diff --git a/fs/btrfs/send.c b/fs/btrfs/send.c
index 42e04cd3cd95..551294a6c9e2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/send.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/send.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct send_ctx {
 	u64 cur_inode_rdev;
 	u64 cur_inode_last_extent;
 	u64 cur_inode_next_write_offset;
+	bool ignore_cur_inode;
 
 	u64 send_progress;
 
@@ -5796,6 +5797,9 @@ static int finish_inode_if_needed(struct send_ctx *sctx, int at_end)
 	int pending_move = 0;
 	int refs_processed = 0;
 
+	if (sctx->ignore_cur_inode)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = process_recorded_refs_if_needed(sctx, at_end, &pending_move,
 					      &refs_processed);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -5914,6 +5918,93 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+struct parent_paths_ctx {
+	struct list_head *refs;
+	struct send_ctx *sctx;
+};
+
+static int record_parent_ref(int num, u64 dir, int index, struct fs_path *name,
+			     void *ctx)
+{
+	struct parent_paths_ctx *ppctx = ctx;
+
+	return record_ref(ppctx->sctx->parent_root, dir, name, ppctx->sctx,
+			  ppctx->refs);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Issue unlink operations for all paths of the current inode found in the
+ * parent snapshot.
+ */
+static int btrfs_unlink_all_paths(struct send_ctx *sctx)
+{
+	LIST_HEAD(deleted_refs);
+	struct btrfs_path *path;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	struct parent_paths_ctx ctx;
+	int ret;
+
+	path = alloc_path_for_send();
+	if (!path)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	key.objectid = sctx->cur_ino;
+	key.type = BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY;
+	key.offset = 0;
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, sctx->parent_root, &key, path, 0, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	ctx.refs = &deleted_refs;
+	ctx.sctx = sctx;
+
+	while (true) {
+		struct extent_buffer *eb = path->nodes[0];
+		int slot = path->slots[0];
+
+		if (slot >= btrfs_header_nritems(eb)) {
+			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(sctx->parent_root, path);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out;
+			else if (ret > 0)
+				break;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(eb, &key, slot);
+		if (key.objectid != sctx->cur_ino)
+			break;
+		if (key.type != BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY &&
+		    key.type != BTRFS_INODE_EXTREF_KEY)
+			break;
+
+		ret = iterate_inode_ref(sctx->parent_root, path, &key, 1,
+					record_parent_ref, &ctx);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		path->slots[0]++;
+	}
+
+	while (!list_empty(&deleted_refs)) {
+		struct recorded_ref *ref;
+
+		ref = list_first_entry(&deleted_refs, struct recorded_ref, list);
+		ret = send_unlink(sctx, ref->full_path);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+		fs_path_free(ref->full_path);
+		list_del(&ref->list);
+		kfree(ref);
+	}
+	ret = 0;
+out:
+	btrfs_free_path(path);
+	if (ret)
+		__free_recorded_refs(&deleted_refs);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int changed_inode(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 			 enum btrfs_compare_tree_result result)
 {
@@ -5928,6 +6019,7 @@ static int changed_inode(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 	sctx->cur_inode_new_gen = 0;
 	sctx->cur_inode_last_extent = (u64)-1;
 	sctx->cur_inode_next_write_offset = 0;
+	sctx->ignore_cur_inode = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set send_progress to current inode. This will tell all get_cur_xxx
@@ -5968,6 +6060,33 @@ static int changed_inode(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 			sctx->cur_inode_new_gen = 1;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Normally we do not find inodes with a link count of zero (orphans)
+	 * because the most common case is to create a snapshot and use it
+	 * for a send operation. However other less common use cases involve
+	 * using a subvolume and send it after turning it to RO mode just
+	 * after deleting all hard links of a file while holding an open
+	 * file descriptor against it or turning a RO snapshot into RW mode,
+	 * keep an open file descriptor against a file, delete it and then
+	 * turn the snapshot back to RO mode before using it for a send
+	 * operation. So if we find such cases, ignore the inode and all its
+	 * items completely if it's a new inode, or if it's a changed inode
+	 * make sure all its previous paths (from the parent snapshot) are all
+	 * unlinked and all other the inode items are ignored.
+	 */
+	if (result == BTRFS_COMPARE_TREE_NEW ||
+	    result == BTRFS_COMPARE_TREE_CHANGED) {
+		u32 nlinks;
+
+		nlinks = btrfs_inode_nlink(sctx->left_path->nodes[0], left_ii);
+		if (nlinks == 0) {
+			sctx->ignore_cur_inode = true;
+			if (result == BTRFS_COMPARE_TREE_CHANGED)
+				ret = btrfs_unlink_all_paths(sctx);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (result == BTRFS_COMPARE_TREE_NEW) {
 		sctx->cur_inode_gen = left_gen;
 		sctx->cur_inode_new = 1;
@@ -6306,15 +6425,17 @@ static int changed_cb(struct btrfs_path *left_path,
 	    key->objectid == BTRFS_FREE_SPACE_OBJECTID)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (key->type == BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY)
+	if (key->type == BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY) {
 		ret = changed_inode(sctx, result);
-	else if (key->type == BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY ||
-		 key->type == BTRFS_INODE_EXTREF_KEY)
-		ret = changed_ref(sctx, result);
-	else if (key->type == BTRFS_XATTR_ITEM_KEY)
-		ret = changed_xattr(sctx, result);
-	else if (key->type == BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY)
-		ret = changed_extent(sctx, result);
+	} else if (!sctx->ignore_cur_inode) {
+		if (key->type == BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY ||
+		    key->type == BTRFS_INODE_EXTREF_KEY)
+			ret = changed_ref(sctx, result);
+		else if (key->type == BTRFS_XATTR_ITEM_KEY)
+			ret = changed_xattr(sctx, result);
+		else if (key->type == BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY)
+			ret = changed_extent(sctx, result);
+	}
 
 out:
 	return ret;