diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index 34413ceaea9f..9e7f4dccab72 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -644,6 +644,47 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void
+xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(
+	xfs_inode_t	*ip)
+{
+	xfs_mount_t	*mp = ip->i_mount;
+	xfs_perag_t	*pag = xfs_get_perag(mp, ip->i_ino);
+
+	read_lock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
+	spin_lock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
+	radix_tree_tag_set(&pag->pag_ici_root,
+			XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(mp, ip->i_ino), XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG);
+	spin_unlock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
+	read_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
+	xfs_put_perag(mp, pag);
+}
+
+void
+__xfs_inode_clear_reclaim_tag(
+	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
+	xfs_perag_t	*pag,
+	xfs_inode_t	*ip)
+{
+	radix_tree_tag_clear(&pag->pag_ici_root,
+			XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(mp, ip->i_ino), XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG);
+}
+
+void
+xfs_inode_clear_reclaim_tag(
+	xfs_inode_t	*ip)
+{
+	xfs_mount_t	*mp = ip->i_mount;
+	xfs_perag_t	*pag = xfs_get_perag(mp, ip->i_ino);
+
+	read_lock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
+	spin_lock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
+	__xfs_inode_clear_reclaim_tag(mp, pag, ip);
+	spin_unlock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
+	read_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
+	xfs_put_perag(mp, pag);
+}
+
 int
 xfs_reclaim_inodes(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
index c1bcd500509a..5f6de1efe1f6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
@@ -48,4 +48,8 @@ void xfs_flush_device(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int xfs_reclaim_inode(struct xfs_inode *ip, int locked, int sync_mode);
 int xfs_reclaim_inodes(struct xfs_mount *mp, int noblock, int mode);
 
+void xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(struct xfs_inode *ip);
+void xfs_inode_clear_reclaim_tag(struct xfs_inode *ip);
+void __xfs_inode_clear_reclaim_tag(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_perag *pag,
+				struct xfs_inode *ip);
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
index 729ee3eb39ad..2bfd86329141 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ typedef struct xfs_perag
 #endif
 } xfs_perag_t;
 
+/*
+ * tags for inode radix tree
+ */
+#define XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG	0	/* inode is to be reclaimed */
+
 #define	XFS_AG_MAXLEVELS(mp)		((mp)->m_ag_maxlevels)
 #define	XFS_MIN_FREELIST_RAW(bl,cl,mp)	\
 	(MIN(bl + 1, XFS_AG_MAXLEVELS(mp)) + MIN(cl + 1, XFS_AG_MAXLEVELS(mp)))
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
index c4414e8bce8d..a0387f14c204 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ xfs_iget_cache_hit(
 		}
 		xfs_iflags_set(ip, XFS_INEW);
 		xfs_iflags_clear(ip, XFS_IRECLAIMABLE);
+
+		/* clear the radix tree reclaim flag as well. */
+		__xfs_inode_clear_reclaim_tag(mp, pag, ip);
 		read_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
 
 		XFS_MOUNT_ILOCK(mp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index 07945634923b..f89a73eb0167 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -2845,6 +2845,7 @@ xfs_reclaim(
 		spin_unlock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
 		list_add_tail(&ip->i_reclaim, &mp->m_del_inodes);
 		XFS_MOUNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
+		xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(ip);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }