diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index e7adaaf1c219..7a5f611c3d2e 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -583,6 +583,9 @@ static void bd_finish_claiming(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder,
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_holder_lock);
 	bd_clear_claiming(whole, holder);
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev_lock);
+
+	if (hops && hops->get_holder)
+		hops->get_holder(holder);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -605,6 +608,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bd_abort_claiming);
 static void bd_end_claim(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
 {
 	struct block_device *whole = bdev_whole(bdev);
+	const struct blk_holder_ops *hops = bdev->bd_holder_ops;
 	bool unblock = false;
 
 	/*
@@ -627,6 +631,9 @@ static void bd_end_claim(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
 		whole->bd_holder = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev_lock);
 
+	if (hops && hops->put_holder)
+		hops->put_holder(holder);
+
 	/*
 	 * If this was the last claim, remove holder link and unblock evpoll if
 	 * it was a write holder.
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index ee05ab6b37e7..71d9779c42b1 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -1515,11 +1515,29 @@ static int fs_bdev_thaw(struct block_device *bdev)
 	return error;
 }
 
+static void fs_bdev_super_get(void *data)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = data;
+
+	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
+	sb->s_count++;
+	spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
+}
+
+static void fs_bdev_super_put(void *data)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = data;
+
+	put_super(sb);
+}
+
 const struct blk_holder_ops fs_holder_ops = {
 	.mark_dead		= fs_bdev_mark_dead,
 	.sync			= fs_bdev_sync,
 	.freeze			= fs_bdev_freeze,
 	.thaw			= fs_bdev_thaw,
+	.get_holder		= fs_bdev_super_get,
+	.put_holder		= fs_bdev_super_put,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fs_holder_ops);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index f9b87c39cab0..c3e8f7cf96be 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1505,6 +1505,16 @@ struct blk_holder_ops {
 	 * Thaw the file system mounted on the block device.
 	 */
 	int (*thaw)(struct block_device *bdev);
+
+	/*
+	 * If needed, get a reference to the holder.
+	 */
+	void (*get_holder)(void *holder);
+
+	/*
+	 * Release the holder.
+	 */
+	void (*put_holder)(void *holder);
 };
 
 /*