folder = &entry->folder;
                memset(folder, 0, sizeof(*folder));
                folder->type = cpu_to_be16(HFSPLUS_FOLDER);
+               if (test_bit(HFSPLUS_SB_HFSX, &sbi->flags))
+                       folder->flags |= cpu_to_be16(HFSPLUS_HAS_FOLDER_COUNT);
                folder->id = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_ino);
                HFSPLUS_I(inode)->create_date =
                        folder->create_date =
        return hfs_brec_find(fd, hfs_find_rec_by_key);
 }
 
+static void hfsplus_subfolders_inc(struct inode *dir)
+{
+       struct hfsplus_sb_info *sbi = HFSPLUS_SB(dir->i_sb);
+
+       if (test_bit(HFSPLUS_SB_HFSX, &sbi->flags)) {
+               /*
+                * Increment subfolder count. Note, the value is only meaningful
+                * for folders with HFSPLUS_HAS_FOLDER_COUNT flag set.
+                */
+               HFSPLUS_I(dir)->subfolders++;
+       }
+}
+
+static void hfsplus_subfolders_dec(struct inode *dir)
+{
+       struct hfsplus_sb_info *sbi = HFSPLUS_SB(dir->i_sb);
+
+       if (test_bit(HFSPLUS_SB_HFSX, &sbi->flags)) {
+               /*
+                * Decrement subfolder count. Note, the value is only meaningful
+                * for folders with HFSPLUS_HAS_FOLDER_COUNT flag set.
+                *
+                * Check for zero. Some subfolders may have been created
+                * by an implementation ignorant of this counter.
+                */
+               if (HFSPLUS_I(dir)->subfolders)
+                       HFSPLUS_I(dir)->subfolders--;
+       }
+}
+
 int hfsplus_create_cat(u32 cnid, struct inode *dir,
                struct qstr *str, struct inode *inode)
 {
                goto err1;
 
        dir->i_size++;
+       if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+               hfsplus_subfolders_inc(dir);
        dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
        hfsplus_mark_inode_dirty(dir, HFSPLUS_I_CAT_DIRTY);
 
                goto out;
 
        dir->i_size--;
+       if (type == HFSPLUS_FOLDER)
+               hfsplus_subfolders_dec(dir);
        dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
        hfsplus_mark_inode_dirty(dir, HFSPLUS_I_CAT_DIRTY);
 
 
        hfs_bnode_read(src_fd.bnode, &entry, src_fd.entryoffset,
                                src_fd.entrylength);
+       type = be16_to_cpu(entry.type);
 
        /* create new dir entry with the data from the old entry */
        hfsplus_cat_build_key(sb, dst_fd.search_key, dst_dir->i_ino, dst_name);
        if (err)
                goto out;
        dst_dir->i_size++;
+       if (type == HFSPLUS_FOLDER)
+               hfsplus_subfolders_inc(dst_dir);
        dst_dir->i_mtime = dst_dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 
        /* finally remove the old entry */
        if (err)
                goto out;
        src_dir->i_size--;
+       if (type == HFSPLUS_FOLDER)
+               hfsplus_subfolders_dec(src_dir);
        src_dir->i_mtime = src_dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 
        /* remove old thread entry */
 
        struct DInfo user_info;
        struct DXInfo finder_info;
        __be32 text_encoding;
-       u32 reserved;
+       __be32 subfolders;      /* Subfolder count in HFSX. Reserved in HFS+. */
 } __packed;
 
 /* HFS file info (stolen from hfs.h) */
        struct hfsplus_fork_raw rsrc_fork;
 } __packed;
 
-/* File attribute bits */
+/* File and folder flag bits */
 #define HFSPLUS_FILE_LOCKED            0x0001
 #define HFSPLUS_FILE_THREAD_EXISTS     0x0002
 #define HFSPLUS_XATTR_EXISTS           0x0004
 #define HFSPLUS_ACL_EXISTS             0x0008
+#define HFSPLUS_HAS_FOLDER_COUNT       0x0010  /* Folder has subfolder count
+                                                * (HFSX only) */
 
 /* HFS+ catalog thread (part of a cat_entry) */
 struct hfsplus_cat_thread {
 
        hip->extent_state = 0;
        hip->flags = 0;
        hip->userflags = 0;
+       hip->subfolders = 0;
        memset(hip->first_extents, 0, sizeof(hfsplus_extent_rec));
        memset(hip->cached_extents, 0, sizeof(hfsplus_extent_rec));
        hip->alloc_blocks = 0;
                inode->i_ctime = hfsp_mt2ut(folder->attribute_mod_date);
                HFSPLUS_I(inode)->create_date = folder->create_date;
                HFSPLUS_I(inode)->fs_blocks = 0;
+               if (folder->flags & cpu_to_be16(HFSPLUS_HAS_FOLDER_COUNT)) {
+                       HFSPLUS_I(inode)->subfolders =
+                               be32_to_cpu(folder->subfolders);
+               }
                inode->i_op = &hfsplus_dir_inode_operations;
                inode->i_fop = &hfsplus_dir_operations;
        } else if (type == HFSPLUS_FILE) {
                folder->content_mod_date = hfsp_ut2mt(inode->i_mtime);
                folder->attribute_mod_date = hfsp_ut2mt(inode->i_ctime);
                folder->valence = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_size - 2);
+               if (folder->flags & cpu_to_be16(HFSPLUS_HAS_FOLDER_COUNT)) {
+                       folder->subfolders =
+                               cpu_to_be32(HFSPLUS_I(inode)->subfolders);
+               }
                hfs_bnode_write(fd.bnode, &entry, fd.entryoffset,
                                         sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_folder));
        } else if (HFSPLUS_IS_RSRC(inode)) {