diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index dae33c1..69f1549 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -568,8 +568,13 @@
 
 	nfs_add_stats(data->inode, NFSIOS_SERVERREADBYTES, resp->count);
 
-	/* Is this a short read? */
-	if (task->tk_status >= 0 && resp->count < argp->count && !resp->eof) {
+	if (task->tk_status < 0) {
+		if (task->tk_status == -ESTALE) {
+			set_bit(NFS_INO_STALE, &NFS_FLAGS(data->inode));
+			nfs_mark_for_revalidate(data->inode);
+		}
+	} else if (resp->count < argp->count && !resp->eof) {
+		/* This is a short read! */
 		nfs_inc_stats(data->inode, NFSIOS_SHORTREAD);
 		/* Has the server at least made some progress? */
 		if (resp->count != 0) {
@@ -616,6 +621,10 @@
 	if (error)
 		goto out_error;
 
+	error = -ESTALE;
+	if (NFS_STALE(inode))
+		goto out_error;
+
 	if (file == NULL) {
 		ctx = nfs_find_open_context(inode, NULL, FMODE_READ);
 		if (ctx == NULL)
@@ -678,7 +687,7 @@
 	};
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -ESTALE;
 
 	dprintk("NFS: nfs_readpages (%s/%Ld %d)\n",
 			inode->i_sb->s_id,
@@ -686,6 +695,9 @@
 			nr_pages);
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSREADPAGES);
 
+	if (NFS_STALE(inode))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (filp == NULL) {
 		desc.ctx = nfs_find_open_context(inode, NULL, FMODE_READ);
 		if (desc.ctx == NULL)
@@ -701,6 +713,7 @@
 			ret = err;
 	}
 	put_nfs_open_context(desc.ctx);
+out:
 	return ret;
 }