diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_init.c b/sys/kern/vfs_init.c
index 58cde434b8f7..c8b0684d1951 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_init.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_init.c
@@ -200,6 +200,17 @@ vfs_root_sigdefer(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct vnode **vpp)
 	return (rc);
 }
 
+static int
+vfs_cachedroot_sigdefer(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct vnode **vpp)
+{
+	int prev_stops, rc;
+
+	prev_stops = sigdeferstop(SIGDEFERSTOP_SILENT);
+	rc = (*mp->mnt_vfc->vfc_vfsops_sd->vfs_cachedroot)(mp, flags, vpp);
+	sigallowstop(prev_stops);
+	return (rc);
+}
+
 static int
 vfs_quotactl_sigdefer(struct mount *mp, int cmd, uid_t uid, void *arg)
 {
@@ -343,6 +354,7 @@ static struct vfsops vfsops_sigdefer = {
 	.vfs_mount =		vfs_mount_sigdefer,
 	.vfs_unmount =		vfs_unmount_sigdefer,
 	.vfs_root =		vfs_root_sigdefer,
+	.vfs_cachedroot =	vfs_cachedroot_sigdefer,
 	.vfs_quotactl =		vfs_quotactl_sigdefer,
 	.vfs_statfs =		vfs_statfs_sigdefer,
 	.vfs_sync =		vfs_sync_sigdefer,
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
index 258b40a69859..8c77d70877d6 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ mount_init(void *mem, int size, int flags)
 	    M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	mp->mnt_ref = 0;
 	mp->mnt_vfs_ops = 1;
+	mp->mnt_rootvnode = NULL;
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -582,6 +583,10 @@ vfs_mount_destroy(struct mount *mp)
 		panic("%s: vfs_ops should be 1 but %d found\n", __func__,
 		    mp->mnt_vfs_ops);
 
+	if (mp->mnt_rootvnode != NULL)
+		panic("%s: mount point still has a root vnode %p\n", __func__,
+		    mp->mnt_rootvnode);
+
 	if (mp->mnt_vnodecovered != NULL)
 		vrele(mp->mnt_vnodecovered);
 #ifdef MAC
@@ -1034,6 +1039,7 @@ vfs_domount_update(
 	)
 {
 	struct export_args export;
+	struct vnode *rootvp;
 	void *bufp;
 	struct mount *mp;
 	int error, export_error, len;
@@ -1099,7 +1105,10 @@ vfs_domount_update(
 	    MNT_SNAPSHOT | MNT_ROOTFS | MNT_UPDATEMASK | MNT_RDONLY);
 	if ((mp->mnt_flag & MNT_ASYNC) == 0)
 		mp->mnt_kern_flag &= ~MNTK_ASYNC;
+	rootvp = vfs_cache_root_clear(mp);
 	MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
+	if (rootvp != NULL)
+		vrele(rootvp);
 	mp->mnt_optnew = *optlist;
 	vfs_mergeopts(mp->mnt_optnew, mp->mnt_opt);
 
@@ -1582,7 +1591,7 @@ vfs_mount_fetch_counter(struct mount *mp, enum mount_counter which)
 int
 dounmount(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct thread *td)
 {
-	struct vnode *coveredvp;
+	struct vnode *coveredvp, *rootvp;
 	int error;
 	uint64_t async_flag;
 	int mnt_gen_r;
@@ -1630,12 +1639,15 @@ dounmount(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct thread *td)
 		return (EBUSY);
 	}
 	mp->mnt_kern_flag |= MNTK_UNMOUNT;
+	rootvp = vfs_cache_root_clear(mp);
 	if (flags & MNT_NONBUSY) {
 		MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
 		error = vfs_check_usecounts(mp);
 		MNT_ILOCK(mp);
 		if (error != 0) {
 			dounmount_cleanup(mp, coveredvp, MNTK_UNMOUNT);
+			if (rootvp != NULL)
+				vrele(rootvp);
 			return (error);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1664,6 +1676,9 @@ dounmount(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct thread *td)
 	    ("%s: invalid return value for msleep in the drain path @ %s:%d",
 	    __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__));
 
+	if (rootvp != NULL)
+		vrele(rootvp);
+
 	if (mp->mnt_flag & MNT_EXPUBLIC)
 		vfs_setpublicfs(NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 741f18fa7c65..acee7c15cc1b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -5699,6 +5699,121 @@ vfs_unixify_accmode(accmode_t *accmode)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Clear out a doomed vnode (if any) and replace it with a new one as long
+ * as the fs is not being unmounted. Return the root vnode to the caller.
+ */
+static int __noinline
+vfs_cache_root_fallback(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct vnode **vpp)
+{
+	struct vnode *vp;
+	int error;
+
+restart:
+	if (mp->mnt_rootvnode != NULL) {
+		MNT_ILOCK(mp);
+		vp = mp->mnt_rootvnode;
+		if (vp != NULL) {
+			if ((vp->v_iflag & VI_DOOMED) == 0) {
+				vrefact(vp);
+				MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
+				error = vn_lock(vp, flags);
+				if (error == 0) {
+					*vpp = vp;
+					return (0);
+				}
+				vrele(vp);
+				goto restart;
+			}
+			/*
+			 * Clear the old one.
+			 */
+			mp->mnt_rootvnode = NULL;
+		}
+		MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
+		if (vp != NULL) {
+			/*
+			 * Paired with a fence in vfs_op_thread_exit().
+			 */
+			atomic_thread_fence_acq();
+			vfs_op_barrier_wait(mp);
+			vrele(vp);
+		}
+	}
+	error = VFS_CACHEDROOT(mp, flags, vpp);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
+	if (mp->mnt_vfs_ops == 0) {
+		MNT_ILOCK(mp);
+		if (mp->mnt_vfs_ops != 0) {
+			MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
+			return (0);
+		}
+		if (mp->mnt_rootvnode == NULL) {
+			vrefact(*vpp);
+			mp->mnt_rootvnode = *vpp;
+		} else {
+			if (mp->mnt_rootvnode != *vpp) {
+				if ((mp->mnt_rootvnode->v_iflag & VI_DOOMED) == 0) {
+					panic("%s: mismatch between vnode returned "
+					    " by VFS_CACHEDROOT and the one cached "
+					    " (%p != %p)",
+					    __func__, *vpp, mp->mnt_rootvnode);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int
+vfs_cache_root(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct vnode **vpp)
+{
+	struct vnode *vp;
+	int error;
+
+	if (!vfs_op_thread_enter(mp))
+		return (vfs_cache_root_fallback(mp, flags, vpp));
+	vp = (struct vnode *)atomic_load_ptr(&mp->mnt_rootvnode);
+	if (vp == NULL || (vp->v_iflag & VI_DOOMED)) {
+		vfs_op_thread_exit(mp);
+		return (vfs_cache_root_fallback(mp, flags, vpp));
+	}
+	vrefact(vp);
+	vfs_op_thread_exit(mp);
+	error = vn_lock(vp, flags);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		vrele(vp);
+		return (vfs_cache_root_fallback(mp, flags, vpp));
+	}
+	*vpp = vp;
+	return (0);
+}
+
+struct vnode *
+vfs_cache_root_clear(struct mount *mp)
+{
+	struct vnode *vp;
+
+	/*
+	 * ops > 0 guarantees there is nobody who can see this vnode
+	 */
+	MPASS(mp->mnt_vfs_ops > 0);
+	vp = mp->mnt_rootvnode;
+	mp->mnt_rootvnode = NULL;
+	return (vp);
+}
+
+void
+vfs_cache_root_set(struct mount *mp, struct vnode *vp)
+{
+
+	MPASS(mp->mnt_vfs_ops > 0);
+	vrefact(vp);
+	mp->mnt_rootvnode = vp;
+}
+
 /*
  * These are helper functions for filesystems to traverse all
  * their vnodes.  See MNT_VNODE_FOREACH_ALL() in sys/mount.h.
diff --git a/sys/sys/mount.h b/sys/sys/mount.h
index 4b60055ca6dd..e9cdd63e37fc 100644
--- a/sys/sys/mount.h
+++ b/sys/sys/mount.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ struct mount {
 	int		*mnt_ref_pcpu;
 	int		*mnt_lockref_pcpu;
 	int		*mnt_writeopcount_pcpu;
+	struct vnode	*mnt_rootvnode;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -702,6 +703,7 @@ struct vfsops {
 	vfs_cmount_t		*vfs_cmount;
 	vfs_unmount_t		*vfs_unmount;
 	vfs_root_t		*vfs_root;
+	vfs_root_t		*vfs_cachedroot;
 	vfs_quotactl_t		*vfs_quotactl;
 	vfs_statfs_t		*vfs_statfs;
 	vfs_sync_t		*vfs_sync;
@@ -741,6 +743,12 @@ vfs_statfs_t	__vfs_statfs;
 	_rc = (*(MP)->mnt_op->vfs_root)(MP, FLAGS, VPP);		\
 	_rc; })
 
+#define	VFS_CACHEDROOT(MP, FLAGS, VPP) ({				\
+	int _rc;							\
+									\
+	_rc = (*(MP)->mnt_op->vfs_cachedroot)(MP, FLAGS, VPP);		\
+	_rc; })
+
 #define	VFS_QUOTACTL(MP, C, U, A) ({					\
 	int _rc;							\
 									\
@@ -950,6 +958,9 @@ vfs_sysctl_t		vfs_stdsysctl;
 void	syncer_suspend(void);
 void	syncer_resume(void);
 
+struct vnode *vfs_cache_root_clear(struct mount *);
+void	vfs_cache_root_set(struct mount *, struct vnode *);
+
 void	vfs_op_barrier_wait(struct mount *);
 void	vfs_op_enter(struct mount *);
 void	vfs_op_exit_locked(struct mount *);
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index 967b1c066c95..2649a63fad54 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ int	vn_io_fault_pgmove(vm_page_t ma[], vm_offset_t offset, int xfersize,
 	rangelock_trywlock(&(vp)->v_rl, (start), (end), VI_MTX(vp))
 
 int	vfs_cache_lookup(struct vop_lookup_args *ap);
+int	vfs_cache_root(struct mount *mp, int flags, struct vnode **vpp);
 void	vfs_timestamp(struct timespec *);
 void	vfs_write_resume(struct mount *mp, int flags);
 int	vfs_write_suspend(struct mount *mp, int flags);