diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
index e3f88d6e141..fd42832f785 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ int drbd_bm_resize(struct drbd_conf *mdev, sector_t capacity, int set_new_bits)
  *
  * maybe bm_set should be atomic_t ?
  */
-static unsigned long _drbd_bm_total_weight(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+unsigned long _drbd_bm_total_weight(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 {
 	struct drbd_bitmap *b = mdev->bitmap;
 	unsigned long s;
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 58dc02bd16c..bb3a488b6fd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ enum {
 	CONN_DRY_RUN,		/* Expect disconnect after resync handshake. */
 	GOT_PING_ACK,		/* set when we receive a ping_ack packet, misc wait gets woken */
 	NEW_CUR_UUID,		/* Create new current UUID when thawing IO */
+	AL_SUSPENDED,		/* Activity logging is currently suspended. */
 };
 
 struct drbd_bitmap; /* opaque for drbd_conf */
@@ -1425,6 +1426,7 @@ extern unsigned long drbd_bm_find_next(struct drbd_conf *mdev, unsigned long bm_
 /* bm_find_next variants for use while you hold drbd_bm_lock() */
 extern unsigned long _drbd_bm_find_next(struct drbd_conf *mdev, unsigned long bm_fo);
 extern unsigned long _drbd_bm_find_next_zero(struct drbd_conf *mdev, unsigned long bm_fo);
+extern unsigned long _drbd_bm_total_weight(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern unsigned long drbd_bm_total_weight(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_bm_rs_done(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 /* for receive_bitmap */
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 71c4c261573..23878ffc43c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -963,6 +963,12 @@ static void set_ov_position(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_conns cs)
 	}
 }
 
+static void drbd_resume_al(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+{
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(AL_SUSPENDED, &mdev->flags))
+		dev_info(DEV, "Resumed AL updates\n");
+}
+
 /**
  * __drbd_set_state() - Set a new DRBD state
  * @mdev:	DRBD device.
@@ -1160,6 +1166,10 @@ int __drbd_set_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev,
 	    ns.conn <= C_TEAR_DOWN && ns.conn >= C_TIMEOUT)
 		drbd_thread_restart_nowait(&mdev->receiver);
 
+	/* Resume AL writing if we get a connection */
+	if (os.conn < C_CONNECTED && ns.conn >= C_CONNECTED)
+		drbd_resume_al(mdev);
+
 	ascw = kmalloc(sizeof(*ascw), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (ascw) {
 		ascw->os = os;
@@ -2851,6 +2861,7 @@ void drbd_mdev_cleanup(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	}
 
 	drbd_free_resources(mdev);
+	clear_bit(AL_SUSPENDED, &mdev->flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * currently we drbd_init_ee only on module load, so
@@ -3652,6 +3663,7 @@ int drbd_bmio_clear_n_write(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 {
 	int rv = -EIO;
 
+	drbd_resume_al(mdev);
 	if (get_ldev_if_state(mdev, D_ATTACHING)) {
 		drbd_bm_clear_all(mdev);
 		rv = drbd_bm_write(mdev);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 97fb2c2a7a5..6742652c8ab 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -777,6 +777,29 @@ static void drbd_reconfig_done(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	wake_up(&mdev->state_wait);
 }
 
+/* Make sure IO is suspended before calling this function(). */
+static void drbd_suspend_al(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+{
+	int s = 0;
+
+	if (lc_try_lock(mdev->act_log)) {
+		drbd_al_shrink(mdev);
+		lc_unlock(mdev->act_log);
+	} else {
+		dev_warn(DEV, "Failed to lock al in drbd_suspend_al()\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+	if (mdev->state.conn < C_CONNECTED)
+		s = !test_and_set_bit(AL_SUSPENDED, &mdev->flags);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+
+	if (s)
+		dev_info(DEV, "Suspended AL updates\n");
+}
+
 /* does always return 0;
  * interesting return code is in reply->ret_code */
 static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
@@ -1113,6 +1136,9 @@ static int drbd_nl_disk_conf(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp
 		drbd_al_to_on_disk_bm(mdev);
 	}
 
+	if (_drbd_bm_total_weight(mdev) == drbd_bm_bits(mdev))
+		drbd_suspend_al(mdev); /* IO is still suspended here... */
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
 	os = mdev->state;
 	ns.i = os.i;
@@ -1792,12 +1818,38 @@ static int drbd_nl_invalidate(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nl
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int drbd_bmio_set_susp_al(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+{
+	int rv;
+
+	rv = drbd_bmio_set_n_write(mdev);
+	drbd_suspend_al(mdev);
+	return rv;
+}
+
 static int drbd_nl_invalidate_peer(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 				   struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *reply)
 {
+	int retcode;
 
-	reply->ret_code = drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_STARTING_SYNC_S));
+	retcode = _drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_STARTING_SYNC_S), CS_ORDERED);
 
+	if (retcode < SS_SUCCESS) {
+		if (retcode == SS_NEED_CONNECTION && mdev->state.role == R_PRIMARY) {
+			/* The peer will get a resync upon connect anyways. Just make that
+			   into a full resync. */
+			retcode = drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(pdsk, D_INCONSISTENT));
+			if (retcode >= SS_SUCCESS) {
+				/* open coded drbd_bitmap_io() */
+				if (drbd_bitmap_io(mdev, &drbd_bmio_set_susp_al,
+						   "set_n_write from invalidate_peer"))
+					retcode = ERR_IO_MD_DISK;
+			}
+		} else
+			retcode = drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_STARTING_SYNC_S));
+	}
+
+	reply->ret_code = retcode;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c
index c159692c3b5..a4a4a06908c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int drbd_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 			seq_printf(seq, "%2d: cs:Unconfigured\n", i);
 		} else {
 			seq_printf(seq,
-			   "%2d: cs:%s ro:%s/%s ds:%s/%s %c %c%c%c%c%c\n"
+			   "%2d: cs:%s ro:%s/%s ds:%s/%s %c %c%c%c%c%c%c\n"
 			   "    ns:%u nr:%u dw:%u dr:%u al:%u bm:%u "
 			   "lo:%d pe:%d ua:%d ap:%d ep:%d wo:%c",
 			   i, sn,
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ static int drbd_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 			   mdev->state.peer_isp ? 'p' : '-',
 			   mdev->state.user_isp ? 'u' : '-',
 			   mdev->congestion_reason ?: '-',
+			   test_bit(AL_SUSPENDED, &mdev->flags) ? 's' : '-',
 			   mdev->send_cnt/2,
 			   mdev->recv_cnt/2,
 			   mdev->writ_cnt/2,
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 3b61d767d9c..af608b39c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ static void _req_is_done(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_request *req, const
 		 */
 		if (s & RQ_LOCAL_MASK) {
 			if (get_ldev_if_state(mdev, D_FAILED)) {
-				drbd_al_complete_io(mdev, req->sector);
+				if (s & RQ_IN_ACT_LOG)
+					drbd_al_complete_io(mdev, req->sector);
 				put_ldev(mdev);
 			} else if (__ratelimit(&drbd_ratelimit_state)) {
 				dev_warn(DEV, "Should have called drbd_al_complete_io(, %llu), "
@@ -802,8 +803,10 @@ static int drbd_make_request_common(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct bio *bio)
 	 * resync extent to finish, and, if necessary, pulls in the target
 	 * extent into the activity log, which involves further disk io because
 	 * of transactional on-disk meta data updates. */
-	if (rw == WRITE && local)
+	if (rw == WRITE && local && !test_bit(AL_SUSPENDED, &mdev->flags)) {
+		req->rq_state |= RQ_IN_ACT_LOG;
 		drbd_al_begin_io(mdev, sector);
+	}
 
 	remote = remote && (mdev->state.pdsk == D_UP_TO_DATE ||
 			    (mdev->state.pdsk == D_INCONSISTENT &&
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
index f2e45aaa2cd..181ea036482 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.h
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ enum drbd_req_state_bits {
 
 	/* Set when this is a write, clear for a read */
 	__RQ_WRITE,
+
+	/* Should call drbd_al_complete_io() for this request... */
+	__RQ_IN_ACT_LOG,
 };
 
 #define RQ_LOCAL_PENDING   (1UL << __RQ_LOCAL_PENDING)
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ enum drbd_req_state_bits {
 #define RQ_NET_MASK        (((1UL << __RQ_NET_MAX)-1) & ~RQ_LOCAL_MASK)
 
 #define RQ_WRITE           (1UL << __RQ_WRITE)
+#define RQ_IN_ACT_LOG      (1UL << __RQ_IN_ACT_LOG)
 
 /* For waking up the frozen transfer log mod_req() has to return if the request
    should be counted in the epoch object*/
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
index 3d0e14e3ade..8be98326337 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ int w_restart_disk_io(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_work *w, int cancel)
 {
 	struct drbd_request *req = container_of(w, struct drbd_request, w);
 
-	if (bio_data_dir(req->master_bio) == WRITE)
+	if (bio_data_dir(req->master_bio) == WRITE && req->rq_state & RQ_IN_ACT_LOG)
 		drbd_al_begin_io(mdev, req->sector);
 	/* Calling drbd_al_begin_io() out of the worker might deadlocks
 	   theoretically. Practically it can not deadlock, since this is