diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index 06c19740095f..53d95c9d976a 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -195,9 +195,48 @@ static ssize_t ovl_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t ovl_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
+{
+	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct fd real;
+	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (!iov_iter_count(iter))
+		return 0;
+
+	inode_lock(inode);
+	/* Update mode */
+	ovl_copyattr(ovl_inode_real(inode), inode);
+	ret = file_remove_privs(file);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	ret = ovl_real_fdget(file, &real);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
+	ret = vfs_iter_write(real.file, iter, &iocb->ki_pos,
+			     ovl_iocb_to_rwf(iocb));
+	revert_creds(old_cred);
+
+	/* Update size */
+	ovl_copyattr(ovl_inode_real(inode), inode);
+
+	fdput(real);
+
+out_unlock:
+	inode_unlock(inode);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 const struct file_operations ovl_file_operations = {
 	.open		= ovl_open,
 	.release	= ovl_release,
 	.llseek		= ovl_llseek,
 	.read_iter	= ovl_read_iter,
+	.write_iter	= ovl_write_iter,
 };