diff --git a/fs/nfs/idmap.c b/fs/nfs/idmap.c
index 1869688..cbe6e2f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/idmap.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/idmap.c
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@
  *  NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
  *  SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+static int nfs_map_string_to_numeric(const char *name, size_t namelen, __u32 *res)
+{
+	unsigned long val;
+	char buf[16];
+
+	if (memchr(name, '@', namelen) != NULL || namelen >= sizeof(buf))
+		return 0;
+	memcpy(buf, name, namelen);
+	buf[namelen] = '\0';
+	if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &val) != 0)
+		return 0;
+	*res = val;
+	return 1;
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_USE_NEW_IDMAPPER
 
@@ -42,7 +60,6 @@
 #include <linux/keyctl.h>
 #include <linux/key-type.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
 #include <keys/user-type.h>
@@ -221,11 +238,15 @@
 
 int nfs_map_name_to_uid(struct nfs_client *clp, const char *name, size_t namelen, __u32 *uid)
 {
+	if (nfs_map_string_to_numeric(name, namelen, uid))
+		return 0;
 	return nfs_idmap_lookup_id(name, namelen, "uid", uid);
 }
 
 int nfs_map_group_to_gid(struct nfs_client *clp, const char *name, size_t namelen, __u32 *gid)
 {
+	if (nfs_map_string_to_numeric(name, namelen, gid))
+		return 0;
 	return nfs_idmap_lookup_id(name, namelen, "gid", gid);
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +264,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
@@ -699,6 +719,8 @@
 {
 	struct idmap *idmap = clp->cl_idmap;
 
+	if (nfs_map_string_to_numeric(name, namelen, uid))
+		return 0;
 	return nfs_idmap_id(idmap, &idmap->idmap_user_hash, name, namelen, uid);
 }
 
@@ -706,6 +728,8 @@
 {
 	struct idmap *idmap = clp->cl_idmap;
 
+	if (nfs_map_string_to_numeric(name, namelen, uid))
+		return 0;
 	return nfs_idmap_id(idmap, &idmap->idmap_group_hash, name, namelen, uid);
 }