diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
index ce6df39f60ff..8f47625a0661 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ extern int ceph_osdc_wait_request(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 				  struct ceph_osd_request *req);
 extern void ceph_osdc_sync(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc);
 
+extern void ceph_osdc_flush_notifies(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc);
+
 extern int ceph_osdc_readpages(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 			       struct ceph_vino vino,
 			       struct ceph_file_layout *layout,
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index ac34cb5120ed..bc0016e3e5ac 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -2208,6 +2208,17 @@ void ceph_osdc_sync(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_osdc_sync);
 
+/*
+ * Call all pending notify callbacks - for use after a watch is
+ * unregistered, to make sure no more callbacks for it will be invoked
+ */
+extern void ceph_osdc_flush_notifies(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc)
+{
+	flush_workqueue(osdc->notify_wq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_osdc_flush_notifies);
+
+
 /*
  * init, shutdown
  */