diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index d87a5bc3607b..9567520d79f7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -313,9 +313,23 @@ void gfs2_glock_put(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 static inline int may_grant(const struct gfs2_glock *gl, const struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 {
 	const struct gfs2_holder *gh_head = list_first_entry(&gl->gl_holders, const struct gfs2_holder, gh_list);
-	if ((gh->gh_state == LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE ||
-	     gh_head->gh_state == LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE) && gh != gh_head)
-		return 0;
+
+	if (gh != gh_head) {
+		/**
+		 * Here we make a special exception to grant holders who agree
+		 * to share the EX lock with other holders who also have the
+		 * bit set. If the original holder has the LM_FLAG_NODE_SCOPE bit
+		 * is set, we grant more holders with the bit set.
+		 */
+		if (gh_head->gh_state == LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE &&
+		    (gh_head->gh_flags & LM_FLAG_NODE_SCOPE) &&
+		    gh->gh_state == LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE &&
+		    (gh->gh_flags & LM_FLAG_NODE_SCOPE))
+			return 1;
+		if ((gh->gh_state == LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE ||
+		     gh_head->gh_state == LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE))
+			return 0;
+	}
 	if (gl->gl_state == gh->gh_state)
 		return 1;
 	if (gh->gh_flags & GL_EXACT)
@@ -2030,6 +2044,8 @@ static const char *hflags2str(char *buf, u16 flags, unsigned long iflags)
 		*p++ = 'A';
 	if (flags & LM_FLAG_PRIORITY)
 		*p++ = 'p';
+	if (flags & LM_FLAG_NODE_SCOPE)
+		*p++ = 'n';
 	if (flags & GL_ASYNC)
 		*p++ = 'a';
 	if (flags & GL_EXACT)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index 53813364517b..31a8f2f649b5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ enum {
  * request and directly join the other shared lock.  A shared lock request
  * without the priority flag might be forced to wait until the deferred
  * requested had acquired and released the lock.
+ *
+ * LM_FLAG_NODE_SCOPE
+ * This holder agrees to share the lock within this node. In other words,
+ * the glock is held in EX mode according to DLM, but local holders on the
+ * same node can share it.
  */
 
 #define LM_FLAG_TRY		0x0001
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ enum {
 #define LM_FLAG_NOEXP		0x0004
 #define LM_FLAG_ANY		0x0008
 #define LM_FLAG_PRIORITY	0x0010
+#define LM_FLAG_NODE_SCOPE	0x0020
 #define GL_ASYNC		0x0040
 #define GL_EXACT		0x0080
 #define GL_SKIP			0x0100