diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_mount.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 	mtx_init(&mp->mnt_mtx, "struct mount mtx", NULL, MTX_DEF);
 	mtx_init(&mp->mnt_listmtx, "struct mount vlist mtx", NULL, MTX_DEF);
 	lockinit(&mp->mnt_explock, PVFS, "explock", 0, 0);
+	lockinit(&mp->mnt_renamelock, PVFS, "rename", 0, 0);
 	mp->mnt_pcpu = uma_zalloc_pcpu(pcpu_zone_16, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	mp->mnt_ref = 0;
 	mp->mnt_vfs_ops = 1;
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@
 
 	mp = (struct mount *)mem;
 	uma_zfree_pcpu(pcpu_zone_16, mp->mnt_pcpu);
+	lockdestroy(&mp->mnt_renamelock);
 	lockdestroy(&mp->mnt_explock);
 	mtx_destroy(&mp->mnt_listmtx);
 	mtx_destroy(&mp->mnt_mtx);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -5853,6 +5853,8 @@
 	struct vop_rename_args *a = ap;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_VFS_LOCKS
+	struct mount *tmp;
+
 	if (a->a_tvp)
 		ASSERT_VI_UNLOCKED(a->a_tvp, "VOP_RENAME");
 	ASSERT_VI_UNLOCKED(a->a_tdvp, "VOP_RENAME");
@@ -5870,6 +5872,11 @@
 	if (a->a_tvp)
 		ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(a->a_tvp, "vop_rename: tvp not locked");
 	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(a->a_tdvp, "vop_rename: tdvp not locked");
+
+	tmp = NULL;
+	VOP_GETWRITEMOUNT(a->a_tdvp, &tmp);
+	lockmgr_assert(&tmp->mnt_renamelock, KA_XLOCKED);
+	vfs_rel(tmp);
 #endif
 	/*
 	 * It may be tempting to add vn_seqc_write_begin/end calls here and
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
@@ -3766,7 +3766,7 @@
 kern_renameat(struct thread *td, int oldfd, const char *old, int newfd,
     const char *new, enum uio_seg pathseg)
 {
-	struct mount *mp = NULL;
+	struct mount *mp, *tmp;
 	struct vnode *tvp, *fvp, *tdvp;
 	struct nameidata fromnd, tond;
 	uint64_t tondflags;
@@ -3774,6 +3774,7 @@
 	short irflag;
 
 again:
+	tmp = mp = NULL;
 	bwillwrite();
 #ifdef MAC
 	if (mac_vnode_check_rename_from_enabled()) {
@@ -3809,6 +3810,7 @@
 	tvp = tond.ni_vp;
 	error = vn_start_write(fvp, &mp, V_NOWAIT);
 	if (error != 0) {
+again1:
 		NDFREE_PNBUF(&fromnd);
 		NDFREE_PNBUF(&tond);
 		if (tvp != NULL)
@@ -3819,11 +3821,25 @@
 			vput(tdvp);
 		vrele(fromnd.ni_dvp);
 		vrele(fvp);
+		if (tmp != NULL) {
+			lockmgr(&tmp->mnt_renamelock, LK_EXCLUSIVE, NULL);
+			lockmgr(&tmp->mnt_renamelock, LK_RELEASE, NULL);
+			vfs_rel(tmp);
+			tmp = NULL;
+		}
 		error = vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_XSLEEP | V_PCATCH);
 		if (error != 0)
 			return (error);
 		goto again;
 	}
+	error = VOP_GETWRITEMOUNT(tdvp, &tmp);
+	if (error != 0 || tmp == NULL)
+		goto again1;
+	error = lockmgr(&tmp->mnt_renamelock, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_NOWAIT, NULL);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		vn_finished_write(mp);
+		goto again1;
+	}
 	irflag = vn_irflag_read(fvp);
 	if (((irflag & VIRF_NAMEDATTR) != 0 && tdvp != fromnd.ni_dvp) ||
 	    (irflag & VIRF_NAMEDDIR) != 0) {
@@ -3884,6 +3900,8 @@
 		vrele(fromnd.ni_dvp);
 		vrele(fvp);
 	}
+	lockmgr(&tmp->mnt_renamelock, LK_RELEASE, 0);
+	vfs_rel(tmp);
 	vn_finished_write(mp);
 out1:
 	if (error == ERESTART)
diff --git a/sys/sys/mount.h b/sys/sys/mount.h
--- a/sys/sys/mount.h
+++ b/sys/sys/mount.h
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
 	int		mnt_lazyvnodelistsize;	/* (l) # of lazy vnodes */
 	int		mnt_upper_pending;	/* (i) # of pending ops on mnt_uppers */
 	struct lock	mnt_explock;		/* vfs_export walkers lock */
+	struct lock	mnt_renamelock;		/* renames and O_RESOLVE_BENEATH */
 	TAILQ_HEAD(, mount_upper_node) mnt_uppers; /* (i) upper mounts over us */
 	TAILQ_HEAD(, mount_upper_node) mnt_notify; /* (i) upper mounts for notification */
 	STAILQ_ENTRY(mount) mnt_taskqueue_link;	/* (d) our place in deferred unmount list */