diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 325df0a..24832d0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@
 
 	/* Always try to initiate a 'commit' if relevant, but only
 	 * wait for it if __GFP_WAIT is set and the calling process is
-	 * allowed to block.  Even then, only wait 1 second.
+	 * allowed to block.  Even then, only wait 1 second and only
+	 * if the 'bdi' is not congested.
 	 * Waiting indefinitely can cause deadlocks when the NFS
 	 * server is on this machine, and there is no particular need
 	 * to wait extensively here.  A short wait has the benefit
@@ -488,9 +489,13 @@
 		nfs_commit_inode(mapping->host, 0);
 		if ((gfp & __GFP_WAIT) &&
 		    !current_is_kswapd() &&
-		    !(current->flags & PF_FSTRANS)) {
+		    !(current->flags & PF_FSTRANS) &&
+		    !bdi_write_congested(&nfss->backing_dev_info)) {
 			wait_on_page_bit_killable_timeout(page, PG_private,
 							  HZ);
+			if (PagePrivate(page))
+				set_bdi_congested(&nfss->backing_dev_info,
+						  BLK_RW_ASYNC);
 		}
 	}
 	/* If PagePrivate() is set, then the page is not freeable */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index c063a4e..1249384 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1611,6 +1611,7 @@
 	struct nfs_page	*req;
 	int status = data->task.tk_status;
 	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
+	struct nfs_server *nfss;
 
 	while (!list_empty(&data->pages)) {
 		req = nfs_list_entry(data->pages.next);
@@ -1644,6 +1645,10 @@
 	next:
 		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
+	nfss = NFS_SERVER(data->inode);
+	if (atomic_long_read(&nfss->writeback) < NFS_CONGESTION_OFF_THRESH)
+		clear_bdi_congested(&nfss->backing_dev_info, BLK_RW_ASYNC);
+
 	nfs_init_cinfo(&cinfo, data->inode, data->dreq);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cinfo.mds->rpcs_out))
 		nfs_commit_clear_lock(NFS_I(data->inode));