diff --git a/fs/btrfs/space-info.c b/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
index 7183a8dc9b34..b99e3c32c07d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "ordered-data.h"
 #include "transaction.h"
 #include "block-group.h"
+#include "zoned.h"
 
 /*
  * HOW DOES SPACE RESERVATION WORK
@@ -724,6 +725,18 @@ static void flush_space(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		break;
 	case ALLOC_CHUNK:
 	case ALLOC_CHUNK_FORCE:
+		/*
+		 * For metadata space on zoned btrfs, reaching here means we
+		 * don't have enough space left in active_total_bytes. Try to
+		 * activate a block group first, because we may have inactive
+		 * block group already allocated.
+		 */
+		ret = btrfs_zoned_activate_one_bg(fs_info, space_info, false);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+		else if (ret == 1)
+			break;
+
 		trans = btrfs_join_transaction(root);
 		if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(trans);
@@ -734,6 +747,23 @@ static void flush_space(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				(state == ALLOC_CHUNK) ? CHUNK_ALLOC_NO_FORCE :
 					CHUNK_ALLOC_FORCE);
 		btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
+
+		/*
+		 * For metadata space on zoned btrfs, allocating a new chunk is
+		 * not enough. We still need to activate the block group. Active
+		 * the newly allocated block group by (maybe) finishing a block
+		 * group.
+		 */
+		if (ret == 1) {
+			ret = btrfs_zoned_activate_one_bg(fs_info, space_info, true);
+			/*
+			 * Revert to the original ret regardless we could finish
+			 * one block group or not.
+			 */
+			if (ret >= 0)
+				ret = 1;
+		}
+
 		if (ret > 0 || ret == -ENOSPC)
 			ret = 0;
 		break;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
index 44a4b9e7dae9..67098f3fcd14 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
@@ -2225,3 +2225,56 @@ int btrfs_zone_finish_one_bg(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 
 	return ret < 0 ? ret : 1;
 }
+
+int btrfs_zoned_activate_one_bg(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				struct btrfs_space_info *space_info,
+				bool do_finish)
+{
+	struct btrfs_block_group *bg;
+	bool need_finish;
+	int index;
+
+	if (!btrfs_is_zoned(fs_info) || (space_info->flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_DATA))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* No more block group to activate */
+	if (space_info->active_total_bytes == space_info->total_bytes)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		int ret;
+
+		need_finish = false;
+		down_read(&space_info->groups_sem);
+		for (index = 0; index < BTRFS_NR_RAID_TYPES; index++) {
+			list_for_each_entry(bg, &space_info->block_groups[index], list) {
+				if (!spin_trylock(&bg->lock))
+					continue;
+				if (btrfs_zoned_bg_is_full(bg) || bg->zone_is_active) {
+					spin_unlock(&bg->lock);
+					continue;
+				}
+				spin_unlock(&bg->lock);
+
+				if (btrfs_zone_activate(bg)) {
+					up_read(&space_info->groups_sem);
+					return 1;
+				}
+
+				need_finish = true;
+			}
+		}
+		up_read(&space_info->groups_sem);
+
+		if (!do_finish || !need_finish)
+			break;
+
+		ret = btrfs_zone_finish_one_bg(fs_info);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			break;
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zoned.h b/fs/btrfs/zoned.h
index 329d28e2fd8d..f7b0b9035fd6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zoned.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zoned.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ bool btrfs_zoned_should_reclaim(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);
 void btrfs_zoned_release_data_reloc_bg(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 logical,
 				       u64 length);
 int btrfs_zone_finish_one_bg(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);
+int btrfs_zoned_activate_one_bg(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				struct btrfs_space_info *space_info, bool do_finish);
 #else /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED */
 static inline int btrfs_get_dev_zone(struct btrfs_device *device, u64 pos,
 				     struct blk_zone *zone)
@@ -256,6 +258,14 @@ static inline int btrfs_zone_finish_one_bg(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static inline int btrfs_zoned_activate_one_bg(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+					      struct btrfs_space_info *space_info,
+					      bool do_finish)
+{
+	/* Consider all the BGs are active */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 static inline bool btrfs_dev_is_sequential(struct btrfs_device *device, u64 pos)
