diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
index 3ded2180ac82..be5f8d2774de 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #define	NAMEI_DIAGNOSTIC 1
 #undef NAMEI_DIAGNOSTIC
 
+FEATURE(rnosymlink, "supports RESOLVE_NO_SYMLINK");
+FEATURE(rbeneath, "supports RESOLVE_BENEATH");
+
 SDT_PROVIDER_DEFINE(vfs);
 SDT_PROBE_DEFINE4(vfs, namei, lookup, entry, "struct vnode *", "char *",
     "unsigned long", "bool");
@@ -1192,6 +1195,11 @@ lookup(struct nameidata *ndp)
 			error = ENOENT;
 			goto bad2;
 		}
+		if (cnp->cn_flags & RNOSYMLINK) {
+			/* Linux openat2() behavior for RESOLVE_NO_SYMLINKS */
+			error = ELOOP;
+			goto bad2;
+		}
 		if (dp->v_mount->mnt_flag & MNT_NOSYMFOLLOW) {
 			error = EACCES;
 			goto bad2;
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
index f4274ee38689..fb1f9d31609f 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ open2nameif(int fmode, u_int vn_open_flags)
 	res = ISOPEN | LOCKLEAF;
 	if ((fmode & O_RESOLVE_BENEATH) != 0)
 		res |= RBENEATH;
+	if ((fmode & O_RESOLVE_NO_SYMLINKS) != 0)
+		res |= RNOSYMLINK;
 	if ((fmode & O_EMPTY_PATH) != 0)
 		res |= EMPTYPATH;
 	if ((vn_open_flags & VN_OPEN_NOAUDIT) == 0)
diff --git a/sys/sys/fcntl.h b/sys/sys/fcntl.h
index 64aa6be3083f..bb6551b47f49 100644
--- a/sys/sys/fcntl.h
+++ b/sys/sys/fcntl.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ typedef	__pid_t		pid_t;
 #define	O_DSYNC		0x01000000	/* POSIX data sync */
 #if __BSD_VISIBLE
 #define	O_EMPTY_PATH	0x02000000
+#define	O_RESOLVE_NO_SYMLINKS	0x04000000
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/sys/namei.h b/sys/sys/namei.h
index d22864a3c2c8..3388e149c4c4 100644
--- a/sys/sys/namei.h
+++ b/sys/sys/namei.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ int	cache_fplookup(struct nameidata *ndp, enum cache_fpl_status *status,
 #define	LOCKSHARED	0x0100	/* Shared lock leaf */
 #define	NOFOLLOW	0x0000	/* do not follow symbolic links (pseudo) */
 #define	RBENEATH	0x100000000ULL /* No escape, even tmp, from start dir */
+#define	RNOSYMLINK	0x200000000ULL /* Do not follow any symbolic links */
 #define	MODMASK		0xf000001ffULL	/* mask of operational modifiers */
 
 /*