diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index db73c8af1a0a..74afd1ff7fc9 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ static const struct address_space_operations aio_ctx_aops;
 static const unsigned int iocb_page_shift =
 				ilog2(PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct iocb));
 
+/*
+ * We rely on block level unplugs to flush pending requests, if we schedule
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+static const bool aio_use_state_req_list = true;
+#else
+static const bool aio_use_state_req_list = false;
+#endif
+
 static void aio_useriocb_free(struct kioctx *);
 static void aio_iopoll_reap_events(struct kioctx *);
 
@@ -1724,6 +1733,21 @@ static void aio_complete_rw_poll(struct kiocb *kiocb, long res, long res2)
 	}
 }
 
+struct aio_submit_state {
+	struct kioctx *ctx;
+
+	struct blk_plug plug;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	struct blk_plug_cb plug_cb;
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * Polled iocbs that have been submitted, but not added to the ctx yet
+	 */
+	struct list_head req_list;
+	unsigned int req_count;
+};
+
 static int aio_prep_rw(struct aio_kiocb *kiocb, const struct iocb *iocb)
 {
 	struct kioctx *ctx = kiocb->ki_ctx;
@@ -1832,13 +1856,28 @@ static inline void aio_rw_done(struct kiocb *req, ssize_t ret)
 
 }
 
+/*
+ * Called either at the end of IO submission, or through a plug callback
+ * because we're going to schedule. Moves out local batch of requests to
+ * the ctx poll list, so they can be found for polling + reaping.
+ */
+static void aio_flush_state_reqs(struct kioctx *ctx,
+				 struct aio_submit_state *state)
+{
+	spin_lock(&ctx->poll_lock);
+	list_splice_tail_init(&state->req_list, &ctx->poll_submitted);
+	spin_unlock(&ctx->poll_lock);
+	state->req_count = 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * After the iocb has been issued, it's safe to be found on the poll list.
  * Adding the kiocb to the list AFTER submission ensures that we don't
  * find it from a io_getevents() thread before the issuer is done accessing
  * the kiocb cookie.
  */
-static void aio_iopoll_iocb_issued(struct aio_kiocb *kiocb)
+static void aio_iopoll_iocb_issued(struct aio_submit_state *state,
+				   struct aio_kiocb *kiocb)
 {
 	/*
 	 * For fast devices, IO may have already completed. If it has, add
@@ -1848,12 +1887,21 @@ static void aio_iopoll_iocb_issued(struct aio_kiocb *kiocb)
 	const int front_add = test_bit(IOCB_POLL_COMPLETED, &kiocb->ki_flags);
 	struct kioctx *ctx = kiocb->ki_ctx;
 
-	spin_lock(&ctx->poll_lock);
-	if (front_add)
-		list_add(&kiocb->ki_list, &ctx->poll_submitted);
-	else
-		list_add_tail(&kiocb->ki_list, &ctx->poll_submitted);
-	spin_unlock(&ctx->poll_lock);
+	if (!state || !aio_use_state_req_list) {
+		spin_lock(&ctx->poll_lock);
+		if (front_add)
+			list_add(&kiocb->ki_list, &ctx->poll_submitted);
+		else
+			list_add_tail(&kiocb->ki_list, &ctx->poll_submitted);
+		spin_unlock(&ctx->poll_lock);
+	} else {
+		if (front_add)
+			list_add(&kiocb->ki_list, &state->req_list);
+		else
+			list_add_tail(&kiocb->ki_list, &state->req_list);
+		if (++state->req_count >= AIO_IOPOLL_BATCH)
+			aio_flush_state_reqs(ctx, state);
+	}
 }
 
 static ssize_t aio_read(struct aio_kiocb *kiocb, const struct iocb *iocb,
@@ -2149,7 +2197,8 @@ static ssize_t aio_poll(struct aio_kiocb *aiocb, const struct iocb *iocb)
 }
 
 static int __io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, const struct iocb *iocb,
-			   struct iocb __user *user_iocb, bool compat)
+			   struct iocb __user *user_iocb,
+			   struct aio_submit_state *state, bool compat)
 {
 	struct aio_kiocb *req;
 	ssize_t ret;
@@ -2253,7 +2302,7 @@ static int __io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, const struct iocb *iocb,
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
 			goto out_put_req;
 		}
-		aio_iopoll_iocb_issued(req);
+		aio_iopoll_iocb_issued(state, req);
 	}
 	return 0;
 out_put_req:
@@ -2267,7 +2316,7 @@ static int __io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, const struct iocb *iocb,
 }
 
 static int io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, struct iocb __user *user_iocb,
-			 bool compat)
+			 struct aio_submit_state *state, bool compat)
 {
 	struct iocb iocb, *iocbp;
 
@@ -2288,7 +2337,44 @@ static int io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, struct iocb __user *user_iocb,
 		iocbp = &iocb;
 	}
 
-	return __io_submit_one(ctx, iocbp, user_iocb, compat);
+	return __io_submit_one(ctx, iocbp, user_iocb, state, compat);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+static void aio_state_unplug(struct blk_plug_cb *cb, bool from_schedule)
+{
+	struct aio_submit_state *state;
+
+	state = container_of(cb, struct aio_submit_state, plug_cb);
+	if (!list_empty(&state->req_list))
+		aio_flush_state_reqs(state->ctx, state);
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Batched submission is done, ensure local IO is flushed out.
+ */
+static void aio_submit_state_end(struct aio_submit_state *state)
+{
+	blk_finish_plug(&state->plug);
+	if (!list_empty(&state->req_list))
+		aio_flush_state_reqs(state->ctx, state);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Start submission side cache.
+ */
+static void aio_submit_state_start(struct aio_submit_state *state,
+				   struct kioctx *ctx)
+{
+	state->ctx = ctx;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&state->req_list);
+	state->req_count = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+	state->plug_cb.callback = aio_state_unplug;
+	blk_start_plug(&state->plug);
+	list_add(&state->plug_cb.list, &state->plug.cb_list);
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2312,10 +2398,10 @@ static int io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, struct iocb __user *user_iocb,
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(io_submit, aio_context_t, ctx_id, long, nr,
 		struct iocb __user * __user *, iocbpp)
 {
+	struct aio_submit_state state, *statep = NULL;
 	struct kioctx *ctx;
 	long ret = 0;
 	int i = 0;
-	struct blk_plug plug;
 
 	if (unlikely(nr < 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2329,8 +2415,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(io_submit, aio_context_t, ctx_id, long, nr,
 	if (nr > ctx->nr_events)
 		nr = ctx->nr_events;
 
-	if (nr > AIO_PLUG_THRESHOLD)
-		blk_start_plug(&plug);
+	if (nr > AIO_PLUG_THRESHOLD) {
+		aio_submit_state_start(&state, ctx);
+		statep = &state;
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
 		struct iocb __user *user_iocb;
 
@@ -2339,12 +2427,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(io_submit, aio_context_t, ctx_id, long, nr,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		ret = io_submit_one(ctx, user_iocb, false);
+		ret = io_submit_one(ctx, user_iocb, statep, false);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
-	if (nr > AIO_PLUG_THRESHOLD)
-		blk_finish_plug(&plug);
+	if (statep)
+		aio_submit_state_end(statep);
 
 	percpu_ref_put(&ctx->users);
 	return i ? i : ret;
@@ -2354,10 +2442,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(io_submit, aio_context_t, ctx_id, long, nr,
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(io_submit, compat_aio_context_t, ctx_id,
 		       int, nr, compat_uptr_t __user *, iocbpp)
 {
+	struct aio_submit_state state, *statep = NULL;
 	struct kioctx *ctx;
 	long ret = 0;
 	int i = 0;
-	struct blk_plug plug;
 
 	if (unlikely(nr < 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2371,8 +2459,10 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(io_submit, compat_aio_context_t, ctx_id,
 	if (nr > ctx->nr_events)
 		nr = ctx->nr_events;
 
-	if (nr > AIO_PLUG_THRESHOLD)
-		blk_start_plug(&plug);
+	if (nr > AIO_PLUG_THRESHOLD) {
+		aio_submit_state_start(&state, ctx);
+		statep = &state;
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
 		compat_uptr_t user_iocb;
 
@@ -2381,12 +2471,12 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(io_submit, compat_aio_context_t, ctx_id,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		ret = io_submit_one(ctx, compat_ptr(user_iocb), true);
+		ret = io_submit_one(ctx, compat_ptr(user_iocb), statep, true);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
-	if (nr > AIO_PLUG_THRESHOLD)
-		blk_finish_plug(&plug);
+	if (statep)
+		aio_submit_state_end(statep);
 
 	percpu_ref_put(&ctx->users);
 	return i ? i : ret;
