diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 50f7e47c2229..a88c8328b29c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -1417,6 +1417,7 @@ struct cifsFileInfo {
 	bool invalidHandle:1;	/* file closed via session abend */
 	bool swapfile:1;
 	bool oplock_break_cancelled:1;
+	bool status_file_deleted:1; /* file has been deleted */
 	unsigned int oplock_epoch; /* epoch from the lease break */
 	__u32 oplock_level; /* oplock/lease level from the lease break */
 	int count;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
index ef98c840791f..1f46e0db6e92 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ extern void cifs_close_all_deferred_files(struct cifs_tcon *cifs_tcon);
 
 extern void cifs_close_deferred_file_under_dentry(struct cifs_tcon *cifs_tcon,
 				const char *path);
+
+extern void cifs_mark_open_handles_for_deleted_file(struct inode *inode,
+				const char *path);
+
 extern struct TCP_Server_Info *
 cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb3_fs_context *ctx,
 		     struct TCP_Server_Info *primary_server);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index b75282c204da..46951f403d31 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_new_fileinfo(struct cifs_fid *fid, struct file *file,
 	cfile->uid = current_fsuid();
 	cfile->dentry = dget(dentry);
 	cfile->f_flags = file->f_flags;
+	cfile->status_file_deleted = false;
 	cfile->invalidHandle = false;
 	cfile->deferred_close_scheduled = false;
 	cfile->tlink = cifs_get_tlink(tlink);
@@ -1085,7 +1086,7 @@ int cifs_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		if ((cifs_sb->ctx->closetimeo && cinode->oplock == CIFS_CACHE_RHW_FLG)
 		    && cinode->lease_granted &&
 		    !test_bit(CIFS_INO_CLOSE_ON_LOCK, &cinode->flags) &&
-		    dclose) {
+		    dclose && !(cfile->status_file_deleted)) {
 			if (test_and_clear_bit(CIFS_INO_MODIFIED_ATTR, &cinode->flags)) {
 				inode_set_mtime_to_ts(inode,
 						      inode_set_ctime_current(inode));
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/inode.c b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
index 3073eac989ea..3242e3b74386 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
@@ -893,6 +893,9 @@ cifs_get_file_info(struct file *filp)
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = filp->private_data;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink);
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = tcon->ses->server;
+	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
+	void *page = alloc_dentry_path();
+	const unsigned char *path;
 
 	if (!server->ops->query_file_info)
 		return -ENOSYS;
@@ -907,7 +910,14 @@ cifs_get_file_info(struct file *filp)
 			data.symlink = true;
 			data.reparse.tag = IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK;
 		}
+		path = build_path_from_dentry(dentry, page);
+		if (IS_ERR(path)) {
+			free_dentry_path(page);
+			return PTR_ERR(path);
+		}
 		cifs_open_info_to_fattr(&fattr, &data, inode->i_sb);
+		if (fattr.cf_flags & CIFS_FATTR_DELETE_PENDING)
+			cifs_mark_open_handles_for_deleted_file(inode, path);
 		break;
 	case -EREMOTE:
 		cifs_create_junction_fattr(&fattr, inode->i_sb);
@@ -937,6 +947,7 @@ cifs_get_file_info(struct file *filp)
 	rc = cifs_fattr_to_inode(inode, &fattr);
 cgfi_exit:
 	cifs_free_open_info(&data);
+	free_dentry_path(page);
 	free_xid(xid);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1075,6 +1086,7 @@ static int reparse_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_open_info_data *data,
 	struct kvec rsp_iov, *iov = NULL;
 	int rsp_buftype = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
 	u32 tag = data->reparse.tag;
+	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (!tag && server->ops->query_reparse_point) {
@@ -1114,8 +1126,12 @@ static int reparse_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_open_info_data *data,
 
 	if (tcon->posix_extensions)
 		smb311_posix_info_to_fattr(fattr, data, sb);
-	else
+	else {
 		cifs_open_info_to_fattr(fattr, data, sb);
+		inode = cifs_iget(sb, fattr);
+		if (inode && fattr->cf_flags & CIFS_FATTR_DELETE_PENDING)
+			cifs_mark_open_handles_for_deleted_file(inode, full_path);
+	}
 out:
 	fattr->cf_cifstag = data->reparse.tag;
 	free_rsp_buf(rsp_buftype, rsp_iov.iov_base);
@@ -1170,6 +1186,8 @@ static int cifs_get_fattr(struct cifs_open_info_data *data,
 						   full_path, fattr);
 		} else {
 			cifs_open_info_to_fattr(fattr, data, sb);
+			if (fattr->cf_flags & CIFS_FATTR_DELETE_PENDING)
+				cifs_mark_open_handles_for_deleted_file(*inode, full_path);
 		}
 		break;
 	case -EREMOTE:
@@ -1850,16 +1868,20 @@ int cifs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 psx_del_no_retry:
 	if (!rc) {
-		if (inode)
+		if (inode) {
+			cifs_mark_open_handles_for_deleted_file(inode, full_path);
 			cifs_drop_nlink(inode);
+		}
 	} else if (rc == -ENOENT) {
 		d_drop(dentry);
 	} else if (rc == -EBUSY) {
 		if (server->ops->rename_pending_delete) {
 			rc = server->ops->rename_pending_delete(full_path,
 								dentry, xid);
-			if (rc == 0)
+			if (rc == 0) {
+				cifs_mark_open_handles_for_deleted_file(inode, full_path);
 				cifs_drop_nlink(inode);
+			}
 		}
 	} else if ((rc == -EACCES) && (dosattr == 0) && inode) {
 		attrs = kzalloc(sizeof(*attrs), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/misc.c b/fs/smb/client/misc.c
index 0748d7b757b9..9428a0db7718 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/misc.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/misc.c
@@ -853,6 +853,40 @@ cifs_close_deferred_file_under_dentry(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *path)
 	free_dentry_path(page);
 }
 
+/*
+ * If a dentry has been deleted, all corresponding open handles should know that
+ * so that we do not defer close them.
+ */
+void cifs_mark_open_handles_for_deleted_file(struct inode *inode,
+					     const char *path)
+{
+	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile;
+	void *page;
+	const char *full_path;
+	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(inode);
+
+	page = alloc_dentry_path();
+	spin_lock(&cinode->open_file_lock);
+
+	/*
+	 * note: we need to construct path from dentry and compare only if the
+	 * inode has any hardlinks. When number of hardlinks is 1, we can just
+	 * mark all open handles since they are going to be from the same file.
+	 */
+	if (inode->i_nlink > 1) {
+		list_for_each_entry(cfile, &cinode->openFileList, flist) {
+			full_path = build_path_from_dentry(cfile->dentry, page);
+			if (!IS_ERR(full_path) && strcmp(full_path, path) == 0)
+				cfile->status_file_deleted = true;
+		}
+	} else {
+		list_for_each_entry(cfile, &cinode->openFileList, flist)
+			cfile->status_file_deleted = true;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&cinode->open_file_lock);
+	free_dentry_path(page);
+}
+
 /* parses DFS referral V3 structure
  * caller is responsible for freeing target_nodes
  * returns:
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
index 69f3442c5b96..429d83d31280 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
@@ -561,8 +561,15 @@ static int smb2_compound_op(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		case SMB2_OP_DELETE:
 			if (rc)
 				trace_smb3_delete_err(xid,  ses->Suid, tcon->tid, rc);
-			else
+			else {
+				/*
+				 * If dentry (hence, inode) is NULL, lease break is going to
+				 * take care of degrading leases on handles for deleted files.
+				 */
+				if (inode)
+					cifs_mark_open_handles_for_deleted_file(inode, full_path);
 				trace_smb3_delete_done(xid, ses->Suid, tcon->tid);
+			}
 			break;
 		case SMB2_OP_MKDIR:
 			if (rc)
