diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 5f03a4fabeaac..845b8620afcf6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3794,6 +3794,11 @@ static ssize_t ext4_direct_IO_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	ssize_t ret;
+	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
+	loff_t size = i_size_read(inode);
+
+	if (offset >= size)
+		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Shared inode_lock is enough for us - it protects against concurrent