diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
index 2f0502f0f214..316b2a1bdba5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
@@ -92,26 +92,28 @@ xfs_qm_adjust_dqlimits(
 {
 	struct xfs_quotainfo	*q = mp->m_quotainfo;
 	struct xfs_disk_dquot	*d = &dq->q_core;
+	struct xfs_def_quota	*defq;
 	int			prealloc = 0;
 
 	ASSERT(d->d_id);
+	defq = xfs_get_defquota(dq, q);
 
-	if (q->qi_bsoftlimit && !d->d_blk_softlimit) {
-		d->d_blk_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(q->qi_bsoftlimit);
+	if (defq->bsoftlimit && !d->d_blk_softlimit) {
+		d->d_blk_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(defq->bsoftlimit);
 		prealloc = 1;
 	}
-	if (q->qi_bhardlimit && !d->d_blk_hardlimit) {
-		d->d_blk_hardlimit = cpu_to_be64(q->qi_bhardlimit);
+	if (defq->bhardlimit && !d->d_blk_hardlimit) {
+		d->d_blk_hardlimit = cpu_to_be64(defq->bhardlimit);
 		prealloc = 1;
 	}
-	if (q->qi_isoftlimit && !d->d_ino_softlimit)
-		d->d_ino_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(q->qi_isoftlimit);
-	if (q->qi_ihardlimit && !d->d_ino_hardlimit)
-		d->d_ino_hardlimit = cpu_to_be64(q->qi_ihardlimit);
-	if (q->qi_rtbsoftlimit && !d->d_rtb_softlimit)
-		d->d_rtb_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(q->qi_rtbsoftlimit);
-	if (q->qi_rtbhardlimit && !d->d_rtb_hardlimit)
-		d->d_rtb_hardlimit = cpu_to_be64(q->qi_rtbhardlimit);
+	if (defq->isoftlimit && !d->d_ino_softlimit)
+		d->d_ino_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(defq->isoftlimit);
+	if (defq->ihardlimit && !d->d_ino_hardlimit)
+		d->d_ino_hardlimit = cpu_to_be64(defq->ihardlimit);
+	if (defq->rtbsoftlimit && !d->d_rtb_softlimit)
+		d->d_rtb_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(defq->rtbsoftlimit);
+	if (defq->rtbhardlimit && !d->d_rtb_hardlimit)
+		d->d_rtb_hardlimit = cpu_to_be64(defq->rtbhardlimit);
 
 	if (prealloc)
 		xfs_dquot_set_prealloc_limits(dq);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index 532ab79d38fe..be125e1758c1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -560,6 +560,37 @@ xfs_qm_shrink_count(
 	return list_lru_shrink_count(&qi->qi_lru, sc);
 }
 
+STATIC void
+xfs_qm_set_defquota(
+	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
+	uint		type,
+	xfs_quotainfo_t	*qinf)
+{
+	xfs_dquot_t		*dqp;
+	struct xfs_def_quota    *defq;
+	int			error;
+
+	error = xfs_qm_dqread(mp, 0, type, XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN, &dqp);
+
+	if (!error) {
+		xfs_disk_dquot_t        *ddqp = &dqp->q_core;
+
+		defq = xfs_get_defquota(dqp, qinf);
+
+		/*
+		 * Timers and warnings have been already set, let's just set the
+		 * default limits for this quota type
+		 */
+		defq->bhardlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_blk_hardlimit);
+		defq->bsoftlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_blk_softlimit);
+		defq->ihardlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_ino_hardlimit);
+		defq->isoftlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_ino_softlimit);
+		defq->rtbhardlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_rtb_hardlimit);
+		defq->rtbsoftlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_rtb_softlimit);
+		xfs_qm_dqdestroy(dqp);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * This initializes all the quota information that's kept in the
  * mount structure
@@ -606,19 +637,19 @@ xfs_qm_init_quotainfo(
 	 * We try to get the limits from the superuser's limits fields.
 	 * This is quite hacky, but it is standard quota practice.
 	 *
-	 * We look at the USR dquot with id == 0 first, but if user quotas
-	 * are not enabled we goto the GRP dquot with id == 0.
-	 * We don't really care to keep separate default limits for user
-	 * and group quotas, at least not at this point.
-	 *
 	 * Since we may not have done a quotacheck by this point, just read
 	 * the dquot without attaching it to any hashtables or lists.
+	 *
+	 * Timers and warnings are globally set by the first timer found in
+	 * user/group/proj quota types, otherwise a default value is used.
+	 * This should be split into different fields per quota type.
 	 */
 	error = xfs_qm_dqread(mp, 0,
 			XFS_IS_UQUOTA_RUNNING(mp) ? XFS_DQ_USER :
 			 (XFS_IS_GQUOTA_RUNNING(mp) ? XFS_DQ_GROUP :
 			  XFS_DQ_PROJ),
 			XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN, &dqp);
+
 	if (!error) {
 		xfs_disk_dquot_t	*ddqp = &dqp->q_core;
 
@@ -639,13 +670,6 @@ xfs_qm_init_quotainfo(
 			be16_to_cpu(ddqp->d_iwarns) : XFS_QM_IWARNLIMIT;
 		qinf->qi_rtbwarnlimit = ddqp->d_rtbwarns ?
 			be16_to_cpu(ddqp->d_rtbwarns) : XFS_QM_RTBWARNLIMIT;
-		qinf->qi_bhardlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_blk_hardlimit);
-		qinf->qi_bsoftlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_blk_softlimit);
-		qinf->qi_ihardlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_ino_hardlimit);
-		qinf->qi_isoftlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_ino_softlimit);
-		qinf->qi_rtbhardlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_rtb_hardlimit);
-		qinf->qi_rtbsoftlimit = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_rtb_softlimit);
-
 		xfs_qm_dqdestroy(dqp);
 	} else {
 		qinf->qi_btimelimit = XFS_QM_BTIMELIMIT;
@@ -656,6 +680,13 @@ xfs_qm_init_quotainfo(
 		qinf->qi_rtbwarnlimit = XFS_QM_RTBWARNLIMIT;
 	}
 
+	if (XFS_IS_UQUOTA_RUNNING(mp))
+		xfs_qm_set_defquota(mp, XFS_DQ_USER, qinf);
+	if (XFS_IS_GQUOTA_RUNNING(mp))
+		xfs_qm_set_defquota(mp, XFS_DQ_GROUP, qinf);
+	if (XFS_IS_PQUOTA_RUNNING(mp))
+		xfs_qm_set_defquota(mp, XFS_DQ_PROJ, qinf);
+
 	qinf->qi_shrinker.count_objects = xfs_qm_shrink_count;
 	qinf->qi_shrinker.scan_objects = xfs_qm_shrink_scan;
 	qinf->qi_shrinker.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
index c68a38f528ba..2975a822e9f0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.h
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ extern struct kmem_zone	*xfs_qm_dqtrxzone;
  */
 #define XFS_DQUOT_CLUSTER_SIZE_FSB	(xfs_filblks_t)1
 
+struct xfs_def_quota {
+	xfs_qcnt_t       bhardlimit;     /* default data blk hard limit */
+	xfs_qcnt_t       bsoftlimit;	 /* default data blk soft limit */
+	xfs_qcnt_t       ihardlimit;	 /* default inode count hard limit */
+	xfs_qcnt_t       isoftlimit;	 /* default inode count soft limit */
+	xfs_qcnt_t	 rtbhardlimit;   /* default realtime blk hard limit */
+	xfs_qcnt_t	 rtbsoftlimit;   /* default realtime blk soft limit */
+};
+
 /*
  * Various quota information for individual filesystems.
  * The mount structure keeps a pointer to this.
@@ -76,12 +85,9 @@ typedef struct xfs_quotainfo {
 	struct mutex	 qi_quotaofflock;/* to serialize quotaoff */
 	xfs_filblks_t	 qi_dqchunklen;	 /* # BBs in a chunk of dqs */
 	uint		 qi_dqperchunk;	 /* # ondisk dqs in above chunk */
-	xfs_qcnt_t	 qi_bhardlimit;	 /* default data blk hard limit */
-	xfs_qcnt_t	 qi_bsoftlimit;	 /* default data blk soft limit */
-	xfs_qcnt_t	 qi_ihardlimit;	 /* default inode count hard limit */
-	xfs_qcnt_t	 qi_isoftlimit;	 /* default inode count soft limit */
-	xfs_qcnt_t	 qi_rtbhardlimit;/* default realtime blk hard limit */
-	xfs_qcnt_t	 qi_rtbsoftlimit;/* default realtime blk soft limit */
+	struct xfs_def_quota	qi_usr_default;
+	struct xfs_def_quota	qi_grp_default;
+	struct xfs_def_quota	qi_prj_default;
 	struct shrinker  qi_shrinker;
 } xfs_quotainfo_t;
 
@@ -171,4 +177,20 @@ extern int		xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(struct xfs_mount *, xfs_dqid_t, uint,
 extern int		xfs_qm_scall_quotaon(struct xfs_mount *, uint);
 extern int		xfs_qm_scall_quotaoff(struct xfs_mount *, uint);
 
+static inline struct xfs_def_quota *
+xfs_get_defquota(struct xfs_dquot *dqp, struct xfs_quotainfo *qi)
+{
+	struct xfs_def_quota *defq;
+
+	if (XFS_QM_ISUDQ(dqp))
+		defq = &qi->qi_usr_default;
+	else if (XFS_QM_ISGDQ(dqp))
+		defq = &qi->qi_grp_default;
+	else {
+		ASSERT(XFS_QM_ISPDQ(dqp));
+		defq = &qi->qi_prj_default;
+	}
+	return defq;
+}
+
 #endif /* __XFS_QM_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
index 0a252863f82b..f4d0e0a8f517 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 	struct xfs_disk_dquot	*ddq;
 	struct xfs_dquot	*dqp;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
+	struct xfs_def_quota	*defq;
 	int			error;
 	xfs_qcnt_t		hard, soft;
 
@@ -431,6 +432,8 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 		ASSERT(error != -ENOENT);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
+
+	defq = xfs_get_defquota(dqp, q);
 	xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
 
 	tp = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, XFS_TRANS_QM_SETQLIM);
@@ -458,8 +461,8 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 		ddq->d_blk_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(soft);
 		xfs_dquot_set_prealloc_limits(dqp);
 		if (id == 0) {
-			q->qi_bhardlimit = hard;
-			q->qi_bsoftlimit = soft;
+			defq->bhardlimit = hard;
+			defq->bsoftlimit = soft;
 		}
 	} else {
 		xfs_debug(mp, "blkhard %Ld < blksoft %Ld", hard, soft);
@@ -474,8 +477,8 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 		ddq->d_rtb_hardlimit = cpu_to_be64(hard);
 		ddq->d_rtb_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(soft);
 		if (id == 0) {
-			q->qi_rtbhardlimit = hard;
-			q->qi_rtbsoftlimit = soft;
+			defq->rtbhardlimit = hard;
+			defq->rtbsoftlimit = soft;
 		}
 	} else {
 		xfs_debug(mp, "rtbhard %Ld < rtbsoft %Ld", hard, soft);
@@ -491,8 +494,8 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 		ddq->d_ino_hardlimit = cpu_to_be64(hard);
 		ddq->d_ino_softlimit = cpu_to_be64(soft);
 		if (id == 0) {
-			q->qi_ihardlimit = hard;
-			q->qi_isoftlimit = soft;
+			defq->ihardlimit = hard;
+			defq->isoftlimit = soft;
 		}
 	} else {
 		xfs_debug(mp, "ihard %Ld < isoft %Ld", hard, soft);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
index 995170194df0..c3d547211d16 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
@@ -609,17 +609,20 @@ xfs_trans_dqresv(
 	xfs_qcnt_t	total_count;
 	xfs_qcnt_t	*resbcountp;
 	xfs_quotainfo_t	*q = mp->m_quotainfo;
+	struct xfs_def_quota	*defq;
 
 
 	xfs_dqlock(dqp);
 
+	defq = xfs_get_defquota(dqp, q);
+
 	if (flags & XFS_TRANS_DQ_RES_BLKS) {
 		hardlimit = be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_blk_hardlimit);
 		if (!hardlimit)
-			hardlimit = q->qi_bhardlimit;
+			hardlimit = defq->bhardlimit;
 		softlimit = be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_blk_softlimit);
 		if (!softlimit)
-			softlimit = q->qi_bsoftlimit;
+			softlimit = defq->bsoftlimit;
 		timer = be32_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_btimer);
 		warns = be16_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_bwarns);
 		warnlimit = dqp->q_mount->m_quotainfo->qi_bwarnlimit;
@@ -628,10 +631,10 @@ xfs_trans_dqresv(
 		ASSERT(flags & XFS_TRANS_DQ_RES_RTBLKS);
 		hardlimit = be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_rtb_hardlimit);
 		if (!hardlimit)
-			hardlimit = q->qi_rtbhardlimit;
+			hardlimit = defq->rtbhardlimit;
 		softlimit = be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_rtb_softlimit);
 		if (!softlimit)
-			softlimit = q->qi_rtbsoftlimit;
+			softlimit = defq->rtbsoftlimit;
 		timer = be32_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_rtbtimer);
 		warns = be16_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_rtbwarns);
 		warnlimit = dqp->q_mount->m_quotainfo->qi_rtbwarnlimit;
@@ -672,10 +675,10 @@ xfs_trans_dqresv(
 			warnlimit = dqp->q_mount->m_quotainfo->qi_iwarnlimit;
 			hardlimit = be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_ino_hardlimit);
 			if (!hardlimit)
-				hardlimit = q->qi_ihardlimit;
+				hardlimit = defq->ihardlimit;
 			softlimit = be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_ino_softlimit);
 			if (!softlimit)
-				softlimit = q->qi_isoftlimit;
+				softlimit = defq->isoftlimit;
 
 			if (hardlimit && total_count > hardlimit) {
 				xfs_quota_warn(mp, dqp, QUOTA_NL_IHARDWARN);