  */
-static void lock_3_inodes(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2,
-			  struct inode *inode3)
+static void lock_4_inodes(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2,
+			  struct inode *inode3, struct inode *inode4)
 {
 	mutex_lock_nested(&ubifs_inode(inode1)->ui_mutex, WB_MUTEX_1);
 	if (inode2 != inode1)
 		mutex_lock_nested(&ubifs_inode(inode2)->ui_mutex, WB_MUTEX_2);
 	if (inode3)
 		mutex_lock_nested(&ubifs_inode(inode3)->ui_mutex, WB_MUTEX_3);
+	if (inode4)
+		mutex_lock_nested(&ubifs_inode(inode4)->ui_mutex, WB_MUTEX_4);
 }
 
 /**
- * unlock_3_inodes - a wrapper for unlocking three UBIFS inodes for rename.
+ * unlock_4_inodes - a wrapper for unlocking three UBIFS inodes for rename.
  * @inode1: first inode
  * @inode2: second inode
  * @inode3: third inode
+ * @inode4: fouth inode
  */
-static void unlock_3_inodes(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2,
-			    struct inode *inode3)
+static void unlock_4_inodes(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2,
+			    struct inode *inode3, struct inode *inode4)
 {
+	if (inode4)
+		mutex_unlock(&ubifs_inode(inode4)->ui_mutex);
 	if (inode3)
 		mutex_unlock(&ubifs_inode(inode3)->ui_mutex);
 	if (inode1 != inode2)
@@ -1036,12 +1061,15 @@ static void unlock_3_inodes(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2,
 }
 
 static int ubifs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
-			struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
+			struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry,
+			unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct ubifs_info *c = old_dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct inode *old_inode = d_inode(old_dentry);
 	struct inode *new_inode = d_inode(new_dentry);
+	struct inode *whiteout = NULL;
 	struct ubifs_inode *old_inode_ui = ubifs_inode(old_inode);
+	struct ubifs_inode *whiteout_ui = NULL;
 	int err, release, sync = 0, move = (new_dir != old_dir);
 	int is_dir = S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode);
 	int unlink = !!new_inode;
@@ -1063,15 +1091,18 @@ static int ubifs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	 * separately.
 	 */
 
-	dbg_gen("dent '%pd' ino %lu in dir ino %lu to dent '%pd' in dir ino %lu",
+	dbg_gen("dent '%pd' ino %lu in dir ino %lu to dent '%pd' in dir ino %lu flags 0x%x",
 		old_dentry, old_inode->i_ino, old_dir->i_ino,
-		new_dentry, new_dir->i_ino);
+		new_dentry, new_dir->i_ino, flags);
+
+	if (flags & ~(RENAME_NOREPLACE | RENAME_WHITEOUT))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ubifs_assert(inode_is_locked(old_dir));
 	ubifs_assert(inode_is_locked(new_dir));
 	if (unlink)
 		ubifs_assert(inode_is_locked(new_inode));
 
-
 	if (unlink && is_dir) {
 		err = check_dir_empty(c, new_inode);
 		if (err)
@@ -1087,7 +1118,32 @@ static int ubifs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	lock_3_inodes(old_dir, new_dir, new_inode);
+	if (flags & RENAME_WHITEOUT) {
+		union ubifs_dev_desc *dev = NULL;
+
+		dev = kmalloc(sizeof(union ubifs_dev_desc), GFP_NOFS);
+		if (!dev) {
+			ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);
+			ubifs_release_budget(c, &ino_req);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		err = do_tmpfile(old_dir, old_dentry, S_IFCHR | WHITEOUT_MODE, &whiteout);
+		if (err) {
+			ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);
+			ubifs_release_budget(c, &ino_req);
+			kfree(dev);
+			return err;
+		}
+
+		whiteout->i_state |= I_LINKABLE;
+		whiteout_ui = ubifs_inode(whiteout);
+		whiteout_ui->data = dev;
+		whiteout_ui->data_len = ubifs_encode_dev(dev, MKDEV(0, 0));
+		ubifs_assert(!whiteout_ui->dirty);
+	}
+
+	lock_4_inodes(old_dir, new_dir, new_inode, whiteout);
 
 	/*
 	 * Like most other Unix systems, set the @i_ctime for inodes on a
@@ -1157,12 +1213,34 @@ static int ubifs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		if (unlink && IS_SYNC(new_inode))
 			sync = 1;
 	}
-	err = ubifs_jnl_rename(c, old_dir, old_dentry, new_dir, new_dentry,
+
+	if (whiteout) {
+		struct ubifs_budget_req wht_req = { .dirtied_ino = 1,
+				.dirtied_ino_d = \
+				ALIGN(ubifs_inode(whiteout)->data_len, 8) };
+
+		err = ubifs_budget_space(c, &wht_req);
+		if (err) {
+			ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);
+			ubifs_release_budget(c, &ino_req);
+			kfree(whiteout_ui->data);
+			whiteout_ui->data_len = 0;
+			iput(whiteout);
+			return err;
+		}
+
+		inc_nlink(whiteout);
+		mark_inode_dirty(whiteout);
+		whiteout->i_state &= ~I_LINKABLE;
+		iput(whiteout);
+	}
+
+	err = ubifs_jnl_rename(c, old_dir, old_dentry, new_dir, new_dentry, whiteout,
 			       sync);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_cancel;
 
-	unlock_3_inodes(old_dir, new_dir, new_inode);
+	unlock_4_inodes(old_dir, new_dir, new_inode, whiteout);
 	ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);
 
 	mutex_lock(&old_inode_ui->ui_mutex);
@@ -1195,7 +1273,11 @@ static int ubifs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 				inc_nlink(old_dir);
 		}
 	}
-	unlock_3_inodes(old_dir, new_dir, new_inode);
+	if (whiteout) {
+		drop_nlink(whiteout);
+		iput(whiteout);
+	}
+	unlock_4_inodes(old_dir, new_dir, new_inode, whiteout);
 	ubifs_release_budget(c, &ino_req);
 	ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);
 	return err;
@@ -1249,7 +1331,7 @@ const struct inode_operations ubifs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.mkdir       = ubifs_mkdir,
 	.rmdir       = ubifs_rmdir,
 	.mknod       = ubifs_mknod,
-	.rename      = ubifs_rename,
+	.rename2     = ubifs_rename,
 	.setattr     = ubifs_setattr,
 	.getattr     = ubifs_getattr,
 	.setxattr    = generic_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index 0b9da5b6e0f9..6b27ddd2c484 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -917,14 +917,15 @@ int ubifs_jnl_delete_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *inode)
  * @sync: non-zero if the write-buffer has to be synchronized
  *
  * This function implements the re-name operation which may involve writing up
- * to 3 inodes and 2 directory entries. It marks the written inodes as clean
+ * to 4 inodes and 2 directory entries. It marks the written inodes as clean
  * and returns zero on success. In case of failure, a negative error code is
  * returned.
  */
 int ubifs_jnl_rename(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *old_dir,
 		     const struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		     const struct inode *new_dir,
-		     const struct dentry *new_dentry, int sync)
+		     const struct dentry *new_dentry,
+		     const struct inode *whiteout, int sync)
 {
 	void *p;
 	union ubifs_key key;
@@ -980,13 +981,19 @@ int ubifs_jnl_rename(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *old_dir,
 	zero_dent_node_unused(dent);
 	ubifs_prep_grp_node(c, dent, dlen1, 0);
 
-	/* Make deletion dent */
 	dent2 = (void *)dent + aligned_dlen1;
 	dent2->ch.node_type = UBIFS_DENT_NODE;
 	dent_key_init_flash(c, &dent2->key, old_dir->i_ino,
 			    &old_dentry->d_name);
-	dent2->inum = 0;
-	dent2->type = DT_UNKNOWN;
+
+	if (whiteout) {
+		dent2->inum = cpu_to_le64(whiteout->i_ino);
+		dent2->type = get_dent_type(whiteout->i_mode);
+	} else {
+		/* Make deletion dent */
+		dent2->inum = 0;
+		dent2->type = DT_UNKNOWN;
+	}
 	dent2->nlen = cpu_to_le16(old_dentry->d_name.len);
 	memcpy(dent2->name, old_dentry->d_name.name, old_dentry->d_name.len);
 	dent2->name[old_dentry->d_name.len] = '\0';
@@ -1035,16 +1042,26 @@ int ubifs_jnl_rename(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *old_dir,
 	if (err)
 		goto out_ro;
 
-	err = ubifs_add_dirt(c, lnum, dlen2);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_ro;
+	offs += aligned_dlen1;
+	if (whiteout) {
+		dent_key_init(c, &key, old_dir->i_ino, &old_dentry->d_name);
+		err = ubifs_tnc_add_nm(c, &key, lnum, offs, dlen2, &old_dentry->d_name);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_ro;
 
-	dent_key_init(c, &key, old_dir->i_ino, &old_dentry->d_name);
-	err = ubifs_tnc_remove_nm(c, &key, &old_dentry->d_name);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_ro;
+		ubifs_delete_orphan(c, whiteout->i_ino);
+	} else {
+		err = ubifs_add_dirt(c, lnum, dlen2);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_ro;
 
-	offs += aligned_dlen1 + aligned_dlen2;
+		dent_key_init(c, &key, old_dir->i_ino, &old_dentry->d_name);
+		err = ubifs_tnc_remove_nm(c, &key, &old_dentry->d_name);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_ro;
+	}
+
+	offs += aligned_dlen2;
 	if (new_inode) {
 		ino_key_init(c, &key, new_inode->i_ino);
 		err = ubifs_tnc_add(c, &key, lnum, offs, ilen);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index 4617d459022a..ca86c9386674 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ enum {
 	WB_MUTEX_1 = 0,
 	WB_MUTEX_2 = 1,
 	WB_MUTEX_3 = 2,
+	WB_MUTEX_4 = 3,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1523,7 +1524,8 @@ int ubifs_jnl_delete_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *inode);
 int ubifs_jnl_rename(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *old_dir,
 		     const struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		     const struct inode *new_dir,
-		     const struct dentry *new_dentry, int sync);
+		     const struct dentry *new_dentry,
+		     const struct inode *whiteout, int sync);
 int ubifs_jnl_truncate(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *inode,
 		       loff_t old_size, loff_t new_size);
 int ubifs_jnl_delete_xattr(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *host,