diff --git a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_vnops_os.c b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_vnops_os.c
index 812d8641b26b..b85dc6b0faf0 100644
--- a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_vnops_os.c
+++ b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_vnops_os.c
@@ -5576,56 +5576,28 @@ struct vop_setextattr {
 };
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Vnode operation to set a named attribute.
- */
 static int
-zfs_setextattr(struct vop_setextattr_args *ap)
+zfs_setextattr_dir(struct vop_setextattr_args *ap, const char *attrname)
 {
-	zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs = VTOZ(ap->a_vp)->z_zfsvfs;
 	struct thread *td = ap->a_td;
 	struct nameidata nd;
-	char attrname[255];
 	struct vattr va;
 	vnode_t *xvp = NULL, *vp;
 	int error, flags;
 
-	/*
-	 * If the xattr property is off, refuse the request.
-	 */
-	if (!(zfsvfs->z_flags & ZSB_XATTR)) {
-		return (SET_ERROR(EOPNOTSUPP));
-	}
-
-	error = extattr_check_cred(ap->a_vp, ap->a_attrnamespace,
-	    ap->a_cred, ap->a_td, VWRITE);
-	if (error != 0)
-		return (error);
-	error = zfs_create_attrname(ap->a_attrnamespace, ap->a_name, attrname,
-	    sizeof (attrname));
-	if (error != 0)
-		return (error);
-
-	ZFS_ENTER(zfsvfs);
-
 	error = zfs_lookup(ap->a_vp, NULL, &xvp, NULL, 0, ap->a_cred, td,
 	    LOOKUP_XATTR | CREATE_XATTR_DIR, B_FALSE);
-	if (error != 0) {
-		ZFS_EXIT(zfsvfs);
+	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	}
 
 	flags = FFLAGS(O_WRONLY | O_CREAT);
-	NDINIT_ATVP(&nd, LOOKUP, NOFOLLOW, UIO_SYSSPACE, attrname,
-	    xvp, td);
+	NDINIT_ATVP(&nd, LOOKUP, NOFOLLOW, UIO_SYSSPACE, attrname, xvp, td);
 	error = vn_open_cred(&nd, &flags, 0600, VN_OPEN_INVFS, ap->a_cred,
 	    NULL);
 	vp = nd.ni_vp;
 	NDFREE(&nd, NDF_ONLY_PNBUF);
-	if (error != 0) {
-		ZFS_EXIT(zfsvfs);
+	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	}
 
 	VATTR_NULL(&va);
 	va.va_size = 0;
@@ -5635,6 +5607,102 @@ zfs_setextattr(struct vop_setextattr_args *ap)
 
 	VOP_UNLOCK1(vp);
 	vn_close(vp, flags, ap->a_cred, td);
+	return (error);
+}
+
+static int
+zfs_setextattr_sa(struct vop_setextattr_args *ap, const char *attrname)
+{
+	znode_t *zp = VTOZ(ap->a_vp);
+	nvlist_t *nvl;
+	size_t sa_size;
+	int error;
+
+	error = zfs_ensure_xattr_cached(zp);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
+
+	ASSERT(RW_WRITE_HELD(&zp->z_xattr_lock));
+	ASSERT3P(zp->z_xattr_cached, !=, NULL);
+
+	nvl = zp->z_xattr_cached;
+	size_t entry_size = ap->a_uio->uio_resid;
+	if (entry_size > DXATTR_MAX_ENTRY_SIZE)
+		return (SET_ERROR(EFBIG));
+	error = nvlist_size(nvl, &sa_size, NV_ENCODE_XDR);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
+	if (sa_size > DXATTR_MAX_SA_SIZE)
+		return (SET_ERROR(EFBIG));
+	uchar_t *buf = kmem_alloc(entry_size, KM_SLEEP);
+	error = uiomove(buf, entry_size, ap->a_uio);
+	if (error == 0)
+		error = nvlist_add_byte_array(nvl, attrname, buf, entry_size);
+	kmem_free(buf, entry_size);
+	if (error == 0)
+		error = zfs_sa_set_xattr(zp);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		zp->z_xattr_cached = NULL;
+		nvlist_free(nvl);
+	}
+	return (error);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Vnode operation to set a named attribute.
+ */
+static int
+zfs_setextattr(struct vop_setextattr_args *ap)
+{
+	znode_t *zp = VTOZ(ap->a_vp);
+	zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs = ZTOZSB(zp);
+	char attrname[EXTATTR_MAXNAMELEN+1];
+	int error;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the xattr property is off, refuse the request.
+	 */
+	if (!(zfsvfs->z_flags & ZSB_XATTR))
+		return (SET_ERROR(EOPNOTSUPP));
+
+	error = extattr_check_cred(ap->a_vp, ap->a_attrnamespace,
+	    ap->a_cred, ap->a_td, VWRITE);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
+
+	error = zfs_create_attrname(ap->a_attrnamespace, ap->a_name, attrname,
+	    sizeof (attrname));
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
+
+	struct vop_deleteextattr_args vda = {
+		.a_vp = ap->a_vp,
+		.a_cred = ap->a_cred,
+		.a_td = ap->a_td,
+	};
+	error = ENOENT;
+	ZFS_ENTER(zfsvfs);
+	ZFS_VERIFY_ZP(zp);
+	rw_enter(&zp->z_xattr_lock, RW_WRITER);
+	if (zfsvfs->z_use_sa && zp->z_is_sa && zfsvfs->z_xattr_sa) {
+		error = zfs_setextattr_sa(ap, attrname);
+		if (error == 0)
+			/*
+			 * Successfully put into SA, we need to clear the one
+			 * in dir if present.
+			 */
+			zfs_deleteextattr_dir(&vda, attrname);
+	}
+	if (error) {
+		error = zfs_setextattr_dir(ap, attrname);
+		if (error == 0)
+			/*
+			 * Successfully put into dir, we need to clear the one
+			 * in SA if present.
+			 */
+			zfs_deleteextattr_sa(&vda, attrname);
+	}
+	rw_exit(&zp->z_xattr_lock);
 	ZFS_EXIT(zfsvfs);
 	return (error);
 }