diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/inode.h b/include/ntfs-3g/inode.h
index 4a757310..9e26f833 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/inode.h
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/inode.h
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ extern ntfs_inode *ntfs_inode_allocate(ntfs_volume *vol);
 extern ntfs_inode *ntfs_inode_open(ntfs_volume *vol, const MFT_REF mref);
 
 extern int ntfs_inode_close(ntfs_inode *ni);
+extern int ntfs_inode_close_in_dir(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfs_inode *dir_ni);
 
 extern ntfs_inode *ntfs_extent_inode_open(ntfs_inode *base_ni,
 		const MFT_REF mref);
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/dir.c b/libntfs-3g/dir.c
index 297f10f1..6d1deb14 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/dir.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/dir.c
@@ -2068,8 +2068,10 @@ static int set_dos_name(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfs_inode *dir_ni,
 					longname, longlen,
 					FILE_NAME_WIN32_AND_DOS) >= 0))
 				res = 0;
-			ntfs_inode_close(ni);
-			ntfs_inode_close(dir_ni);
+			if (ntfs_inode_close_in_dir(ni,dir_ni) && !res)
+				res = -1;
+			if (ntfs_inode_close(dir_ni) && !res)
+				res = -1;
 		}
 	} else
 		if (!ntfs_link_i(ni, dir_ni, shortname, shortlen, 
@@ -2088,13 +2090,17 @@ static int set_dos_name(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfs_inode *dir_ni,
 							longname, longlen,
 							FILE_NAME_WIN32))
 							res = 0;
-						ntfs_inode_close(ni);
+						if (ntfs_inode_close_in_dir(ni,
+							dir_ni)
+						    && !res)
+							res = -1;
 					}
-				ntfs_inode_close(dir_ni);
+				if (ntfs_inode_close(dir_ni) && !res)
+					res = -1;
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			ntfs_inode_close(ni);
+			ntfs_inode_close_in_dir(ni,dir_ni);
 			ntfs_inode_close(dir_ni);
 		}
 	return (res);
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/inode.c b/libntfs-3g/inode.c
index 5f145c21..0de59d55 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/inode.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/inode.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2002-2008 Szabolcs Szakacsits
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Yura Pakhuchiy
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 Richard Russon
+ * Copyright (c) 2009      Jean-Pierre Andre
  *
  * This program/include file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@ static int ntfs_inode_sync_standard_information(ntfs_inode *ni)
  *
  * Return 0 on success or -1 on error with errno set to the error code.
  */
-static int ntfs_inode_sync_file_name(ntfs_inode *ni)
+static int ntfs_inode_sync_file_name(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfs_inode *dir_ni)
 {
 	ntfs_attr_search_ctx *ctx = NULL;
 	ntfs_index_context *ictx;
@@ -625,7 +626,10 @@ static int ntfs_inode_sync_file_name(ntfs_inode *ni)
 			 */
 			index_ni = ni;
 		} else
-			index_ni = ntfs_inode_open(ni->vol, 
+			if (dir_ni)
+				index_ni = dir_ni;
+			else
+				index_ni = ntfs_inode_open(ni->vol, 
 					le64_to_cpu(fn->parent_directory));
 		if (!index_ni) {
 			if (!err)
@@ -640,7 +644,8 @@ static int ntfs_inode_sync_file_name(ntfs_inode *ni)
 				err = errno;
 			ntfs_log_perror("Failed to get index ctx, inode %lld",
 					(long long)index_ni->mft_no);
-			if (ni != index_ni && ntfs_inode_close(index_ni) && !err)
+			if ((ni != index_ni) && !dir_ni
+			    && ntfs_inode_close(index_ni) && !err)
 				err = errno;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -678,7 +683,8 @@ static int ntfs_inode_sync_file_name(ntfs_inode *ni)
 		}
 		ntfs_index_entry_mark_dirty(ictx);
 		ntfs_index_ctx_put(ictx);
-		if ((ni != index_ni) && ntfs_inode_close(index_ni) && !err)
+		if ((ni != index_ni) && !dir_ni
+		    && ntfs_inode_close(index_ni) && !err)
 			err = errno;
 	}
 	/* Check for real error occurred. */
@@ -720,11 +726,10 @@ err_out:
  *	EBUSY	- Inode and/or one of its extents is busy, try again later.
  *	EIO	- I/O error while writing the inode (or one of its extents).
  */
-int ntfs_inode_sync(ntfs_inode *ni)
+static int ntfs_inode_sync_in_dir(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfs_inode *dir_ni)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int err = 0;
-
 	if (!ni) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		ntfs_log_error("Failed to sync NULL inode\n");
@@ -746,7 +751,7 @@ int ntfs_inode_sync(ntfs_inode *ni)
 	/* Update FILE_NAME's in the index. */
 	if ((ni->mrec->flags & MFT_RECORD_IN_USE) && ni->nr_extents != -1 &&
 			NInoFileNameTestAndClearDirty(ni) &&
-			ntfs_inode_sync_file_name(ni)) {
+			ntfs_inode_sync_file_name(ni, dir_ni)) {
 		if (!err || errno == EIO) {
 			err = errno;
 			if (err != EIO)
@@ -849,6 +854,28 @@ sync_inode:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int ntfs_inode_sync(ntfs_inode *ni)
+{
+	return (ntfs_inode_sync_in_dir(ni, (ntfs_inode*)NULL));
+}
+
+/*
+ *		Close an inode with an open parent inode
+ */
+
+int ntfs_inode_close_in_dir(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfs_inode *dir_ni)
+{
+	int res;
+
+	res = ntfs_inode_sync_in_dir(ni, dir_ni);
+	if (res) {
+		if (errno != EIO)
+			errno = EBUSY;
+	} else
+		res = ntfs_inode_close(ni);
+	return (res);
+}
+
 /**
  * ntfs_inode_add_attrlist - add attribute list to inode and fill it
  * @ni: opened ntfs inode to which add attribute list
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index 82c3584f..0139d346 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -1504,16 +1504,12 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_create(const char *org_path, mode_t typemode, dev_t dev,
 				fi->fh |= CLOSE_ENCRYPTED;
 			NInoSetDirty(ni);
 			/*
-			 * closing ni will necessitate to open dir_ni to
-			 * synchronize the index.
-			 * Better avoid a dangerous double opening.
+			 * closing ni requires access to dir_ni to
+			 * synchronize the index, avoid double opening.
 			 */
+			if (ntfs_inode_close_in_dir(ni, dir_ni))
+				set_fuse_error(&res);
 			ntfs_fuse_update_times(dir_ni, NTFS_UPDATE_MCTIME);
-			if (ntfs_inode_close(dir_ni))
-				set_fuse_error(&res);
-			dir_ni = (ntfs_inode*)NULL;
-			if (ntfs_inode_close(ni))
-				set_fuse_error(&res);
 		} else
 			res = -errno;
 #if POSIXACLS