diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index b4a6e0a1b945..0a845fac3ba8 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ static int fuse_notify_inval_entry(struct fuse_conn *fc, unsigned int size,
 	buf[outarg.namelen] = 0;
 
 	down_read(&fc->killsb);
-	err = fuse_reverse_inval_entry(fc, outarg.parent, 0, &name);
+	err = fuse_reverse_inval_entry(fc, outarg.parent, 0, &name, outarg.flags);
 	up_read(&fc->killsb);
 	kfree(buf);
 	return err;
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ static int fuse_notify_delete(struct fuse_conn *fc, unsigned int size,
 	buf[outarg.namelen] = 0;
 
 	down_read(&fc->killsb);
-	err = fuse_reverse_inval_entry(fc, outarg.parent, outarg.child, &name);
+	err = fuse_reverse_inval_entry(fc, outarg.parent, outarg.child, &name, 0);
 	up_read(&fc->killsb);
 	kfree(buf);
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index bb97a384dc5d..d092c7d75929 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ int fuse_update_attributes(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, u32 mask)
 }
 
 int fuse_reverse_inval_entry(struct fuse_conn *fc, u64 parent_nodeid,
-			     u64 child_nodeid, struct qstr *name)
+			     u64 child_nodeid, struct qstr *name, u32 flags)
 {
 	int err = -ENOTDIR;
 	struct inode *parent;
@@ -1197,7 +1197,9 @@ int fuse_reverse_inval_entry(struct fuse_conn *fc, u64 parent_nodeid,
 		goto unlock;
 
 	fuse_dir_changed(parent);
-	fuse_invalidate_entry(entry);
+	if (!(flags & FUSE_EXPIRE_ONLY))
+		d_invalidate(entry);
+	fuse_invalidate_entry_cache(entry);
 
 	if (child_nodeid != 0 && d_really_is_positive(entry)) {
 		inode_lock(d_inode(entry));
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 98a9cf531873..8789d94eda21 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ int fuse_reverse_inval_inode(struct fuse_conn *fc, u64 nodeid,
  * then the dentry is unhashed (d_delete()).
  */
 int fuse_reverse_inval_entry(struct fuse_conn *fc, u64 parent_nodeid,
-			     u64 child_nodeid, struct qstr *name);
+			     u64 child_nodeid, struct qstr *name, u32 flags);
 
 int fuse_do_open(struct fuse_mount *fm, u64 nodeid, struct file *file,
 		 bool isdir);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fuse.h b/include/uapi/linux/fuse.h
index 76ee8f9e024a..39cfb343faa8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/fuse.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/fuse.h
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@
  *
  *  7.37
  *  - add FUSE_TMPFILE
+ *
+ *  7.38
+ *  - add FUSE_EXPIRE_ONLY flag to fuse_notify_inval_entry
  */
 
 #ifndef _LINUX_FUSE_H
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@
 #define FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION 7
 
 /** Minor version number of this interface */
-#define FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION 37
+#define FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION 38
 
 /** The node ID of the root inode */
 #define FUSE_ROOT_ID 1
@@ -491,6 +494,12 @@ struct fuse_file_lock {
  */
 #define FUSE_SETXATTR_ACL_KILL_SGID	(1 << 0)
 
+/**
+ * notify_inval_entry flags
+ * FUSE_EXPIRE_ONLY
+ */
+#define FUSE_EXPIRE_ONLY		(1 << 0)
+
 enum fuse_opcode {
 	FUSE_LOOKUP		= 1,
 	FUSE_FORGET		= 2,  /* no reply */
@@ -919,7 +928,7 @@ struct fuse_notify_inval_inode_out {
 struct fuse_notify_inval_entry_out {
 	uint64_t	parent;
 	uint32_t	namelen;
-	uint32_t	padding;
+	uint32_t	flags;
 };
 
 struct fuse_notify_delete_out {