diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
index 96ae72b556ac..fb41e51dd574 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
@@ -802,6 +802,26 @@ static void parse_dacl(struct cifs_acl *pdacl, char *end_of_acl,
 	return;
 }
 
+unsigned int setup_authusers_ACE(struct cifs_ace *pntace)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned int ace_size = 20;
+
+	pntace->type = ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE;
+	pntace->flags = 0x0;
+	pntace->access_req = cpu_to_le32(GENERIC_ALL);
+	pntace->sid.num_subauth = 1;
+	pntace->sid.revision = 1;
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_AUTHS; i++)
+		pntace->sid.authority[i] =  sid_authusers.authority[i];
+
+	pntace->sid.sub_auth[0] =  sid_authusers.sub_auth[0];
+
+	/* size = 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 6 + (psid->num_subauth*4) */
+	pntace->size = cpu_to_le16(ace_size);
+	return ace_size;
+}
+
 /*
  * Fill in the special SID based on the mode. See
  * http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh509017(v=ws.10).aspx
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index f6f3cc90cd18..948bf3474db1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ extern struct cifs_ntsd *get_cifs_acl_by_fid(struct cifs_sb_info *,
 						const struct cifs_fid *, u32 *);
 extern int set_cifs_acl(struct cifs_ntsd *, __u32, struct inode *,
 				const char *, int);
+extern unsigned int setup_authusers_ACE(struct cifs_ace *pace);
 extern unsigned int setup_special_mode_ACE(struct cifs_ace *pace, __u64 nmode);
 
 extern void dequeue_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid, bool malformed);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 64d5a36a1901..7edba3e6d5e6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2199,13 +2199,14 @@ create_sd_buf(umode_t mode, unsigned int *len)
 	struct cifs_ace *pace;
 	unsigned int sdlen, acelen;
 
-	*len = roundup(sizeof(struct crt_sd_ctxt) + sizeof(struct cifs_ace), 8);
+	*len = roundup(sizeof(struct crt_sd_ctxt) + sizeof(struct cifs_ace) * 2,
+			8);
 	buf = kzalloc(*len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (buf == NULL)
 		return buf;
 
 	sdlen = sizeof(struct smb3_sd) + sizeof(struct smb3_acl) +
-		 sizeof(struct cifs_ace);
+		 2 * sizeof(struct cifs_ace);
 
 	buf->ccontext.DataOffset = cpu_to_le16(offsetof
 					(struct crt_sd_ctxt, sd));
@@ -2232,8 +2233,12 @@ create_sd_buf(umode_t mode, unsigned int *len)
 	/* create one ACE to hold the mode embedded in reserved special SID */
 	pace = (struct cifs_ace *)(sizeof(struct crt_sd_ctxt) + (char *)buf);
 	acelen = setup_special_mode_ACE(pace, (__u64)mode);
+	/* and one more ACE to allow access for authenticated users */
+	pace = (struct cifs_ace *)(acelen + (sizeof(struct crt_sd_ctxt) +
+		(char *)buf));
+	acelen += setup_authusers_ACE(pace);
 	buf->acl.AclSize = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct cifs_acl) + acelen);
-	buf->acl.AceCount = cpu_to_le16(1);
+	buf->acl.AceCount = cpu_to_le16(2);
 	return buf;
 }