diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 569f527080bf..9e268c97eeca 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -834,6 +834,12 @@ struct ext4_super_block {
 };
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+/*
+ * Mount flags
+ */
+#define EXT4_MF_MNTDIR_SAMPLED	0x0001
+
 /*
  * fourth extended-fs super-block data in memory
  */
@@ -853,6 +859,7 @@ struct ext4_sb_info {
 	struct ext4_super_block *s_es;	/* Pointer to the super block in the buffer */
 	struct buffer_head **s_group_desc;
 	unsigned int s_mount_opt;
+	unsigned int s_mount_flags;
 	ext4_fsblk_t s_sb_block;
 	uid_t s_resuid;
 	gid_t s_resgid;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 588af8c77246..3f1873fef1c6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/jbd2.h>
+#include <linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/path.h>
 #include "ext4.h"
 #include "ext4_jbd2.h"
 #include "xattr.h"
@@ -145,6 +147,38 @@ static int ext4_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ext4_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
+	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb);
+	struct vfsmount *mnt = filp->f_path.mnt;
+	struct path path;
+	char buf[64], *cp;
+
+	if (unlikely(!(sbi->s_mount_flags & EXT4_MF_MNTDIR_SAMPLED) &&
+		     !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))) {
+		sbi->s_mount_flags |= EXT4_MF_MNTDIR_SAMPLED;
+		/*
+		 * Sample where the filesystem has been mounted and
+		 * store it in the superblock for sysadmin convenience
+		 * when trying to sort through large numbers of block
+		 * devices or filesystem images.
+		 */
+		memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+		path.mnt = mnt->mnt_parent;
+		path.dentry = mnt->mnt_mountpoint;
+		path_get(&path);
+		cp = d_path(&path, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		path_put(&path);
+		if (!IS_ERR(cp)) {
+			memcpy(sbi->s_es->s_last_mounted, cp,
+			       sizeof(sbi->s_es->s_last_mounted));
+			sb->s_dirt = 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return generic_file_open(inode, filp);
+}
+
 const struct file_operations ext4_file_operations = {
 	.llseek		= generic_file_llseek,
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
@@ -156,7 +190,7 @@ const struct file_operations ext4_file_operations = {
 	.compat_ioctl	= ext4_compat_ioctl,
 #endif
 	.mmap		= ext4_file_mmap,
-	.open		= generic_file_open,
+	.open		= ext4_file_open,
 	.release	= ext4_release_file,
 	.fsync		= ext4_sync_file,
 	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,