diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 84efb89..b3333fe 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ struct io_ring_ctx {
 		unsigned		sq_mask;
 		unsigned		sq_thread_idle;
 		struct io_uring_sqe	*sq_sqes;
+
+		struct list_head	defer_list;
 	} ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
 	/* IO offload */
@@ -327,8 +329,11 @@ struct io_kiocb {
 #define REQ_F_FIXED_FILE	4	/* ctx owns file */
 #define REQ_F_SEQ_PREV		8	/* sequential with previous */
 #define REQ_F_PREPPED		16	/* prep already done */
+#define REQ_F_IO_DRAIN		32	/* drain existing IO first */
+#define REQ_F_IO_DRAINED	64	/* drain done */
 	u64			user_data;
-	u64			error;
+	u32			error;
+	u32			sequence;
 
 	struct work_struct	work;
 };
@@ -356,6 +361,8 @@ struct io_submit_state {
 	unsigned int		ios_left;
 };
 
+static void io_sq_wq_submit_work(struct work_struct *work);
+
 static struct kmem_cache *req_cachep;
 
 static const struct file_operations io_uring_fops;
@@ -407,10 +414,36 @@ static struct io_ring_ctx *io_ring_ctx_alloc(struct io_uring_params *p)
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->completion_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->poll_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->cancel_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->defer_list);
 	return ctx;
 }
 
-static void io_commit_cqring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
+static inline bool io_sequence_defer(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
+				     struct io_kiocb *req)
+{
+	if ((req->flags & (REQ_F_IO_DRAIN|REQ_F_IO_DRAINED)) != REQ_F_IO_DRAIN)
+		return false;
+
+	return req->sequence > ctx->cached_cq_tail + ctx->sq_ring->dropped;
+}
+
+static struct io_kiocb *io_get_deferred_req(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	struct io_kiocb *req;
+
+	if (list_empty(&ctx->defer_list))
+		return NULL;
+
+	req = list_first_entry(&ctx->defer_list, struct io_kiocb, list);
+	if (!io_sequence_defer(ctx, req)) {
+		list_del_init(&req->list);
+		return req;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void __io_commit_cqring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct io_cq_ring *ring = ctx->cq_ring;
 
@@ -425,6 +458,18 @@ static void io_commit_cqring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	}
 }
 
+static void io_commit_cqring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	struct io_kiocb *req;
+
+	__io_commit_cqring(ctx);
+
+	while ((req = io_get_deferred_req(ctx)) != NULL) {
+		req->flags |= REQ_F_IO_DRAINED;
+		queue_work(ctx->sqo_wq, &req->work);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct io_uring_cqe *io_get_cqring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct io_cq_ring *ring = ctx->cq_ring;
@@ -1437,6 +1482,34 @@ static int io_poll_add(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	return ipt.error;
 }
 
+static int io_req_defer(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
+			const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
+{
+	struct io_uring_sqe *sqe_copy;
+
+	if (!io_sequence_defer(ctx, req) && list_empty(&ctx->defer_list))
+		return 0;
+
+	sqe_copy = kmalloc(sizeof(*sqe_copy), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sqe_copy)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
+	if (!io_sequence_defer(ctx, req) && list_empty(&ctx->defer_list)) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
+		kfree(sqe_copy);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(sqe_copy, sqe, sizeof(*sqe_copy));
+	req->submit.sqe = sqe_copy;
+
+	INIT_WORK(&req->work, io_sq_wq_submit_work);
+	list_add_tail(&req->list, &ctx->defer_list);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
+	return -EIOCBQUEUED;
+}
+
 static int __io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 			   const struct sqe_submit *s, bool force_nonblock)
 {
@@ -1684,6 +1757,11 @@ static int io_req_set_file(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, const struct sqe_submit *s,
 	flags = READ_ONCE(s->sqe->flags);
 	fd = READ_ONCE(s->sqe->fd);
 
+	if (flags & IOSQE_IO_DRAIN) {
+		req->flags |= REQ_F_IO_DRAIN;
+		req->sequence = ctx->cached_sq_head - 1;
+	}
+
 	if (!io_op_needs_file(s->sqe)) {
 		req->file = NULL;
 		return 0;
@@ -1713,7 +1791,7 @@ static int io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct sqe_submit *s,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* enforce forwards compatibility on users */
-	if (unlikely(s->sqe->flags & ~IOSQE_FIXED_FILE))
+	if (unlikely(s->sqe->flags & ~(IOSQE_FIXED_FILE | IOSQE_IO_DRAIN)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	req = io_get_req(ctx, state);
@@ -1724,6 +1802,13 @@ static int io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct sqe_submit *s,
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto out;
 
+	ret = io_req_defer(ctx, req, s->sqe);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -EIOCBQUEUED)
+			ret = 0;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret = __io_submit_sqe(ctx, req, s, true);
 	if (ret == -EAGAIN && !(req->flags & REQ_F_NOWAIT)) {
 		struct io_uring_sqe *sqe_copy;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
index e234086..a7a6384 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct io_uring_sqe {
  * sqe->flags
  */
 #define IOSQE_FIXED_FILE	(1U << 0)	/* use fixed fileset */
+#define IOSQE_IO_DRAIN		(1U << 1)	/* issue after inflight IO */
 
 /*
  * io_uring_setup() flags