diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index e18f6efbeb95..6921504acc29 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -6133,7 +6133,22 @@ static bool nfsd4_cb_channel_good(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 	return clp->cl_minorversion && clp->cl_cb_state == NFSD4_CB_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
-static struct file_lease *nfs4_alloc_init_lease(struct nfs4_delegation *dp)
+static unsigned int
+nfsd_notify_to_ignore(u32 notify)
+{
+	unsigned int mask = 0;
+
+	if (notify & BIT(NOTIFY4_REMOVE_ENTRY))
+		mask |= FL_IGN_DIR_DELETE;
+	if (notify & BIT(NOTIFY4_ADD_ENTRY))
+		mask |= FL_IGN_DIR_CREATE;
+	if (notify & BIT(NOTIFY4_RENAME_ENTRY))
+		mask |= FL_IGN_DIR_RENAME;
+
+	return mask;
+}
+
+static struct file_lease *nfs4_alloc_init_lease(struct nfs4_delegation *dp, u32 notify)
 {
 	struct file_lease *fl;
 
@@ -6141,7 +6156,7 @@ static struct file_lease *nfs4_alloc_init_lease(struct nfs4_delegation *dp)
 	if (!fl)
 		return NULL;
 	fl->fl_lmops = &nfsd_lease_mng_ops;
-	fl->c.flc_flags = FL_DELEG;
+	fl->c.flc_flags = FL_DELEG | nfsd_notify_to_ignore(notify);
 	fl->c.flc_type = deleg_is_read(dp->dl_type) ? F_RDLCK : F_WRLCK;
 	fl->c.flc_owner = (fl_owner_t)dp;
 	fl->c.flc_pid = current->tgid;
@@ -6358,7 +6373,7 @@ nfs4_set_delegation(struct nfsd4_open *open, struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp,
 	if (stp->st_stid.sc_export)
 		dp->dl_stid.sc_export = exp_get(stp->st_stid.sc_export);
 
-	fl = nfs4_alloc_init_lease(dp);
+	fl = nfs4_alloc_init_lease(dp, 0);
 	if (!fl)
 		goto out_clnt_odstate;
 
@@ -9793,7 +9808,11 @@ nfsd_get_dir_deleg(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		dp->dl_stid.sc_export =
 			exp_get(cstate->current_fh.fh_export);
 
-	fl = nfs4_alloc_init_lease(dp);
+	/*
+	 * NB: gddr_notification[0] represents the notifications that
+	 * will be granted to the client
+	 */
+	fl = nfs4_alloc_init_lease(dp, gdd->gddr_notification[0]);
 	if (!fl)
 		goto out_put_stid;