diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 4fbbe1fb9f08..92237b6fa8cd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ struct pool {
 	struct pool_features pf;
 	bool low_water_triggered:1;	/* A dm event has been sent */
 	bool suspended:1;
+	bool out_of_data_space:1;
 
 	struct dm_bio_prison *prison;
 	struct dm_kcopyd_client *copier;
@@ -461,9 +462,16 @@ static void cell_error_with_code(struct pool *pool,
 	dm_bio_prison_free_cell(pool->prison, cell);
 }
 
+static int get_pool_io_error_code(struct pool *pool)
+{
+	return pool->out_of_data_space ? -ENOSPC : -EIO;
+}
+
 static void cell_error(struct pool *pool, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
 {
-	cell_error_with_code(pool, cell, -EIO);
+	int error = get_pool_io_error_code(pool);
+
+	cell_error_with_code(pool, cell, error);
 }
 
 static void cell_success(struct pool *pool, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
@@ -622,7 +630,9 @@ static void error_retry_list_with_code(struct pool *pool, int error)
 
 static void error_retry_list(struct pool *pool)
 {
-	return error_retry_list_with_code(pool, -EIO);
+	int error = get_pool_io_error_code(pool);
+
+	return error_retry_list_with_code(pool, error);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2419,6 +2429,7 @@ static void set_pool_mode(struct pool *pool, enum pool_mode new_mode)
 		 */
 		if (old_mode != new_mode)
 			notify_of_pool_mode_change_to_oods(pool);
+		pool->out_of_data_space = true;
 		pool->process_bio = process_bio_read_only;
 		pool->process_discard = process_discard_bio;
 		pool->process_cell = process_cell_read_only;
@@ -2432,6 +2443,7 @@ static void set_pool_mode(struct pool *pool, enum pool_mode new_mode)
 	case PM_WRITE:
 		if (old_mode != new_mode)
 			notify_of_pool_mode_change(pool, "write");
+		pool->out_of_data_space = false;
 		pool->pf.error_if_no_space = pt->requested_pf.error_if_no_space;
 		dm_pool_metadata_read_write(pool->pmd);
 		pool->process_bio = process_bio;
@@ -2832,6 +2844,7 @@ static struct pool *pool_create(struct mapped_device *pool_md,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->active_thins);
 	pool->low_water_triggered = false;
 	pool->suspended = true;
+	pool->out_of_data_space = false;
 
 	pool->shared_read_ds = dm_deferred_set_create();
 	if (!pool->shared_read_ds) {
@@ -3886,7 +3899,7 @@ static struct target_type pool_target = {
 	.name = "thin-pool",
 	.features = DM_TARGET_SINGLETON | DM_TARGET_ALWAYS_WRITEABLE |
 		    DM_TARGET_IMMUTABLE,
-	.version = {1, 17, 0},
+	.version = {1, 18, 0},
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr = pool_ctr,
 	.dtr = pool_dtr,
@@ -4260,7 +4273,7 @@ static void thin_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
 
 static struct target_type thin_target = {
 	.name = "thin",
-	.version = {1, 17, 0},
+	.version = {1, 18, 0},
 	.module	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr = thin_ctr,
 	.dtr = thin_dtr,