diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c
index 7d64f211b05..1e215b52e83 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdport.c
@@ -1977,6 +1977,7 @@ nfsvno_open(struct nfsrv_descript *nd, struct nameidata *ndp,
 	struct nfsexstuff nes;
 	struct thread *p = curthread;
 	uint32_t oldrepstat;
+	u_long savflags;
 
 	if (ndp->ni_vp == NULL) {
 		/*
@@ -1991,6 +1992,15 @@ nfsvno_open(struct nfsrv_descript *nd, struct nameidata *ndp,
 	}
 	if (!nd->nd_repstat) {
 		if (ndp->ni_vp == NULL) {
+			/*
+			 * Most file systems ignore va_flags for
+			 * VOP_CREATE(), however setting va_flags
+			 * for VOP_CREATE() causes problems for ZFS.
+			 * So disable them and let nfsrv_fixattr()
+			 * do them, as required.
+			 */
+			savflags = nvap->na_flags;
+			nvap->na_flags = VNOVAL;
 			nd->nd_repstat = VOP_CREATE(ndp->ni_dvp,
 			    &ndp->ni_vp, &ndp->ni_cnd, &nvap->na_vattr);
 			/* For a pNFS server, create the data file on a DS. */
@@ -2003,6 +2013,7 @@ nfsvno_open(struct nfsrv_descript *nd, struct nameidata *ndp,
 				nfsrv_pnfscreate(ndp->ni_vp, &nvap->na_vattr,
 				    cred, p);
 			}
+			nvap->na_flags = savflags;
 			VOP_VPUT_PAIR(ndp->ni_dvp, nd->nd_repstat == 0 ?
 			    &ndp->ni_vp : NULL, false);
 			nfsvno_relpathbuf(ndp);
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdsubs.c b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdsubs.c
index ea8382e4282..c8c78d98be7 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdsubs.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdsubs.c
@@ -1697,6 +1697,44 @@ nfsrv_fixattr(struct nfsrv_descript *nd, vnode_t vp,
 			NFSCLRBIT_ATTRBIT(attrbitp, NFSATTRBIT_OWNERGROUP);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * For archive, ZFS sets it by default for new files,
+	 * so if specified, it must be set or cleared.
+	 * For hidden and system, no file system sets them
+	 * by default upon creation, so they only need to be
+	 * set and not cleared.
+	 */
+	if (NFSISSET_ATTRBIT(attrbitp, NFSATTRBIT_ARCHIVE)) {
+		if (nva.na_flags == VNOVAL)
+			nva.na_flags = 0;
+		if ((nvap->na_flags & UF_ARCHIVE) != 0)
+			nva.na_flags |= UF_ARCHIVE;
+		change++;
+		NFSSETBIT_ATTRBIT(&nattrbits, NFSATTRBIT_ARCHIVE);
+	}
+	if (NFSISSET_ATTRBIT(attrbitp, NFSATTRBIT_HIDDEN)) {
+		if ((nvap->na_flags & UF_HIDDEN) != 0) {
+			if (nva.na_flags == VNOVAL)
+				nva.na_flags = 0;
+			nva.na_flags |= UF_HIDDEN;
+			change++;
+			NFSSETBIT_ATTRBIT(&nattrbits, NFSATTRBIT_HIDDEN);
+		} else {
+			NFSCLRBIT_ATTRBIT(attrbitp, NFSATTRBIT_HIDDEN);
+		}
+	}
+	if (NFSISSET_ATTRBIT(attrbitp, NFSATTRBIT_SYSTEM)) {
+		if ((nvap->na_flags & UF_SYSTEM) != 0) {
+			if (nva.na_flags == VNOVAL)
+				nva.na_flags = 0;
+			nva.na_flags |= UF_SYSTEM;
+			change++;
+			NFSSETBIT_ATTRBIT(&nattrbits, NFSATTRBIT_SYSTEM);
+		} else {
+			NFSCLRBIT_ATTRBIT(attrbitp, NFSATTRBIT_SYSTEM);
+		}
+	}
 	if (change) {
 		error = nfsvno_setattr(vp, &nva, nd->nd_cred, p, exp);
 		if (error) {