diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.c b/fs/9p/fid.c
index b00223c..9d6a5d3 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.c
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.c
@@ -261,3 +261,29 @@
 	ret = p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+
+struct p9_fid *v9fs_writeback_fid(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct p9_fid *fid;
+
+	fid = v9fs_fid_clone(dentry);
+	if (IS_ERR(fid))
+		goto error_out;
+	/*
+	 * writeback fid will only be used to write back the
+	 * dirty pages. We always request for the open fid in read-write
+	 * mode so that a partial page write which result in page
+	 * read can work.
+	 * FIXME!!: we should make the fid owned by uid = 0
+	 */
+	err = p9_client_open(fid, O_RDWR);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+		fid = ERR_PTR(err);
+		goto error_out;
+	}
+error_out:
+	return fid;
+}
diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.h b/fs/9p/fid.h
index c3bbd6a..c058f1c 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.h
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.h
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup(struct dentry *dentry);
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry);
 int v9fs_fid_add(struct dentry *dentry, struct p9_fid *fid);
+struct p9_fid *v9fs_writeback_fid(struct dentry *dentry);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index 6e1e8f43..e966f15 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -86,11 +86,30 @@
 	}
 
 	file->private_data = fid;
+	if (v9ses->cache && !inode->i_private) {
+		/*
+		 * clone a fid and add it to inode->i_private
+		 * we do it during open time instead of
+		 * page dirty time via write_begin/page_mkwrite
+		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
+		 * to work.
+		 */
+		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file->f_path.dentry);
+		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+			goto out_error;
+		}
+		inode->i_private = (void *) fid;
+	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	if (v9ses->cache)
 		v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(inode, file);
 #endif
 	return 0;
+out_error:
+	p9_client_clunk(file->private_data);
+	file->private_data = NULL;
+	return err;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 95f5501..a0d65a3 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	v9fs_cache_inode_put_cookie(inode);
 #endif
+	/* clunk the fid stashed in inode->i_private */
+	if (inode->i_private) {
+		p9_client_clunk((struct p9_fid *)inode->i_private);
+		inode->i_private = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 struct inode *
@@ -578,7 +583,7 @@
 	u32 perm;
 	int flags;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-	struct p9_fid *fid;
+	struct p9_fid *fid, *inode_fid;
 	struct file *filp;
 
 	err = 0;
@@ -601,6 +606,21 @@
 
 	/* if we are opening a file, assign the open fid to the file */
 	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) {
+		if (v9ses->cache && !dentry->d_inode->i_private) {
+			/*
+			 * clone a fid and add it to inode->i_private
+			 * we do it during open time instead of
+			 * page dirty time via write_begin/page_mkwrite
+			 * because we want write after unlink usecase
+			 * to work.
+			 */
+			inode_fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(dentry);
+			if (IS_ERR(inode_fid)) {
+				err = PTR_ERR(inode_fid);
+				goto error;
+			}
+			dentry->d_inode->i_private = (void *) inode_fid;
+		}
 		filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, dentry, generic_file_open);
 		if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(filp);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 265f583..1327464 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 	mode_t mode;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid = NULL;
-	struct p9_fid *dfid, *ofid;
+	struct p9_fid *dfid, *ofid, *inode_fid;
 	struct file *filp;
 	struct p9_qid qid;
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -218,7 +218,21 @@
 
 	/* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
 	v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, dacl, pacl);
-
+	if (v9ses->cache && !inode->i_private) {
+		/*
+		 * clone a fid and add it to inode->i_private
+		 * we do it during open time instead of
+		 * page dirty time via write_begin/page_mkwrite
+		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
+		 * to work.
+		 */
+		inode_fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(dentry);
+		if (IS_ERR(inode_fid)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(inode_fid);
+			goto error;
+		}
+		inode->i_private = (void *) inode_fid;
+	}
 	/* Since we are opening a file, assign the open fid to the file */
 	filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, dentry, generic_file_open);
 	if (IS_ERR(filp)) {