diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 3a28e7751b3c..290ae38fca8a 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -2538,6 +2538,12 @@ static int reiserfs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	return reiserfs_write_full_page(page, wbc);
 }
 
+static void reiserfs_truncate_failed_write(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	truncate_inode_pages(inode->i_mapping, inode->i_size);
+	reiserfs_truncate_file(inode, 0);
+}
+
 static int reiserfs_write_begin(struct file *file,
 				struct address_space *mapping,
 				loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
@@ -2604,6 +2610,8 @@ static int reiserfs_write_begin(struct file *file,
 	if (ret) {
 		unlock_page(page);
 		page_cache_release(page);
+		/* Truncate allocated blocks */
+		reiserfs_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2701,9 +2709,7 @@ static int reiserfs_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	 ** transaction tracking stuff when the size changes.  So, we have
 	 ** to do the i_size updates here.
 	 */
-	pos += copied;
-
-	if (pos > inode->i_size) {
+	if (pos + copied > inode->i_size) {
 		struct reiserfs_transaction_handle myth;
 		lock_depth = reiserfs_write_lock_once(inode->i_sb);
 		locked = true;
@@ -2721,7 +2727,7 @@ static int reiserfs_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 			goto journal_error;
 
 		reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(inode);
-		inode->i_size = pos;
+		inode->i_size = pos + copied;
 		/*
 		 * this will just nest into our transaction.  It's important
 		 * to use mark_inode_dirty so the inode gets pushed around on the
@@ -2751,6 +2757,10 @@ static int reiserfs_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 		reiserfs_write_unlock_once(inode->i_sb, lock_depth);
 	unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
+
+	if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
+		reiserfs_truncate_failed_write(inode);
+
 	return ret == 0 ? copied : ret;
 
       journal_error: