diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 0b678b5da4c42..0f0374a4ac6e9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -1384,6 +1384,8 @@ static void schedule_external_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
 
 static void set_pool_mode(struct pool *pool, enum pool_mode new_mode);
 
+static void requeue_bios(struct pool *pool);
+
 static void check_for_space(struct pool *pool)
 {
 	int r;
@@ -1396,8 +1398,10 @@ static void check_for_space(struct pool *pool)
 	if (r)
 		return;
 
-	if (nr_free)
+	if (nr_free) {
 		set_pool_mode(pool, PM_WRITE);
+		requeue_bios(pool);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1474,7 +1478,10 @@ static int alloc_data_block(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t *result)
 
 	r = dm_pool_alloc_data_block(pool->pmd, result);
 	if (r) {
-		metadata_operation_failed(pool, "dm_pool_alloc_data_block", r);
+		if (r == -ENOSPC)
+			set_pool_mode(pool, PM_OUT_OF_DATA_SPACE);
+		else
+			metadata_operation_failed(pool, "dm_pool_alloc_data_block", r);
 		return r;
 	}