diff --git a/ioctl.h b/ioctl.h
index d57afb2d..8c32a2a2 100644
--- a/ioctl.h
+++ b/ioctl.h
@@ -364,6 +364,13 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_received_subvol_args {
 	__u64	reserved[16];		/* in */
 };
 
+/*
+ * Caller doesn't want file data in the send stream, even if the
+ * search of clone sources doesn't find an extent. UPDATE_EXTENT
+ * commands will be sent instead of WRITE commands.
+ */
+#define	BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_NO_FILE_DATA	0x1
+
 struct btrfs_ioctl_send_args {
 	__s64 send_fd;			/* in */
 	__u64 clone_sources_count;	/* in */
diff --git a/send-stream.c b/send-stream.c
index 55fa7284..a3628e45 100644
--- a/send-stream.c
+++ b/send-stream.c
@@ -418,6 +418,12 @@ static int read_and_process_cmd(struct btrfs_send_stream *s)
 		TLV_GET_TIMESPEC(s, BTRFS_SEND_A_CTIME, &ct);
 		ret = s->ops->utimes(path, &at, &mt, &ct, s->user);
 		break;
+	case BTRFS_SEND_C_UPDATE_EXTENT:
+		TLV_GET_STRING(s, BTRFS_SEND_A_PATH, &path);
+		TLV_GET_U64(s, BTRFS_SEND_A_FILE_OFFSET, &offset);
+		TLV_GET_U64(s, BTRFS_SEND_A_SIZE, &tmp);
+		ret = s->ops->update_extent(path, offset, tmp, s->user);
+		break;
 	case BTRFS_SEND_C_END:
 		ret = 1;
 		break;
diff --git a/send-stream.h b/send-stream.h
index b69b7f16..9a17e32d 100644
--- a/send-stream.h
+++ b/send-stream.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct btrfs_send_ops {
 	int (*utimes)(const char *path, struct timespec *at,
 		      struct timespec *mt, struct timespec *ct,
 		      void *user);
+	int (*update_extent)(const char *path, u64 offset, u64 len, void *user);
 };
 
 int btrfs_read_and_process_send_stream(int fd,
diff --git a/send.h b/send.h
index 9934e948..48d425ae 100644
--- a/send.h
+++ b/send.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ enum btrfs_send_cmd {
 	BTRFS_SEND_C_UTIMES,
 
 	BTRFS_SEND_C_END,
+	BTRFS_SEND_C_UPDATE_EXTENT,
 	__BTRFS_SEND_C_MAX,
 };
 #define BTRFS_SEND_C_MAX (__BTRFS_SEND_C_MAX - 1)