diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
index babd37b..a405db0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
 		return -1;
 	if (ref1->type > ref2->type)
 		return 1;
+	/* merging of sequenced refs is not allowed */
+	if (ref1->seq < ref2->seq)
+		return -1;
+	if (ref1->seq > ref2->seq)
+		return 1;
 	if (ref1->type == BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY ||
 	    ref1->type == BTRFS_SHARED_BLOCK_REF_KEY) {
 		return comp_tree_refs(btrfs_delayed_node_to_tree_ref(ref2),
@@ -209,6 +214,24 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int btrfs_check_delayed_seq(struct btrfs_delayed_ref_root *delayed_refs,
+			    u64 seq)
+{
+	struct seq_list *elem;
+
+	assert_spin_locked(&delayed_refs->lock);
+	if (list_empty(&delayed_refs->seq_head))
+		return 0;
+
+	elem = list_first_entry(&delayed_refs->seq_head, struct seq_list, list);
+	if (seq >= elem->seq) {
+		pr_debug("holding back delayed_ref %llu, lowest is %llu (%p)\n",
+			 seq, elem->seq, delayed_refs);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int btrfs_find_ref_cluster(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			   struct list_head *cluster, u64 start)
 {
@@ -438,6 +461,7 @@
 	ref->action  = 0;
 	ref->is_head = 1;
 	ref->in_tree = 1;
+	ref->seq = 0;
 
 	head_ref = btrfs_delayed_node_to_head(ref);
 	head_ref->must_insert_reserved = must_insert_reserved;
@@ -479,6 +503,7 @@
 	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_node *existing;
 	struct btrfs_delayed_tree_ref *full_ref;
 	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_root *delayed_refs;
+	u64 seq = 0;
 
 	if (action == BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_EXTENT)
 		action = BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_REF;
@@ -494,6 +519,10 @@
 	ref->is_head = 0;
 	ref->in_tree = 1;
 
+	if (need_ref_seq(for_cow, ref_root))
+		seq = inc_delayed_seq(delayed_refs);
+	ref->seq = seq;
+
 	full_ref = btrfs_delayed_node_to_tree_ref(ref);
 	full_ref->parent = parent;
 	full_ref->root = ref_root;
@@ -534,6 +563,7 @@
 	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_node *existing;
 	struct btrfs_delayed_data_ref *full_ref;
 	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_root *delayed_refs;
+	u64 seq = 0;
 
 	if (action == BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_EXTENT)
 		action = BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_REF;
@@ -549,6 +579,10 @@
 	ref->is_head = 0;
 	ref->in_tree = 1;
 
+	if (need_ref_seq(for_cow, ref_root))
+		seq = inc_delayed_seq(delayed_refs);
+	ref->seq = seq;
+
 	full_ref = btrfs_delayed_node_to_data_ref(ref);
 	full_ref->parent = parent;
 	full_ref->root = ref_root;