diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 6c7026cc8988..7783636d73f1 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -865,13 +865,6 @@ static int ceph_mknod(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = ceph_pre_init_acls(dir, &mode, &as_ctx);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto out;
-	err = ceph_security_init_secctx(dentry, mode, &as_ctx);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	dout("mknod in dir %p dentry %p mode 0%ho rdev %d\n",
 	     dir, dentry, mode, rdev);
 	req = ceph_mdsc_create_request(mdsc, CEPH_MDS_OP_MKNOD, USE_AUTH_MDS);
@@ -879,6 +872,14 @@ static int ceph_mknod(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		err = PTR_ERR(req);
 		goto out;
 	}
+
+	req->r_new_inode = ceph_new_inode(dir, dentry, &mode, &as_ctx);
+	if (IS_ERR(req->r_new_inode)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(req->r_new_inode);
+		req->r_new_inode = NULL;
+		goto out_req;
+	}
+
 	req->r_dentry = dget(dentry);
 	req->r_num_caps = 2;
 	req->r_parent = dir;
@@ -888,13 +889,13 @@ static int ceph_mknod(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	req->r_args.mknod.rdev = cpu_to_le32(rdev);
 	req->r_dentry_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_AUTH_EXCL;
 	req->r_dentry_unless = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
-	if (as_ctx.pagelist) {
-		req->r_pagelist = as_ctx.pagelist;
-		as_ctx.pagelist = NULL;
-	}
+
+	ceph_as_ctx_to_req(req, &as_ctx);
+
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, dir, req);
 	if (!err && !req->r_reply_info.head->is_dentry)
 		err = ceph_handle_notrace_create(dir, dentry);
+out_req:
 	ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
 out:
 	if (!err)
@@ -917,6 +918,7 @@ static int ceph_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = ceph_sb_to_mdsc(dir->i_sb);
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req;
 	struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx as_ctx = {};
+	umode_t mode = S_IFLNK | 0777;
 	int err;
 
 	if (ceph_snap(dir) != CEPH_NOSNAP)
@@ -931,21 +933,24 @@ static int ceph_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = ceph_security_init_secctx(dentry, S_IFLNK | 0777, &as_ctx);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	dout("symlink in dir %p dentry %p to '%s'\n", dir, dentry, dest);
 	req = ceph_mdsc_create_request(mdsc, CEPH_MDS_OP_SYMLINK, USE_AUTH_MDS);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(req);
 		goto out;
 	}
+
+	req->r_new_inode = ceph_new_inode(dir, dentry, &mode, &as_ctx);
+	if (IS_ERR(req->r_new_inode)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(req->r_new_inode);
+		req->r_new_inode = NULL;
+		goto out_req;
+	}
+
 	req->r_path2 = kstrdup(dest, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req->r_path2) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
-		goto out;
+		goto out_req;
 	}
 	req->r_parent = dir;
 	ihold(dir);
@@ -955,13 +960,13 @@ static int ceph_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	req->r_num_caps = 2;
 	req->r_dentry_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_AUTH_EXCL;
 	req->r_dentry_unless = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
-	if (as_ctx.pagelist) {
-		req->r_pagelist = as_ctx.pagelist;
-		as_ctx.pagelist = NULL;
-	}
+
+	ceph_as_ctx_to_req(req, &as_ctx);
+
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, dir, req);
 	if (!err && !req->r_reply_info.head->is_dentry)
 		err = ceph_handle_notrace_create(dir, dentry);
+out_req:
 	ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
 out:
 	if (err)
@@ -1002,13 +1007,6 @@ static int ceph_mkdir(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	mode |= S_IFDIR;
-	err = ceph_pre_init_acls(dir, &mode, &as_ctx);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto out;
-	err = ceph_security_init_secctx(dentry, mode, &as_ctx);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto out;
 
 	req = ceph_mdsc_create_request(mdsc, op, USE_AUTH_MDS);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
@@ -1016,6 +1014,14 @@ static int ceph_mkdir(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	mode |= S_IFDIR;
+	req->r_new_inode = ceph_new_inode(dir, dentry, &mode, &as_ctx);
+	if (IS_ERR(req->r_new_inode)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(req->r_new_inode);
+		req->r_new_inode = NULL;
+		goto out_req;
+	}
+
 	req->r_dentry = dget(dentry);
 	req->r_num_caps = 2;
 	req->r_parent = dir;
@@ -1024,15 +1030,15 @@ static int ceph_mkdir(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	req->r_args.mkdir.mode = cpu_to_le32(mode);
 	req->r_dentry_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_AUTH_EXCL;
 	req->r_dentry_unless = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
-	if (as_ctx.pagelist) {
-		req->r_pagelist = as_ctx.pagelist;
-		as_ctx.pagelist = NULL;
-	}
+
+	ceph_as_ctx_to_req(req, &as_ctx);
+
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, dir, req);
 	if (!err &&
 	    !req->r_reply_info.head->is_target &&
 	    !req->r_reply_info.head->is_dentry)
 		err = ceph_handle_notrace_create(dir, dentry);
+out_req:
 	ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
 out:
 	if (!err)
diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 2fa8635437c0..0f3f8d873659 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -608,7 +608,8 @@ static void ceph_async_create_cb(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 	ceph_mdsc_release_dir_caps(req);
 }
 
-static int ceph_finish_async_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+static int ceph_finish_async_create(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
+				    struct dentry *dentry,
 				    struct file *file, umode_t mode,
 				    struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 				    struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as_ctx,
@@ -620,7 +621,6 @@ static int ceph_finish_async_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct ceph_mds_reply_info_in iinfo = { .in = &in };
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(dir);
 	struct ceph_dentry_info *di = ceph_dentry(dentry);
-	struct inode *inode;
 	struct timespec64 now;
 	struct ceph_string *pool_ns;
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = ceph_sb_to_mdsc(dir->i_sb);
@@ -629,10 +629,6 @@ static int ceph_finish_async_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	ktime_get_real_ts64(&now);
 
-	inode = ceph_get_inode(dentry->d_sb, vino);
-	if (IS_ERR(inode))
-		return PTR_ERR(inode);
-
 	iinfo.inline_version = CEPH_INLINE_NONE;
 	iinfo.change_attr = 1;
 	ceph_encode_timespec64(&iinfo.btime, &now);
@@ -690,8 +686,7 @@ static int ceph_finish_async_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		ceph_dir_clear_complete(dir);
 		if (!d_unhashed(dentry))
 			d_drop(dentry);
-		if (inode->i_state & I_NEW)
-			discard_new_inode(inode);
+		discard_new_inode(inode);
 	} else {
 		struct dentry *dn;
 
@@ -737,6 +732,7 @@ int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_sb_to_client(dir->i_sb);
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = fsc->mdsc;
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req;
+	struct inode *new_inode = NULL;
 	struct dentry *dn;
 	struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx as_ctx = {};
 	bool try_async = ceph_test_mount_opt(fsc, ASYNC_DIROPS);
@@ -759,15 +755,16 @@ int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 */
 	flags &= ~O_TRUNC;
 
+retry:
 	if (flags & O_CREAT) {
 		if (ceph_quota_is_max_files_exceeded(dir))
 			return -EDQUOT;
-		err = ceph_pre_init_acls(dir, &mode, &as_ctx);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
-		err = ceph_security_init_secctx(dentry, mode, &as_ctx);
-		if (err < 0)
+
+		new_inode = ceph_new_inode(dir, dentry, &mode, &as_ctx);
+		if (IS_ERR(new_inode)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(new_inode);
 			goto out_ctx;
+		}
 		/* Async create can't handle more than a page of xattrs */
 		if (as_ctx.pagelist &&
 		    !list_is_singular(&as_ctx.pagelist->head))
@@ -776,7 +773,7 @@ int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		/* If it's not being looked up, it's negative */
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-retry:
+
 	/* do the open */
 	req = prepare_open_request(dir->i_sb, flags, mode);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
@@ -797,32 +794,45 @@ int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 		req->r_dentry_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_AUTH_EXCL;
 		req->r_dentry_unless = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
-		if (as_ctx.pagelist) {
-			req->r_pagelist = as_ctx.pagelist;
-			as_ctx.pagelist = NULL;
-		}
-		if (try_async &&
-		    (req->r_dir_caps =
-		      try_prep_async_create(dir, dentry, &lo,
-					    &req->r_deleg_ino))) {
+
+		ceph_as_ctx_to_req(req, &as_ctx);
+
+		if (try_async && (req->r_dir_caps =
+				  try_prep_async_create(dir, dentry, &lo, &req->r_deleg_ino))) {
+			struct ceph_vino vino = { .ino = req->r_deleg_ino,
+						  .snap = CEPH_NOSNAP };
 			struct ceph_dentry_info *di = ceph_dentry(dentry);
 
 			set_bit(CEPH_MDS_R_ASYNC, &req->r_req_flags);
 			req->r_args.open.flags |= cpu_to_le32(CEPH_O_EXCL);
 			req->r_callback = ceph_async_create_cb;
 
+			/* Hash inode before RPC */
+			new_inode = ceph_get_inode(dir->i_sb, vino, new_inode);
+			if (IS_ERR(new_inode)) {
+				err = PTR_ERR(new_inode);
+				new_inode = NULL;
+				goto out_req;
+			}
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(!(new_inode->i_state & I_NEW));
+
 			spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			di->flags |= CEPH_DENTRY_ASYNC_CREATE;
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 
 			err = ceph_mdsc_submit_request(mdsc, dir, req);
 			if (!err) {
-				err = ceph_finish_async_create(dir, dentry,
+				err = ceph_finish_async_create(dir, new_inode, dentry,
 							file, mode, req,
 							&as_ctx, &lo);
+				new_inode = NULL;
 			} else if (err == -EJUKEBOX) {
 				restore_deleg_ino(dir, req->r_deleg_ino);
 				ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
+				discard_new_inode(new_inode);
+				ceph_release_acl_sec_ctx(&as_ctx);
+				memset(&as_ctx, 0, sizeof(as_ctx));
+				new_inode = NULL;
 				try_async = false;
 				ceph_put_string(rcu_dereference_raw(lo.pool_ns));
 				goto retry;
@@ -833,6 +843,8 @@ int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 
 	set_bit(CEPH_MDS_R_PARENT_LOCKED, &req->r_req_flags);
+	req->r_new_inode = new_inode;
+	new_inode = NULL;
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, (flags & O_CREAT) ? dir : NULL, req);
 	if (err == -ENOENT) {
 		dentry = ceph_handle_snapdir(req, dentry);
@@ -873,6 +885,7 @@ int ceph_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 out_req:
 	ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
+	iput(new_inode);
 out_ctx:
 	ceph_release_acl_sec_ctx(&as_ctx);
 	dout("atomic_open result=%d\n", err);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index a49f1c8f7cdc..fec020ea459d 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -52,17 +52,85 @@ static int ceph_set_ino_cb(struct inode *inode, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct inode *ceph_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct ceph_vino vino)
+/**
+ * ceph_new_inode - allocate a new inode in advance of an expected create
+ * @dir: parent directory for new inode
+ * @dentry: dentry that may eventually point to new inode
+ * @mode: mode of new inode
+ * @as_ctx: pointer to inherited security context
+ *
+ * Allocate a new inode in advance of an operation to create a new inode.
+ * This allocates the inode and sets up the acl_sec_ctx with appropriate
+ * info for the new inode.
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the new inode or an ERR_PTR.
+ */
+struct inode *ceph_new_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+			     umode_t *mode, struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as_ctx)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	inode = new_inode(dir->i_sb);
+	if (!inode)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	if (!S_ISLNK(*mode)) {
+		err = ceph_pre_init_acls(dir, mode, as_ctx);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	err = ceph_security_init_secctx(dentry, *mode, as_ctx);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	inode->i_state = 0;
+	inode->i_mode = *mode;
+	return inode;
+out_err:
+	iput(inode);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+void ceph_as_ctx_to_req(struct ceph_mds_request *req, struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as_ctx)
+{
+	if (as_ctx->pagelist) {
+		req->r_pagelist = as_ctx->pagelist;
+		as_ctx->pagelist = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * ceph_get_inode - find or create/hash a new inode
+ * @sb: superblock to search and allocate in
+ * @vino: vino to search for
+ * @newino: optional new inode to insert if one isn't found (may be NULL)
+ *
+ * Search for or insert a new inode into the hash for the given vino, and return a
+ * reference to it. If new is non-NULL, its reference is consumed.
+ */
+struct inode *ceph_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct ceph_vino vino, struct inode *newino)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 
 	if (ceph_vino_is_reserved(vino))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EREMOTEIO);
 
-	inode = iget5_locked(sb, (unsigned long)vino.ino, ceph_ino_compare,
-			     ceph_set_ino_cb, &vino);
-	if (!inode)
+	if (newino) {
+		inode = inode_insert5(newino, (unsigned long)vino.ino, ceph_ino_compare,
+					ceph_set_ino_cb, &vino);
+		if (inode != newino)
+			iput(newino);
+	} else {
+		inode = iget5_locked(sb, (unsigned long)vino.ino, ceph_ino_compare,
+				     ceph_set_ino_cb, &vino);
+	}
+
+	if (!inode) {
+		dout("No inode found for %llx.%llx\n", vino.ino, vino.snap);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	dout("get_inode on %llu=%llx.%llx got %p new %d\n", ceph_present_inode(inode),
 	     ceph_vinop(inode), inode, !!(inode->i_state & I_NEW));
@@ -78,7 +146,7 @@ struct inode *ceph_get_snapdir(struct inode *parent)
 		.ino = ceph_ino(parent),
 		.snap = CEPH_SNAPDIR,
 	};
-	struct inode *inode = ceph_get_inode(parent->i_sb, vino);
+	struct inode *inode = ceph_get_inode(parent->i_sb, vino, NULL);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
@@ -1552,7 +1620,7 @@ static int readdir_prepopulate_inodes_only(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 		vino.ino = le64_to_cpu(rde->inode.in->ino);
 		vino.snap = le64_to_cpu(rde->inode.in->snapid);
 
-		in = ceph_get_inode(req->r_dentry->d_sb, vino);
+		in = ceph_get_inode(req->r_dentry->d_sb, vino, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(in)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(in);
 			dout("new_inode badness got %d\n", err);
@@ -1754,7 +1822,7 @@ int ceph_readdir_prepopulate(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 		if (d_really_is_positive(dn)) {
 			in = d_inode(dn);
 		} else {
-			in = ceph_get_inode(parent->d_sb, tvino);
+			in = ceph_get_inode(parent->d_sb, tvino, NULL);
 			if (IS_ERR(in)) {
 				dout("new_inode badness\n");
 				d_drop(dn);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index ecaf0ef11bf2..dcb25724b693 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@ void ceph_mdsc_release_request(struct kref *kref)
 		iput(req->r_parent);
 	}
 	iput(req->r_target_inode);
+	iput(req->r_new_inode);
 	if (req->r_dentry)
 		dput(req->r_dentry);
 	if (req->r_old_dentry)
@@ -3366,13 +3367,21 @@ static void handle_reply(struct ceph_mds_session *session, struct ceph_msg *msg)
 
 	/* Must find target inode outside of mutexes to avoid deadlocks */
 	if ((err >= 0) && rinfo->head->is_target) {
-		struct inode *in;
+		struct inode *in = xchg(&req->r_new_inode, NULL);
 		struct ceph_vino tvino = {
 			.ino  = le64_to_cpu(rinfo->targeti.in->ino),
 			.snap = le64_to_cpu(rinfo->targeti.in->snapid)
 		};
 
-		in = ceph_get_inode(mdsc->fsc->sb, tvino);
+		/* If we ended up opening an existing inode, discard r_new_inode */
+		if (req->r_op == CEPH_MDS_OP_CREATE && !req->r_reply_info.has_create_ino) {
+			/* This should never happen on an async create */
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(req->r_deleg_ino);
+			iput(in);
+			in = NULL;
+		}
+
+		in = ceph_get_inode(mdsc->fsc->sb, tvino, in);
 		if (IS_ERR(in)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(in);
 			mutex_lock(&session->s_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.h b/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
index 0598faa50e2e..ceef487abf7f 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ struct ceph_mds_request {
 
 	struct inode *r_parent;		    /* parent dir inode */
 	struct inode *r_target_inode;       /* resulting inode */
+	struct inode *r_new_inode;	    /* new inode (for creates) */
 
 #define CEPH_MDS_R_DIRECT_IS_HASH	(1) /* r_direct_hash is valid */
 #define CEPH_MDS_R_ABORTED		(2) /* call was aborted */
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index a5f6bd149fa3..5b93b1ee5d8a 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ static inline bool __ceph_have_pending_cap_snap(struct ceph_inode_info *ci)
 /* inode.c */
 struct ceph_mds_reply_info_in;
 struct ceph_mds_reply_dirfrag;
+struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx;
 
 extern const struct inode_operations ceph_file_iops;
 
@@ -995,8 +996,12 @@ extern struct inode *ceph_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 extern void ceph_evict_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern void ceph_free_inode(struct inode *inode);
 
+struct inode *ceph_new_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+			     umode_t *mode, struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as_ctx);
+void ceph_as_ctx_to_req(struct ceph_mds_request *req, struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as_ctx);
+
 extern struct inode *ceph_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
-				    struct ceph_vino vino);
+				    struct ceph_vino vino, struct inode *newino);
 extern struct inode *ceph_get_snapdir(struct inode *parent);
 extern int ceph_fill_file_size(struct inode *inode, int issued,
 			       u32 truncate_seq, u64 truncate_size, u64 size);
