diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 2c38daa822ef..7007c7974a2e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ static_assert(sizeof(struct btrfs_super_block) == BTRFS_SUPER_INFO_SIZE);
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SUPP			\
 	(BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_FREE_SPACE_TREE |	\
 	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_FREE_SPACE_TREE_VALID | \
-	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_VERITY)
+	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_VERITY |		\
+	 BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE)
 
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SAFE_SET	0ULL
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SAFE_CLEAR	0ULL
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index dfc9b3aea76a..120b7697ab42 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ static void backup_super_roots(struct btrfs_fs_info *info)
 	btrfs_set_backup_chunk_root_level(root_backup,
 			       btrfs_header_level(info->chunk_root->node));
 
-	if (!btrfs_fs_incompat(info, EXTENT_TREE_V2)) {
+	if (!btrfs_fs_compat_ro(info, BLOCK_GROUP_TREE)) {
 		struct btrfs_root *extent_root = btrfs_extent_root(info, 0);
 		struct btrfs_root *csum_root = btrfs_csum_root(info, 0);
 
@@ -2526,7 +2526,7 @@ static int btrfs_read_roots(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	location.type = BTRFS_ROOT_ITEM_KEY;
 	location.offset = 0;
 
-	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, EXTENT_TREE_V2)) {
+	if (btrfs_fs_compat_ro(fs_info, BLOCK_GROUP_TREE)) {
 		location.objectid = BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE_OBJECTID;
 		root = btrfs_read_tree_root(tree_root, &location);
 		if (IS_ERR(root)) {
@@ -2711,6 +2711,18 @@ int btrfs_validate_super(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Artificial requirement for block-group-tree to force newer features
+	 * (free-space-tree, no-holes) so the test matrix is smaller.
+	 */
+	if (btrfs_fs_compat_ro(fs_info, BLOCK_GROUP_TREE) &&
+	    (!btrfs_fs_compat_ro(fs_info, FREE_SPACE_TREE_VALID) ||
+	     !btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, NO_HOLES))) {
+		btrfs_err(fs_info,
+		"block-group-tree feature requires fres-space-tree and no-holes");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (memcmp(fs_info->fs_devices->metadata_uuid, sb->dev_item.fsid,
 		   BTRFS_FSID_SIZE) != 0) {
 		btrfs_err(fs_info,
@@ -2880,16 +2892,6 @@ static int __cold init_tree_roots(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	int ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, EXTENT_TREE_V2)) {
-		struct btrfs_root *root;
-
-		root = btrfs_alloc_root(fs_info, BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE_OBJECTID,
-					GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!root)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		fs_info->block_group_root = root;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < BTRFS_NUM_BACKUP_ROOTS; i++) {
 		if (handle_error) {
 			if (!IS_ERR(tree_root->node))
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.h b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.h
index aef981de672c..7e545ec09a10 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static inline struct btrfs_root *btrfs_grab_root(struct btrfs_root *root)
 
 static inline struct btrfs_root *btrfs_block_group_root(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
-	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, EXTENT_TREE_V2))
+	if (btrfs_fs_compat_ro(fs_info, BLOCK_GROUP_TREE))
 		return fs_info->block_group_root;
 	return btrfs_extent_root(fs_info, 0);
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
index 84a992681801..6816bc41c228 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(skinny_metadata, SKINNY_METADATA);
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(no_holes, NO_HOLES);
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(metadata_uuid, METADATA_UUID);
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_COMPAT_RO(free_space_tree, FREE_SPACE_TREE);
+BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_COMPAT_RO(block_group_tree, BLOCK_GROUP_TREE);
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(raid1c34, RAID1C34);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
 BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_INCOMPAT(zoned, ZONED);
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ static struct attribute *btrfs_supported_feature_attrs[] = {
 	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(metadata_uuid),
 	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(free_space_tree),
 	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(raid1c34),
+	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(block_group_tree),
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
 	BTRFS_FEAT_ATTR_PTR(zoned),
 #endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
index 7ada84e4a3ed..5655e89b962b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_fs_info_args {
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_FREE_SPACE_TREE_VALID	(1ULL << 1)
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_VERITY			(1ULL << 2)
 
+/*
+ * Put all block group items into a dedicated block group tree, greatly
+ * reducing mount time for large filesystem due to better locality.
+ */
+#define BTRFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_BLOCK_GROUP_TREE	(1ULL << 3)
+
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_MIXED_BACKREF	(1ULL << 0)
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_DEFAULT_SUBVOL	(1ULL << 1)
 #define BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_MIXED_GROUPS	(1ULL << 2)