diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 97e102ea03e0..7420648a1de6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_lock_timeout,
 	/* int args above */
 	Opt_pool_ns,
+	Opt_compression_hint,
 	/* string args above */
 	Opt_read_only,
 	Opt_read_write,
@@ -844,8 +845,23 @@ enum {
 	Opt_notrim,
 };
 
+enum {
+	Opt_compression_hint_none,
+	Opt_compression_hint_compressible,
+	Opt_compression_hint_incompressible,
+};
+
+static const struct constant_table rbd_param_compression_hint[] = {
+	{"none",		Opt_compression_hint_none},
+	{"compressible",	Opt_compression_hint_compressible},
+	{"incompressible",	Opt_compression_hint_incompressible},
+	{}
+};
+
 static const struct fs_parameter_spec rbd_parameters[] = {
 	fsparam_u32	("alloc_size",			Opt_alloc_size),
+	fsparam_enum	("compression_hint",		Opt_compression_hint,
+			 rbd_param_compression_hint),
 	fsparam_flag	("exclusive",			Opt_exclusive),
 	fsparam_flag	("lock_on_read",		Opt_lock_on_read),
 	fsparam_u32	("lock_timeout",		Opt_lock_timeout),
@@ -867,6 +883,8 @@ struct rbd_options {
 	bool	lock_on_read;
 	bool	exclusive;
 	bool	trim;
+
+	u32 alloc_hint_flags;  /* CEPH_OSD_OP_ALLOC_HINT_FLAG_* */
 };
 
 #define RBD_QUEUE_DEPTH_DEFAULT	BLKDEV_MAX_RQ
@@ -2254,7 +2272,7 @@ static void __rbd_osd_setup_write_ops(struct ceph_osd_request *osd_req,
 		osd_req_op_alloc_hint_init(osd_req, which++,
 					   rbd_dev->layout.object_size,
 					   rbd_dev->layout.object_size,
-					   0);
+					   rbd_dev->opts->alloc_hint_flags);
 	}
 
 	if (rbd_obj_is_entire(obj_req))
@@ -6332,6 +6350,29 @@ static int rbd_parse_param(struct fs_parameter *param,
 		pctx->spec->pool_ns = param->string;
 		param->string = NULL;
 		break;
+	case Opt_compression_hint:
+		switch (result.uint_32) {
+		case Opt_compression_hint_none:
+			opt->alloc_hint_flags &=
+			    ~(CEPH_OSD_ALLOC_HINT_FLAG_COMPRESSIBLE |
+			      CEPH_OSD_ALLOC_HINT_FLAG_INCOMPRESSIBLE);
+			break;
+		case Opt_compression_hint_compressible:
+			opt->alloc_hint_flags |=
+			    CEPH_OSD_ALLOC_HINT_FLAG_COMPRESSIBLE;
+			opt->alloc_hint_flags &=
+			    ~CEPH_OSD_ALLOC_HINT_FLAG_INCOMPRESSIBLE;
+			break;
+		case Opt_compression_hint_incompressible:
+			opt->alloc_hint_flags |=
+			    CEPH_OSD_ALLOC_HINT_FLAG_INCOMPRESSIBLE;
+			opt->alloc_hint_flags &=
+			    ~CEPH_OSD_ALLOC_HINT_FLAG_COMPRESSIBLE;
+			break;
+		default:
+			BUG();
+		}
+		break;
 	case Opt_read_only:
 		opt->read_only = true;
 		break;