diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index ec8a9efa268f..71bc16225b98 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ nfs3_proc_pathconf(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 static int nfs3_read_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = hdr->inode;
+	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
 
 	if (hdr->pgio_done_cb != NULL)
 		return hdr->pgio_done_cb(task, hdr);
@@ -793,6 +794,9 @@ static int nfs3_read_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 	if (nfs3_async_handle_jukebox(task, inode))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
+	if (task->tk_status >= 0 && !server->read_hdrsize)
+		cmpxchg(&server->read_hdrsize, 0, hdr->res.replen);
+
 	nfs_invalidate_atime(inode);
 	nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &hdr->fattr);
 	return 0;
@@ -802,6 +806,7 @@ static void nfs3_proc_read_setup(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr,
 				 struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
 	msg->rpc_proc = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_READ];
+	hdr->args.replen = NFS_SERVER(hdr->inode)->read_hdrsize;
 }
 
 static int nfs3_proc_pgio_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
index d8c4c10b15f7..78df4eb60f85 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -983,10 +983,11 @@ static void nfs3_xdr_enc_read3args(struct rpc_rqst *req,
 				   const void *data)
 {
 	const struct nfs_pgio_args *args = data;
+	unsigned int replen = args->replen ? args->replen : NFS3_readres_sz;
 
 	encode_read3args(xdr, args);
 	prepare_reply_buffer(req, args->pages, args->pgbase,
-					args->count, NFS3_readres_sz);
+					args->count, replen);
 	req->rq_rcv_buf.flags |= XDRBUF_READ;
 }
 
@@ -1675,9 +1676,11 @@ static int nfs3_xdr_dec_read3res(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 				 void *data)
 {
 	struct nfs_pgio_res *result = data;
+	unsigned int pos;
 	enum nfs_stat status;
 	int error;
 
+	pos = xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
 	error = decode_nfsstat3(xdr, &status);
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		goto out;
@@ -1687,6 +1690,7 @@ static int nfs3_xdr_dec_read3res(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	result->op_status = status;
 	if (status != NFS3_OK)
 		goto out_status;
+	result->replen = 3 + ((xdr_stream_pos(xdr) - pos) >> 2);
 	error = decode_read3resok(xdr, result);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index bf39d9c92201..0fc0b9135d46 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ struct nfs_server {
 	unsigned short		mountd_port;
 	unsigned short		mountd_protocol;
 	struct rpc_wait_queue	uoc_rpcwaitq;
+
+	/* XDR related information */
+	unsigned int		read_hdrsize;
 };
 
 /* Server capabilities */
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index bd1c889a9ed9..7f5535e5e852 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ struct nfs_pgio_args {
 	__u32			count;
 	unsigned int		pgbase;
 	struct page **		pages;
+	unsigned int		replen;		/* used by read */
 	const u32 *		bitmask;	/* used by write */
 	enum nfs3_stable_how	stable;		/* used by write */
 };
@@ -618,9 +619,9 @@ struct nfs_pgio_res {
 	__u32			count;
 	__u32			op_status;
 	int			eof;		/* used by read */
+	unsigned int		replen;		/* used by read */
 	struct nfs_writeverf *	verf;		/* used by write */
 	const struct nfs_server *server;	/* used by write */
-
 };
 
 /*