diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 180ef8a6de6b..1bf178831ae8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ static int gfs2_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 		rblocks += RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA;
 	if (&ip->i_inode == sdp->sd_rindex)
 		rblocks += 2 * RES_STATFS;
+	if (alloc_required)
+		rblocks += gfs2_rg_blocks(al);
 
 	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, rblocks,
 				 PAGE_CACHE_SIZE/sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 04513e997df6..5476c066d4ee 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ static int do_grow(struct inode *inode, u64 size)
 			goto do_grow_qunlock;
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, RES_DINODE + 1, 0);
+	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, RES_DINODE + RES_STATFS + RES_RG_BIT, 0);
 	if (error)
 		goto do_grow_release;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index daadcd2e755f..237ee6a940df 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -382,8 +382,10 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	rblocks = RES_DINODE + ind_blocks;
 	if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip))
 		rblocks += data_blocks ? data_blocks : 1;
-	if (ind_blocks || data_blocks)
+	if (ind_blocks || data_blocks) {
 		rblocks += RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA;
+		rblocks += gfs2_rg_blocks(al);
+	}
 	ret = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, rblocks, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_trans_fail;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 98a94cfc2bb2..fba00171d915 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int gfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 			goto out_gunlock_q;
 
 		error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, sdp->sd_max_dirres +
-					 al->al_rgd->rd_length +
+					 gfs2_rg_blocks(al) +
 					 2 * RES_DINODE + RES_STATFS +
 					 RES_QUOTA, 0);
 		if (error)
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 			goto out_gunlock_q;
 
 		error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, sdp->sd_max_dirres +
-					 al->al_rgd->rd_length +
+					 gfs2_rg_blocks(al) +
 					 4 * RES_DINODE + 4 * RES_LEAF +
 					 RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA + 4, 0);
 		if (error)
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ retry:
 		al->al_requested = data_blocks + ind_blocks;
 
 		rblocks = RES_DINODE + ind_blocks + RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA +
-			  RES_RG_HDR + ip->i_alloc->al_rgd->rd_length;
+			  RES_RG_HDR + gfs2_rg_blocks(al);
 		if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip))
 			rblocks += data_blocks ? data_blocks : 1;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index 9bc6dd9a5443..58a9b9998b42 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 		goto out_alloc;
 
 	if (nalloc)
-		blocks += al->al_rgd->rd_length + nalloc * ind_blocks + RES_STATFS;
+		blocks += gfs2_rg_blocks(al) + nalloc * ind_blocks + RES_STATFS;
 
 	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, blocks, 0);
 	if (error)
@@ -1586,6 +1586,7 @@ static int gfs2_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, int type, qid_t id,
 		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_alloc;
+		blocks += gfs2_rg_blocks(al);
 	}
 
 	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, blocks + RES_DINODE + 1, 0);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.h b/fs/gfs2/trans.h
index b849eb7ad37d..fb56b783e028 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.h
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ struct gfs2_glock;
 #define RES_STATFS	1
 #define RES_QUOTA	2
 
+/* reserve either the number of blocks to be allocated plus the rg header
+ * block, or all of the blocks in the rg, whichever is smaller */
+static inline unsigned int gfs2_rg_blocks(const struct gfs2_alloc *al)
+{
+	return (al->al_requested < al->al_rgd->rd_length)?
+	       al->al_requested + 1 : al->al_rgd->rd_length;
+}
+
 int gfs2_trans_begin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blocks,
 		     unsigned int revokes);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
index 776af6eb4bcb..30b58f07c8a6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static int ea_alloc_skeleton(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_ea_request *er,
 		goto out_gunlock_q;
 
 	error = gfs2_trans_begin(GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode),
-				 blks + al->al_rgd->rd_length +
+				 blks + gfs2_rg_blocks(al) +
 				 RES_DINODE + RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA, 0);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_ipres;