diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 65716a17059d..f69e7bf52c57 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/part_stat.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 
 #include "ext4.h"
 #include "ext4_extents.h"	/* Needed for trace points definition */
@@ -753,6 +754,8 @@ void __ext4_error(struct super_block *sb, const char *function,
 		       sb->s_id, function, line, current->comm, &vaf);
 		va_end(args);
 	}
+	fsnotify_sb_error(sb, NULL, error ? error : EFSCORRUPTED);
+
 	ext4_handle_error(sb, force_ro, error, 0, block, function, line);
 }
 
@@ -783,6 +786,8 @@ void __ext4_error_inode(struct inode *inode, const char *function,
 			       current->comm, &vaf);
 		va_end(args);
 	}
+	fsnotify_sb_error(inode->i_sb, inode, error ? error : EFSCORRUPTED);
+
 	ext4_handle_error(inode->i_sb, false, error, inode->i_ino, block,
 			  function, line);
 }
@@ -821,6 +826,8 @@ void __ext4_error_file(struct file *file, const char *function,
 			       current->comm, path, &vaf);
 		va_end(args);
 	}
+	fsnotify_sb_error(inode->i_sb, inode, EFSCORRUPTED);
+
 	ext4_handle_error(inode->i_sb, false, EFSCORRUPTED, inode->i_ino, block,
 			  function, line);
 }
@@ -888,6 +895,7 @@ void __ext4_std_error(struct super_block *sb, const char *function,
 		printk(KERN_CRIT "EXT4-fs error (device %s) in %s:%d: %s\n",
 		       sb->s_id, function, line, errstr);
 	}
+	fsnotify_sb_error(sb, NULL, errno ? errno : EFSCORRUPTED);
 
 	ext4_handle_error(sb, false, -errno, 0, 0, function, line);
 }