diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/agheader.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/agheader.c
index 3dd9151a20ad..520ec054e4a6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/agheader.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/agheader.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ xchk_superblock_xref(
 	xchk_xref_is_not_inode_chunk(sc, agbno, 1);
 	xchk_xref_is_owned_by(sc, agbno, 1, &XFS_RMAP_OINFO_FS);
 	xchk_xref_is_not_shared(sc, agbno, 1);
+	xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(sc, agbno, 1);
 
 	/* scrub teardown will take care of sc->sa for us */
 }
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ xchk_agf_xref(
 	xchk_xref_is_owned_by(sc, agbno, 1, &XFS_RMAP_OINFO_FS);
 	xchk_agf_xref_btreeblks(sc);
 	xchk_xref_is_not_shared(sc, agbno, 1);
+	xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(sc, agbno, 1);
 	xchk_agf_xref_refcblks(sc);
 
 	/* scrub teardown will take care of sc->sa for us */
@@ -644,6 +646,7 @@ xchk_agfl_block_xref(
 	xchk_xref_is_not_inode_chunk(sc, agbno, 1);
 	xchk_xref_is_owned_by(sc, agbno, 1, &XFS_RMAP_OINFO_AG);
 	xchk_xref_is_not_shared(sc, agbno, 1);
+	xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(sc, agbno, 1);
 }
 
 /* Scrub an AGFL block. */
@@ -700,6 +703,7 @@ xchk_agfl_xref(
 	xchk_xref_is_not_inode_chunk(sc, agbno, 1);
 	xchk_xref_is_owned_by(sc, agbno, 1, &XFS_RMAP_OINFO_FS);
 	xchk_xref_is_not_shared(sc, agbno, 1);
+	xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(sc, agbno, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Scrub teardown will take care of sc->sa for us.  Leave sc->sa
@@ -855,6 +859,7 @@ xchk_agi_xref(
 	xchk_agi_xref_icounts(sc);
 	xchk_xref_is_owned_by(sc, agbno, 1, &XFS_RMAP_OINFO_FS);
 	xchk_xref_is_not_shared(sc, agbno, 1);
+	xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(sc, agbno, 1);
 	xchk_agi_xref_fiblocks(sc);
 
 	/* scrub teardown will take care of sc->sa for us */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/alloc.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/alloc.c
index c72001f6bad9..e9f8d29544aa 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/alloc.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ xchk_allocbt_xref(
 	xchk_xref_is_not_inode_chunk(sc, agbno, len);
 	xchk_xref_has_no_owner(sc, agbno, len);
 	xchk_xref_is_not_shared(sc, agbno, len);
+	xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(sc, agbno, len);
 }
 
 /* Scrub a bnobt/cntbt record. */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/bmap.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/bmap.c
index 575f2c80d055..abc2da0b1824 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/bmap.c
@@ -328,12 +328,17 @@ xchk_bmap_iextent_xref(
 	xchk_bmap_xref_rmap(info, irec, agbno);
 	switch (info->whichfork) {
 	case XFS_DATA_FORK:
-		if (xfs_is_reflink_inode(info->sc->ip))
-			break;
-		fallthrough;
+		if (!xfs_is_reflink_inode(info->sc->ip))
+			xchk_xref_is_not_shared(info->sc, agbno,
+					irec->br_blockcount);
+		xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(info->sc, agbno,
+				irec->br_blockcount);
+		break;
 	case XFS_ATTR_FORK:
 		xchk_xref_is_not_shared(info->sc, agbno,
 				irec->br_blockcount);
+		xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(info->sc, agbno,
+				irec->br_blockcount);
 		break;
 	case XFS_COW_FORK:
 		xchk_xref_is_cow_staging(info->sc, agbno,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/ialloc.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/ialloc.c
index b85f0cd00bc2..5f04030b86c8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/ialloc.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ xchk_iallocbt_chunk(
 		xchk_btree_set_corrupt(bs->sc, bs->cur, 0);
 
 	xchk_iallocbt_chunk_xref(bs->sc, irec, agino, bno, len);
-
+	xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(bs->sc, bno, len);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
index 8c972ee15a30..95694eca3851 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ xchk_inode_xref(
 	xchk_inode_xref_finobt(sc, ino);
 	xchk_xref_is_owned_by(sc, agbno, 1, &XFS_RMAP_OINFO_INODES);
 	xchk_xref_is_not_shared(sc, agbno, 1);
+	xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(sc, agbno, 1);
 	xchk_inode_xref_bmap(sc, dip);
 
 out_free:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/refcount.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/refcount.c
index 10ef377873f6..e99c1e1246f8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/refcount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/refcount.c
@@ -555,3 +555,24 @@ xchk_xref_is_not_shared(
 	if (outcome != XBTREE_RECPACKING_EMPTY)
 		xchk_btree_xref_set_corrupt(sc, sc->sa.refc_cur, 0);
 }
+
+/* xref check that the extent is not being used for CoW staging. */
+void
+xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(
+	struct xfs_scrub	*sc,
+	xfs_agblock_t		agbno,
+	xfs_extlen_t		len)
+{
+	enum xbtree_recpacking	outcome;
+	int			error;
+
+	if (!sc->sa.refc_cur || xchk_skip_xref(sc->sm))
+		return;
+
+	error = xfs_refcount_has_records(sc->sa.refc_cur, XFS_REFC_DOMAIN_COW,
+			agbno, len, &outcome);
+	if (!xchk_should_check_xref(sc, &error, &sc->sa.refc_cur))
+		return;
+	if (outcome != XBTREE_RECPACKING_EMPTY)
+		xchk_btree_xref_set_corrupt(sc, sc->sa.refc_cur, 0);
+}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
index 85c055c2ddc5..a331838e22ff 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ void xchk_xref_is_cow_staging(struct xfs_scrub *sc, xfs_agblock_t bno,
 		xfs_extlen_t len);
 void xchk_xref_is_not_shared(struct xfs_scrub *sc, xfs_agblock_t bno,
 		xfs_extlen_t len);
+void xchk_xref_is_not_cow_staging(struct xfs_scrub *sc, xfs_agblock_t bno,
+		xfs_extlen_t len);
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFS_RT
 void xchk_xref_is_used_rt_space(struct xfs_scrub *sc, xfs_rtblock_t rtbno,
 		xfs_extlen_t len);
