diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index c5fffa239861..e850a23dd6ec 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ struct mm_struct {
 	 */
 	unsigned long numa_next_scan;
 
+	/* numa_next_reset is when the PTE scanner period will be reset */
+	unsigned long numa_next_reset;
+
 	/* Restart point for scanning and setting pte_numa */
 	unsigned long numa_scan_offset;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 7d95a232b5b9..0f4ff2bd03f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1562,9 +1562,9 @@ struct task_struct {
 #define tsk_cpus_allowed(tsk) (&(tsk)->cpus_allowed)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
-extern void task_numa_fault(int node, int pages);
+extern void task_numa_fault(int node, int pages, bool migrated);
 #else
-static inline void task_numa_fault(int node, int pages)
+static inline void task_numa_fault(int node, int pages, bool migrated)
 {
 }
 #endif
@@ -2009,6 +2009,7 @@ extern enum sched_tunable_scaling sysctl_sched_tunable_scaling;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_delay;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_min;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_max;
+extern unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_reset;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_size;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_settle_count;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index fbfc4843063f..9d255bc0e278 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -1537,6 +1537,7 @@ static void __sched_fork(struct task_struct *p)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
 	if (p->mm && atomic_read(&p->mm->mm_users) == 1) {
 		p->mm->numa_next_scan = jiffies;
+		p->mm->numa_next_reset = jiffies;
 		p->mm->numa_scan_seq = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index dd18087fd369..4b577863933f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -784,7 +784,8 @@ update_stats_curr_start(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
  * numa task sample period in ms
  */
 unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_min = 100;
-unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_max = 100*16;
+unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_max = 100*50;
+unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_reset = 100*600;
 
 /* Portion of address space to scan in MB */
 unsigned int sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_size = 256;
@@ -806,20 +807,19 @@ static void task_numa_placement(struct task_struct *p)
 /*
  * Got a PROT_NONE fault for a page on @node.
  */
-void task_numa_fault(int node, int pages)
+void task_numa_fault(int node, int pages, bool migrated)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p = current;
 
 	/* FIXME: Allocate task-specific structure for placement policy here */
 
 	/*
-	 * Assume that as faults occur that pages are getting properly placed
-	 * and fewer NUMA hints are required. Note that this is a big
-	 * assumption, it assumes processes reach a steady steady with no
-	 * further phase changes.
+	 * If pages are properly placed (did not migrate) then scan slower.
+	 * This is reset periodically in case of phase changes
 	 */
-	p->numa_scan_period = min(sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_max,
-				p->numa_scan_period + jiffies_to_msecs(2));
+        if (!migrated)
+		p->numa_scan_period = min(sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_max,
+			p->numa_scan_period + jiffies_to_msecs(10));
 
 	task_numa_placement(p);
 }
@@ -857,6 +857,19 @@ void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 	if (p->flags & PF_EXITING)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Reset the scan period if enough time has gone by. Objective is that
+	 * scanning will be reduced if pages are properly placed. As tasks
+	 * can enter different phases this needs to be re-examined. Lacking
+	 * proper tracking of reference behaviour, this blunt hammer is used.
+	 */
+	migrate = mm->numa_next_reset;
+	if (time_after(now, migrate)) {
+		p->numa_scan_period = sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_min;
+		next_scan = now + msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_reset);
+		xchg(&mm->numa_next_reset, next_scan);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Enforce maximal scan/migration frequency..
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 48a68cc258c1..8906f90d6fa2 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -366,6 +366,13 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "numa_balancing_scan_period_reset",
+		.data		= &sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_reset,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "numa_balancing_scan_period_max_ms",
 		.data		= &sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_period_max,
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 79b96064f8fc..199b261a257e 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	if (page) {
 		put_page(page);
-		task_numa_fault(numa_node_id(), HPAGE_PMD_NR);
+		task_numa_fault(numa_node_id(), HPAGE_PMD_NR, false);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 84c6d9eab182..39edb11b63dc 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -3468,6 +3468,7 @@ int do_numa_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	spinlock_t *ptl;
 	int current_nid = -1;
 	int target_nid;
+	bool migrated = false;
 
 	/*
 	* The "pte" at this point cannot be used safely without
@@ -3509,12 +3510,13 @@ int do_numa_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	}
 
 	/* Migrate to the requested node */
-	if (migrate_misplaced_page(page, target_nid))
+	migrated = migrate_misplaced_page(page, target_nid);
+	if (migrated)
 		current_nid = target_nid;
 
 out:
 	if (current_nid != -1)
-		task_numa_fault(current_nid, 1);
+		task_numa_fault(current_nid, 1, migrated);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3554,6 +3556,7 @@ static int do_pmd_numa_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		struct page *page;
 		int curr_nid = local_nid;
 		int target_nid;
+		bool migrated;
 		if (!pte_present(pteval))
 			continue;
 		if (!pte_numa(pteval))
@@ -3590,9 +3593,10 @@ static int do_pmd_numa_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 		/* Migrate to the requested node */
 		pte_unmap_unlock(pte, ptl);
-		if (migrate_misplaced_page(page, target_nid))
+		migrated = migrate_misplaced_page(page, target_nid);
+		if (migrated)
 			curr_nid = target_nid;
-		task_numa_fault(curr_nid, 1);
+		task_numa_fault(curr_nid, 1, migrated);
 
 		pte = pte_offset_map_lock(mm, pmdp, addr, &ptl);
 	}