diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/nfs/nfs3/OpenFileCtx.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/nfs/nfs3/OpenFileCtx.java
index 8306360e6b..159783598f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/nfs/nfs3/OpenFileCtx.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/nfs/nfs3/OpenFileCtx.java
@@ -710,7 +710,8 @@ public COMMIT_STATUS checkCommit(DFSClient dfsClient, long commitOffset,
       LOG.debug("Got commit status: " + ret.name());
     }
     // Do the sync outside the lock
-    if (ret == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_DO_SYNC) {
+    if (ret == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_DO_SYNC
+        || ret == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_FINISHED) {
       try {
         // Sync file data and length
         fos.hsync(EnumSet.of(SyncFlag.UPDATE_LENGTH));
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index e9ea659605..baee3ef262 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ Release 2.2.1 - UNRELEASED
 
     HDFS-5281. COMMIT request should not block. (brandonli)
 
+    HDFS-5337. should do hsync for a commit request even there is no pending
+    writes (brandonli)
+
 Release 2.2.0 - 2013-10-13
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES