diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 0f521ba5f2f967..da308774b8a453 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -3095,7 +3095,10 @@ btrfs_lookup_inode_extref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			  u64 inode_objectid, u64 ref_objectid, int ins_len,
 			  int cow);
 
-int btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(struct btrfs_path *path,
+int btrfs_find_name_in_backref(struct extent_buffer *leaf, int slot,
+			       const char *name,
+			       int name_len, struct btrfs_inode_ref **ref_ret);
+int btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(struct extent_buffer *leaf, int slot,
 				   u64 ref_objectid, const char *name,
 				   int name_len,
 				   struct btrfs_inode_extref **extref_ret);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c b/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
index 39c968f801572e..65e1a76bf75574 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 #include "transaction.h"
 #include "print-tree.h"
 
-static int find_name_in_backref(struct btrfs_path *path, const char *name,
-			 int name_len, struct btrfs_inode_ref **ref_ret)
+int btrfs_find_name_in_backref(struct extent_buffer *leaf, int slot,
+			       const char *name,
+			       int name_len, struct btrfs_inode_ref **ref_ret)
 {
-	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
 	struct btrfs_inode_ref *ref;
 	unsigned long ptr;
 	unsigned long name_ptr;
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ static int find_name_in_backref(struct btrfs_path *path, const char *name,
 	u32 cur_offset = 0;
 	int len;
 
-	leaf = path->nodes[0];
-	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(leaf, path->slots[0]);
-	ptr = btrfs_item_ptr_offset(leaf, path->slots[0]);
+	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(leaf, slot);
+	ptr = btrfs_item_ptr_offset(leaf, slot);
 	while (cur_offset < item_size) {
 		ref = (struct btrfs_inode_ref *)(ptr + cur_offset);
 		len = btrfs_inode_ref_name_len(leaf, ref);
@@ -44,18 +43,19 @@ static int find_name_in_backref(struct btrfs_path *path, const char *name,
 		if (len != name_len)
 			continue;
 		if (memcmp_extent_buffer(leaf, name, name_ptr, name_len) == 0) {
-			*ref_ret = ref;
+			if (ref_ret)
+				*ref_ret = ref;
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(struct btrfs_path *path, u64 ref_objectid,
+int btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(struct extent_buffer *leaf, int slot,
+				   u64 ref_objectid,
 				   const char *name, int name_len,
 				   struct btrfs_inode_extref **extref_ret)
 {
-	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
 	struct btrfs_inode_extref *extref;
 	unsigned long ptr;
 	unsigned long name_ptr;
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ int btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(struct btrfs_path *path, u64 ref_objectid,
 	u32 cur_offset = 0;
 	int ref_name_len;
 
-	leaf = path->nodes[0];
-	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(leaf, path->slots[0]);
-	ptr = btrfs_item_ptr_offset(leaf, path->slots[0]);
+	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(leaf, slot);
+	ptr = btrfs_item_ptr_offset(leaf, slot);
 
 	/*
 	 * Search all extended backrefs in this item. We're only
@@ -113,7 +112,9 @@ btrfs_lookup_inode_extref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	if (ret > 0)
 		return NULL;
-	if (!btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(path, ref_objectid, name, name_len, &extref))
+	if (!btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0],
+					    ref_objectid, name, name_len,
+					    &extref))
 		return NULL;
 	return extref;
 }
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ static int btrfs_del_inode_extref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	 * This should always succeed so error here will make the FS
 	 * readonly.
 	 */
-	if (!btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(path, ref_objectid,
+	if (!btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0],
+					    ref_objectid,
 					    name, name_len, &extref)) {
 		btrfs_handle_fs_error(root->fs_info, -ENOENT, NULL);
 		ret = -EROFS;
@@ -225,7 +227,8 @@ int btrfs_del_inode_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	} else if (ret < 0) {
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (!find_name_in_backref(path, name, name_len, &ref)) {
+	if (!btrfs_find_name_in_backref(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0],
+					name, name_len, &ref)) {
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		search_ext_refs = 1;
 		goto out;
@@ -293,7 +296,9 @@ static int btrfs_insert_inode_extref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	ret = btrfs_insert_empty_item(trans, root, path, &key,
 				      ins_len);
 	if (ret == -EEXIST) {
-		if (btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(path, ref_objectid,
+		if (btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(path->nodes[0],
+						   path->slots[0],
+						   ref_objectid,
 						   name, name_len, NULL))
 			goto out;
 
@@ -351,7 +356,8 @@ int btrfs_insert_inode_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	if (ret == -EEXIST) {
 		u32 old_size;
 
-		if (find_name_in_backref(path, name, name_len, &ref))
+		if (btrfs_find_name_in_backref(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0],
+					       name, name_len, &ref))
 			goto out;
 
 		old_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0]);
@@ -365,7 +371,9 @@ int btrfs_insert_inode_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		ret = 0;
 	} else if (ret < 0) {
 		if (ret == -EOVERFLOW) {
-			if (find_name_in_backref(path, name, name_len, &ref))
+			if (btrfs_find_name_in_backref(path->nodes[0],
+						       path->slots[0],
+						       name, name_len, &ref))
 				ret = -EEXIST;
 			else
 				ret = -EMLINK;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index f7a18751314af2..4c50f823949c01 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -966,7 +966,9 @@ static noinline int backref_in_log(struct btrfs_root *log,
 	ptr = btrfs_item_ptr_offset(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0]);
 
 	if (key->type == BTRFS_INODE_EXTREF_KEY) {
-		if (btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(path, ref_objectid,
+		if (btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(path->nodes[0],
+						   path->slots[0],
+						   ref_objectid,
 						   name, namelen, NULL))
 			match = 1;
 
@@ -1190,7 +1192,8 @@ static int extref_get_fields(struct extent_buffer *eb, unsigned long ref_ptr,
 	read_extent_buffer(eb, *name, (unsigned long)&extref->name,
 			   *namelen);
 
-	*index = btrfs_inode_extref_index(eb, extref);
+	if (index)
+		*index = btrfs_inode_extref_index(eb, extref);
 	if (parent_objectid)
 		*parent_objectid = btrfs_inode_extref_parent(eb, extref);
 
@@ -1211,11 +1214,101 @@ static int ref_get_fields(struct extent_buffer *eb, unsigned long ref_ptr,
 
 	read_extent_buffer(eb, *name, (unsigned long)(ref + 1), *namelen);
 
-	*index = btrfs_inode_ref_index(eb, ref);
+	if (index)
+		*index = btrfs_inode_ref_index(eb, ref);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Take an inode reference item from the log tree and iterate all names from the
+ * inode reference item in the subvolume tree with the same key (if it exists).
+ * For any name that is not in the inode reference item from the log tree, do a
+ * proper unlink of that name (that is, remove its entry from the inode
+ * reference item and both dir index keys).
+ */
+static int unlink_old_inode_refs(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+				 struct btrfs_root *root,
+				 struct btrfs_path *path,
+				 struct btrfs_inode *inode,
+				 struct extent_buffer *log_eb,
+				 int log_slot,
+				 struct btrfs_key *key)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long ref_ptr;
+	unsigned long ref_end;
+	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+
+again:
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, key, path, 0, 0);
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		ret = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	eb = path->nodes[0];
+	ref_ptr = btrfs_item_ptr_offset(eb, path->slots[0]);
+	ref_end = ref_ptr + btrfs_item_size_nr(eb, path->slots[0]);
+	while (ref_ptr < ref_end) {
+		char *name = NULL;
+		int namelen;
+		u64 parent_id;
+
+		if (key->type == BTRFS_INODE_EXTREF_KEY) {
+			ret = extref_get_fields(eb, ref_ptr, &namelen, &name,
+						NULL, &parent_id);
+		} else {
+			parent_id = key->offset;
+			ret = ref_get_fields(eb, ref_ptr, &namelen, &name,
+					     NULL);
+		}
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+
+		if (key->type == BTRFS_INODE_EXTREF_KEY)
+			ret = btrfs_find_name_in_ext_backref(log_eb, log_slot,
+							     parent_id, name,
+							     namelen, NULL);
+		else
+			ret = btrfs_find_name_in_backref(log_eb, log_slot, name,
+							 namelen, NULL);
+
+		if (!ret) {
+			struct inode *dir;
+
+			btrfs_release_path(path);
+			dir = read_one_inode(root, parent_id);
+			if (!dir) {
+				ret = -ENOENT;
+				kfree(name);
+				goto out;
+			}
+			ret = btrfs_unlink_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(dir),
+						 inode, name, namelen);
+			kfree(name);
+			iput(dir);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+			goto again;
+		}
+
+		kfree(name);
+		ref_ptr += namelen;
+		if (key->type == BTRFS_INODE_EXTREF_KEY)
+			ref_ptr += sizeof(struct btrfs_inode_extref);
+		else
+			ref_ptr += sizeof(struct btrfs_inode_ref);
+	}
+	ret = 0;
+ out:
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * replay one inode back reference item found in the log tree.
  * eb, slot and key refer to the buffer and key found in the log tree.
@@ -1344,6 +1437,19 @@ static noinline int add_inode_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Before we overwrite the inode reference item in the subvolume tree
+	 * with the item from the log tree, we must unlink all names from the
+	 * parent directory that are in the subvolume's tree inode reference
+	 * item, otherwise we end up with an inconsistent subvolume tree where
+	 * dir index entries exist for a name but there is no inode reference
+	 * item with the same name.
+	 */
+	ret = unlink_old_inode_refs(trans, root, path, BTRFS_I(inode), eb, slot,
+				    key);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* finally write the back reference in the inode */
 	ret = overwrite_item(trans, root, path, eb, slot, key);
 out: