diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
index d05891ec492e..036ca516d851 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
@@ -125,9 +125,44 @@ static ssize_t hfsplus_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+	loff_t isize;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	loff_t end = iocb->ki_pos + count;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * The hfsplus_get_block() only allows creating the next sequential block.
+	 * For direct writes beyond EOF, expand the file first.
+	 */
+	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE && iocb->ki_pos > i_size_read(inode)) {
+		loff_t start_off, end_off;
+		loff_t start_page, end_page;
+
+		isize = i_size_read(inode);
+
+		/*
+		 * Wait for any in-flight DIO on this inode to finish before
+		 * calling generic_cont_expand_simple().
+		 */
+		inode_dio_wait(inode);
+
+		ret = generic_cont_expand_simple(inode, iocb->ki_pos);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		start_off = isize;
+		end_off = (end > 0) ? end - 1 : end;
+
+		ret = filemap_write_and_wait_range(mapping, start_off, end_off);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		start_page = start_off >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+		end_page = end_off >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+		invalidate_inode_pages2_range(mapping, start_page, end_page);
+	}
+
 	ret = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, hfsplus_get_block);
 
 	/*
@@ -135,8 +170,7 @@ static ssize_t hfsplus_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	 * blocks outside i_size. Trim these off again.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE && ret < 0)) {
-		loff_t isize = i_size_read(inode);
-		loff_t end = iocb->ki_pos + count;
+		isize = i_size_read(inode);
 
 		if (end > isize)
 			hfsplus_write_failed(mapping, end);