diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index d671d5876828..0c4346806e17 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -231,11 +231,17 @@ static int __dcache_readdir(struct file *file,  struct dir_context *ctx,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		di = ceph_dentry(dentry);
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		if (di->lease_shared_gen == shared_gen &&
-		    d_really_is_positive(dentry) &&
-		    fpos_cmp(ctx->pos, di->offset) <= 0) {
+		di = ceph_dentry(dentry);
+		if (d_unhashed(dentry) ||
+		    d_really_is_negative(dentry) ||
+		    di->lease_shared_gen != shared_gen) {
+			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+			dput(dentry);
+			err = -EAGAIN;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (fpos_cmp(ctx->pos, di->offset) <= 0) {
 			emit_dentry = true;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
@@ -1324,24 +1330,37 @@ static void ceph_d_release(struct dentry *dentry)
  */
 static void ceph_d_prune(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	dout("ceph_d_prune %p\n", dentry);
+	struct ceph_inode_info *dir_ci;
+	struct ceph_dentry_info *di;
+
+	dout("ceph_d_prune %pd %p\n", dentry, dentry);
 
 	/* do we have a valid parent? */
 	if (IS_ROOT(dentry))
 		return;
 
-	/* if we are not hashed, we don't affect dir's completeness */
-	if (d_unhashed(dentry))
+	/* we hold d_lock, so d_parent is stable */
+	dir_ci = ceph_inode(d_inode(dentry->d_parent));
+	if (dir_ci->i_vino.snap == CEPH_SNAPDIR)
 		return;
 
-	if (ceph_snap(d_inode(dentry->d_parent)) == CEPH_SNAPDIR)
+	/* who calls d_delete() should also disable dcache readdir */
+	if (d_really_is_negative(dentry))
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * we hold d_lock, so d_parent is stable, and d_fsdata is never
-	 * cleared until d_release
-	 */
-	ceph_dir_clear_complete(d_inode(dentry->d_parent));
+	/* d_fsdata does not get cleared until d_release */
+	if (!d_unhashed(dentry)) {
+		__ceph_dir_clear_complete(dir_ci);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Disable dcache readdir just in case that someone called d_drop()
+	 * or d_invalidate(), but MDS didn't revoke CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED
+	 * properly (dcache readdir is still enabled) */
+	di = ceph_dentry(dentry);
+	if (di->offset > 0 &&
+	    di->lease_shared_gen == atomic_read(&dir_ci->i_shared_gen))
+		__ceph_dir_clear_ordered(dir_ci);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index 6d02528eb61f..c6ec5aa46100 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -1080,6 +1080,27 @@ static struct dentry *splice_dentry(struct dentry *dn, struct inode *in)
 
 	BUG_ON(d_inode(dn));
 
+	if (S_ISDIR(in->i_mode)) {
+		/* If inode is directory, d_splice_alias() below will remove
+		 * 'realdn' from its origin parent. We need to ensure that
+		 * origin parent's readdir cache will not reference 'realdn'
+		 */
+		realdn = d_find_any_alias(in);
+		if (realdn) {
+			struct ceph_dentry_info *di = ceph_dentry(realdn);
+			spin_lock(&realdn->d_lock);
+
+			realdn->d_op->d_prune(realdn);
+
+			di->time = jiffies;
+			di->lease_shared_gen = 0;
+			di->offset = 0;
+
+			spin_unlock(&realdn->d_lock);
+			dput(realdn);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* dn must be unhashed */
 	if (!d_unhashed(dn))
 		d_drop(dn);
@@ -1295,8 +1316,8 @@ int ceph_fill_trace(struct super_block *sb, struct ceph_mds_request *req)
 		if (!rinfo->head->is_target) {
 			dout("fill_trace null dentry\n");
 			if (d_really_is_positive(dn)) {
-				ceph_dir_clear_ordered(dir);
 				dout("d_delete %p\n", dn);
+				ceph_dir_clear_ordered(dir);
 				d_delete(dn);
 			} else if (have_lease) {
 				if (d_unhashed(dn))
@@ -1323,7 +1344,6 @@ int ceph_fill_trace(struct super_block *sb, struct ceph_mds_request *req)
 			dout(" %p links to %p %llx.%llx, not %llx.%llx\n",
 			     dn, d_inode(dn), ceph_vinop(d_inode(dn)),
 			     ceph_vinop(in));
-			ceph_dir_clear_ordered(dir);
 			d_invalidate(dn);
 			have_lease = false;
 		}
@@ -1573,9 +1593,19 @@ int ceph_readdir_prepopulate(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 		} else if (d_really_is_positive(dn) &&
 			   (ceph_ino(d_inode(dn)) != tvino.ino ||
 			    ceph_snap(d_inode(dn)) != tvino.snap)) {
+			struct ceph_dentry_info *di = ceph_dentry(dn);
 			dout(" dn %p points to wrong inode %p\n",
 			     dn, d_inode(dn));
-			__ceph_dir_clear_ordered(ci);
+
+			spin_lock(&dn->d_lock);
+			if (di->offset > 0 &&
+			    di->lease_shared_gen ==
+			    atomic_read(&ci->i_shared_gen)) {
+				__ceph_dir_clear_ordered(ci);
+				di->offset = 0;
+			}
+			spin_unlock(&dn->d_lock);
+
 			d_delete(dn);
 			dput(dn);
 			goto retry_lookup;
@@ -1600,9 +1630,7 @@ int ceph_readdir_prepopulate(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 				 &req->r_caps_reservation);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			pr_err("fill_inode badness on %p\n", in);
-			if (d_really_is_positive(dn))
-				__ceph_dir_clear_ordered(ci);
-			else
+			if (d_really_is_negative(dn))
 				iput(in);
 			d_drop(dn);
 			err = ret;