diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
index 04e763221246..a0dbbd1e00e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ struct svc_rqst {
 	u32			rq_prot;	/* IP protocol */
 	unsigned short
 				rq_secure  : 1;	/* secure port */
+	unsigned short		rq_local   : 1;	/* local request */
 
 	void *			rq_argp;	/* decoded arguments */
 	void *			rq_resp;	/* xdr'd results */
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
index 0cec1b94c670..7235040a19b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct svc_xprt {
 #define	XPT_DETACHED	10		/* detached from tempsocks list */
 #define XPT_LISTENER	11		/* listening endpoint */
 #define XPT_CACHE_AUTH	12		/* cache auth info */
+#define XPT_LOCAL	13		/* connection from loopback interface */
 
 	struct svc_serv		*xpt_server;	/* service for transport */
 	atomic_t    	    	xpt_reserved;	/* space on outq that is rsvd */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.h b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.h
index 14c9f6d1c5ff..f2b7cb540e61 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.h
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@ static inline int rpc_reply_expected(struct rpc_task *task)
 		(task->tk_msg.rpc_proc->p_decode != NULL);
 }
 
+static inline int sock_is_loopback(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct dst_entry *dst;
+	int loopback = 0;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	dst = rcu_dereference(sk->sk_dst_cache);
+	if (dst && dst->dev &&
+	    (dst->dev->features & NETIF_F_LOOPBACK))
+		loopback = 1;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return loopback;
+}
+
 int svc_send_common(struct socket *sock, struct xdr_buf *xdr,
 		    struct page *headpage, unsigned long headoffset,
 		    struct page *tailpage, unsigned long tailoffset);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index 0cb34f5d58dc..f3b8eb309d01 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -874,6 +874,10 @@ static struct svc_xprt *svc_tcp_accept(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 	}
 	svc_xprt_set_local(&newsvsk->sk_xprt, sin, slen);
 
+	if (sock_is_loopback(newsock->sk))
+		set_bit(XPT_LOCAL, &newsvsk->sk_xprt.xpt_flags);
+	else
+		clear_bit(XPT_LOCAL, &newsvsk->sk_xprt.xpt_flags);
 	if (serv->sv_stats)
 		serv->sv_stats->nettcpconn++;
 
@@ -1119,6 +1123,7 @@ static int svc_tcp_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt   = NULL;
 	rqstp->rq_prot	      = IPPROTO_TCP;
+	rqstp->rq_local	      = !!test_bit(XPT_LOCAL, &svsk->sk_xprt.xpt_flags);
 
 	p = (__be32 *)rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_base;
 	calldir = p[1];