diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index 9b23e74036eb..1a5f23e79f5e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -2373,6 +2373,11 @@ static int ocfs2_dio_end_io_write(struct inode *inode,
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ue, &dwc->dw_zero_list, ue_node) {
+		ret = ocfs2_assure_trans_credits(handle, credits);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			mlog_errno(ret);
+			break;
+		}
 		ret = ocfs2_mark_extent_written(inode, &et, handle,
 						ue->ue_cpos, 1,
 						ue->ue_phys,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index 0534800a472a..dfa6ff2756fb 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -449,6 +449,23 @@ int ocfs2_extend_trans(handle_t *handle, int nblocks)
 	return status;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Make sure handle has at least 'nblocks' credits available. If it does not
+ * have that many credits available, we will try to extend the handle to have
+ * enough credits. If that fails, we will restart transaction to have enough
+ * credits. Similar notes regarding data consistency and locking implications
+ * as for ocfs2_extend_trans() apply here.
+ */
+int ocfs2_assure_trans_credits(handle_t *handle, int nblocks)
+{
+	int old_nblks = jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle);
+
+	trace_ocfs2_assure_trans_credits(old_nblks);
+	if (old_nblks >= nblocks)
+		return 0;
+	return ocfs2_extend_trans(handle, nblocks - old_nblks);
+}
+
 /*
  * If we have fewer than thresh credits, extend by OCFS2_MAX_TRANS_DATA.
  * If that fails, restart the transaction & regain write access for the
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
index eb7a21bac71e..bc5d77cb3c50 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ handle_t		    *ocfs2_start_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 int			     ocfs2_commit_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 						handle_t *handle);
 int			     ocfs2_extend_trans(handle_t *handle, int nblocks);
+int			     ocfs2_assure_trans_credits(handle_t *handle,
+						int nblocks);
 int			     ocfs2_allocate_extend_trans(handle_t *handle,
 						int thresh);
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_trace.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_trace.h
index dc4bce1649c1..7a9cfd61145a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_trace.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_trace.h
@@ -2578,6 +2578,8 @@ DEFINE_OCFS2_ULL_UINT_EVENT(ocfs2_commit_cache_end);
 
 DEFINE_OCFS2_INT_INT_EVENT(ocfs2_extend_trans);
 
+DEFINE_OCFS2_INT_EVENT(ocfs2_assure_trans_credits);
+
 DEFINE_OCFS2_INT_EVENT(ocfs2_extend_trans_restart);
 
 DEFINE_OCFS2_INT_INT_EVENT(ocfs2_allocate_extend_trans);