diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index f30231596fe0c..8091324341a53 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ bool btrfs_exclop_start(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 void btrfs_exclop_finish(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
 	WRITE_ONCE(fs_info->exclusive_operation, BTRFS_EXCLOP_NONE);
+	sysfs_notify(&fs_info->fs_devices->fsid_kobj, NULL, "exclusive_operation");
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
index 438a367371c43..eb8f23578c16f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c
@@ -809,6 +809,42 @@ static ssize_t btrfs_checksum_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 BTRFS_ATTR(, checksum, btrfs_checksum_show);
 
+static ssize_t btrfs_exclusive_operation_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+		struct kobj_attribute *a, char *buf)
+{
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = to_fs_info(kobj);
+	const char *str;
+
+	switch (READ_ONCE(fs_info->exclusive_operation)) {
+		case  BTRFS_EXCLOP_NONE:
+			str = "none\n";
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE:
+			str = "balance\n";
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_ADD:
+			str = "device add\n";
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_REMOVE:
+			str = "device remove\n";
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_EXCLOP_DEV_REPLACE:
+			str = "device replace\n";
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_EXCLOP_RESIZE:
+			str = "resize\n";
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_EXCLOP_SWAP_ACTIVATE:
+			str = "swap activate\n";
+			break;
+		default:
+			str = "UNKNOWN\n";
+			break;
+	}
+	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s", str);
+}
+BTRFS_ATTR(, exclusive_operation, btrfs_exclusive_operation_show);
+
 static const struct attribute *btrfs_attrs[] = {
 	BTRFS_ATTR_PTR(, label),
 	BTRFS_ATTR_PTR(, nodesize),
@@ -817,6 +853,7 @@ static const struct attribute *btrfs_attrs[] = {
 	BTRFS_ATTR_PTR(, quota_override),
 	BTRFS_ATTR_PTR(, metadata_uuid),
 	BTRFS_ATTR_PTR(, checksum),
+	BTRFS_ATTR_PTR(, exclusive_operation),
 	NULL,
 };