diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 1218d10424d0..f0e7a57bc899 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ static int fanotify_release(struct inode *ignored, struct file *file)
 
 	wake_up(&group->fanotify_data.access_waitq);
 #endif
+
+	if (file->f_flags & FASYNC)
+		fsnotify_fasync(-1, file, 0);
+
 	/* matches the fanotify_init->fsnotify_alloc_group */
 	fsnotify_destroy_group(group);
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/group.c b/fs/notify/group.c
index 1f7305711fc9..bd2625bd88b4 100644
--- a/fs/notify/group.c
+++ b/fs/notify/group.c
@@ -102,3 +102,10 @@ struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_group(const struct fsnotify_ops *ops)
 
 	return group;
 }
+
+int fsnotify_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_group *group = file->private_data;
+
+	return fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &group->fsn_fa) >= 0 ? 0 : -EIO;
+}
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 00ff82ff7c9f..68f7bec1e664 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -280,19 +280,15 @@ static ssize_t inotify_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int inotify_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
-{
-	struct fsnotify_group *group = file->private_data;
-
-	return fasync_helper(fd, file, on, &group->inotify_data.fa) >= 0 ? 0 : -EIO;
-}
-
 static int inotify_release(struct inode *ignored, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group = file->private_data;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: group=%p\n", __func__, group);
 
+	if (file->f_flags & FASYNC)
+		fsnotify_fasync(-1, file, 0);
+
 	/* free this group, matching get was inotify_init->fsnotify_obtain_group */
 	fsnotify_destroy_group(group);
 
@@ -335,7 +331,7 @@ static long inotify_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 static const struct file_operations inotify_fops = {
 	.poll		= inotify_poll,
 	.read		= inotify_read,
-	.fasync		= inotify_fasync,
+	.fasync		= fsnotify_fasync,
 	.release	= inotify_release,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= inotify_ioctl,
 	.compat_ioctl	= inotify_ioctl,
@@ -706,7 +702,6 @@ static struct fsnotify_group *inotify_new_group(unsigned int max_events)
 	spin_lock_init(&group->inotify_data.idr_lock);
 	idr_init(&group->inotify_data.idr);
 	group->inotify_data.last_wd = 0;
-	group->inotify_data.fa = NULL;
 	group->inotify_data.user = get_current_user();
 
 	if (atomic_inc_return(&group->inotify_data.user->inotify_devs) >
diff --git a/fs/notify/notification.c b/fs/notify/notification.c
index c887b1378f7e..b3963d8c9988 100644
--- a/fs/notify/notification.c
+++ b/fs/notify/notification.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ alloc_holder:
 	mutex_unlock(&group->notification_mutex);
 
 	wake_up(&group->notification_waitq);
+	kill_fasync(&group->fsn_fa, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 	return return_event;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 1af2f6a722c0..d5b0910d4961 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ struct fsnotify_group {
 					 * a group */
 	struct list_head marks_list;	/* all inode marks for this group */
 
+	struct fasync_struct    *fsn_fa;    /* async notification */
+
 	/* groups can define private fields here or use the void *private */
 	union {
 		void *private;
@@ -156,7 +158,6 @@ struct fsnotify_group {
 			spinlock_t	idr_lock;
 			struct idr      idr;
 			u32             last_wd;
-			struct fasync_struct    *fa;    /* async notification */
 			struct user_struct      *user;
 		} inotify_data;
 #endif
@@ -368,6 +369,8 @@ extern void fsnotify_get_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
 extern void fsnotify_put_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
 /* destroy group */
 extern void fsnotify_destroy_group(struct fsnotify_group *group);
+/* fasync handler function */
+extern int fsnotify_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on);
 /* take a reference to an event */
 extern void fsnotify_get_event(struct fsnotify_event *event);
 extern void fsnotify_put_event(struct fsnotify_event *event);