diff --git a/fs/xfs/Kconfig b/fs/xfs/Kconfig
index c38db1bf4764..53898f6be7f2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/xfs/Kconfig
@@ -217,6 +217,18 @@ config XFS_DEBUG
 
 	  Say N unless you are an XFS developer, or you play one on TV.
 
+config XFS_DEBUG_EXPENSIVE
+	bool "XFS expensive debugging checks"
+	depends on XFS_FS && XFS_DEBUG
+	help
+	  Say Y here to get an XFS build with expensive debugging checks
+	  enabled.  These checks may affect performance significantly.
+
+	  Note that the resulting code will be HUGER and SLOWER, and probably
+	  not useful unless you are debugging a particular problem.
+
+	  Say N unless you are an XFS developer, or you play one on TV.
+
 config XFS_ASSERT_FATAL
 	bool "XFS fatal asserts"
 	default y
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs.h b/fs/xfs/xfs.h
index f6ffb4f248f7..9355ccad9503 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs.h
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 #define DEBUG 1
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG_EXPENSIVE
+#define DEBUG_EXPENSIVE 1
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFS_ASSERT_FATAL
 #define XFS_ASSERT_FATAL 1
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 43031842341a..47549cfa61cd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
 #include "xfs_log.h"
 #include "xfs_log_priv.h"
+#include "xfs_error.h"
 
 
 struct kmem_cache	*xfs_buf_item_cache;
@@ -781,8 +782,39 @@ xfs_buf_item_committed(
 	return lsn;
 }
 
+#ifdef DEBUG_EXPENSIVE
+static int
+xfs_buf_item_precommit(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
+{
+	struct xfs_buf_log_item	*bip = BUF_ITEM(lip);
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp = bip->bli_buf;
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = bp->b_mount;
+	xfs_failaddr_t		fa;
+
+	if (!bp->b_ops || !bp->b_ops->verify_struct)
+		return 0;
+	if (bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_STALE)
+		return 0;
+
+	fa = bp->b_ops->verify_struct(bp);
+	if (fa) {
+		xfs_buf_verifier_error(bp, -EFSCORRUPTED, bp->b_ops->name,
+				bp->b_addr, BBTOB(bp->b_length), fa);
+		xfs_force_shutdown(mp, SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT_INCORE);
+		ASSERT(fa == NULL);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+# define xfs_buf_item_precommit	NULL
+#endif
+
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_buf_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_buf_item_size,
+	.iop_precommit	= xfs_buf_item_precommit,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_buf_item_format,
 	.iop_pin	= xfs_buf_item_pin,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_buf_item_unpin,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item.c
index 6a1aae799cf1..7d19091215b0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "xfs_trans_priv.h"
 #include "xfs_qm.h"
 #include "xfs_log.h"
+#include "xfs_error.h"
 
 static inline struct xfs_dq_logitem *DQUOT_ITEM(struct xfs_log_item *lip)
 {
@@ -193,8 +194,38 @@ xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_committing(
 	return xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_release(lip);
 }
 
+#ifdef DEBUG_EXPENSIVE
+static int
+xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_precommit(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
+{
+	struct xfs_dquot	*dqp = DQUOT_ITEM(lip)->qli_dquot;
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = dqp->q_mount;
+	struct xfs_disk_dquot	ddq = { };
+	xfs_failaddr_t		fa;
+
+	xfs_dquot_to_disk(&ddq, dqp);
+	fa = xfs_dquot_verify(mp, &ddq, dqp->q_id);
+	if (fa) {
+		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("Bad dquot during logging",
+				XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp, &ddq, sizeof(ddq));
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+ "Metadata corruption detected at %pS, dquot 0x%x",
+				fa, dqp->q_id);
+		xfs_force_shutdown(mp, SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT_INCORE);
+		ASSERT(fa == NULL);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+# define xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_precommit	NULL
+#endif
+
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_dquot_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_size,
+	.iop_precommit	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_precommit,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_format,
 	.iop_pin	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_pin,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_unpin,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index f28d653300d1..ef05cbbe116c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -37,6 +37,36 @@ xfs_inode_item_sort(
 	return INODE_ITEM(lip)->ili_inode->i_ino;
 }
 
+#ifdef DEBUG_EXPENSIVE
+static void
+xfs_inode_item_precommit_check(
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
+	struct xfs_dinode	*dip;
+	xfs_failaddr_t		fa;
+
+	dip = kzalloc(mp->m_sb.sb_inodesize, GFP_KERNEL | GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!dip) {
+		ASSERT(dip != NULL);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	xfs_inode_to_disk(ip, dip, 0);
+	xfs_dinode_calc_crc(mp, dip);
+	fa = xfs_dinode_verify(mp, ip->i_ino, dip);
+	if (fa) {
+		xfs_inode_verifier_error(ip, -EFSCORRUPTED, __func__, dip,
+				sizeof(*dip), fa);
+		xfs_force_shutdown(mp, SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT_INCORE);
+		ASSERT(fa == NULL);
+	}
+	kfree(dip);
+}
+#else
+# define xfs_inode_item_precommit_check(ip)	((void)0)
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Prior to finally logging the inode, we have to ensure that all the
  * per-modification inode state changes are applied. This includes VFS inode
@@ -169,6 +199,8 @@ xfs_inode_item_precommit(
 	iip->ili_fields |= (flags | iip->ili_last_fields);
 	spin_unlock(&iip->ili_lock);
 
+	xfs_inode_item_precommit_check(ip);
+
 	/*
 	 * We are done with the log item transaction dirty state, so clear it so
 	 * that it doesn't pollute future transactions.
