diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index 0ef47dff89be..a886e692ddd0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static struct svc_program nfs4_callback_program;
 
 unsigned int nfs_callback_set_tcpport;
 unsigned short nfs_callback_tcpport;
+unsigned short nfs_callback_tcpport6;
 static const int nfs_set_port_min = 0;
 static const int nfs_set_port_max = 65535;
 
@@ -119,6 +120,17 @@ int nfs_callback_up(void)
 	dprintk("NFS: Callback listener port = %u (af %u)\n",
 			nfs_callback_tcpport, PF_INET);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
+	ret = svc_create_xprt(serv, "tcp", PF_INET6,
+				nfs_callback_set_tcpport, SVC_SOCK_ANONYMOUS);
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		nfs_callback_tcpport6 = ret;
+		dprintk("NFS: Callback listener port = %u (af %u)\n",
+				nfs_callback_tcpport6, PF_INET6);
+	} else if (ret != -EAFNOSUPPORT)
+		goto out_err;
+#endif	/* defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE) */
+
 	nfs_callback_info.rqst = svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0]);
 	if (IS_ERR(nfs_callback_info.rqst)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(nfs_callback_info.rqst);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.h b/fs/nfs/callback.h
index bb25d2135ff1..e110e286a262 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.h
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ extern void nfs_callback_down(void);
 
 extern unsigned int nfs_callback_set_tcpport;
 extern unsigned short nfs_callback_tcpport;
+extern unsigned short nfs_callback_tcpport6;
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_FS_NFS_CALLBACK_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 2022fe47966f..0298e909559f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -62,8 +62,14 @@ static LIST_HEAD(nfs4_clientid_list);
 
 static int nfs4_init_client(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
-	int status = nfs4_proc_setclientid(clp, NFS4_CALLBACK,
-			nfs_callback_tcpport, cred);
+	unsigned short port;
+	int status;
+
+	port = nfs_callback_tcpport;
+	if (clp->cl_addr.ss_family == AF_INET6)
+		port = nfs_callback_tcpport6;
+
+	status = nfs4_proc_setclientid(clp, NFS4_CALLBACK, port, cred);
 	if (status == 0)
 		status = nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(clp, cred);
 	if (status == 0)