diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index 9fa9c43..afe7645 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 
 	bp->b_flags |= XBF_WRITE;
-	bp->b_flags &= ~(XBF_ASYNC | XBF_READ | _XBF_DELWRI_Q);
+	bp->b_flags &= ~(XBF_ASYNC | XBF_READ | _XBF_DELWRI_Q | XBF_WRITE_FAIL);
 
 	xfs_bdstrat_cb(bp);
 
@@ -1501,6 +1501,12 @@
 			struct xfs_buf *bp;
 			bp = list_first_entry(&dispose, struct xfs_buf, b_lru);
 			list_del_init(&bp->b_lru);
+			if (bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE_FAIL) {
+				xfs_alert(btp->bt_mount,
+"Corruption Alert: Buffer at block 0x%llx had permanent write failures!\n"
+"Please run xfs_repair to determine the extent of the problem.",
+					(long long)bp->b_bn);
+			}
 			xfs_buf_rele(bp);
 		}
 		if (loop++ != 0)
@@ -1784,7 +1790,7 @@
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(bp, n, io_list, b_list) {
-		bp->b_flags &= ~(_XBF_DELWRI_Q | XBF_ASYNC);
+		bp->b_flags &= ~(_XBF_DELWRI_Q | XBF_ASYNC | XBF_WRITE_FAIL);
 		bp->b_flags |= XBF_WRITE;
 
 		if (!wait) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
index 7e41b08..1cf21a4a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define XBF_ASYNC	 (1 << 4) /* initiator will not wait for completion */
 #define XBF_DONE	 (1 << 5) /* all pages in the buffer uptodate */
 #define XBF_STALE	 (1 << 6) /* buffer has been staled, do not find it */
+#define XBF_WRITE_FAIL	 (1 << 24)/* async writes have failed on this buffer */
 
 /* I/O hints for the BIO layer */
 #define XBF_SYNCIO	 (1 << 10)/* treat this buffer as synchronous I/O */
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
 	{ XBF_ASYNC,		"ASYNC" }, \
 	{ XBF_DONE,		"DONE" }, \
 	{ XBF_STALE,		"STALE" }, \
+	{ XBF_WRITE_FAIL,	"WRITE_FAIL" }, \
 	{ XBF_SYNCIO,		"SYNCIO" }, \
 	{ XBF_FUA,		"FUA" }, \
 	{ XBF_FLUSH,		"FLUSH" }, \
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@
 	{ _XBF_DELWRI_Q,	"DELWRI_Q" }, \
 	{ _XBF_COMPOUND,	"COMPOUND" }
 
+
 /*
  * Internal state flags.
  */
@@ -300,7 +303,8 @@
 
 #define XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp) \
 	((bp)->b_flags &= ~(XBF_READ|XBF_WRITE|XBF_ASYNC| \
-			    XBF_SYNCIO|XBF_FUA|XBF_FLUSH))
+			    XBF_SYNCIO|XBF_FUA|XBF_FLUSH| \
+			    XBF_WRITE_FAIL))
 
 void xfs_buf_stale(struct xfs_buf *bp);
 #define XFS_BUF_UNSTALE(bp)	((bp)->b_flags &= ~XBF_STALE)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index a64f67b..2227b9b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -496,6 +496,14 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Buffer IO error rate limiting. Limit it to no more than 10 messages per 30
+ * seconds so as to not spam logs too much on repeated detection of the same
+ * buffer being bad..
+ */
+
+DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(xfs_buf_write_fail_rl_state, 30 * HZ, 10);
+
 STATIC uint
 xfs_buf_item_push(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip,
@@ -524,6 +532,14 @@
 
 	trace_xfs_buf_item_push(bip);
 
+	/* has a previous flush failed due to IO errors? */
+	if ((bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE_FAIL) &&
+	    ___ratelimit(&xfs_buf_write_fail_rl_state, "XFS:")) {
+		xfs_warn(bp->b_target->bt_mount,
+"Detected failing async write on buffer block 0x%llx. Retrying async write.\n",
+			 (long long)bp->b_bn);
+	}
+
 	if (!xfs_buf_delwri_queue(bp, buffer_list))
 		rval = XFS_ITEM_FLUSHING;
 	xfs_buf_unlock(bp);
@@ -1096,8 +1112,9 @@
 
 		xfs_buf_ioerror(bp, 0); /* errno of 0 unsets the flag */
 
-		if (!XFS_BUF_ISSTALE(bp)) {
-			bp->b_flags |= XBF_WRITE | XBF_ASYNC | XBF_DONE;
+		if (!(bp->b_flags & (XBF_STALE|XBF_WRITE_FAIL))) {
+			bp->b_flags |= XBF_WRITE | XBF_ASYNC |
+				       XBF_DONE | XBF_WRITE_FAIL;
 			xfs_buf_iorequest(bp);
 		} else {
 			xfs_buf_relse(bp);