diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index d9b977c0f38d..2798fbe8d001 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -738,11 +738,19 @@ static int fuse_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	return create_new_entry(fm, &args, dir, entry, S_IFLNK);
 }
 
+void fuse_flush_time_update(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	int err = sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1);
+
+	mapping_set_error(inode->i_mapping, err);
+}
+
 void fuse_update_ctime(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (!IS_NOCMTIME(inode)) {
 		inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
 		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
+		fuse_flush_time_update(inode);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 11404f8c21c7..5c5ed58d91a7 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1848,6 +1848,17 @@ int fuse_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	struct fuse_file *ff;
 	int err;
 
+	/*
+	 * Inode is always written before the last reference is dropped and
+	 * hence this should not be reached from reclaim.
+	 *
+	 * Writing back the inode from reclaim can deadlock if the request
+	 * processing itself needs an allocation.  Allocations triggering
+	 * reclaim while serving a request can't be prevented, because it can
+	 * involve any number of unrelated userspace processes.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(wbc->for_reclaim);
+
 	ff = __fuse_write_file_get(fi);
 	err = fuse_flush_times(inode, ff);
 	if (ff)
@@ -3002,6 +3013,8 @@ out:
 	if (lock_inode)
 		inode_unlock(inode);
 
+	fuse_flush_time_update(inode);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3111,6 +3124,8 @@ out:
 	inode_unlock(inode_out);
 	file_accessed(file_in);
 
+	fuse_flush_time_update(inode_out);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index f55f9f94b1a4..a59e36c7deae 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -1148,6 +1148,7 @@ int fuse_allow_current_process(struct fuse_conn *fc);
 
 u64 fuse_lock_owner_id(struct fuse_conn *fc, fl_owner_t id);
 
+void fuse_flush_time_update(struct inode *inode);
 void fuse_update_ctime(struct inode *inode);
 
 int fuse_update_attributes(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 12d49a1914e8..2f999d38c9b4 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ static void fuse_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
 
+	/* Will write inode on close/munmap and in all other dirtiers */
+	WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_INODE);
+
 	truncate_inode_pages_final(&inode->i_data);
 	clear_inode(inode);
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_flags & SB_ACTIVE) {