diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifspdu.h b/fs/smb/client/cifspdu.h
index e17222fec9d2..a75220db5c1e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifspdu.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifspdu.h
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 
 struct win_dev {
-	unsigned char type[8]; /* IntxCHR or IntxBLK */
+	unsigned char type[8]; /* IntxCHR or IntxBLK or LnxFIFO*/
 	__le64 major;
 	__le64 minor;
 } __attribute__((packed));
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/inode.c b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
index d7c302442c1e..c03a286ed418 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
@@ -592,6 +592,10 @@ cifs_sfu_type(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, const char *path,
 			cifs_dbg(FYI, "Symlink\n");
 			fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFLNK;
 			fattr->cf_dtype = DT_LNK;
+		} else if (memcmp("LnxFIFO", pbuf, 8) == 0) {
+			cifs_dbg(FYI, "FIFO\n");
+			fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFIFO;
+			fattr->cf_dtype = DT_FIFO;
 		} else {
 			fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFREG; /* file? */
 			fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 9aeecee6b91b..4af0085239b7 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -5087,7 +5087,7 @@ smb2_make_node(unsigned int xid, struct inode *inode,
 	 * over SMB2/SMB3 and Samba will do this with SMB3.1.1 POSIX Extensions
 	 */
 
-	if (!S_ISCHR(mode) && !S_ISBLK(mode))
+	if (!S_ISCHR(mode) && !S_ISBLK(mode) && !S_ISFIFO(mode))
 		return rc;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "sfu compat create special file\n");
@@ -5135,6 +5135,12 @@ smb2_make_node(unsigned int xid, struct inode *inode,
 		pdev->minor = cpu_to_le64(MINOR(dev));
 		rc = tcon->ses->server->ops->sync_write(xid, &fid, &io_parms,
 							&bytes_written, iov, 1);
+	} else if (S_ISFIFO(mode)) {
+		memcpy(pdev->type, "LnxFIFO", 8);
+		pdev->major = 0;
+		pdev->minor = 0;
+		rc = tcon->ses->server->ops->sync_write(xid, &fid, &io_parms,
+							&bytes_written, iov, 1);
 	}
 	tcon->ses->server->ops->close(xid, tcon, &fid);
 	d_drop(dentry);