diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 4899a4666f24..f8c4844ebcce 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -376,6 +376,34 @@ void locks_release_private(struct file_lock *fl)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(locks_release_private);
 
+/**
+ * locks_owner_has_blockers - Check for blocking lock requests
+ * @flctx: file lock context
+ * @owner: lock owner
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   %true: @owner has at least one blocker
+ *   %false: @owner has no blockers
+ */
+bool locks_owner_has_blockers(struct file_lock_context *flctx,
+		fl_owner_t owner)
+{
+	struct file_lock *fl;
+
+	spin_lock(&flctx->flc_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(fl, &flctx->flc_posix, fl_list) {
+		if (fl->fl_owner != owner)
+			continue;
+		if (!list_empty(&fl->fl_blocked_requests)) {
+			spin_unlock(&flctx->flc_lock);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&flctx->flc_lock);
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(locks_owner_has_blockers);
+
 /* Free a lock which is not in use. */
 void locks_free_lock(struct file_lock *fl)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index f32723d937fb..9b7ce642d4f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1212,6 +1212,8 @@ extern void lease_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *);
 struct files_struct;
 extern void show_fd_locks(struct seq_file *f,
 			 struct file *filp, struct files_struct *files);
+extern bool locks_owner_has_blockers(struct file_lock_context *flctx,
+			fl_owner_t owner);
 #else /* !CONFIG_FILE_LOCKING */
 static inline int fcntl_getlk(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			      struct flock __user *user)
@@ -1352,6 +1354,11 @@ static inline int lease_modify(struct file_lock *fl, int arg,
 struct files_struct;
 static inline void show_fd_locks(struct seq_file *f,
 			struct file *filp, struct files_struct *files) {}
+static inline bool locks_owner_has_blockers(struct file_lock_context *flctx,
+			fl_owner_t owner)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif /* !CONFIG_FILE_LOCKING */
 
 static inline struct inode *file_inode(const struct file *f)