diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index f1dc5ce791a7..ec0d81bea07a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ static ssize_t ext4_generic_write_checks(struct kiocb *iocb,
 
 static ssize_t ext4_write_checks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
+	loff_t old_size = i_size_read(inode);
 	ssize_t ret, count;
 
 	count = ext4_generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
@@ -280,6 +282,21 @@ static ssize_t ext4_write_checks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	ret = file_modified(iocb->ki_filp);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the position is beyond the EOF, it is necessary to zero out the
+	 * partial block that beyond the existing EOF, as it may contains
+	 * stale data written through mmap.
+	 */
+	if (iocb->ki_pos > old_size && !ext4_verity_in_progress(inode)) {
+		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+			return -EAGAIN;
+
+		ret = ext4_block_zero_eof(inode, old_size, iocb->ki_pos);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	return count;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 9c1b95c439d5..7eb4daea3faa 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -1466,10 +1466,9 @@ static int ext4_write_end(const struct kiocb *iocb,
 	folio_unlock(folio);
 	folio_put(folio);
 
-	if (old_size < pos && !verity) {
+	if (old_size < pos && !verity)
 		pagecache_isize_extended(inode, old_size, pos);
-		ext4_block_zero_eof(inode, old_size, pos);
-	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Don't mark the inode dirty under folio lock. First, it unnecessarily
 	 * makes the holding time of folio lock longer. Second, it forces lock
@@ -1584,10 +1583,8 @@ static int ext4_journalled_write_end(const struct kiocb *iocb,
 	folio_unlock(folio);
 	folio_put(folio);
 
-	if (old_size < pos && !verity) {
+	if (old_size < pos && !verity)
 		pagecache_isize_extended(inode, old_size, pos);
-		ext4_block_zero_eof(inode, old_size, pos);
-	}
 
 	if (size_changed) {
 		ret2 = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
@@ -3226,7 +3223,7 @@ static int ext4_da_do_write_end(struct address_space *mapping,
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	loff_t old_size = inode->i_size;
 	bool disksize_changed = false;
-	loff_t new_i_size, zero_len = 0;
+	loff_t new_i_size;
 	handle_t *handle;
 
 	if (unlikely(!folio_buffers(folio))) {
@@ -3270,19 +3267,15 @@ static int ext4_da_do_write_end(struct address_space *mapping,
 	folio_unlock(folio);
 	folio_put(folio);
 
-	if (pos > old_size) {
+	if (pos > old_size)
 		pagecache_isize_extended(inode, old_size, pos);
-		zero_len = pos - old_size;
-	}
 
-	if (!disksize_changed && !zero_len)
+	if (!disksize_changed)
 		return copied;
 
-	handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_INODE, 2);
+	handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_INODE, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
-	if (zero_len)
-		ext4_block_zero_eof(inode, old_size, pos);
 	ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
 	ext4_journal_stop(handle);