diff --git a/fs/btrfs/send.c b/fs/btrfs/send.c
index c85e7c6b4598..e0c69a106c77 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/send.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/send.c
@@ -4529,9 +4529,11 @@ static int send_subvol(struct send_ctx *sctx)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = send_header(sctx);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
+	if (!(sctx->flags & BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_OMIT_STREAM_HEADER)) {
+		ret = send_header(sctx);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	ret = send_subvol_begin(sctx);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -4593,7 +4595,7 @@ long btrfs_ioctl_send(struct file *mnt_file, void __user *arg_)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (arg->flags & ~BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_NO_FILE_DATA) {
+	if (arg->flags & ~BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_MASK) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -4704,12 +4706,14 @@ long btrfs_ioctl_send(struct file *mnt_file, void __user *arg_)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = begin_cmd(sctx, BTRFS_SEND_C_END);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-	ret = send_cmd(sctx);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
+	if (!(sctx->flags & BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_OMIT_END_CMD)) {
+		ret = begin_cmd(sctx, BTRFS_SEND_C_END);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+		ret = send_cmd(sctx);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 out:
 	kfree(arg);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
index fa3a5f9338fc..5e39e859a848 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
@@ -412,7 +412,25 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_received_subvol_args {
  * search of clone sources doesn't find an extent. UPDATE_EXTENT
  * commands will be sent instead of WRITE commands.
  */
-#define BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_NO_FILE_DATA     0x1
+#define BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_NO_FILE_DATA		0x1
+
+/*
+ * Do not add the leading stream header. Used when multiple snapshots
+ * are sent back to back.
+ */
+#define BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_OMIT_STREAM_HEADER	0x2
+
+/*
+ * Omit the command at the end of the stream that indicated the end
+ * of the stream. This option is used when multiple snapshots are
+ * sent back to back.
+ */
+#define BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_OMIT_END_CMD		0x4
+
+#define BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_MASK \
+	(BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_NO_FILE_DATA | \
+	 BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_OMIT_STREAM_HEADER | \
+	 BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_OMIT_END_CMD)
 
 struct btrfs_ioctl_send_args {
 	__s64 send_fd;			/* in */