diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index c8c53a03a585..1955bfeb3551 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -676,6 +676,9 @@ out_unlock:
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_direct_ops = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_direct_write_result,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_direct_write_release,
 };
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 988c8b9aa78b..f62bc5226155 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ extern int nfs4_path_walk(struct nfs_server *server,
 /* read.c */
 extern void nfs_read_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata);
 
+/* write.c */
+extern void nfs_write_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata);
+
 /* nfs4proc.c */
 extern int _nfs4_call_sync(struct nfs_server *server,
 			   struct rpc_message *msg,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 6c0ac539d9c7..5f71832436fd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2890,6 +2890,10 @@ static int nfs4_write_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = data->inode;
 	
+	/* slot is freed in nfs_writeback_done */
+	nfs4_sequence_done(NFS_SERVER(inode), &data->res.seq_res,
+			   task->tk_status);
+
 	if (nfs4_async_handle_error(task, NFS_SERVER(inode), data->args.context->state) == -EAGAIN) {
 		rpc_restart_call(task);
 		return -EAGAIN;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 035e6fb9f57e..195fe7667529 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "delegation.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "iostat.h"
+#include "nfs4_fs.h"
 
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_PAGECACHE
 
@@ -1050,7 +1051,23 @@ out:
 	nfs_writedata_release(calldata);
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+void nfs_write_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
+{
+	struct nfs_write_data *data = calldata;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = (NFS_SERVER(data->inode))->nfs_client;
+
+	if (nfs4_setup_sequence(clp, &data->args.seq_args,
+				&data->res.seq_res, 1, task))
+		return;
+	rpc_call_start(task);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
+
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_partial_ops = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_writeback_done_partial,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_writeback_release_partial,
 };
@@ -1113,6 +1130,9 @@ remove_request:
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_full_ops = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_writeback_done_full,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_writeback_release_full,
 };
@@ -1195,6 +1215,8 @@ int nfs_writeback_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
 		/* Can't do anything about it except throw an error. */
 		task->tk_status = -EIO;
 	}
+	nfs4_sequence_free_slot(NFS_SERVER(data->inode)->nfs_client,
+				&data->res.seq_res);
 	return 0;
 }