diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
index 9591ecf..105b3d2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
@@ -1537,8 +1537,8 @@ int find_first_extent_bit(struct extent_io_tree *tree, u64 start,
 }
 
 /**
- * find_first_clear_extent_bit - finds the first range that has @bits not set
- * and that starts after @start
+ * find_first_clear_extent_bit - find the first range that has @bits not set.
+ * This range could start before @start.
  *
  * @tree - the tree to search
  * @start - the offset at/after which the found extent should start
@@ -1578,12 +1578,52 @@ void find_first_clear_extent_bit(struct extent_io_tree *tree, u64 start,
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
+		/*
+		 * At this point 'node' either contains 'start' or start is
+		 * before 'node'
+		 */
 		state = rb_entry(node, struct extent_state, rb_node);
-		if (in_range(start, state->start, state->end - state->start + 1) &&
-			(state->state & bits)) {
-			start = state->end + 1;
+
+		if (in_range(start, state->start, state->end - state->start + 1)) {
+			if (state->state & bits) {
+				/*
+				 * |--range with bits sets--|
+				 *    |
+				 *    start
+				 */
+				start = state->end + 1;
+			} else {
+				/*
+				 * 'start' falls within a range that doesn't
+				 * have the bits set, so take its start as
+				 * the beginning of the desired range
+				 *
+				 * |--range with bits cleared----|
+				 *      |
+				 *      start
+				 */
+				*start_ret = state->start;
+				break;
+			}
 		} else {
-			*start_ret = start;
+			/*
+			 * |---prev range---|---hole/unset---|---node range---|
+			 *                          |
+			 *                        start
+			 *
+			 *                        or
+			 *
+			 * |---hole/unset--||--first node--|
+			 * 0   |
+			 *    start
+			 */
+			if (prev) {
+				state = rb_entry(prev, struct extent_state,
+						 rb_node);
+				*start_ret = state->end + 1;
+			} else {
+				*start_ret = 0;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tests/extent-io-tests.c b/fs/btrfs/tests/extent-io-tests.c
index 7bf4d57..f0ccfb6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tests/extent-io-tests.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tests/extent-io-tests.c
@@ -432,6 +432,89 @@ static int test_eb_bitmaps(u32 sectorsize, u32 nodesize)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int test_find_first_clear_extent_bit(void)
+{
+	struct extent_io_tree tree;
+	u64 start, end;
+
+	test_msg("running find_first_clear_extent_bit test");
+	extent_io_tree_init(NULL, &tree, IO_TREE_SELFTEST, NULL);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set 1M-4M alloc/discard and 32M-64M thus leaving a hole between
+	 * 4M-32M
+	 */
+	set_extent_bits(&tree, SZ_1M, SZ_4M - 1,
+			CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+	find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, SZ_512K, &start, &end,
+				    CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+	if (start != 0 || end != SZ_1M -1)
+		test_err("error finding beginning range: start %llu end %llu",
+			 start, end);
+
+	/* Now add 32M-64M so that we have a hole between 4M-32M */
+	set_extent_bits(&tree, SZ_32M, SZ_64M - 1,
+			CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+	/*
+	 * Request first hole starting at 12M, we should get 4M-32M
+	 */
+	find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, 12 * SZ_1M, &start, &end,
+				    CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+	if (start != SZ_4M || end != SZ_32M - 1)
+		test_err("error finding trimmed range: start %llu end %llu",
+			 start, end);
+
+	/*
+	 * Search in the middle of allocated range, should get the next one
+	 * available, which happens to be unallocated -> 4M-32M
+	 */
+	find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, SZ_2M, &start, &end,
+				    CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+	if (start != SZ_4M || end != SZ_32M -1)
+		test_err("error finding next unalloc range: start %llu end %llu",
+			 start, end);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set 64M-72M with CHUNK_ALLOC flag, then search for CHUNK_TRIMMED flag
+	 * being unset in this range, we should get the entry in range 64M-72M
+	 */
+	set_extent_bits(&tree, SZ_64M, SZ_64M + SZ_8M - 1, CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+	find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, SZ_64M + SZ_1M, &start, &end,
+				    CHUNK_TRIMMED);
+
+	if (start != SZ_64M || end != SZ_64M + SZ_8M - 1)
+		test_err("error finding exact range: start %llu end %llu",
+			 start, end);
+
+	find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, SZ_64M - SZ_8M, &start, &end,
+				    CHUNK_TRIMMED);
+
+	/*
+	 * Search in the middle of set range whose immediate neighbour doesn't
+	 * have the bits set so it must be returned
+	 */
+	if (start != SZ_64M || end != SZ_64M + SZ_8M - 1)
+		test_err("error finding next alloc range: start %llu end %llu",
+			 start, end);
+
+	/*
+	 * Search beyond any known range, shall return after last known range
+	 * and end should be -1
+	 */
+	find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, -1, &start, &end, CHUNK_TRIMMED);
+	if (start != SZ_64M + SZ_8M || end != -1)
+		test_err(
+		"error handling beyond end of range search: start %llu end %llu",
+			start, end);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int btrfs_test_extent_io(u32 sectorsize, u32 nodesize)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -442,6 +525,10 @@ int btrfs_test_extent_io(u32 sectorsize, u32 nodesize)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
+	ret = test_find_first_clear_extent_bit();
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = test_eb_bitmaps(sectorsize, nodesize);
 out:
 	return ret;