diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 4486b329a6e0..9d9dfd3ec82f 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: ed25e9b26f898d8d63ae4a836489f1923534143b
+refs/heads/master: 5ce5b3c0916ba3a2e34cf648b94044adc5ef9e76
diff --git a/trunk/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/trunk/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 447bd422d867..b858242374db 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -2120,6 +2120,36 @@ static int chunk_profiles_filter(u64 chunk_profile,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static u64 div_factor_fine(u64 num, int factor)
+{
+	if (factor <= 0)
+		return 0;
+	if (factor >= 100)
+		return num;
+
+	num *= factor;
+	do_div(num, 100);
+	return num;
+}
+
+static int chunk_usage_filter(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 chunk_offset,
+			      struct btrfs_balance_args *bargs)
+{
+	struct btrfs_block_group_cache *cache;
+	u64 chunk_used, user_thresh;
+	int ret = 1;
+
+	cache = btrfs_lookup_block_group(fs_info, chunk_offset);
+	chunk_used = btrfs_block_group_used(&cache->item);
+
+	user_thresh = div_factor_fine(cache->key.offset, bargs->usage);
+	if (chunk_used < user_thresh)
+		ret = 0;
+
+	btrfs_put_block_group(cache);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int should_balance_chunk(struct btrfs_root *root,
 				struct extent_buffer *leaf,
 				struct btrfs_chunk *chunk, u64 chunk_offset)
@@ -2147,6 +2177,12 @@ static int should_balance_chunk(struct btrfs_root *root,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* usage filter */
+	if ((bargs->flags & BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_USAGE) &&
+	    chunk_usage_filter(bctl->fs_info, chunk_offset, bargs)) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/trunk/fs/btrfs/volumes.h b/trunk/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
index fb20d7740440..eee77fcf812a 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
+++ b/trunk/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ struct map_lookup {
  * Balance filters
  */
 #define BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_PROFILES	(1ULL << 0)
+#define BTRFS_BALANCE_ARGS_USAGE	(1ULL << 1)
 
 struct btrfs_balance_args;
 struct btrfs_balance_control {