diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c b/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
index ca0fd25236ef..0ff2491c311d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ replay_again:
 				   FILE_READ_EA,
 		.disposition = FILE_OPEN,
 		.fid = pfid,
+		.replay = !!(retries),
 	};
 
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, server,
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 8fbdb781d70a..181e9d5b10f9 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -1382,6 +1382,7 @@ struct cifs_open_parms {
 	struct cifs_fid *fid;
 	umode_t mode;
 	bool reconnect:1;
+	bool replay:1; /* indicates that this open is for a replay */
 };
 
 struct cifs_fid {
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 06735c5685bf..23cf6e92fd54 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,7 @@ replay_again:
 		.disposition = FILE_OPEN,
 		.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, 0),
 		.fid = &fid,
+		.replay = !!(retries),
 	};
 
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, server,
@@ -1570,6 +1571,7 @@ replay_again:
 		.disposition = FILE_OPEN,
 		.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, create_options),
 		.fid = &fid,
+		.replay = !!(retries),
 	};
 
 	if (qi.flags & PASSTHRU_FSCTL) {
@@ -2296,6 +2298,7 @@ replay_again:
 		.disposition = FILE_OPEN,
 		.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, 0),
 		.fid = fid,
+		.replay = !!(retries),
 	};
 
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, server,
@@ -2684,6 +2687,7 @@ replay_again:
 		.disposition = FILE_OPEN,
 		.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, 0),
 		.fid = &fid,
+		.replay = !!(retries),
 	};
 
 	rc = SMB2_open_init(tcon, server,
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index c73a621a8b83..60793143e24c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2421,8 +2421,13 @@ create_durable_v2_buf(struct cifs_open_parms *oparms)
 	 */
 	buf->dcontext.Timeout = cpu_to_le32(oparms->tcon->handle_timeout);
 	buf->dcontext.Flags = cpu_to_le32(SMB2_DHANDLE_FLAG_PERSISTENT);
-	generate_random_uuid(buf->dcontext.CreateGuid);
-	memcpy(pfid->create_guid, buf->dcontext.CreateGuid, 16);
+
+	/* for replay, we should not overwrite the existing create guid */
+	if (!oparms->replay) {
+		generate_random_uuid(buf->dcontext.CreateGuid);
+		memcpy(pfid->create_guid, buf->dcontext.CreateGuid, 16);
+	} else
+		memcpy(buf->dcontext.CreateGuid, pfid->create_guid, 16);
 
 	/* SMB2_CREATE_DURABLE_HANDLE_REQUEST is "DH2Q" */
 	buf->Name[0] = 'D';
@@ -3159,6 +3164,7 @@ replay_again:
 	/* reinitialize for possible replay */
 	flags = 0;
 	server = cifs_pick_channel(ses);
+	oparms->replay = !!(retries);
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "create/open\n");
 	if (!ses || !server)