diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index a7b9b9751a3f..96d936f5584b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -898,6 +898,9 @@ static int ext4_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (ext4_inode_can_atomic_write(inode))
+		filp->f_mode |= FMODE_CAN_ATOMIC_WRITE;
+
 	filp->f_mode |= FMODE_NOWAIT | FMODE_CAN_ODIRECT;
 	return dquot_file_open(inode, filp);
 }