diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index fa5ead248f19..f0100ccf93de 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1323,22 +1323,24 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_local_data(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
  * batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update() - update the translation table tvlv
  *  container after local tt changes have been committed
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the mesh interface information
+ * @changes_list: list of committed changes which will be consumed
+ * @tt_diff_entries_num: number of entries in @changes_list
  */
-static void batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+static void batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					    struct list_head *changes_list,
+					    int tt_diff_entries_num)
 {
 	struct batadv_tvlv_tt_change *tt_change;
 	struct batadv_tt_change_node *entry;
 	struct batadv_tvlv_tt_data *tt_data;
 	struct batadv_tt_change_node *safe;
 	int tt_diff_entries_count = 0;
-	int tt_diff_entries_num = 0;
 	bool drop_changes = false;
 	size_t tt_extra_len = 0;
 	int tt_change_len = 0;
 	int tt_diff_len;
 	u16 tvlv_len;
 
-	tt_diff_entries_num = READ_ONCE(bat_priv->tt.local_changes);
 	tt_diff_len = batadv_tt_len(tt_diff_entries_num);
 
 	/* if we have too many changes for one packet don't send any
@@ -1356,19 +1358,39 @@ static void batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 
 	tvlv_len = batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_local_data(bat_priv, &tt_data,
 						     &tt_change, &tt_diff_len);
-	if (!tvlv_len)
+	if (!tvlv_len) {
+		/* the changes are lost and the other nodes have to request the
+		 * full table. Don't answer TT requests for the new TTVN with
+		 * the stale changeset of the previous TTVN. Without changes, the
+		 * TTVN was not incremented and the last changeset is still valid
+		 */
+		if (drop_changes || tt_diff_entries_num > 0) {
+			list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, safe, changes_list,
+						 list) {
+				list_del(&entry->list);
+				kmem_cache_free(batadv_tt_change_cache, entry);
+			}
+
+			spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.last_changeset_lock);
+			kfree(bat_priv->tt.last_changeset);
+			bat_priv->tt.last_changeset = NULL;
+			bat_priv->tt.last_changeset_len = 0;
+			spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.last_changeset_lock);
+		}
+
+		/* announce the already committed TTVN in the next OGM interval
+		 * instead of waiting for BATADV_TT_OGM_APPEND_MAX idle rounds
+		 */
+		atomic_set(&bat_priv->tt.ogm_append_cnt, 0);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	tt_data->flags = BATADV_TT_OGM_DIFF;
 
 	if (!drop_changes && tt_diff_len == 0)
 		goto container_register;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.changes_list_lock);
-	WRITE_ONCE(bat_priv->tt.local_changes, 0);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, safe, &bat_priv->tt.changes_list,
-				 list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, safe, changes_list, list) {
 		if (tt_diff_entries_count < tt_diff_entries_num) {
 			memcpy(tt_change + tt_diff_entries_count,
 			       &entry->change,
@@ -1378,7 +1400,6 @@ static void batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 		list_del(&entry->list);
 		kmem_cache_free(batadv_tt_change_cache, entry);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.changes_list_lock);
 
 	tt_extra_len = batadv_tt_len(tt_diff_entries_num -
 				     tt_diff_entries_count);
@@ -4429,11 +4450,25 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_purge_pending_clients(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
  */
 static void batadv_tt_local_commit_changes_nolock(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
+	LIST_HEAD(changes_list);
+	int changes_num;
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->tt.commit_lock);
 
-	if (READ_ONCE(bat_priv->tt.local_changes) == 0) {
+	/* atomically get the list of changes. The TTVN decision and the
+	 * announced changeset must cover the same events. Events queued
+	 * afterwards stay in the tt.changes_list for the next TT round
+	 */
+	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.changes_list_lock);
+	list_splice_init(&bat_priv->tt.changes_list, &changes_list);
+	changes_num = READ_ONCE(bat_priv->tt.local_changes);
+	WRITE_ONCE(bat_priv->tt.local_changes, 0);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.changes_list_lock);
+
+	if (changes_num == 0) {
 		if (!batadv_atomic_dec_not_zero(&bat_priv->tt.ogm_append_cnt))
-			batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(bat_priv);
+			batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(bat_priv, &changes_list,
+							changes_num);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -4450,7 +4485,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_commit_changes_nolock(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 
 	/* reset the sending counter */
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->tt.ogm_append_cnt, BATADV_TT_OGM_APPEND_MAX);
-	batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(bat_priv);
+	batadv_tt_tvlv_container_update(bat_priv, &changes_list, changes_num);
 }
 
 /**