diff --git a/fs/f2fs/debug.c b/fs/f2fs/debug.c
index 015ad2b73a92..a77df377e2e8 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/debug.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/debug.c
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ static void update_mem_info(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	si->base_mem += sizeof(struct f2fs_nm_info);
 	si->base_mem += __bitmap_size(sbi, NAT_BITMAP);
 	si->base_mem += (NM_I(sbi)->nat_bits_blocks << F2FS_BLKSIZE_BITS);
+	si->base_mem += NM_I(sbi)->nat_blocks * NAT_ENTRY_BITMAP_SIZE;
+	si->base_mem += NM_I(sbi)->nat_blocks / 8;
 
 get_cache:
 	si->cache_mem = 0;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 4d332b396384..7e2924981eeb 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ struct f2fs_nm_info {
 	unsigned int nid_cnt[MAX_NID_LIST];	/* the number of free node id */
 	spinlock_t nid_list_lock;	/* protect nid lists ops */
 	struct mutex build_lock;	/* lock for build free nids */
+	unsigned char (*free_nid_bitmap)[NAT_ENTRY_BITMAP_SIZE];
+	unsigned char *nat_block_bitmap;
 
 	/* for checkpoint */
 	char *nat_bitmap;		/* NAT bitmap pointer */
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index 8e53181d5db1..fd12a32f7e87 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -1765,7 +1765,8 @@ static void __remove_nid_from_list(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 		radix_tree_delete(&nm_i->free_nid_root, i->nid);
 }
 
-static int add_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid, bool build)
+/* return if the nid is recognized as free */
+static bool add_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid, bool build)
 {
 	struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
 	struct free_nid *i;
@@ -1774,14 +1775,14 @@ static int add_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid, bool build)
 
 	/* 0 nid should not be used */
 	if (unlikely(nid == 0))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	if (build) {
 		/* do not add allocated nids */
 		ne = __lookup_nat_cache(nm_i, nid);
 		if (ne && (!get_nat_flag(ne, IS_CHECKPOINTED) ||
 				nat_get_blkaddr(ne) != NULL_ADDR))
-			return 0;
+			return false;
 	}
 
 	i = f2fs_kmem_cache_alloc(free_nid_slab, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -1790,7 +1791,7 @@ static int add_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid, bool build)
 
 	if (radix_tree_preload(GFP_NOFS)) {
 		kmem_cache_free(free_nid_slab, i);
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&nm_i->nid_list_lock);
@@ -1799,9 +1800,9 @@ static int add_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid, bool build)
 	radix_tree_preload_end();
 	if (err) {
 		kmem_cache_free(free_nid_slab, i);
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	}
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static void remove_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid)
@@ -1822,17 +1823,36 @@ static void remove_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid)
 		kmem_cache_free(free_nid_slab, i);
 }
 
+void update_free_nid_bitmap(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid, bool set)
+{
+	struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
+	unsigned int nat_ofs = NAT_BLOCK_OFFSET(nid);
+	unsigned int nid_ofs = nid - START_NID(nid);
+
+	if (!test_bit_le(nat_ofs, nm_i->nat_block_bitmap))
+		return;
+
+	if (set)
+		set_bit_le(nid_ofs, nm_i->free_nid_bitmap[nat_ofs]);
+	else
+		clear_bit_le(nid_ofs, nm_i->free_nid_bitmap[nat_ofs]);
+}
+
 static void scan_nat_page(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 			struct page *nat_page, nid_t start_nid)
 {
 	struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
 	struct f2fs_nat_block *nat_blk = page_address(nat_page);
 	block_t blk_addr;
+	unsigned int nat_ofs = NAT_BLOCK_OFFSET(start_nid);
 	int i;
 
+	set_bit_le(nat_ofs, nm_i->nat_block_bitmap);
+
 	i = start_nid % NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK;
 
 	for (; i < NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK; i++, start_nid++) {
+		bool freed = false;
 
 		if (unlikely(start_nid >= nm_i->max_nid))
 			break;
@@ -1840,10 +1860,54 @@ static void scan_nat_page(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 		blk_addr = le32_to_cpu(nat_blk->entries[i].block_addr);
 		f2fs_bug_on(sbi, blk_addr == NEW_ADDR);
 		if (blk_addr == NULL_ADDR)
-			add_free_nid(sbi, start_nid, true);
+			freed = add_free_nid(sbi, start_nid, true);
+		update_free_nid_bitmap(sbi, start_nid, freed);
 	}
 }
 
+static void scan_free_nid_bits(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
+{
+	struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
+	struct curseg_info *curseg = CURSEG_I(sbi, CURSEG_HOT_DATA);
+	struct f2fs_journal *journal = curseg->journal;
+	unsigned int i, idx;
+	unsigned int target = FREE_NID_PAGES * NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK;
+
+	down_read(&nm_i->nat_tree_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nm_i->nat_blocks; i++) {
+		if (!test_bit_le(i, nm_i->nat_block_bitmap))
+			continue;
+		for (idx = 0; idx < NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK; idx++) {
+			nid_t nid;
+
+			if (!test_bit_le(idx, nm_i->free_nid_bitmap[i]))
+				continue;
+
+			nid = i * NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK + idx;
+			add_free_nid(sbi, nid, true);
+
+			if (nm_i->nid_cnt[FREE_NID_LIST] >= target)
+				goto out;
+		}
+	}
+out:
+	down_read(&curseg->journal_rwsem);
+	for (i = 0; i < nats_in_cursum(journal); i++) {
+		block_t addr;
+		nid_t nid;
+
+		addr = le32_to_cpu(nat_in_journal(journal, i).block_addr);
+		nid = le32_to_cpu(nid_in_journal(journal, i));
+		if (addr == NULL_ADDR)
+			add_free_nid(sbi, nid, true);
+		else
+			remove_free_nid(sbi, nid);
+	}
+	up_read(&curseg->journal_rwsem);
+	up_read(&nm_i->nat_tree_lock);
+}
+
 static int scan_nat_bits(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 {
 	struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
@@ -1912,9 +1976,17 @@ static void __build_free_nids(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool sync, bool mount)
 	if (!sync && !available_free_memory(sbi, FREE_NIDS))
 		return;
 
-	/* try to find free nids with nat_bits */
-	if (!mount && !scan_nat_bits(sbi) && nm_i->nid_cnt[FREE_NID_LIST])
-		return;
+	if (!mount) {
+		/* try to find free nids in free_nid_bitmap */
+		scan_free_nid_bits(sbi);
+
+		if (nm_i->nid_cnt[FREE_NID_LIST])
+			return;
+
+		/* try to find free nids with nat_bits */
+		if (!scan_nat_bits(sbi) && nm_i->nid_cnt[FREE_NID_LIST])
+			return;
+	}
 
 	/* find next valid candidate */
 	if (enabled_nat_bits(sbi, NULL)) {
@@ -2010,6 +2082,9 @@ bool alloc_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t *nid)
 		i->state = NID_ALLOC;
 		__insert_nid_to_list(sbi, i, ALLOC_NID_LIST, false);
 		nm_i->available_nids--;
+
+		update_free_nid_bitmap(sbi, *nid, false);
+
 		spin_unlock(&nm_i->nid_list_lock);
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -2064,6 +2139,8 @@ void alloc_nid_failed(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid)
 
 	nm_i->available_nids++;
 
+	update_free_nid_bitmap(sbi, nid, true);
+
 	spin_unlock(&nm_i->nid_list_lock);
 
 	if (need_free)
@@ -2392,6 +2469,11 @@ static void __flush_nat_entry_set(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 			add_free_nid(sbi, nid, false);
 			spin_lock(&NM_I(sbi)->nid_list_lock);
 			NM_I(sbi)->available_nids++;
+			update_free_nid_bitmap(sbi, nid, true);
+			spin_unlock(&NM_I(sbi)->nid_list_lock);
+		} else {
+			spin_lock(&NM_I(sbi)->nid_list_lock);
+			update_free_nid_bitmap(sbi, nid, false);
 			spin_unlock(&NM_I(sbi)->nid_list_lock);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2558,6 +2640,22 @@ static int init_node_manager(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int init_free_nid_cache(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
+{
+	struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
+
+	nm_i->free_nid_bitmap = f2fs_kvzalloc(nm_i->nat_blocks *
+					NAT_ENTRY_BITMAP_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!nm_i->free_nid_bitmap)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	nm_i->nat_block_bitmap = f2fs_kvzalloc(nm_i->nat_blocks / 8,
+								GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!nm_i->nat_block_bitmap)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int build_node_manager(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -2570,6 +2668,10 @@ int build_node_manager(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	err = init_free_nid_cache(sbi);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	build_free_nids(sbi, true, true);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2628,6 +2730,9 @@ void destroy_node_manager(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	}
 	up_write(&nm_i->nat_tree_lock);
 
+	kvfree(nm_i->nat_block_bitmap);
+	kvfree(nm_i->free_nid_bitmap);
+
 	kfree(nm_i->nat_bitmap);
 	kfree(nm_i->nat_bits);
 #ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_CHECK_FS
diff --git a/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h b/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
index 1c92ace2e8f8..e2d239ed4c60 100644
--- a/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ struct f2fs_node {
  * For NAT entries
  */
 #define NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK (PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct f2fs_nat_entry))
+#define NAT_ENTRY_BITMAP_SIZE	((NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK + 7) / 8)
 
 struct f2fs_nat_entry {
 	__u8 version;		/* latest version of cached nat entry */