diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 8bdee27..bdf94f3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -2631,11 +2631,15 @@ static int ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized(handle_t *handle,
 	struct ext4_extent *ex2 = NULL;
 	struct ext4_extent *ex3 = NULL;
 	struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
-	ext4_lblk_t ee_block;
+	ext4_lblk_t ee_block, eof_block;
 	unsigned int allocated, ee_len, depth;
 	ext4_fsblk_t newblock;
 	int err = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
+	int may_zeroout;
+	ext_debug("ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized: inode %lu, logical"
+		"block %llu, max_blocks %u ",
+		inode->i_ino, (unsigned long long)iblock, max_blocks);
 
 	depth = ext_depth(inode);
 	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
@@ -2644,16 +2648,25 @@ static int ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized(handle_t *handle,
 	ee_len = ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex);
 	allocated = ee_len - (iblock - ee_block);
 	newblock = iblock - ee_block + ext_pblock(ex);
+	eof_block = (inode->i_size + inode->i_sb->s_blocksize - 1) >>
+		inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits;
 	ex2 = ex;
 	orig_ex.ee_block = ex->ee_block;
 	orig_ex.ee_len   = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
 	ext4_ext_store_pblock(&orig_ex, ext_pblock(ex));
 
+	/*
+	 * It is safe to convert extent to initialized via explicit
+	 * zeroout only if extent is fully insde i_size or new_size.
+	 */
+	may_zeroout = ee_block + ee_len <= iblock + max_blocks ||
+		ee_block + ee_len <= eof_block;
+
 	err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	/* If extent has less than 2*EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN zerout directly */
-	if (ee_len <= 2*EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN) {
+	if (ee_len <= 2*EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN && may_zeroout) {
 		err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
 		if (err)
 			goto fix_extent_len;
@@ -2684,7 +2697,7 @@ static int ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized(handle_t *handle,
 	if (allocated > max_blocks) {
 		unsigned int newdepth;
 		/* If extent has less than EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN zerout directly */
-		if (allocated <= EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN) {
+		if (allocated <= EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN && may_zeroout) {
 			/*
 			 * iblock == ee_block is handled by the zerouout
 			 * at the beginning.
@@ -2760,7 +2773,7 @@ static int ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized(handle_t *handle,
 		ex3->ee_len = cpu_to_le16(allocated - max_blocks);
 		ext4_ext_mark_uninitialized(ex3);
 		err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, ex3, 0);
-		if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+		if (err == -ENOSPC && may_zeroout) {
 			err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
 			if (err)
 				goto fix_extent_len;
@@ -2784,8 +2797,11 @@ static int ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized(handle_t *handle,
 		 * update the extent length after successful insert of the
 		 * split extent
 		 */
-		orig_ex.ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ee_len -
-						ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex3));
+		ee_len -= ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex3);
+		orig_ex.ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
+		may_zeroout = ee_block + ee_len <= iblock + max_blocks ||
+			ee_block + ee_len <= eof_block;
+
 		depth = newdepth;
 		ext4_ext_drop_refs(path);
 		path = ext4_ext_find_extent(inode, iblock, path);
@@ -2809,7 +2825,7 @@ static int ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized(handle_t *handle,
 		 * otherwise give the extent a chance to merge to left
 		 */
 		if (le16_to_cpu(orig_ex.ee_len) <= EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN &&
-							iblock != ee_block) {
+			iblock != ee_block && may_zeroout) {
 			err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
 			if (err)
 				goto fix_extent_len;
@@ -2878,7 +2894,7 @@ static int ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized(handle_t *handle,
 	goto out;
 insert:
 	err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, &newex, 0);
-	if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+	if (err == -ENOSPC && may_zeroout) {
 		err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
 		if (err)
 			goto fix_extent_len;
@@ -2938,14 +2954,16 @@ static int ext4_split_unwritten_extents(handle_t *handle,
 	struct ext4_extent *ex2 = NULL;
 	struct ext4_extent *ex3 = NULL;
 	struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
-	ext4_lblk_t ee_block;
+	ext4_lblk_t ee_block, eof_block;
 	unsigned int allocated, ee_len, depth;
 	ext4_fsblk_t newblock;
 	int err = 0;
+	int may_zeroout;
 
 	ext_debug("ext4_split_unwritten_extents: inode %lu,"
 		  "iblock %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
 		  (unsigned long long)iblock, max_blocks);
+
 	depth = ext_depth(inode);
 	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
 	ex = path[depth].p_ext;
@@ -2953,10 +2971,19 @@ static int ext4_split_unwritten_extents(handle_t *handle,
 	ee_len = ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex);
 	allocated = ee_len - (iblock - ee_block);
 	newblock = iblock - ee_block + ext_pblock(ex);
+	eof_block = (inode->i_size + inode->i_sb->s_blocksize - 1) >>
+		inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits;
+
 	ex2 = ex;
 	orig_ex.ee_block = ex->ee_block;
 	orig_ex.ee_len   = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
 	ext4_ext_store_pblock(&orig_ex, ext_pblock(ex));
+	/*
+	 * It is safe to convert extent to initialized via explicit
+	 * zeroout only if extent is fully insde i_size or new_size.
+	 */
+	may_zeroout = ee_block + ee_len <= iblock + max_blocks ||
+		ee_block + ee_len <= eof_block;
 
 	/*
  	 * If the uninitialized extent begins at the same logical
@@ -2992,7 +3019,7 @@ static int ext4_split_unwritten_extents(handle_t *handle,
 		ex3->ee_len = cpu_to_le16(allocated - max_blocks);
 		ext4_ext_mark_uninitialized(ex3);
 		err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, ex3, flags);
-		if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+		if (err == -ENOSPC && may_zeroout) {
 			err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
 			if (err)
 				goto fix_extent_len;
@@ -3063,7 +3090,7 @@ static int ext4_split_unwritten_extents(handle_t *handle,
 	goto out;
 insert:
 	err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, &newex, flags);
-	if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+	if (err == -ENOSPC && may_zeroout) {
 		err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
 		if (err)
 			goto fix_extent_len;