diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 5474ef14d6e6..ec84e2dabb04 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -714,6 +714,12 @@ struct btrfs_delayed_root;
  */
 #define BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP			16
 
+/*
+ * To info transaction_kthread we need an immediate commit so it doesn't
+ * need to wait for commit_interval
+ */
+#define BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT		17
+
 struct btrfs_fs_info {
 	u8 fsid[BTRFS_FSID_SIZE];
 	u8 chunk_tree_uuid[BTRFS_UUID_SIZE];
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 4ac8b1d21baf..60caa68c3618 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -1824,6 +1824,7 @@ static int transaction_kthread(void *arg)
 
 		now = get_seconds();
 		if (cur->state < TRANS_STATE_BLOCKED &&
+		    !test_bit(BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT, &fs_info->flags) &&
 		    (now < cur->start_time ||
 		     now - cur->start_time < fs_info->commit_interval)) {
 			spin_unlock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index 09c7e4fd550f..9fb758d5077a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/btrfs.h>
+#include <linux/sizes.h>
 
 #include "ctree.h"
 #include "transaction.h"
@@ -2375,8 +2376,21 @@ int btrfs_qgroup_inherit(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static bool qgroup_check_limits(const struct btrfs_qgroup *qg, u64 num_bytes)
+/*
+ * Two limits to commit transaction in advance.
+ *
+ * For RATIO, it will be 1/RATIO of the remaining limit
+ * (excluding data and prealloc meta) as threshold.
+ * For SIZE, it will be in byte unit as threshold.
+ */
+#define QGROUP_PERTRANS_RATIO		32
+#define QGROUP_PERTRANS_SIZE		SZ_32M
+static bool qgroup_check_limits(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				const struct btrfs_qgroup *qg, u64 num_bytes)
 {
+	u64 limit;
+	u64 threshold;
+
 	if ((qg->lim_flags & BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_MAX_RFER) &&
 	    qgroup_rsv_total(qg) + (s64)qg->rfer + num_bytes > qg->max_rfer)
 		return false;
@@ -2385,6 +2399,31 @@ static bool qgroup_check_limits(const struct btrfs_qgroup *qg, u64 num_bytes)
 	    qgroup_rsv_total(qg) + (s64)qg->excl + num_bytes > qg->max_excl)
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * Even if we passed the check, it's better to check if reservation
+	 * for meta_pertrans is pushing us near limit.
+	 * If there is too much pertrans reservation or it's near the limit,
+	 * let's try commit transaction to free some, using transaction_kthread
+	 */
+	if ((qg->lim_flags & (BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_MAX_RFER |
+			      BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_MAX_EXCL))) {
+		if (qg->lim_flags & BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_MAX_EXCL)
+			limit = qg->max_excl;
+		else
+			limit = qg->max_rfer;
+		threshold = (limit - qg->rsv.values[BTRFS_QGROUP_RSV_DATA] -
+			    qg->rsv.values[BTRFS_QGROUP_RSV_META_PREALLOC]) /
+			    QGROUP_PERTRANS_RATIO;
+		threshold = min_t(u64, threshold, QGROUP_PERTRANS_SIZE);
+
+		/*
+		 * Use transaction_kthread to commit transaction, so we no
+		 * longer need to bother nested transaction nor lock context.
+		 */
+		if (qg->rsv.values[BTRFS_QGROUP_RSV_META_PERTRANS] > threshold)
+			btrfs_commit_transaction_locksafe(fs_info);
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -2434,7 +2473,7 @@ static int qgroup_reserve(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 num_bytes, bool enforce,
 
 		qg = unode_aux_to_qgroup(unode);
 
-		if (enforce && !qgroup_check_limits(qg, num_bytes)) {
+		if (enforce && !qgroup_check_limits(fs_info, qg, num_bytes)) {
 			ret = -EDQUOT;
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 63fdcab64b01..c944b4769e3c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -2267,6 +2267,7 @@ int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 	 */
 	cur_trans->state = TRANS_STATE_COMPLETED;
 	wake_up(&cur_trans->commit_wait);
+	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT, &fs_info->flags);
 
 	spin_lock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
 	list_del_init(&cur_trans->list);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
index c88fccd80bc5..d8c0826bc2c7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
@@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ int btrfs_clean_one_deleted_snapshot(struct btrfs_root *root);
 int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans);
 int btrfs_commit_transaction_async(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				   int wait_for_unblock);
+
+/*
+ * Try to commit transaction asynchronously, so this is safe to call
+ * even holding a spinlock.
+ *
+ * It's done by informing transaction_kthread to commit transaction without
+ * waiting for commit interval.
+ */
+static inline void btrfs_commit_transaction_locksafe(
+		struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
+{
+	set_bit(BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT, &fs_info->flags);
+	wake_up_process(fs_info->transaction_kthread);
+}
 int btrfs_end_transaction_throttle(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans);
 int btrfs_should_end_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans);
 void btrfs_throttle(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);