diff --git a/exfat_fs.h b/exfat_fs.h
index 7572349..deb7755 100644
--- a/exfat_fs.h
+++ b/exfat_fs.h
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ struct exfat_mount_options {
 	/* on error: continue, panic, remount-ro */
 	enum exfat_error_mode errors;
 	unsigned utf8:1, /* Use of UTF-8 character set */
-		 discard:1; /* Issue discard requests on deletions */
+		 discard:1, /* Issue discard requests on deletions */
+		 keep_last_dots:1; /* Keep trailing periods in paths */
 	int time_offset; /* Offset of timestamps from UTC (in minutes) */
 };
 
diff --git a/namei.c b/namei.c
index 1b8dc78..b5b67e5 100644
--- a/namei.c
+++ b/namei.c
@@ -73,11 +73,14 @@ static int exfat_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* returns the length of a struct qstr, ignoring trailing dots */
-static unsigned int exfat_striptail_len(unsigned int len, const char *name)
+/* returns the length of a struct qstr, ignoring trailing dots if necessary */
+static unsigned int exfat_striptail_len(unsigned int len, const char *name,
+					bool keep_last_dots)
 {
-	while (len && name[len - 1] == '.')
-		len--;
+	if (!keep_last_dots) {
+		while (len && name[len - 1] == '.')
+			len--;
+	}
 	return len;
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +94,8 @@ static int exfat_d_hash(const struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
 	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	struct nls_table *t = EXFAT_SB(sb)->nls_io;
 	const unsigned char *name = qstr->name;
-	unsigned int len = exfat_striptail_len(qstr->len, qstr->name);
+	unsigned int len = exfat_striptail_len(qstr->len, qstr->name,
+			EXFAT_SB(sb)->options.keep_last_dots);
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0)
 	unsigned long hash = init_name_hash(dentry);
 #else
@@ -121,8 +125,10 @@ static int exfat_d_cmp(const struct dentry *parent, const struct dentry *dentry,
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	struct nls_table *t = EXFAT_SB(sb)->nls_io;
-	unsigned int alen = exfat_striptail_len(name->len, name->name);
-	unsigned int blen = exfat_striptail_len(len, str);
+	unsigned int alen = exfat_striptail_len(name->len, name->name,
+				EXFAT_SB(sb)->options.keep_last_dots);
+	unsigned int blen = exfat_striptail_len(len, str,
+				EXFAT_SB(sb)->options.keep_last_dots);
 	wchar_t c1, c2;
 	int charlen, i;
 
@@ -153,7 +159,8 @@ static int exfat_utf8_d_hash(const struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	const unsigned char *name = qstr->name;
-	unsigned int len = exfat_striptail_len(qstr->len, qstr->name);
+	unsigned int len = exfat_striptail_len(qstr->len, qstr->name,
+			EXFAT_SB(sb)->options.keep_last_dots);
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 8, 0)
 	unsigned long hash = init_name_hash(dentry);
 #else
@@ -188,8 +195,11 @@ static int exfat_utf8_d_cmp(const struct dentry *parent,
 #endif
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
-	unsigned int alen = exfat_striptail_len(name->len, name->name);
-	unsigned int blen = exfat_striptail_len(len, str);
+	unsigned int alen = exfat_striptail_len(name->len, name->name,
+				EXFAT_SB(sb)->options.keep_last_dots);
+	unsigned int blen = exfat_striptail_len(len, str,
+				EXFAT_SB(sb)->options.keep_last_dots);
+
 	unicode_t u_a, u_b;
 	int charlen, i;
 
@@ -443,13 +453,25 @@ static int __exfat_resolve_path(struct inode *inode, const unsigned char *path,
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = EXFAT_SB(sb);
 	struct exfat_inode_info *ei = EXFAT_I(inode);
+	int pathlen = strlen(path);
 
-	/* strip all trailing periods */
-	namelen = exfat_striptail_len(strlen(path), path);
+	/*
+	 * get the length of the pathname excluding
+	 * trailing periods, if any.
+	 */
+	namelen = exfat_striptail_len(pathlen, path, false);
+	if (EXFAT_SB(sb)->options.keep_last_dots) {
+		/*
+		 * Do not allow the creation of files with names
+		 * ending with period(s).
+		 */
+		if (!lookup && (namelen < pathlen))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		namelen = pathlen;
+	}
 	if (!namelen)
 		return -ENOENT;
-
-	if (strlen(path) > (MAX_NAME_LENGTH * MAX_CHARSET_SIZE))
+	if (pathlen > (MAX_NAME_LENGTH * MAX_CHARSET_SIZE))
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/super.c b/super.c
index 013a392..12f56e8 100644
--- a/super.c
+++ b/super.c
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ static int exfat_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *root)
 		seq_puts(m, ",errors=remount-ro");
 	if (opts->discard)
 		seq_puts(m, ",discard");
+	if (opts->keep_last_dots)
+		seq_puts(m, ",keep_last_dots");
 	if (opts->time_offset)
 		seq_printf(m, ",time_offset=%d", opts->time_offset);
 	return 0;
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_charset,
 	Opt_errors,
 	Opt_discard,
+	Opt_keep_last_dots,
 	Opt_time_offset,
 
 	/* Deprecated options */
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ static const struct fs_parameter_spec exfat_param_specs[] = {
 	fsparam_enum("errors",			Opt_errors),
 #endif
 	fsparam_flag("discard",			Opt_discard),
+	fsparam_flag("keep_last_dots",		Opt_keep_last_dots),
 	fsparam_s32("time_offset",		Opt_time_offset),
 	__fsparam(NULL, "utf8",			Opt_utf8, fs_param_deprecated,
 		  NULL),
@@ -378,6 +382,9 @@ static int exfat_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 	case Opt_discard:
 		opts->discard = 1;
 		break;
+	case Opt_keep_last_dots:
+		opts->keep_last_dots = 1;
+		break;
 	case Opt_time_offset:
 		/*
 		 * Make the limit 24 just in case someone invents something