diff --git a/fs/nfsd/netns.h b/fs/nfsd/netns.h
index 36358d435cb0..426f55005697 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/netns.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/netns.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct nfsd_net {
 
 	time_t nfsd4_lease;
 	time_t nfsd4_grace;
+	bool somebody_reclaimed;
 
 	bool nfsd_net_up;
 	bool lockd_up;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 5d99e8810b85..1929f85b8269 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	struct svc_fh *resfh = NULL;
 	struct net *net = SVC_NET(rqstp);
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
+	bool reclaim = false;
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_open filename %.*s op_openowner %p\n",
 		(int)open->op_fname.len, open->op_fname.data,
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 			if (status)
 				goto out;
 			open->op_openowner->oo_flags |= NFS4_OO_CONFIRMED;
+			reclaim = true;
 		case NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_FH:
 		case NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_DELEG_CUR_FH:
 			status = do_open_fhandle(rqstp, cstate, open);
@@ -452,6 +454,8 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	WARN(status && open->op_created,
 	     "nfsd4_process_open2 failed to open newly-created file! status=%u\n",
 	     be32_to_cpu(status));
+	if (reclaim && !status)
+		nn->somebody_reclaimed = true;
 out:
 	if (resfh && resfh != &cstate->current_fh) {
 		fh_dup2(&cstate->current_fh, resfh);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 857141446d6b..9b2ce80abee0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4693,6 +4693,28 @@ nfsd4_end_grace(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 	 */
 }
 
+/*
+ * If we've waited a lease period but there are still clients trying to
+ * reclaim, wait a little longer to give them a chance to finish.
+ */
+static bool clients_still_reclaiming(struct nfsd_net *nn)
+{
+	unsigned long now = get_seconds();
+	unsigned long double_grace_period_end = nn->boot_time +
+						2 * nn->nfsd4_lease;
+
+	if (!nn->somebody_reclaimed)
+		return false;
+	nn->somebody_reclaimed = false;
+	/*
+	 * If we've given them *two* lease times to reclaim, and they're
+	 * still not done, give up:
+	 */
+	if (time_after(now, double_grace_period_end))
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 static time_t
 nfs4_laundromat(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 {
@@ -4706,6 +4728,11 @@ nfs4_laundromat(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 	time_t t, new_timeo = nn->nfsd4_lease;
 
 	dprintk("NFSD: laundromat service - starting\n");
+
+	if (clients_still_reclaiming(nn)) {
+		new_timeo = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	nfsd4_end_grace(nn);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&reaplist);
 	spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
@@ -4803,7 +4830,7 @@ nfs4_laundromat(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 		posix_unblock_lock(&nbl->nbl_lock);
 		free_blocked_lock(nbl);
 	}
-
+out:
 	new_timeo = max_t(time_t, new_timeo, NFSD_LAUNDROMAT_MINTIMEOUT);
 	return new_timeo;
 }
@@ -6053,6 +6080,8 @@ nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	case 0: /* success! */
 		nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&lock->lk_resp_stateid, &lock_stp->st_stid);
 		status = 0;
+		if (lock->lk_reclaim)
+			nn->somebody_reclaimed = true;
 		break;
 	case FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED:
 		nbl = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index d107b4426f7e..5f22476cf371 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1239,6 +1239,7 @@ static __net_init int nfsd_init_net(struct net *net)
 		goto out_idmap_error;
 	nn->nfsd4_lease = 90;	/* default lease time */
 	nn->nfsd4_grace = 90;
+	nn->somebody_reclaimed = false;
 	nn->clverifier_counter = prandom_u32();
 	nn->clientid_counter = prandom_u32();