diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 467093acadbb89..a0ac055ba246d5 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,8 @@ static void fuse_readahead(struct readahead_control *rac)
 
 static ssize_t fuse_cache_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
+	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 
 	/*
@@ -1215,6 +1216,12 @@ static ssize_t fuse_cache_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 			return err;
 	}
 
+	/* if we have dlm support acquire a read lock for the area
+	 * we are reading from. */
+	if (fc->writeback_cache && fc->dlm)
+		fuse_get_dlm_lock(file, iocb->ki_pos,
+				  iov_iter_count(to), FUSE_PAGE_LOCK_READ);
+
 	return generic_file_read_iter(iocb, to);
 }
 
@@ -1708,7 +1715,8 @@ static ssize_t fuse_cache_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 						iocb->ki_pos;
 				size_t length = iov_iter_count(from);
 
-				fuse_get_dlm_write_lock(file, pos, length);
+				fuse_get_dlm_lock(file, pos, length,
+					          FUSE_PAGE_LOCK_WRITE);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2570,7 +2578,7 @@ static void fuse_vma_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 /**
  * Request a DLM lock from the FUSE server.
  *
- * This routine is similar to fuse_get_dlm_write_lock(), but it
+ * This routine is similar to fuse_get_dlm_lock(), but it
  * does not cache the DLM lock in the kernel.
  */
 static int fuse_get_page_mkwrite_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset, size_t length)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_dlm_cache.c b/fs/fuse/fuse_dlm_cache.c
index d765dd8018cc6a..ea296a2e9ec89c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_dlm_cache.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_dlm_cache.c
@@ -487,10 +487,14 @@ bool fuse_dlm_range_is_locked(struct fuse_inode *inode, uint64_t start,
 }
 
 /**
- * request a dlm lock from the fuse server
+ * fuse_get_dlm_lock - request a dlm lock from the fuse server
+ * @file:   the file being accessed
+ * @offset: byte offset into the file (need not be page-aligned)
+ * @length: length of the region in bytes (need not be page-aligned)
+ * @mode:   FUSE_PAGE_LOCK_READ or FUSE_PAGE_LOCK_WRITE
  */
-void fuse_get_dlm_write_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
-				    size_t length)
+void fuse_get_dlm_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
+		       size_t length, enum fuse_page_lock_mode mode)
 {
 	struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
@@ -500,7 +504,7 @@ void fuse_get_dlm_write_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 	uint64_t end = (offset + length - 1) | (PAGE_SIZE - 1);
 
 	/* note that the offset and length don't have to be page aligned here
-     * but since we only get here on writeback caching we will send out
+	 * but since we only get here on writeback caching we will send out
 	 * page aligned requests */
 	offset &= PAGE_MASK;
 
@@ -513,8 +517,7 @@ void fuse_get_dlm_write_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 	 * at the same time. It is intentionally not protected
 	 * since a DLM implementation in the FUSE server should take care
 	 * of any races in lock requests */
-	if (fuse_dlm_range_is_locked(fi, offset,
-				    end, FUSE_PAGE_LOCK_WRITE))
+	if (fuse_dlm_range_is_locked(fi, offset, end, mode))
 		return; /* we already have this area locked */
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
@@ -522,7 +525,8 @@ void fuse_get_dlm_write_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 
 	inarg.start = offset;
 	inarg.end = end;
-	inarg.type = FUSE_DLM_LOCK_WRITE;
+	inarg.type = (mode == FUSE_PAGE_LOCK_WRITE) ?
+		FUSE_DLM_LOCK_WRITE : FUSE_DLM_LOCK_READ;
 
 	args.opcode = FUSE_DLM_WB_LOCK;
 	args.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
@@ -551,8 +555,6 @@ void fuse_get_dlm_write_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 			return;
 		} else {
 			/* ignore any errors here, there is no way we can react appropriately */
-			fuse_dlm_lock_range(fi, outarg.start,
-					    		outarg.end,
-					    		FUSE_PAGE_LOCK_WRITE);
+			fuse_dlm_lock_range(fi, outarg.start, outarg.end, mode);
 		}
 }
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_dlm_cache.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_dlm_cache.h
index 438d31d28b666e..5c3deaa3536866 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_dlm_cache.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_dlm_cache.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ int fuse_dlm_unlock_range(struct fuse_inode *inode, uint64_t start,
 bool fuse_dlm_range_is_locked(struct fuse_inode *inode, uint64_t start,
 			      uint64_t end, enum fuse_page_lock_mode mode);
 
-/* this is the interface to the filesystem */
-void fuse_get_dlm_write_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
-				    size_t length);
+/* This is the interface to the filesystem */
+void fuse_get_dlm_lock(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
+		       size_t length, enum fuse_page_lock_mode mode);
 
 #endif /* _FS_FUSE_DLM_CACHE_H */