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 e999615d0e..ce2a7d3592 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
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ public COMMIT_STATUS checkCommit(DFSClient dfsClient, long commitOffset,
       try {
         // Sync file data and length
         fos.hsync(EnumSet.of(SyncFlag.UPDATE_LENGTH));
+        ret = COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_FINISHED; // Remove COMMIT_DO_SYNC status 
         // Nothing to do for metadata since attr related change is pass-through
       } catch (ClosedChannelException cce) {
         if (pendingWrites.isEmpty()) {
@@ -747,7 +748,8 @@ public COMMIT_STATUS checkCommit(DFSClient dfsClient, long commitOffset,
    * return one commit status: COMMIT_FINISHED, COMMIT_WAIT,
    * COMMIT_INACTIVE_CTX, COMMIT_INACTIVE_WITH_PENDING_WRITE, COMMIT_ERROR
    */
-  private synchronized COMMIT_STATUS checkCommitInternal(long commitOffset,
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  synchronized COMMIT_STATUS checkCommitInternal(long commitOffset,
       Channel channel, int xid, Nfs3FileAttributes preOpAttr) {
     if (!activeState) {
       if (pendingWrites.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/nfs/nfs3/TestWrites.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/nfs/nfs3/TestWrites.java
index 1a808807f9..d16b268382 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/nfs/nfs3/TestWrites.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/nfs/nfs3/TestWrites.java
@@ -150,10 +150,16 @@ public void testCheckCommit() throws IOException {
     // Test request with non zero commit offset
     ctx.setActiveStatusForTest(true);
     Mockito.when(fos.getPos()).thenReturn((long) 10);
+    COMMIT_STATUS status = ctx.checkCommitInternal(5, null, 1, attr);
+    Assert.assertTrue(status == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_DO_SYNC);
+    // Do_SYNC state will be updated to FINISHED after data sync
     ret = ctx.checkCommit(dfsClient, 5, null, 1, attr);
-    Assert.assertTrue(ret == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_DO_SYNC);
+    Assert.assertTrue(ret == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_FINISHED);
+    
+    status = ctx.checkCommitInternal(10, null, 1, attr);
+    Assert.assertTrue(status == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_DO_SYNC);
     ret = ctx.checkCommit(dfsClient, 10, null, 1, attr);
-    Assert.assertTrue(ret == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_DO_SYNC);
+    Assert.assertTrue(ret == COMMIT_STATUS.COMMIT_FINISHED);
 
     ConcurrentNavigableMap<Long, CommitCtx> commits = ctx
         .getPendingCommitsForTest();
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 32e1df676c..da8e28e897 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@ Release 2.2.1 - UNRELEASED
     HDFS-5469. Add configuration property for the sub-directroy export path
     (brandonli)
 
+    HDFS-5519. COMMIT handler should update the commit status after sync
+    (brandonli)
+
 Release 2.2.0 - 2013-10-13
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES