diff --git a/lib/quota/mkquota.c b/lib/quota/mkquota.c
index bb8482b..58803d0 100644
--- a/lib/quota/mkquota.c
+++ b/lib/quota/mkquota.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ errcode_t quota_write_inode(quota_ctx_t qctx, int qtype)
 		}
 
 		write_dquots(dict, h);
-		retval = quota_file_close(h);
+		retval = quota_file_close(qctx, h);
 		if (retval < 0) {
 			log_err("Cannot finish IO on new quotafile: %s",
 				strerror(errno));
@@ -251,9 +251,10 @@ static void quota_dnode_free(dnode_t *node,
  */
 errcode_t quota_init_context(quota_ctx_t *qctx, ext2_filsys fs, int qtype)
 {
-	int	i, err = 0;
+	errcode_t err;
 	dict_t	*dict;
 	quota_ctx_t ctx;
+	int	i;
 
 	err = ext2fs_get_mem(sizeof(struct quota_ctx), &ctx);
 	if (err) {
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ errcode_t quota_init_context(quota_ctx_t *qctx, ext2_filsys fs, int qtype)
 
 	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(struct quota_ctx));
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXQUOTAS; i++) {
+		ctx->quota_file[i] = NULL;
 		if ((qtype != -1) && (i != qtype))
 			continue;
 		err = ext2fs_get_mem(sizeof(dict_t), &dict);
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ errcode_t quota_init_context(quota_ctx_t *qctx, ext2_filsys fs, int qtype)
 
 void quota_release_context(quota_ctx_t *qctx)
 {
+	errcode_t err;
 	dict_t	*dict;
 	int	i;
 	quota_ctx_t ctx;
@@ -298,6 +301,14 @@ void quota_release_context(quota_ctx_t *qctx)
 			dict_free_nodes(dict);
 			free(dict);
 		}
+		if (ctx->quota_file[i]) {
+			err = quota_file_close(ctx, ctx->quota_file[i]);
+			if (err) {
+				log_err("Cannot close quotafile: %s",
+					strerror(errno));
+				ext2fs_free_mem(&ctx->quota_file[i]);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	*qctx = NULL;
 	free(ctx);
@@ -541,7 +552,7 @@ errcode_t quota_update_limits(quota_ctx_t qctx, ext2_ino_t qf_ino, int type)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = quota_file_open(qh, qctx->fs, qf_ino, type, -1, 0);
+	err = quota_file_open(qctx, qh, qf_ino, type, -1, 0);
 	if (err) {
 		log_err("Open quota file failed");
 		goto out;
@@ -549,7 +560,7 @@ errcode_t quota_update_limits(quota_ctx_t qctx, ext2_ino_t qf_ino, int type)
 
 	quota_read_all_dquots(qh, qctx, 1);
 
-	err = quota_file_close(qh);
+	err = quota_file_close(qctx, qh);
 	if (err) {
 		log_err("Cannot finish IO on new quotafile: %s",
 			strerror(errno));
@@ -575,15 +586,12 @@ errcode_t quota_compare_and_update(quota_ctx_t qctx, int qtype,
 	struct dquot *dq;
 	dnode_t *n;
 	dict_t *dict = qctx->quota_dict[qtype];
-	ext2_ino_t qf_ino;
 	errcode_t err = 0;
 
 	if (!dict)
 		goto out;
 
-	qf_ino = qtype == USRQUOTA ? fs->super->s_usr_quota_inum :
-				     fs->super->s_grp_quota_inum;
-	err = quota_file_open(&qh, fs, qf_ino, qtype, -1, 0);
+	err = quota_file_open(qctx, &qh, 0, qtype, -1, 0);
 	if (err) {
 		log_err("Open quota file failed");
 		goto out;
@@ -612,7 +620,7 @@ errcode_t quota_compare_and_update(quota_ctx_t qctx, int qtype,
 	*usage_inconsistent = scan_data.usage_is_inconsistent;
 
 out_close_qh:
-	err = quota_file_close(&qh);
+	err = quota_file_close(qctx, &qh);
 	if (err) {
 		log_err("Cannot close quotafile: %s", error_message(errno));
 		if (qh.qh_qf.e2_file)
diff --git a/lib/quota/quotaio.c b/lib/quota/quotaio.c
index a95a1f9..65fccaa 100644
--- a/lib/quota/quotaio.c
+++ b/lib/quota/quotaio.c
@@ -197,11 +197,16 @@ static unsigned int quota_read_nomount(struct quota_file *qf,
 /*
  * Detect quota format and initialize quota IO
  */
-errcode_t quota_file_open(struct quota_handle *h, ext2_filsys fs,
+errcode_t quota_file_open(quota_ctx_t qctx, struct quota_handle *h,
 			  ext2_ino_t qf_ino, int type, int fmt, int flags)
 {
+	ext2_filsys fs = qctx->fs;
 	ext2_file_t e2_file;
 	errcode_t err;
+	int allocated_handle = 0;
+
+	if (type >= MAXQUOTAS)
+		return EINVAL;
 
 	if (fmt == -1)
 		fmt = QFMT_VFS_V1;
@@ -210,18 +215,42 @@ errcode_t quota_file_open(struct quota_handle *h, ext2_filsys fs,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (qf_ino == 0) {
+		if (type == USRQUOTA)
+			qf_ino = fs->super->s_usr_quota_inum;
+		else
+			qf_ino = fs->super->s_grp_quota_inum;
+	}
+
 	log_debug("Opening quota ino=%lu, type=%d", qf_ino, type);
 	err = ext2fs_file_open(fs, qf_ino, flags, &e2_file);
 	if (err) {
 		log_err("ext2fs_file_open failed: %s", error_message(err));
 		return err;
 	}
-	h->qh_qf.e2_file = e2_file;
 
+	if (!h) {
+		if (qctx->quota_file[type]) {
+			h = qctx->quota_file[type];
+			if (((flags & EXT2_FILE_WRITE) == 0) ||
+			    (h->qh_file_flags & EXT2_FILE_WRITE))
+				return 0;
+			(void) quota_file_close(qctx, h);
+		}
+		err = ext2fs_get_mem(sizeof(struct quota_handle), &h);
+		if (err) {
+			log_err("Unable to allocate quota handle");
+			return err;
+		}
+		allocated_handle = 1;
+	}
+
+	h->qh_qf.e2_file = e2_file;
 	h->qh_qf.fs = fs;
 	h->qh_qf.ino = qf_ino;
 	h->e2fs_write = quota_write_nomount;
 	h->e2fs_read = quota_read_nomount;
+	h->qh_file_flags = flags;
 	h->qh_io_flags = 0;
 	h->qh_type = type;
 	h->qh_fmt = fmt;
@@ -231,17 +260,22 @@ errcode_t quota_file_open(struct quota_handle *h, ext2_filsys fs,
 	if (h->qh_ops->check_file &&
 	    (h->qh_ops->check_file(h, type, fmt) == 0)) {
 		log_err("qh_ops->check_file failed");
-		ext2fs_file_close(e2_file);
-		return -1;
+		goto errout;
 	}
 
 	if (h->qh_ops->init_io && (h->qh_ops->init_io(h) < 0)) {
 		log_err("qh_ops->init_io failed");
-		ext2fs_file_close(e2_file);
-		return -1;
+		goto errout;
 	}
+	if (allocated_handle)
+		qctx->quota_file[type] = h;
 
 	return 0;
+errout:
+	ext2fs_file_close(e2_file);
+	if (allocated_handle)
+		ext2fs_free_mem(&h);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static errcode_t quota_inode_init_new(ext2_filsys fs, ext2_ino_t ino)
@@ -307,12 +341,12 @@ errcode_t quota_file_create(struct quota_handle *h, ext2_filsys fs, int type, in
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 	h->qh_qf.ino = qf_inum;
+	h->qh_file_flags = EXT2_FILE_WRITE | EXT2_FILE_CREATE;
 	h->e2fs_write = quota_write_nomount;
 	h->e2fs_read = quota_read_nomount;
 
 	log_debug("Creating quota ino=%lu, type=%d", qf_inum, type);
-	err = ext2fs_file_open(fs, qf_inum,
-			EXT2_FILE_WRITE | EXT2_FILE_CREATE, &e2_file);
+	err = ext2fs_file_open(fs, qf_inum, h->qh_file_flags, &e2_file);
 	if (err) {
 		log_err("ext2fs_file_open failed: %d", err);
 		goto out_err;
@@ -345,7 +379,7 @@ out_err:
 /*
  * Close quotafile and release handle
  */
-errcode_t quota_file_close(struct quota_handle *h)
+errcode_t quota_file_close(quota_ctx_t qctx, struct quota_handle *h)
 {
 	if (h->qh_io_flags & IOFL_INFODIRTY) {
 		if (h->qh_ops->write_info && h->qh_ops->write_info(h) < 0)
@@ -366,7 +400,8 @@ errcode_t quota_file_close(struct quota_handle *h)
 			ext2fs_file_set_size2(h->qh_qf.e2_file, new_size);
 		ext2fs_file_close(h->qh_qf.e2_file);
 	}
-
+	if (qctx->quota_file[h->qh_type] == h)
+		ext2fs_free_mem(&qctx->quota_file[h->qh_type]);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/quota/quotaio.h b/lib/quota/quotaio.h
index d3820a4..7ca7830 100644
--- a/lib/quota/quotaio.h
+++ b/lib/quota/quotaio.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef struct quota_ctx *quota_ctx_t;
 struct quota_ctx {
 	ext2_filsys	fs;
 	dict_t		*quota_dict[MAXQUOTAS];
+	struct quota_handle *quota_file[MAXQUOTAS];
 };
 
 /*
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ struct quota_file {
 struct quota_handle {
 	int qh_type;		/* Type of quotafile */
 	int qh_fmt;		/* Quotafile format */
+	int qh_file_flags;
 	int qh_io_flags;	/* IO flags for file */
 	struct quota_file qh_qf;
 	unsigned int (*e2fs_read)(struct quota_file *qf, ext2_loff_t offset,
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ extern struct quotafile_ops quotafile_ops_meta;
 
 /* Open existing quotafile of given type (and verify its format) on given
  * filesystem. */
-errcode_t quota_file_open(struct quota_handle *h, ext2_filsys fs,
+errcode_t quota_file_open(quota_ctx_t qctx, struct quota_handle *h,
 			  ext2_ino_t qf_ino, int type, int fmt, int flags);
 
 
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ errcode_t quota_file_create(struct quota_handle *h, ext2_filsys fs,
 			    int type, int fmt);
 
 /* Close quotafile */
-errcode_t quota_file_close(struct quota_handle *h);
+errcode_t quota_file_close(quota_ctx_t qctx, struct quota_handle *h);
 
 /* Get empty quota structure */
 struct dquot *get_empty_dquot(void);
