diff --git a/fs/cifs/Kconfig b/fs/cifs/Kconfig
index 7cb0f7f847e4c29b7114318b2d128e4eedffccbe..2a492aad40d1e1b5fe57a06c113d9cc1608b1656 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/cifs/Kconfig
@@ -152,6 +152,26 @@ config CIFS_ACL
 	    Allows to fetch CIFS/NTFS ACL from the server.  The DACL blob
 	    is handed over to the application/caller.
 
+config CIFS_SMB2
+	bool "SMB2 network file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INET && BROKEN
+	select NLS
+	select KEYS
+	select FSCACHE
+	select DNS_RESOLVER
+
+	help
+	  This enables experimental support for the SMB2 (Server Message Block
+	  version 2) protocol. The SMB2 protocol is the successor to the
+	  popular CIFS and SMB network file sharing protocols. SMB2 is the
+	  native file sharing mechanism for recent versions of Windows
+	  operating systems (since Vista).  SMB2 enablement will eventually
+	  allow users better performance, security and features, than would be
+	  possible with cifs. Note that smb2 mount options also are simpler
+	  (compared to cifs) due to protocol improvements.
+
+	  Unless you are a developer or tester, say N.
+
 config CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
 	  bool "CIFS Experimental Features (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	  depends on CIFS && EXPERIMENTAL