diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 74122540e00f2..df7ae381a7088 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void v9fs_free_inode(struct inode *inode)
 static void v9fs_set_netfs_context(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
-	netfs_inode_init(&v9inode->netfs, &v9fs_req_ops);
+	netfs_inode_init(&v9inode->netfs, &v9fs_req_ops, true);
 }
 
 int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
diff --git a/fs/afs/dynroot.c b/fs/afs/dynroot.c
index 1f656005018ea..9c517269ff954 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dynroot.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dynroot.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct inode *afs_iget_pseudo_dir(struct super_block *sb, bool root)
 	/* there shouldn't be an existing inode */
 	BUG_ON(!(inode->i_state & I_NEW));
 
-	netfs_inode_init(&vnode->netfs, NULL);
+	netfs_inode_init(&vnode->netfs, NULL, false);
 	inode->i_size		= 0;
 	inode->i_mode		= S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
 	if (root) {
diff --git a/fs/afs/inode.c b/fs/afs/inode.c
index 37485ae314714..381521e9e1183 100644
--- a/fs/afs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/afs/inode.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static noinline void dump_vnode(struct afs_vnode *vnode, struct afs_vnode *paren
  */
 static void afs_set_netfs_context(struct afs_vnode *vnode)
 {
-	netfs_inode_init(&vnode->netfs, &afs_req_ops);
+	netfs_inode_init(&vnode->netfs, &afs_req_ops, true);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static void afs_apply_status(struct afs_operation *op,
 	struct inode *inode = &vnode->netfs.inode;
 	struct timespec64 t;
 	umode_t mode;
+	bool unexpected_jump = false;
 	bool data_changed = false;
 	bool change_size = vp->set_size;
 
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ static void afs_apply_status(struct afs_operation *op,
 		}
 		change_size = true;
 		data_changed = true;
+		unexpected_jump = true;
 	} else if (vnode->status.type == AFS_FTYPE_DIR) {
 		/* Expected directory change is handled elsewhere so
 		 * that we can locally edit the directory and save on a
@@ -252,6 +254,8 @@ static void afs_apply_status(struct afs_operation *op,
 		vnode->netfs.remote_i_size = status->size;
 		if (change_size || status->size > i_size_read(inode)) {
 			afs_set_i_size(vnode, status->size);
+			if (unexpected_jump)
+				vnode->netfs.zero_point = status->size;
 			inode_set_ctime_to_ts(inode, t);
 			inode_set_atime_to_ts(inode, t);
 		}
@@ -865,17 +869,17 @@ static void afs_setattr_success(struct afs_operation *op)
 static void afs_setattr_edit_file(struct afs_operation *op)
 {
 	struct afs_vnode_param *vp = &op->file[0];
-	struct inode *inode = &vp->vnode->netfs.inode;
+	struct afs_vnode *vnode = vp->vnode;
 
 	if (op->setattr.attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		loff_t size = op->setattr.attr->ia_size;
 		loff_t i_size = op->setattr.old_i_size;
 
-		if (size < i_size)
-			truncate_pagecache(inode, size);
-		if (size != i_size)
-			fscache_resize_cookie(afs_vnode_cache(vp->vnode),
-					      vp->scb.status.size);
+		if (size != i_size) {
+			truncate_setsize(&vnode->netfs.inode, size);
+			netfs_resize_file(&vnode->netfs, size, true);
+			fscache_resize_cookie(afs_vnode_cache(vnode), size);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -943,11 +947,11 @@ int afs_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 */
 		if (!(attr->ia_valid & (supported & ~ATTR_SIZE & ~ATTR_MTIME)) &&
 		    attr->ia_size < i_size &&
-		    attr->ia_size > vnode->status.size) {
-			truncate_pagecache(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		    attr->ia_size > vnode->netfs.remote_i_size) {
+			truncate_setsize(inode, attr->ia_size);
+			netfs_resize_file(&vnode->netfs, size, false);
 			fscache_resize_cookie(afs_vnode_cache(vnode),
 					      attr->ia_size);
-			i_size_write(inode, attr->ia_size);
 			ret = 0;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index 3149d79a9dbe5..0c25d326afc41 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ struct inode *ceph_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	doutc(fsc->client, "%p\n", &ci->netfs.inode);
 
 	/* Set parameters for the netfs library */
-	netfs_inode_init(&ci->netfs, &ceph_netfs_ops);
+	netfs_inode_init(&ci->netfs, &ceph_netfs_ops, false);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
 
diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
index 6ca6c4bde5eb2..08f28800232c3 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static enum netfs_how_to_modify netfs_how_to_modify(struct netfs_inode *ctx,
 	if (folio_test_uptodate(folio))
 		return NETFS_FOLIO_IS_UPTODATE;
 
-	if (pos >= ctx->remote_i_size)
+	if (pos >= ctx->zero_point)
 		return NETFS_MODIFY_AND_CLEAR;
 
 	if (!maybe_trouble && offset == 0 && len >= flen)
diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
index bb0c2718f57bd..aad05f2349a48 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	struct netfs_inode *ictx = netfs_inode(inode);
+	unsigned long long end;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	_enter("%llx,%zx,%llx", iocb->ki_pos, iov_iter_count(from), i_size_read(inode));
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	ret = kiocb_invalidate_pages(iocb, iov_iter_count(from));
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
+	end = iocb->ki_pos + iov_iter_count(from);
+	if (end > ictx->zero_point)
+		ictx->zero_point = end;
 
 	fscache_invalidate(netfs_i_cookie(ictx), NULL, i_size_read(inode),
 			   FSCACHE_INVAL_DIO_WRITE);
diff --git a/fs/netfs/io.c b/fs/netfs/io.c
index 14c18be5aca00..5b5af96cd4b95 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/io.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/io.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ netfs_rreq_prepare_read(struct netfs_io_request *rreq,
 			struct iov_iter *io_iter)
 {
 	enum netfs_io_source source = NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER;
+	struct netfs_inode *ictx = netfs_inode(rreq->inode);
 	size_t lsize;
 
 	_enter("%llx-%llx,%llx", subreq->start, subreq->start + subreq->len, rreq->i_size);
@@ -586,6 +587,14 @@ netfs_rreq_prepare_read(struct netfs_io_request *rreq,
 		 * to make serial calls, it can indicate a short read and then
 		 * we will call it again.
 		 */
+		if (rreq->origin != NETFS_DIO_READ) {
+			if (subreq->start >= ictx->zero_point) {
+				source = NETFS_FILL_WITH_ZEROES;
+				goto set;
+			}
+			if (subreq->len > ictx->zero_point - subreq->start)
+				subreq->len = ictx->zero_point - subreq->start;
+		}
 		if (subreq->len > rreq->i_size - subreq->start)
 			subreq->len = rreq->i_size - subreq->start;
 		if (rreq->rsize && subreq->len > rreq->rsize)
@@ -607,6 +616,7 @@ netfs_rreq_prepare_read(struct netfs_io_request *rreq,
 		}
 	}
 
+set:
 	if (subreq->len > rreq->len)
 		pr_warn("R=%08x[%u] SREQ>RREQ %zx > %zx\n",
 			rreq->debug_id, subreq->debug_index,
diff --git a/fs/netfs/misc.c b/fs/netfs/misc.c
index eeb44abe59c52..0e3af37fc9243 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/misc.c
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_invalidate_folio);
 bool netfs_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct netfs_inode *ctx = netfs_inode(folio_inode(folio));
+	unsigned long long end;
+
+	end = folio_pos(folio) + folio_size(folio);
+	if (end > ctx->zero_point)
+		ctx->zero_point = end;
 
 	if (folio_test_private(folio))
 		return false;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/fscache.h b/fs/nfs/fscache.h
index 5407ab8c87835..e3cb4923316b2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/fscache.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/fscache.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static inline void nfs_netfs_put(struct nfs_netfs_io_data *netfs)
 }
 static inline void nfs_netfs_inode_init(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
 {
-	netfs_inode_init(&nfsi->netfs, &nfs_netfs_ops);
+	netfs_inode_init(&nfsi->netfs, &nfs_netfs_ops, false);
 }
 extern void nfs_netfs_initiate_read(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr);
 extern void nfs_netfs_read_completion(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
index 96a65cf9b5ec9..07cd88897c331 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ static int cifs_precopy_set_eof(struct inode *src_inode, struct cifsInodeInfo *s
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto set_failed;
 
-	netfs_resize_file(&src_cifsi->netfs, src_end);
+	netfs_resize_file(&src_cifsi->netfs, src_end, true);
 	fscache_resize_cookie(cifs_inode_cookie(src_inode), src_end);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ static loff_t cifs_remap_file_range(struct file *src_file, loff_t off,
 			smb_file_src, smb_file_target, off, len, destoff);
 		if (rc == 0 && new_size > i_size_read(target_inode)) {
 			truncate_setsize(target_inode, new_size);
-			netfs_resize_file(&target_cifsi->netfs, new_size);
+			netfs_resize_file(&target_cifsi->netfs, new_size, true);
 			fscache_resize_cookie(cifs_inode_cookie(target_inode),
 					      new_size);
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index 8a2dd882a7814..852956aa3c4bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ struct netfs_inode {
 	struct fscache_cookie	*cache;
 #endif
 	loff_t			remote_i_size;	/* Size of the remote file */
+	loff_t			zero_point;	/* Size after which we assume there's no data
+						 * on the server */
 	unsigned long		flags;
 #define NETFS_ICTX_ODIRECT	0		/* The file has DIO in progress */
 #define NETFS_ICTX_UNBUFFERED	1		/* I/O should not use the pagecache */
@@ -453,31 +455,44 @@ static inline struct netfs_inode *netfs_inode(struct inode *inode)
  * netfs_inode_init - Initialise a netfslib inode context
  * @ctx: The netfs inode to initialise
  * @ops: The netfs's operations list
+ * @use_zero_point: True to use the zero_point read optimisation
  *
  * Initialise the netfs library context struct.  This is expected to follow on
  * directly from the VFS inode struct.
  */
 static inline void netfs_inode_init(struct netfs_inode *ctx,
-				    const struct netfs_request_ops *ops)
+				    const struct netfs_request_ops *ops,
+				    bool use_zero_point)
 {
 	ctx->ops = ops;
 	ctx->remote_i_size = i_size_read(&ctx->inode);
+	ctx->zero_point = LLONG_MAX;
 	ctx->flags = 0;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FSCACHE)
 	ctx->cache = NULL;
 #endif
+	/* ->releasepage() drives zero_point */
+	if (use_zero_point) {
+		ctx->zero_point = ctx->remote_i_size;
+		mapping_set_release_always(ctx->inode.i_mapping);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
  * netfs_resize_file - Note that a file got resized
  * @ctx: The netfs inode being resized
  * @new_i_size: The new file size
+ * @changed_on_server: The change was applied to the server
  *
  * Inform the netfs lib that a file got resized so that it can adjust its state.
  */
-static inline void netfs_resize_file(struct netfs_inode *ctx, loff_t new_i_size)
+static inline void netfs_resize_file(struct netfs_inode *ctx, loff_t new_i_size,
+				     bool changed_on_server)
 {
-	ctx->remote_i_size = new_i_size;
+	if (changed_on_server)
+		ctx->remote_i_size = new_i_size;
+	if (new_i_size < ctx->zero_point)
+		ctx->zero_point = new_i_size;
 }
 
 /**