diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
index 72fc9b3b6dc0..fa6e49a4ba37 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ static bool should_reclaim_block_group(const struct btrfs_block_group *bg, u64 b
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int btrfs_reclaim_block_group(struct btrfs_block_group *bg)
+static int btrfs_reclaim_block_group(struct btrfs_block_group *bg, int *reclaimed)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = bg->fs_info;
 	struct btrfs_space_info *space_info = bg->space_info;
@@ -2036,15 +2036,18 @@ static int btrfs_reclaim_block_group(struct btrfs_block_group *bg)
 	if (space_info->total_bytes < old_total)
 		btrfs_set_periodic_reclaim_ready(space_info, true);
 	spin_unlock(&space_info->lock);
+	if (!ret)
+		(*reclaimed)++;
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void btrfs_reclaim_block_groups(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
+void btrfs_reclaim_block_groups(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, unsigned int limit)
 {
 	struct btrfs_block_group *bg;
 	struct btrfs_space_info *space_info;
 	LIST_HEAD(retry_list);
+	int reclaimed = 0;
 
 	if (!btrfs_should_reclaim(fs_info))
 		return;
@@ -2080,7 +2083,7 @@ static void btrfs_reclaim_block_groups(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 
 		space_info = bg->space_info;
 		spin_unlock(&fs_info->unused_bgs_lock);
-		ret = btrfs_reclaim_block_group(bg);
+		ret = btrfs_reclaim_block_group(bg, &reclaimed);
 
 		if (ret && !READ_ONCE(space_info->periodic_reclaim))
 			btrfs_link_bg_list(bg, &retry_list);
@@ -2099,6 +2102,8 @@ static void btrfs_reclaim_block_groups(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		if (!mutex_trylock(&fs_info->reclaim_bgs_lock))
 			goto end;
 		spin_lock(&fs_info->unused_bgs_lock);
+		if (reclaimed >= limit)
+			break;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&fs_info->unused_bgs_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->reclaim_bgs_lock);
@@ -2114,7 +2119,7 @@ void btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info =
 		container_of(work, struct btrfs_fs_info, reclaim_bgs_work);
 
-	btrfs_reclaim_block_groups(fs_info);
+	btrfs_reclaim_block_groups(fs_info, -1);
 }
 
 void btrfs_reclaim_bgs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.h b/fs/btrfs/block-group.h
index c03e04292900..0504cb357992 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.h
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ int btrfs_remove_block_group(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			     struct btrfs_chunk_map *map);
 void btrfs_delete_unused_bgs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);
 void btrfs_mark_bg_unused(struct btrfs_block_group *bg);
+void btrfs_reclaim_block_groups(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, unsigned int limit);
 void btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void btrfs_reclaim_bgs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);
 void btrfs_mark_bg_to_reclaim(struct btrfs_block_group *bg);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/space-info.c b/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
index 0e5274c3b988..e017bb182c8c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ void btrfs_clear_space_info_full(struct btrfs_fs_info *info)
 
 #define BTRFS_UNALLOC_BLOCK_GROUP_TARGET			(10ULL)
 
+#define BTRFS_ZONED_SYNC_RECLAIM_BATCH				(5)
+
 /*
  * Calculate chunk size depending on volume type (regular or zoned).
  */
@@ -918,8 +920,8 @@ static void flush_space(struct btrfs_space_info *space_info, u64 num_bytes,
 		if (btrfs_is_zoned(fs_info)) {
 			btrfs_reclaim_sweep(fs_info);
 			btrfs_delete_unused_bgs(fs_info);
-			btrfs_reclaim_bgs(fs_info);
-			flush_work(&fs_info->reclaim_bgs_work);
+			btrfs_reclaim_block_groups(fs_info,
+						   BTRFS_ZONED_SYNC_RECLAIM_BATCH);
 			ASSERT(current->journal_info == NULL);
 			ret = btrfs_commit_current_transaction(root);
 		} else {