diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
index e19dc1ced7e6..4af5752f9830 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "xfs_inode.h"
 #include "xfs_inode_item.h"
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
+#include "xfs_icache.h"
 
 /*
  * Deferred Operations in XFS
@@ -553,10 +554,14 @@ xfs_defer_move(
  * deferred ops state is transferred to the capture structure and the
  * transaction is then ready for the caller to commit it.  If there are no
  * intent items to capture, this function returns NULL.
+ *
+ * If inodes are passed in and this function returns a capture structure, the
+ * inodes are now owned by the capture structure.
  */
 static struct xfs_defer_capture *
 xfs_defer_ops_capture(
-	struct xfs_trans		*tp)
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	struct xfs_inode		*ip)
 {
 	struct xfs_defer_capture	*dfc;
 
@@ -582,6 +587,12 @@ xfs_defer_ops_capture(
 	/* Preserve the log reservation size. */
 	dfc->dfc_logres = tp->t_log_res;
 
+	/*
+	 * Transfer responsibility for unlocking and releasing the inodes to
+	 * the capture structure.
+	 */
+	dfc->dfc_ip = ip;
+
 	return dfc;
 }
 
@@ -592,29 +603,49 @@ xfs_defer_ops_release(
 	struct xfs_defer_capture	*dfc)
 {
 	xfs_defer_cancel_list(mp, &dfc->dfc_dfops);
+	if (dfc->dfc_ip)
+		xfs_irele(dfc->dfc_ip);
 	kmem_free(dfc);
 }
 
 /*
  * Capture any deferred ops and commit the transaction.  This is the last step
- * needed to finish a log intent item that we recovered from the log.
+ * needed to finish a log intent item that we recovered from the log.  If any
+ * of the deferred ops operate on an inode, the caller must pass in that inode
+ * so that the reference can be transferred to the capture structure.  The
+ * caller must hold ILOCK_EXCL on the inode, and must not touch the inode after
+ * this call returns.
  */
 int
 xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	struct xfs_inode		*ip,
 	struct list_head		*capture_list)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount		*mp = tp->t_mountp;
 	struct xfs_defer_capture	*dfc;
 	int				error;
 
+	ASSERT(ip == NULL || xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
+
 	/* If we don't capture anything, commit transaction and exit. */
-	dfc = xfs_defer_ops_capture(tp);
-	if (!dfc)
-		return xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+	dfc = xfs_defer_ops_capture(tp, ip);
+	if (!dfc) {
+		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+		if (ip) {
+			xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+			xfs_irele(ip);
+		}
+		return error;
+	}
 
-	/* Commit the transaction and add the capture structure to the list. */
+	/*
+	 * Commit the transaction and add the capture structure to the list.
+	 * Once that's done, we can unlock the inode.
+	 */
 	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+	if (ip)
+		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	if (error) {
 		xfs_defer_ops_release(mp, dfc);
 		return error;
@@ -626,16 +657,24 @@ xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(
 
 /*
  * Attach a chain of captured deferred ops to a new transaction and free the
- * capture structure.
+ * capture structure.  A captured inode will be passed back to the caller.
  */
 void
 xfs_defer_ops_continue(
 	struct xfs_defer_capture	*dfc,
-	struct xfs_trans		*tp)
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	struct xfs_inode		**ipp)
 {
 	ASSERT(tp->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_PERM_LOG_RES);
 	ASSERT(!(tp->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_DIRTY));
 
+	/* Lock and join the captured inode to the new transaction. */
+	if (dfc->dfc_ip) {
+		xfs_ilock(dfc->dfc_ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, dfc->dfc_ip, 0);
+	}
+	*ipp = dfc->dfc_ip;
+
 	/* Move captured dfops chain and state to the transaction. */
 	list_splice_init(&dfc->dfc_dfops, &tp->t_dfops);
 	tp->t_flags |= dfc->dfc_tpflags;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
index 6cde6f0713f7..04d4def50b19 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
@@ -82,15 +82,22 @@ struct xfs_defer_capture {
 
 	/* Log reservation saved from the transaction. */
 	unsigned int		dfc_logres;
+
+	/*
+	 * An inode reference that must be maintained to complete the deferred
+	 * work.
+	 */
+	struct xfs_inode	*dfc_ip;
 };
 
 /*
  * Functions to capture a chain of deferred operations and continue them later.
  * This doesn't normally happen except log recovery.
  */
-int xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(struct xfs_trans *tp,
+int xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
 		struct list_head *capture_list);
-void xfs_defer_ops_continue(struct xfs_defer_capture *d, struct xfs_trans *tp);
+void xfs_defer_ops_continue(struct xfs_defer_capture *d, struct xfs_trans *tp,
+		struct xfs_inode **ipp);
 void xfs_defer_ops_release(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_defer_capture *d);
 
 #endif /* __XFS_DEFER_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
index 1c9cb5a04bb5..0ffbc75bafe1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
@@ -513,15 +513,11 @@ xfs_bui_item_recover(
 		xfs_bmap_unmap_extent(tp, ip, &irec);
 	}
 
-	/* Commit transaction, which frees tp. */
-	error = xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(tp, capture_list);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_unlock;
-	return 0;
+	/* Commit transaction, which frees the transaction and the inode. */
+	return xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(tp, ip, capture_list);
 
 err_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
-err_unlock:
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 err_rele:
 	xfs_irele(ip);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
index 17d36fe5cfd0..3920542f5736 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ xfs_efi_item_recover(
 
 	}
 
-	return xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(tp, capture_list);
+	return xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(tp, NULL, capture_list);
 
 abort_error:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 001e1585ddc6..a8289adc1b29 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -2439,6 +2439,7 @@ xlog_finish_defer_ops(
 {
 	struct xfs_defer_capture *dfc, *next;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip;
 	int			error = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dfc, next, capture_list, dfc_list) {
@@ -2464,9 +2465,13 @@ xlog_finish_defer_ops(
 		 * from recovering a single intent item.
 		 */
 		list_del_init(&dfc->dfc_list);
-		xfs_defer_ops_continue(dfc, tp);
+		xfs_defer_ops_continue(dfc, tp, &ip);
 
 		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+		if (ip) {
+			xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+			xfs_irele(ip);
+		}
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
index 0478374add64..ad895b48f365 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ xfs_cui_item_recover(
 	}
 
 	xfs_refcount_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
-	return xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(tp, capture_list);
+	return xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(tp, NULL, capture_list);
 
 abort_error:
 	xfs_refcount_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
index 0d8fa707f079..1163f32c3e62 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ xfs_rui_item_recover(
 	}
 
 	xfs_rmap_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
-	return xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(tp, capture_list);
+	return xfs_defer_ops_capture_and_commit(tp, NULL, capture_list);
 
 abort_error:
 	xfs_rmap_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
