diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index 94dee05..6f75887 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@
 	 * kcopyd.
 	 */
 	int started;
+
+	/*
+	 * For writing a complete chunk, bypassing the copy.
+	 */
+	struct bio *full_bio;
+	bio_end_io_t *full_bio_end_io;
+	void *full_bio_private;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1369,6 +1376,7 @@
 	struct dm_snapshot *s = pe->snap;
 	struct bio *origin_bios = NULL;
 	struct bio *snapshot_bios = NULL;
+	struct bio *full_bio = NULL;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (!success) {
@@ -1408,6 +1416,11 @@
 	dm_remove_exception(&pe->e);
 	snapshot_bios = bio_list_get(&pe->snapshot_bios);
 	origin_bios = bio_list_get(&pe->origin_bios);
+	full_bio = pe->full_bio;
+	if (full_bio) {
+		full_bio->bi_end_io = pe->full_bio_end_io;
+		full_bio->bi_private = pe->full_bio_private;
+	}
 	free_pending_exception(pe);
 
 	increment_pending_exceptions_done_count();
@@ -1415,10 +1428,15 @@
 	up_write(&s->lock);
 
 	/* Submit any pending write bios */
-	if (error)
+	if (error) {
+		if (full_bio)
+			bio_io_error(full_bio);
 		error_bios(snapshot_bios);
-	else
+	} else {
+		if (full_bio)
+			bio_endio(full_bio, 0);
 		flush_bios(snapshot_bios);
+	}
 
 	retry_origin_bios(s, origin_bios);
 }
@@ -1472,6 +1490,32 @@
 	dm_kcopyd_copy(s->kcopyd_client, &src, 1, &dest, 0, copy_callback, pe);
 }
 
+static void full_bio_end_io(struct bio *bio, int error)
+{
+	void *callback_data = bio->bi_private;
+
+	dm_kcopyd_do_callback(callback_data, 0, error ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+static void start_full_bio(struct dm_snap_pending_exception *pe,
+			   struct bio *bio)
+{
+	struct dm_snapshot *s = pe->snap;
+	void *callback_data;
+
+	pe->full_bio = bio;
+	pe->full_bio_end_io = bio->bi_end_io;
+	pe->full_bio_private = bio->bi_private;
+
+	callback_data = dm_kcopyd_prepare_callback(s->kcopyd_client,
+						   copy_callback, pe);
+
+	bio->bi_end_io = full_bio_end_io;
+	bio->bi_private = callback_data;
+
+	generic_make_request(bio);
+}
+
 static struct dm_snap_pending_exception *
 __lookup_pending_exception(struct dm_snapshot *s, chunk_t chunk)
 {
@@ -1507,6 +1551,7 @@
 	bio_list_init(&pe->origin_bios);
 	bio_list_init(&pe->snapshot_bios);
 	pe->started = 0;
+	pe->full_bio = NULL;
 
 	if (s->store->type->prepare_exception(s->store, &pe->e)) {
 		free_pending_exception(pe);
@@ -1600,10 +1645,19 @@
 		}
 
 		remap_exception(s, &pe->e, bio, chunk);
-		bio_list_add(&pe->snapshot_bios, bio);
 
 		r = DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 
+		if (!pe->started &&
+		    bio->bi_size == (s->store->chunk_size << SECTOR_SHIFT)) {
+			pe->started = 1;
+			up_write(&s->lock);
+			start_full_bio(pe, bio);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		bio_list_add(&pe->snapshot_bios, bio);
+
 		if (!pe->started) {
 			/* this is protected by snap->lock */
 			pe->started = 1;