diff --git a/utils/nfsd/nfsd.c b/utils/nfsd/nfsd.c
index f787583e..a4056499 100644
--- a/utils/nfsd/nfsd.c
+++ b/utils/nfsd/nfsd.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ read_nfsd_conf(void)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	int	count = NFSD_NPROC, c, i, error = 0, portnum, fd, found_one;
+	int	count = NFSD_NPROC, c, i, j, error = 0, portnum, fd, found_one;
 	char *p, *progname, *port, *rdma_port = NULL;
 	char **haddr = NULL;
 	char *scope = NULL;
@@ -330,11 +330,30 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	/* make sure that at least one version is enabled */
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that at least one version is enabled.  Note that we might
+	 * need to check the minorvers bit field twice - first while handling
+	 * major version 4 in versbits, and again if no major verions were
+	 * enabled in versbits.
+	 */
 	found_one = 0;
-	for (c = NFSD_MINVERS; c <= NFSD_MAXVERS; c++) {
-		if (NFSCTL_VERISSET(versbits, c))
-			found_one = 1;
+	for (i = NFSD_MINVERS; i <= NFSD_MAXVERS; i++) {
+		if (NFSCTL_VERISSET(versbits, i)) {
+			if (i == 4) {
+				for (j = NFS4_MINMINOR; j <= NFS4_MAXMINOR; j++) {
+					if (NFSCTL_MINORISSET(minorvers, j))
+						found_one = 1;
+				}
+			} else {
+				found_one = 1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (!found_one) {
+		for (i = NFS4_MINMINOR; i <= NFS4_MAXMINOR; i++) {
+			if (NFSCTL_MINORISSET(minorvers, i))
+				found_one = 1;
+		}
 	}
 	if (!found_one) {
 		xlog(L_ERROR, "no version specified");
diff --git a/utils/nfsdctl/nfsdctl.c b/utils/nfsdctl/nfsdctl.c
index ef917ff0..0e93beda 100644
--- a/utils/nfsdctl/nfsdctl.c
+++ b/utils/nfsdctl/nfsdctl.c
@@ -754,6 +754,19 @@ static int update_nfsd_version(int major, int minor, bool enabled)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static int get_max_minorversion(void)
+{
+	int i, max = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NFS_VERSIONS; ++i) {
+		if (nfsd_versions[i].major == 0)
+			break;
+		if (nfsd_versions[i].major == 4 && nfsd_versions[i].minor > max)
+			max = nfsd_versions[i].minor;
+	}
+	return max;
+}
+
 static void version_usage(void)
 {
 	printf("Usage: %s version { {+,-}major.minor } ...\n", taskname);
@@ -771,7 +784,7 @@ static void version_usage(void)
 
 static int version_func(struct nl_sock *sock, int argc, char ** argv)
 {
-	int ret, i;
+	int ret, i, j, max_minor;
 
 	/* help is only valid as first argument after command */
 	if (argc > 1 &&
@@ -785,6 +798,8 @@ static int version_func(struct nl_sock *sock, int argc, char ** argv)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (argc > 1) {
+		max_minor = get_max_minorversion();
+
 		for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
 			int ret, major, minor = 0;
 			char sign = '\0', *str = argv[i];
@@ -808,9 +823,22 @@ static int version_func(struct nl_sock *sock, int argc, char ** argv)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 
-			ret = update_nfsd_version(major, minor, enabled);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+			/*
+			 * The minorversion field is optional. If omitted, it should
+			 * cause all the minor versions for that major version to be
+			 * enabled/disabled.
+			 */
+			if (major == 4 && ret == 2) {
+				for (j = 0; j <= max_minor; ++j) {
+					ret = update_nfsd_version(major, j, enabled);
+					if (ret)
+						return ret;
+				}
+			} else {
+				ret = update_nfsd_version(major, minor, enabled);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+			}
 		}
 		return set_nfsd_versions(sock);
 	}
@@ -1275,15 +1303,47 @@ read_nfsd_conf(void)
 	xlog_set_debug("nfsd");
 }
 
-static void configure_versions(void)
+static int configure_versions(void)
 {
-	bool v4 = conf_get_bool("nfsd", "vers4", true);
+	int i, j, max_minor = get_max_minorversion();
+	bool found_one = false;
+	char tag[20];
+
+	for (i = 2; i <= 4; ++i) {
+		sprintf(tag, "vers%d", i);
+		if (!conf_get_bool("nfsd", tag, true)) {
+			update_nfsd_version(i, 0, false);
+			if (i == 4)
+				for (j = 0; j <= max_minor; ++j)
+					update_nfsd_version(4, j, false);
+		}
+		if (conf_get_bool("nfsd", tag, false)) {
+			update_nfsd_version(i, 0, true);
+			if (i == 4)
+				for (j = 0; j <= max_minor; ++j)
+					update_nfsd_version(4, j, true);
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= max_minor; ++i) {
+		sprintf(tag, "vers4.%d", i);
+		if (!conf_get_bool("nfsd", tag, true))
+			update_nfsd_version(4, i, false);
+		if (conf_get_bool("nfsd", tag, false))
+			update_nfsd_version(4, i, true);
+	}
 
-	update_nfsd_version(2, 0, conf_get_bool("nfsd", "vers2", false));
-	update_nfsd_version(3, 0, conf_get_bool("nfsd", "vers3", true));
-	update_nfsd_version(4, 0, v4 && conf_get_bool("nfsd", "vers4.0", true));
-	update_nfsd_version(4, 1, v4 && conf_get_bool("nfsd", "vers4.1", true));
-	update_nfsd_version(4, 2, v4 && conf_get_bool("nfsd", "vers4.2", true));
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NFS_VERSIONS; ++i) {
+		if (nfsd_versions[i].enabled) {
+			found_one = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!found_one) {
+		xlog(L_ERROR, "no version specified");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void configure_listeners(void)
@@ -1367,7 +1427,9 @@ static int autostart_func(struct nl_sock *sock, int argc, char ** argv)
 	ret = fetch_nfsd_versions(sock);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	configure_versions();
+	ret = configure_versions();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	ret = set_nfsd_versions(sock);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;