diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
index afd23910f3bf..88e061bd711b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
@@ -919,6 +919,8 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v4_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 	dprintk("--> %s DS %s\n", __func__, ds->ds_remotestr);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(da, &ds->ds_addrs, da_node) {
+		char servername[48];
+
 		dprintk("%s: DS %s: trying address %s\n",
 			__func__, ds->ds_remotestr, da->da_remotestr);
 
@@ -929,6 +931,7 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v4_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 				.dstaddr = (struct sockaddr *)&da->da_addr,
 				.addrlen = da->da_addrlen,
 				.servername = clp->cl_hostname,
+				.xprtsec = clp->cl_xprtsec,
 			};
 			struct nfs4_add_xprt_data xprtdata = {
 				.clp = clp,
@@ -938,10 +941,45 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v4_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 				.data = &xprtdata,
 			};
 
-			if (da->da_transport != clp->cl_proto)
+			if (da->da_transport != clp->cl_proto &&
+					clp->cl_proto != XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP_TLS)
 				continue;
+			if (da->da_transport == XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP &&
+				mds_srv->nfs_client->cl_proto ==
+					XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP_TLS) {
+				struct sockaddr *addr =
+					(struct sockaddr *)&da->da_addr;
+				struct sockaddr_in *sin =
+					(struct sockaddr_in *)&da->da_addr;
+				struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6 =
+					(struct sockaddr_in6 *)&da->da_addr;
+
+				/* for NFS with TLS we need to supply a correct
+				 * servername of the trunked transport, not the
+				 * servername of the main transport stored in
+				 * clp->cl_hostname. And set the protocol to
+				 * indicate to use TLS
+				 */
+				servername[0] = '\0';
+				switch(addr->sa_family) {
+				case AF_INET:
+					snprintf(servername, sizeof(servername),
+						"%pI4", &sin->sin_addr.s_addr);
+					break;
+				case AF_INET6:
+					snprintf(servername, sizeof(servername),
+						"%pI6", &sin6->sin6_addr);
+					break;
+				default:
+					/* do not consider this address */
+					continue;
+				}
+				xprt_args.ident = XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP_TLS;
+				xprt_args.servername = servername;
+			}
 			if (da->da_addr.ss_family != clp->cl_addr.ss_family)
 				continue;
+
 			/**
 			* Test this address for session trunking and
 			* add as an alias
@@ -953,6 +991,10 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v4_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 			if (xprtdata.cred)
 				put_cred(xprtdata.cred);
 		} else {
+			if (da->da_transport == XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP &&
+				mds_srv->nfs_client->cl_proto ==
+					XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP_TLS)
+				da->da_transport = XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP_TLS;
 			clp = nfs4_set_ds_client(mds_srv,
 						&da->da_addr,
 						da->da_addrlen,