diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index 944c9a5c1039..9ce90135bf22 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ enum {
 	NFS_STATE_RECLAIM_REBOOT,	/* OPEN stateid server rebooted */
 	NFS_STATE_RECLAIM_NOGRACE,	/* OPEN stateid needs to recover state */
 	NFS_STATE_POSIX_LOCKS,		/* Posix locks are supported */
+	NFS_STATE_RECOVERY_FAILED,	/* OPEN stateid state recovery failed */
 };
 
 struct nfs4_state {
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ extern int nfs4_wait_clnt_recover(struct nfs_client *clp);
 extern int nfs4_client_recover_expired_lease(struct nfs_client *clp);
 extern void nfs4_schedule_state_manager(struct nfs_client *);
 extern void nfs4_schedule_path_down_recovery(struct nfs_client *clp);
-extern void nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(const struct nfs_server *, struct nfs4_state *);
+extern int nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(const struct nfs_server *, struct nfs4_state *);
 extern void nfs41_handle_sequence_flag_errors(struct nfs_client *clp, u32 flags);
 extern void nfs41_handle_server_scope(struct nfs_client *,
 				      struct nfs41_server_scope **);
@@ -412,6 +413,11 @@ static inline bool nfs4_stateid_match(const nfs4_stateid *dst, const nfs4_statei
 	return memcmp(dst, src, sizeof(*dst)) == 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool nfs4_valid_open_stateid(const struct nfs4_state *state)
+{
+	return test_bit(NFS_STATE_RECOVERY_FAILED, &state->flags) == 0;
+}
+
 #else
 
 #define nfs4_close_state(a, b) do { } while (0)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
index 4fb234d3aefb..1ee5737211d7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
@@ -158,11 +158,14 @@ static int filelayout_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task,
 	case -NFS4ERR_OPENMODE:
 		if (state == NULL)
 			break;
-		nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(mds_server, state);
+		if (nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(mds_server, state) < 0)
+			goto out_bad_stateid;
 		goto wait_on_recovery;
 	case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
-		if (state != NULL)
-			nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(mds_server, state);
+		if (state != NULL) {
+			if (nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(mds_server, state) < 0)
+				goto out_bad_stateid;
+		}
 		nfs4_schedule_lease_recovery(mds_client);
 		goto wait_on_recovery;
 	/* DS session errors */
@@ -226,6 +229,9 @@ static int filelayout_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task,
 out:
 	task->tk_status = 0;
 	return -EAGAIN;
+out_bad_stateid:
+	task->tk_status = -EIO;
+	return 0;
 wait_on_recovery:
 	rpc_sleep_on(&mds_client->cl_rpcwaitq, task, NULL);
 	if (test_bit(NFS4CLNT_MANAGER_RUNNING, &mds_client->cl_state) == 0)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 26431cf62ddb..c3bbb6c53d61 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ static int nfs4_handle_exception(struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struc
 			}
 			if (state == NULL)
 				break;
-			nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
+			ret = nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				break;
 			goto wait_on_recovery;
 		case -NFS4ERR_DELEG_REVOKED:
 		case -NFS4ERR_ADMIN_REVOKED:
@@ -303,11 +305,16 @@ static int nfs4_handle_exception(struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struc
 			if (state == NULL)
 				break;
 			nfs_remove_bad_delegation(state->inode);
-			nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
+			ret = nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				break;
 			goto wait_on_recovery;
 		case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
-			if (state != NULL)
-				nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
+			if (state != NULL) {
+				ret = nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					break;
+			}
 		case -NFS4ERR_STALE_STATEID:
 		case -NFS4ERR_STALE_CLIENTID:
 			nfs4_schedule_lease_recovery(clp);
@@ -2053,7 +2060,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_setattr(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 
 	nfs_fattr_init(fattr);
 
-	if (state != NULL) {
+	if (state != NULL && nfs4_valid_open_stateid(state)) {
 		struct nfs_lockowner lockowner = {
 			.l_owner = current->files,
 			.l_pid = current->tgid,
@@ -2201,6 +2208,8 @@ static void nfs4_close_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 			calldata->arg.fmode &= ~FMODE_WRITE;
 		}
 	}
+	if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(state))
+		call_close = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&state->owner->so_lock);
 
 	if (!call_close) {
@@ -3980,11 +3989,14 @@ nfs4_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task, const struct nfs_server *server,
 		case -NFS4ERR_OPENMODE:
 			if (state == NULL)
 				break;
-			nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
+			if (nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state) < 0)
+				goto stateid_invalid;
 			goto wait_on_recovery;
 		case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
-			if (state != NULL)
-				nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
+			if (state != NULL) {
+				if (nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state) < 0)
+					goto stateid_invalid;
+			}
 		case -NFS4ERR_STALE_STATEID:
 		case -NFS4ERR_STALE_CLIENTID:
 			nfs4_schedule_lease_recovery(clp);
@@ -4016,6 +4028,9 @@ nfs4_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task, const struct nfs_server *server,
 	}
 	task->tk_status = nfs4_map_errors(task->tk_status);
 	return 0;
+stateid_invalid:
+	task->tk_status = -EIO;
+	return 0;
 wait_on_recovery:
 	rpc_sleep_on(&clp->cl_rpcwaitq, task, NULL);
 	if (test_bit(NFS4CLNT_MANAGER_RUNNING, &clp->cl_state) == 0)
@@ -4632,12 +4647,18 @@ static void nfs4_lock_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 		data->res.open_seqid = data->arg.open_seqid;
 	} else
 		data->arg.new_lock_owner = 0;
+	if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(state)) {
+		data->rpc_status = -EBADF;
+		task->tk_action = NULL;
+		goto out_release_open_seqid;
+	}
 	data->timestamp = jiffies;
 	if (nfs4_setup_sequence(data->server,
 				&data->arg.seq_args,
 				&data->res.seq_res,
 				task) == 0)
 		return;
+out_release_open_seqid:
 	nfs_release_seqid(data->arg.open_seqid);
 out_release_lock_seqid:
 	nfs_release_seqid(data->arg.lock_seqid);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 6ace365c6334..fec1c5bb4863 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ __nfs4_find_state_byowner(struct inode *inode, struct nfs4_state_owner *owner)
 	list_for_each_entry(state, &nfsi->open_states, inode_states) {
 		if (state->owner != owner)
 			continue;
+		if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(state))
+			continue;
 		if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&state->count))
 			return state;
 	}
@@ -1286,14 +1288,17 @@ static int nfs4_state_mark_reclaim_nograce(struct nfs_client *clp, struct nfs4_s
 	return 1;
 }
 
-void nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(const struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs4_state *state)
+int nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(const struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs4_state *state)
 {
 	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 
+	if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(state))
+		return -EBADF;
 	nfs4_state_mark_reclaim_nograce(clp, state);
 	dprintk("%s: scheduling stateid recovery for server %s\n", __func__,
 			clp->cl_hostname);
 	nfs4_schedule_state_manager(clp);
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery);
 
@@ -1323,6 +1328,11 @@ void nfs_inode_find_state_and_recover(struct inode *inode,
 		nfs4_schedule_state_manager(clp);
 }
 
+static void nfs4_state_mark_recovery_failed(struct nfs4_state *state, int error)
+{
+	set_bit(NFS_STATE_RECOVERY_FAILED, &state->flags);
+}
+
 
 static int nfs4_reclaim_locks(struct nfs4_state *state, const struct nfs4_state_recovery_ops *ops)
 {
@@ -1398,6 +1408,8 @@ static int nfs4_reclaim_open_state(struct nfs4_state_owner *sp, const struct nfs
 	list_for_each_entry(state, &sp->so_states, open_states) {
 		if (!test_and_clear_bit(ops->state_flag_bit, &state->flags))
 			continue;
+		if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(state))
+			continue;
 		if (state->state == 0)
 			continue;
 		atomic_inc(&state->count);
@@ -1430,10 +1442,7 @@ static int nfs4_reclaim_open_state(struct nfs4_state_owner *sp, const struct nfs
 				 * Open state on this file cannot be recovered
 				 * All we can do is revert to using the zero stateid.
 				 */
-				memset(&state->stateid, 0,
-					sizeof(state->stateid));
-				/* Mark the file as being 'closed' */
-				state->state = 0;
+				nfs4_state_mark_recovery_failed(state, status);
 				break;
 			case -NFS4ERR_ADMIN_REVOKED:
 			case -NFS4ERR_STALE_STATEID:
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 4bdffe0ba025..c5bd758e5637 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ pnfs_choose_layoutget_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst, struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 	spin_lock(&lo->plh_inode->i_lock);
 	if (pnfs_layoutgets_blocked(lo, 1)) {
 		status = -EAGAIN;
+	} else if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(open_state)) {
+		status = -EBADF;
 	} else if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs)) {
 		int seq;