diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c b/fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c
index 3230ed7eadde..7206167f4184 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifs_debug.c
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ skip_rdma:
 				ses->ses_count, ses->serverOS, ses->serverNOS,
 				ses->capabilities, ses->ses_status);
 			}
+			if (ses->expired_pwd)
+				seq_puts(m, "password no longer valid ");
 			spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 
 			seq_printf(m, "\n\tSecurity type: %s ",
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 57bf6b406c59..91a4061233f1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@ struct cifs_ses {
 	enum securityEnum sectype; /* what security flavor was specified? */
 	bool sign;		/* is signing required? */
 	bool domainAuto:1;
+	bool expired_pwd;  /* track if access denied or expired pwd so can know if need to update */
 	unsigned int flags;
 	__u16 session_flags;
 	__u8 smb3signingkey[SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE];
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
index 6ecbf48d0f0c..e4a6b240d226 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ static void smb3_fs_context_free(struct fs_context *fc)
  */
 static int smb3_verify_reconfigure_ctx(struct fs_context *fc,
 				       struct smb3_fs_context *new_ctx,
-				       struct smb3_fs_context *old_ctx)
+				       struct smb3_fs_context *old_ctx, bool need_recon)
 {
 	if (new_ctx->posix_paths != old_ctx->posix_paths) {
 		cifs_errorf(fc, "can not change posixpaths during remount\n");
@@ -797,8 +797,15 @@ static int smb3_verify_reconfigure_ctx(struct fs_context *fc,
 	}
 	if (new_ctx->password &&
 	    (!old_ctx->password || strcmp(new_ctx->password, old_ctx->password))) {
-		cifs_errorf(fc, "can not change password during remount\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		if (need_recon == false) {
+			cifs_errorf(fc,
+				    "can not change password of active session during remount\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		} else if (old_ctx->sectype == Kerberos) {
+			cifs_errorf(fc,
+				    "can not change password for Kerberos via remount\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 	if (new_ctx->domainname &&
 	    (!old_ctx->domainname || strcmp(new_ctx->domainname, old_ctx->domainname))) {
@@ -842,9 +849,14 @@ static int smb3_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)
 	struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = smb3_fc2context(fc);
 	struct dentry *root = fc->root;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(root->d_sb);
+	struct cifs_ses *ses = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb)->ses;
+	bool need_recon = false;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = smb3_verify_reconfigure_ctx(fc, ctx, cifs_sb->ctx);
+	if (ses->expired_pwd)
+		need_recon = true;
+
+	rc = smb3_verify_reconfigure_ctx(fc, ctx, cifs_sb->ctx, need_recon);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -857,7 +869,12 @@ static int smb3_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)
 	STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, UNC);
 	STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, source);
 	STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, username);
-	STEAL_STRING_SENSITIVE(cifs_sb, ctx, password);
+	if (need_recon == false)
+		STEAL_STRING_SENSITIVE(cifs_sb, ctx, password);
+	else  {
+		kfree_sensitive(ses->password);
+		ses->password = kstrdup(ctx->password, GFP_KERNEL);
+	}
 	STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, domainname);
 	STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, nodename);
 	STEAL_STRING(cifs_sb, ctx, iocharset);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index 9d34a55fdb5e..fca55702b51a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1536,6 +1536,11 @@ SMB2_sess_sendreceive(struct SMB2_sess_data *sess_data)
 			    &sess_data->buf0_type,
 			    CIFS_LOG_ERROR | CIFS_SESS_OP, &rsp_iov);
 	cifs_small_buf_release(sess_data->iov[0].iov_base);
+	if (rc == 0)
+		sess_data->ses->expired_pwd = false;
+	else if ((rc == -EACCES) || (rc == -EKEYEXPIRED) || (rc == -EKEYREVOKED))
+		sess_data->ses->expired_pwd = true;
+
 	memcpy(&sess_data->iov[0], &rsp_iov, sizeof(struct kvec));
 
 	return rc;