diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 6cfcc9060c83..cef355f1328a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -4954,6 +4954,7 @@ static noinline int find_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	bool failed_cluster_refill = false;
 	bool failed_alloc = false;
 	bool use_cluster = true;
+	bool have_caching_bg = false;
 	u64 ideal_cache_percent = 0;
 	u64 ideal_cache_offset = 0;
 
@@ -5036,6 +5037,7 @@ ideal_cache:
 		}
 	}
 search:
+	have_caching_bg = false;
 	down_read(&space_info->groups_sem);
 	list_for_each_entry(block_group, &space_info->block_groups[index],
 			    list) {
@@ -5244,6 +5246,8 @@ refill_cluster:
 			failed_alloc = true;
 			goto have_block_group;
 		} else if (!offset) {
+			if (!cached)
+				have_caching_bg = true;
 			goto loop;
 		}
 checks:
@@ -5294,6 +5298,9 @@ loop:
 	}
 	up_read(&space_info->groups_sem);
 
+	if (!ins->objectid && loop >= LOOP_CACHING_WAIT && have_caching_bg)
+		goto search;
+
 	if (!ins->objectid && ++index < BTRFS_NR_RAID_TYPES)
 		goto search;