diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 73e2e665817a..241cff423653 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2188,6 +2188,7 @@ int vfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	/* We don't d_delete() NFS sillyrenamed files--they still exist. */
 	if (!error && !(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_NFSFS_RENAMED)) {
+		fsnotify_link_count(dentry->d_inode);
 		d_delete(dentry);
 	}
 
@@ -2360,7 +2361,7 @@ int vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *new_de
 	error = dir->i_op->link(old_dentry, dir, new_dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&old_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	if (!error)
-		fsnotify_create(dir, new_dentry);
+		fsnotify_link(dir, old_dentry->d_inode, new_dentry);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 2bd31fa623b6..d4b7c4ac72e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ static inline void fsnotify_inoderemove(struct inode *inode)
 	inotify_inode_is_dead(inode);
 }
 
+/*
+ * fsnotify_link_count - inode's link count changed
+ */
+static inline void fsnotify_link_count(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	inotify_inode_queue_event(inode, IN_ATTRIB, 0, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  * fsnotify_create - 'name' was linked in
  */
@@ -102,6 +110,20 @@ static inline void fsnotify_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 	audit_inode_child(dentry->d_name.name, dentry, inode);
 }
 
+/*
+ * fsnotify_link - new hardlink in 'inode' directory
+ * Note: We have to pass also the linked inode ptr as some filesystems leave
+ *   new_dentry->d_inode NULL and instantiate inode pointer later
+ */
+static inline void fsnotify_link(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode, struct dentry *new_dentry)
+{
+	inode_dir_notify(dir, DN_CREATE);
+	inotify_inode_queue_event(dir, IN_CREATE, 0, new_dentry->d_name.name,
+				  inode);
+	fsnotify_link_count(inode);
+	audit_inode_child(new_dentry->d_name.name, new_dentry, dir);
+}
+
 /*
  * fsnotify_mkdir - directory 'name' was created
  */