diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index d31aa6f33a6a..52f9865096c6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5435,8 +5435,11 @@ void md_write_start(mddev_t *mddev, struct bio *bi)
 			md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);
+		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "array_state");
 	}
-	wait_event(mddev->sb_wait, mddev->flags==0);
+	wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
+		   !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN, &mddev->flags) &&
+		   !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags));
 }
 
 void md_write_end(mddev_t *mddev)
@@ -5471,6 +5474,12 @@ void md_allow_write(mddev_t *mddev)
 			mddev->safemode = 1;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);
 		md_update_sb(mddev, 0);
+
+		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "array_state");
+		/* wait for the dirty state to be recorded in the metadata */
+		wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
+			   !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN, &mddev->flags) &&
+			   !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags));
 	} else
 		spin_unlock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);
 }