diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 7e3ef3a..4a1fc16 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1536,16 +1536,36 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bmap);
 
 /*
+ * Update times in overlayed inode from underlying real inode
+ */
+static void update_ovl_inode_times(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+			       bool rcu)
+{
+	if (!rcu) {
+		struct inode *realinode = d_real_inode(dentry);
+
+		if (unlikely(inode != realinode) &&
+		    (!timespec_equal(&inode->i_mtime, &realinode->i_mtime) ||
+		     !timespec_equal(&inode->i_ctime, &realinode->i_ctime))) {
+			inode->i_mtime = realinode->i_mtime;
+			inode->i_ctime = realinode->i_ctime;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/*
  * With relative atime, only update atime if the previous atime is
  * earlier than either the ctime or mtime or if at least a day has
  * passed since the last atime update.
  */
-static int relatime_need_update(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *inode,
-			     struct timespec now)
+static int relatime_need_update(const struct path *path, struct inode *inode,
+				struct timespec now, bool rcu)
 {
 
-	if (!(mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_RELATIME))
+	if (!(path->mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_RELATIME))
 		return 1;
+
+	update_ovl_inode_times(path->dentry, inode, rcu);
 	/*
 	 * Is mtime younger than atime? If yes, update atime:
 	 */
@@ -1612,7 +1632,8 @@
  *	This function automatically handles read only file systems and media,
  *	as well as the "noatime" flag and inode specific "noatime" markers.
  */
-bool atime_needs_update(const struct path *path, struct inode *inode)
+bool __atime_needs_update(const struct path *path, struct inode *inode,
+			  bool rcu)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = path->mnt;
 	struct timespec now;
@@ -1638,7 +1659,7 @@
 
 	now = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
 
-	if (!relatime_need_update(mnt, inode, now))
+	if (!relatime_need_update(path, inode, now, rcu))
 		return false;
 
 	if (timespec_equal(&inode->i_atime, &now))
@@ -1653,7 +1674,7 @@
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(path->dentry);
 	struct timespec now;
 
-	if (!atime_needs_update(path, inode))
+	if (!__atime_needs_update(path, inode, false))
 		return;
 
 	if (!sb_start_write_trylock(inode->i_sb))
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index ba07376..a63da5e 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@
 extern void inode_add_lru(struct inode *inode);
 extern int dentry_needs_remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry);
 
+extern bool __atime_needs_update(const struct path *, struct inode *, bool);
+static inline bool atime_needs_update_rcu(const struct path *path,
+					  struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return __atime_needs_update(path, inode, true);
+}
+
+extern bool atime_needs_update_rcu(const struct path *, struct inode *);
+
 /*
  * fs-writeback.c
  */
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index adb0414..4bbcae1 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@
 	if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)) {
 		touch_atime(&last->link);
 		cond_resched();
-	} else if (atime_needs_update(&last->link, inode)) {
+	} else if (atime_needs_update_rcu(&last->link, inode)) {
 		if (unlikely(unlazy_walk(nd, NULL, 0)))
 			return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
 		touch_atime(&last->link);