diff --git a/misc/tune2fs.8.in b/misc/tune2fs.8.in
index 979f6c5f258f..1e026e5f5d1f 100644
--- a/misc/tune2fs.8.in
+++ b/misc/tune2fs.8.in
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ program.
 This superblock setting is only honored in 2.6.35+ kernels;
 and not at all by the ext2 and ext3 file system drivers.
 .TP
+.BI orphan_file_size= size
+Set size of the file for tracking unlinked but still open inodes and inodes
+with truncate in progress. Larger file allows for better scalability, reserving
+a few blocks per cpu is ideal.
+.TP
 .B force_fsck
 Set a flag in the file system superblock indicating that errors have been found.
 This will force fsck to run at the next mount.
diff --git a/misc/tune2fs.c b/misc/tune2fs.c
index 4200104ee0b1..c2b18d2fbf61 100644
--- a/misc/tune2fs.c
+++ b/misc/tune2fs.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ int enabling_casefold;
 int journal_size, journal_fc_size, journal_flags;
 char *journal_device;
 static blk64_t journal_location = ~0LL;
+static e2_blkcnt_t orphan_file_blocks;
 
 static struct list_head blk_move_list;
 
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ static __u32 ok_features[3] = {
 	EXT3_FEATURE_COMPAT_HAS_JOURNAL |
 		EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_INDEX |
 		EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_FAST_COMMIT |
-		EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_STABLE_INODES,
+		EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_STABLE_INODES |
+		EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_ORPHAN_FILE,
 	/* Incompat */
 	EXT2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FILETYPE |
 		EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENTS |
@@ -183,7 +185,8 @@ static __u32 clear_ok_features[3] = {
 	EXT3_FEATURE_COMPAT_HAS_JOURNAL |
 		EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE |
 		EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_INDEX |
-		EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_FAST_COMMIT,
+		EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_FAST_COMMIT |
+		EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_ORPHAN_FILE,
 	/* Incompat */
 	EXT2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FILETYPE |
 		EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FLEX_BG |
@@ -1145,6 +1148,56 @@ static int update_feature_set(ext2_filsys fs, char *features)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (FEATURE_OFF(E2P_FEATURE_COMPAT, EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_ORPHAN_FILE)) {
+		ext2_ino_t ino;
+
+		if (mount_flags & EXT2_MF_MOUNTED) {
+			fputs(_("The orphan_file feature may only be cleared "
+				"when the filesystem is unmounted.\n"), stderr);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		if (ext2fs_has_feature_orphan_present(sb) && f_flag < 2) {
+			fputs(_("The orphan_present feature is set. Please "
+				"run e2fsck before clearing orphan_file "
+				"feature.\n"),
+			      stderr);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		err = ext2fs_read_bitmaps(fs);
+		if (err) {
+			com_err(program_name, err, "%s",
+				_("while loading bitmaps"));
+			return 1;
+		}
+		err = ext2fs_truncate_orphan_file(fs);
+		if (err) {
+			com_err(program_name, err,
+				_("\n\twhile trying to delete orphan file\n"));
+			return 1;
+		}
+		ino = sb->s_orphan_file_inum;
+		sb->s_orphan_file_inum = 0;
+		ext2fs_inode_alloc_stats2(fs, ino, -1, 0);
+		ext2fs_clear_feature_orphan_file(sb);
+		ext2fs_clear_feature_orphan_present(sb);
+		ext2fs_mark_super_dirty(fs);
+	}
+
+	if (FEATURE_ON(E2P_FEATURE_COMPAT, EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_ORPHAN_FILE)) {
+		if (!ext2fs_has_feature_journal(sb)) {
+			fputs(_("orphan_file feature can be set only for "
+				"filesystems with journal.\n"), stderr);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * If adding an orphan file, let the create orphan file
+		 * code below handle setting the flag and creating it.
+		 * We supply a default size if necessary.
+		 */
+		orphan_file_blocks = ext2fs_default_orphan_file_blocks(fs);
+		ext2fs_set_feature_orphan_file(sb);
+	}
+
 	if (FEATURE_ON(E2P_FEATURE_RO_INCOMPAT,
 		EXT2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SPARSE_SUPER)) {
 		if (ext2fs_has_feature_meta_bg(sb)) {
@@ -2268,6 +2321,21 @@ static int parse_extended_opts(ext2_filsys fs, const char *opts)
 				continue;
 			}
 			encoding_flags = arg;
+		} else if (!strcmp(token, "orphan_file_size")) {
+			if (!arg) {
+				r_usage++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			orphan_file_blocks = parse_num_blocks2(arg,
+						 fs->super->s_log_block_size);
+
+			if (orphan_file_blocks < 1) {
+				fprintf(stderr,
+					_("Invalid size of orphan file %s\n"),
+					arg);
+				r_usage++;
+				continue;
+			}
 		} else
 			r_usage++;
 	}
@@ -3253,6 +3321,24 @@ _("Warning: The journal is dirty. You may wish to replay the journal like:\n\n"
 		if (rc)
 			goto closefs;
 	}
+	if (orphan_file_blocks) {
+		errcode_t err;
+
+		err = ext2fs_read_bitmaps(fs);
+		if (err) {
+			com_err(program_name, err, "%s",
+				_("while loading bitmaps"));
+			rc = 1;
+			goto closefs;
+		}
+		err = ext2fs_create_orphan_file(fs, orphan_file_blocks);
+		if (err) {
+			com_err(program_name, err, "%s",
+				_("while creating orphan file"));
+			rc = 1;
+			goto closefs;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (Q_flag) {
 		if (mount_flags & EXT2_MF_MOUNTED) {
