diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst
index a30aa91b5fbe9b..594095b54b2965 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-integrity.rst
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ bitmap_flush_interval:number
 	The bitmap flush interval in milliseconds. The metadata buffers
 	are synchronized when this interval expires.
 
+fix_padding
+	Use a smaller padding of the tag area that is more
+	space-efficient. If this option is not present, large padding is
+	used - that is for compatibility with older kernels.
+
 
 The journal mode (D/J), buffer_sectors, journal_watermark, commit_time can
 be changed when reloading the target (load an inactive table and swap the
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
index dab4446fe7d841..b225b3e445fa43 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #define SB_VERSION_1			1
 #define SB_VERSION_2			2
 #define SB_VERSION_3			3
+#define SB_VERSION_4			4
 #define SB_SECTORS			8
 #define MAX_SECTORS_PER_BLOCK		8
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ struct superblock {
 #define SB_FLAG_HAVE_JOURNAL_MAC	0x1
 #define SB_FLAG_RECALCULATING		0x2
 #define SB_FLAG_DIRTY_BITMAP		0x4
+#define SB_FLAG_FIXED_PADDING		0x8
 
 #define	JOURNAL_ENTRY_ROUNDUP		8
 
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ struct dm_integrity_c {
 	bool journal_uptodate;
 	bool just_formatted;
 	bool recalculate_flag;
+	bool fix_padding;
 
 	struct alg_spec internal_hash_alg;
 	struct alg_spec journal_crypt_alg;
@@ -463,7 +466,9 @@ static void wraparound_section(struct dm_integrity_c *ic, unsigned *sec_ptr)
 
 static void sb_set_version(struct dm_integrity_c *ic)
 {
-	if (ic->mode == 'B' || ic->sb->flags & cpu_to_le32(SB_FLAG_DIRTY_BITMAP))
+	if (ic->sb->flags & cpu_to_le32(SB_FLAG_FIXED_PADDING))
+		ic->sb->version = SB_VERSION_4;
+	else if (ic->mode == 'B' || ic->sb->flags & cpu_to_le32(SB_FLAG_DIRTY_BITMAP))
 		ic->sb->version = SB_VERSION_3;
 	else if (ic->meta_dev || ic->sb->flags & cpu_to_le32(SB_FLAG_RECALCULATING))
 		ic->sb->version = SB_VERSION_2;
@@ -2955,6 +2960,7 @@ static void dm_integrity_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 		arg_count += !!ic->internal_hash_alg.alg_string;
 		arg_count += !!ic->journal_crypt_alg.alg_string;
 		arg_count += !!ic->journal_mac_alg.alg_string;
+		arg_count += (ic->sb->flags & cpu_to_le32(SB_FLAG_FIXED_PADDING)) != 0;
 		DMEMIT("%s %llu %u %c %u", ic->dev->name, (unsigned long long)ic->start,
 		       ic->tag_size, ic->mode, arg_count);
 		if (ic->meta_dev)
@@ -2974,6 +2980,8 @@ static void dm_integrity_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 			DMEMIT(" sectors_per_bit:%llu", (unsigned long long)ic->sectors_per_block << ic->log2_blocks_per_bitmap_bit);
 			DMEMIT(" bitmap_flush_interval:%u", jiffies_to_msecs(ic->bitmap_flush_interval));
 		}
+		if ((ic->sb->flags & cpu_to_le32(SB_FLAG_FIXED_PADDING)) != 0)
+			DMEMIT(" fix_padding");
 
 #define EMIT_ALG(a, n)							\
 		do {							\
@@ -3042,8 +3050,14 @@ static int calculate_device_limits(struct dm_integrity_c *ic)
 	if (!ic->meta_dev) {
 		sector_t last_sector, last_area, last_offset;
 
-		ic->metadata_run = roundup((__u64)ic->tag_size << (ic->sb->log2_interleave_sectors - ic->sb->log2_sectors_per_block),
-					   (__u64)(1 << SECTOR_SHIFT << METADATA_PADDING_SECTORS)) >> SECTOR_SHIFT;
+		/* we have to maintain excessive padding for compatibility with existing volumes */
+		__u64 metadata_run_padding =
+			ic->sb->flags & cpu_to_le32(SB_FLAG_FIXED_PADDING) ?
+			(__u64)(METADATA_PADDING_SECTORS << SECTOR_SHIFT) :
+			(__u64)(1 << SECTOR_SHIFT << METADATA_PADDING_SECTORS);
+
+		ic->metadata_run = round_up((__u64)ic->tag_size << (ic->sb->log2_interleave_sectors - ic->sb->log2_sectors_per_block),
+					    metadata_run_padding) >> SECTOR_SHIFT;
 		if (!(ic->metadata_run & (ic->metadata_run - 1)))
 			ic->log2_metadata_run = __ffs(ic->metadata_run);
 		else
@@ -3086,6 +3100,8 @@ static int initialize_superblock(struct dm_integrity_c *ic, unsigned journal_sec
 		journal_sections = 1;
 
 	if (!ic->meta_dev) {
+		if (ic->fix_padding)
+			ic->sb->flags |= cpu_to_le32(SB_FLAG_FIXED_PADDING);
 		ic->sb->journal_sections = cpu_to_le32(journal_sections);
 		if (!interleave_sectors)
 			interleave_sectors = DEFAULT_INTERLEAVE_SECTORS;
@@ -3725,6 +3741,8 @@ static int dm_integrity_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
 				goto bad;
 		} else if (!strcmp(opt_string, "recalculate")) {
 			ic->recalculate_flag = true;
+		} else if (!strcmp(opt_string, "fix_padding")) {
+			ic->fix_padding = true;
 		} else {
 			r = -EINVAL;
 			ti->error = "Invalid argument";
@@ -3867,7 +3885,7 @@ static int dm_integrity_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
 			should_write_sb = true;
 	}
 
-	if (!ic->sb->version || ic->sb->version > SB_VERSION_3) {
+	if (!ic->sb->version || ic->sb->version > SB_VERSION_4) {
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		ti->error = "Unknown version";
 		goto bad;
@@ -4182,7 +4200,7 @@ static void dm_integrity_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
 
 static struct target_type integrity_target = {
 	.name			= "integrity",
-	.version		= {1, 3, 0},
+	.version		= {1, 4, 0},
 	.module			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.features		= DM_TARGET_SINGLETON | DM_TARGET_INTEGRITY,
 	.ctr			= dm_integrity_ctr,