diff --git a/cmd/ztest/ztest.c b/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
index 6df0812c62..c9fdf466f5 100644
--- a/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
+++ b/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ ztest_func_t ztest_vdev_add_remove;
 ztest_func_t ztest_vdev_aux_add_remove;
 ztest_func_t ztest_split_pool;
 ztest_func_t ztest_reguid;
+ztest_func_t ztest_spa_upgrade;
 
 uint64_t zopt_always = 0ULL * NANOSEC;		/* all the time */
 uint64_t zopt_incessant = 1ULL * NANOSEC / 10;	/* every 1/10 second */
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ ztest_info_t ztest_info[] = {
 	{ ztest_reguid,				1,	&zopt_sometimes },
 	{ ztest_spa_rename,			1,	&zopt_rarely	},
 	{ ztest_scrub,				1,	&zopt_rarely	},
+	{ ztest_spa_upgrade,			1,	&zopt_rarely	},
 	{ ztest_dsl_dataset_promote_busy,	1,	&zopt_rarely	},
 	{ ztest_vdev_attach_detach,		1,	&zopt_rarely	},
 	{ ztest_vdev_LUN_growth,		1,	&zopt_rarely	},
@@ -818,7 +820,7 @@ ztest_get_ashift(void)
 }
 
 static nvlist_t *
-make_vdev_file(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift)
+make_vdev_file(char *path, char *aux, char *pool, size_t size, uint64_t ashift)
 {
 	char *pathbuf;
 	uint64_t vdev;
@@ -836,12 +838,13 @@ make_vdev_file(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift)
 			vdev = ztest_shared->zs_vdev_aux;
 			(void) snprintf(path, MAXPATHLEN,
 			    ztest_aux_template, ztest_opts.zo_dir,
-			    ztest_opts.zo_pool, aux, vdev);
+			    pool == NULL ? ztest_opts.zo_pool : pool,
+			    aux, vdev);
 		} else {
 			vdev = ztest_shared->zs_vdev_next_leaf++;
 			(void) snprintf(path, MAXPATHLEN,
 			    ztest_dev_template, ztest_opts.zo_dir,
-			    ztest_opts.zo_pool, vdev);
+			    pool == NULL ? ztest_opts.zo_pool : pool, vdev);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -864,17 +867,18 @@ make_vdev_file(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift)
 }
 
 static nvlist_t *
-make_vdev_raidz(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift, int r)
+make_vdev_raidz(char *path, char *aux, char *pool, size_t size,
+    uint64_t ashift, int r)
 {
 	nvlist_t *raidz, **child;
 	int c;
 
 	if (r < 2)
-		return (make_vdev_file(path, aux, size, ashift));
+		return (make_vdev_file(path, aux, pool, size, ashift));
 	child = umem_alloc(r * sizeof (nvlist_t *), UMEM_NOFAIL);
 
 	for (c = 0; c < r; c++)
-		child[c] = make_vdev_file(path, aux, size, ashift);
+		child[c] = make_vdev_file(path, aux, pool, size, ashift);
 
 	VERIFY(nvlist_alloc(&raidz, NV_UNIQUE_NAME, 0) == 0);
 	VERIFY(nvlist_add_string(raidz, ZPOOL_CONFIG_TYPE,
@@ -893,19 +897,19 @@ make_vdev_raidz(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift, int r)
 }
 
 static nvlist_t *
-make_vdev_mirror(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift,
-	int r, int m)
+make_vdev_mirror(char *path, char *aux, char *pool, size_t size,
+    uint64_t ashift, int r, int m)
 {
 	nvlist_t *mirror, **child;
 	int c;
 
 	if (m < 1)
-		return (make_vdev_raidz(path, aux, size, ashift, r));
+		return (make_vdev_raidz(path, aux, pool, size, ashift, r));
 
 	child = umem_alloc(m * sizeof (nvlist_t *), UMEM_NOFAIL);
 
 	for (c = 0; c < m; c++)
-		child[c] = make_vdev_raidz(path, aux, size, ashift, r);
+		child[c] = make_vdev_raidz(path, aux, pool, size, ashift, r);
 
 	VERIFY(nvlist_alloc(&mirror, NV_UNIQUE_NAME, 0) == 0);
 	VERIFY(nvlist_add_string(mirror, ZPOOL_CONFIG_TYPE,
@@ -922,8 +926,8 @@ make_vdev_mirror(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift,
 }
 
 static nvlist_t *
-make_vdev_root(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift,
-	int log, int r, int m, int t)
+make_vdev_root(char *path, char *aux, char *pool, size_t size, uint64_t ashift,
+    int log, int r, int m, int t)
 {
 	nvlist_t *root, **child;
 	int c;
@@ -933,7 +937,8 @@ make_vdev_root(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift,
 	child = umem_alloc(t * sizeof (nvlist_t *), UMEM_NOFAIL);
 
 	for (c = 0; c < t; c++) {
-		child[c] = make_vdev_mirror(path, aux, size, ashift, r, m);
+		child[c] = make_vdev_mirror(path, aux, pool, size, ashift,
+		    r, m);
 		VERIFY(nvlist_add_uint64(child[c], ZPOOL_CONFIG_IS_LOG,
 		    log) == 0);
 	}
@@ -951,6 +956,27 @@ make_vdev_root(char *path, char *aux, size_t size, uint64_t ashift,
 	return (root);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Find a random spa version. Returns back a random spa version in the
+ * range [initial_version, SPA_VERSION_FEATURES].
+ */
+static uint64_t
+ztest_random_spa_version(uint64_t initial_version)
+{
+	uint64_t version = initial_version;
+
+	if (version <= SPA_VERSION_BEFORE_FEATURES) {
+		version = version +
+		    ztest_random(SPA_VERSION_BEFORE_FEATURES - version + 1);
+	}
+
+	if (version > SPA_VERSION_BEFORE_FEATURES)
+		version = SPA_VERSION_FEATURES;
+
+	ASSERT(SPA_VERSION_IS_SUPPORTED(version));
+	return (version);
+}
+
 static int
 ztest_random_blocksize(void)
 {
@@ -2306,7 +2332,7 @@ ztest_spa_create_destroy(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to create using a bad file.
 	 */
-	nvroot = make_vdev_root("/dev/bogus", NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
+	nvroot = make_vdev_root("/dev/bogus", NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
 	VERIFY3U(ENOENT, ==,
 	    spa_create("ztest_bad_file", nvroot, NULL, NULL, NULL));
 	nvlist_free(nvroot);
@@ -2314,7 +2340,7 @@ ztest_spa_create_destroy(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to create using a bad mirror.
 	 */
-	nvroot = make_vdev_root("/dev/bogus", NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1);
+	nvroot = make_vdev_root("/dev/bogus", NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1);
 	VERIFY3U(ENOENT, ==,
 	    spa_create("ztest_bad_mirror", nvroot, NULL, NULL, NULL));
 	nvlist_free(nvroot);
@@ -2324,7 +2350,7 @@ ztest_spa_create_destroy(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 	 * what's in the nvroot; we should fail with EEXIST.
 	 */
 	(void) rw_enter(&ztest_name_lock, RW_READER);
-	nvroot = make_vdev_root("/dev/bogus", NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
+	nvroot = make_vdev_root("/dev/bogus", NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
 	VERIFY3U(EEXIST, ==, spa_create(zo->zo_pool, nvroot, NULL, NULL, NULL));
 	nvlist_free(nvroot);
 	VERIFY3U(0, ==, spa_open(zo->zo_pool, &spa, FTAG));
@@ -2334,6 +2360,78 @@ ztest_spa_create_destroy(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 	(void) rw_exit(&ztest_name_lock);
 }
 
+/* ARGSUSED */
+void
+ztest_spa_upgrade(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
+{
+	spa_t *spa;
+	uint64_t initial_version = SPA_VERSION_INITIAL;
+	uint64_t version, newversion;
+	nvlist_t *nvroot, *props;
+	char *name;
+
+	mutex_enter(&ztest_vdev_lock);
+	name = kmem_asprintf("%s_upgrade", ztest_opts.zo_pool);
+
+	/*
+	 * Clean up from previous runs.
+	 */
+	(void) spa_destroy(name);
+
+	nvroot = make_vdev_root(NULL, NULL, name, ztest_opts.zo_vdev_size, 0,
+	    0, ztest_opts.zo_raidz, ztest_opts.zo_mirrors, 1);
+
+	/*
+	 * If we're configuring a RAIDZ device then make sure that the
+	 * the initial version is capable of supporting that feature.
+	 */
+	switch (ztest_opts.zo_raidz_parity) {
+	case 0:
+	case 1:
+		initial_version = SPA_VERSION_INITIAL;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		initial_version = SPA_VERSION_RAIDZ2;
+		break;
+	case 3:
+		initial_version = SPA_VERSION_RAIDZ3;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Create a pool with a spa version that can be upgraded. Pick
+	 * a value between initial_version and SPA_VERSION_BEFORE_FEATURES.
+	 */
+	do {
+		version = ztest_random_spa_version(initial_version);
+	} while (version > SPA_VERSION_BEFORE_FEATURES);
+
+	props = fnvlist_alloc();
+	fnvlist_add_uint64(props,
+	    zpool_prop_to_name(ZPOOL_PROP_VERSION), version);
+	VERIFY3S(spa_create(name, nvroot, props, NULL, NULL), ==, 0);
+	fnvlist_free(nvroot);
+	fnvlist_free(props);
+
+	VERIFY3S(spa_open(name, &spa, FTAG), ==, 0);
+	VERIFY3U(spa_version(spa), ==, version);
+	newversion = ztest_random_spa_version(version + 1);
+
+	if (ztest_opts.zo_verbose >= 4) {
+		(void) printf("upgrading spa version from %llu to %llu\n",
+		    (u_longlong_t)version, (u_longlong_t)newversion);
+	}
+
+	spa_upgrade(spa, newversion);
+	VERIFY3U(spa_version(spa), >, version);
+	VERIFY3U(spa_version(spa), ==, fnvlist_lookup_uint64(spa->spa_config,
+	    zpool_prop_to_name(ZPOOL_PROP_VERSION)));
+	spa_close(spa, FTAG);
+
+	strfree(name);
+	mutex_exit(&ztest_vdev_lock);
+}
+
 static vdev_t *
 vdev_lookup_by_path(vdev_t *vd, const char *path)
 {
@@ -2424,7 +2522,7 @@ ztest_vdev_add_remove(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 		/*
 		 * Make 1/4 of the devices be log devices.
 		 */
-		nvroot = make_vdev_root(NULL, NULL,
+		nvroot = make_vdev_root(NULL, NULL, NULL,
 		    ztest_opts.zo_vdev_size, 0,
 		    ztest_random(4) == 0, ztest_opts.zo_raidz,
 		    zs->zs_mirrors, 1);
@@ -2503,7 +2601,7 @@ ztest_vdev_aux_add_remove(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 		/*
 		 * Add a new device.
 		 */
-		nvlist_t *nvroot = make_vdev_root(NULL, aux,
+		nvlist_t *nvroot = make_vdev_root(NULL, aux, NULL,
 		    (ztest_opts.zo_vdev_size * 5) / 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
 		error = spa_vdev_add(spa, nvroot);
 		if (error != 0)
@@ -2776,7 +2874,7 @@ ztest_vdev_attach_detach(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 	/*
 	 * Build the nvlist describing newpath.
 	 */
-	root = make_vdev_root(newpath, NULL, newvd == NULL ? newsize : 0,
+	root = make_vdev_root(newpath, NULL, NULL, newvd == NULL ? newsize : 0,
 	    ashift, 0, 0, 0, 1);
 
 	error = spa_vdev_attach(spa, oldguid, root, replacing);
@@ -5055,7 +5153,7 @@ ztest_reguid(ztest_ds_t *zd, uint64_t id)
 	if (error != 0)
 		return;
 
-	if (ztest_opts.zo_verbose >= 3) {
+	if (ztest_opts.zo_verbose >= 4) {
 		(void) printf("Changed guid old %llu -> %llu\n",
 		    (u_longlong_t)orig, (u_longlong_t)spa_guid(spa));
 	}
@@ -5819,7 +5917,7 @@ ztest_init(ztest_shared_t *zs)
 	ztest_shared->zs_vdev_next_leaf = 0;
 	zs->zs_splits = 0;
 	zs->zs_mirrors = ztest_opts.zo_mirrors;
-	nvroot = make_vdev_root(NULL, NULL, ztest_opts.zo_vdev_size, 0,
+	nvroot = make_vdev_root(NULL, NULL, NULL, ztest_opts.zo_vdev_size, 0,
 	    0, ztest_opts.zo_raidz, zs->zs_mirrors, 1);
 	props = make_random_props();
 	for (i = 0; i < SPA_FEATURES; i++) {
diff --git a/module/zfs/spa.c b/module/zfs/spa.c
index 0a785f78a6..5b6465f2eb 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa.c
@@ -5742,6 +5742,14 @@ spa_sync_config_object(spa_t *spa, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	config = spa_config_generate(spa, spa->spa_root_vdev,
 	    dmu_tx_get_txg(tx), B_FALSE);
 
+	/*
+	 * If we're upgrading the spa version then make sure that
+	 * the config object gets updated with the correct version.
+	 */
+	if (spa->spa_ubsync.ub_version < spa->spa_uberblock.ub_version)
+		fnvlist_add_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_VERSION,
+		    spa->spa_uberblock.ub_version);
+
 	spa_config_exit(spa, SCL_STATE, FTAG);
 
 	if (spa->spa_config_syncing)