diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend.c b/src/storage/storage_backend.c
index 6243d1e9b2bc352287279a28d5111e5494dc8f4c..889f5305cc430eee601bc8909226d41c52bbbd7e 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend.c
@@ -208,6 +208,14 @@ virStorageBackendCopyToFD(virStorageVolDefPtr vol,
         } while ((amtleft -= interval) > 0);
     }
 
+    if (fdatasync(fd) < 0) {
+        ret = -errno;
+        virReportSystemError(errno, _("cannot sync data to file '%s'"),
+                             vol->target.path);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+
     if (VIR_CLOSE(inputfd) < 0) {
         ret = -errno;
         virReportSystemError(errno,
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
index c622d2a3b32123965de049cece9e0b1268f49ba2..ca4166da2b4d162542c1e1e7af63671ee4bf81b4 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ virStorageBackendLogicalBuildPool(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
             VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fd);
             goto cleanup;
         }
+        if (fsync(fd) < 0) {
+            virReportSystemError(errno,
+                                 _("cannot flush header of device'%s'"),
+                                 pool->def->source.devices[i].path);
+            VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fd);
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
         if (VIR_CLOSE(fd) < 0) {
             virReportSystemError(errno,
                                  _("cannot close device '%s'"),
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index 6715790a6f99dd6ddc43c99e753b41c188f06f48..68cac1fc474b03fcf49ee140be3eab4c4dcdec46 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -1777,6 +1777,14 @@ storageWipeExtent(virStorageVolDefPtr vol,
         remaining -= written;
     }
 
+    if (fdatasync(fd) < 0) {
+        ret = -errno;
+        virReportSystemError(errno,
+                             _("cannot sync data to volume with path '%s'"),
+                             vol->target.path);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     VIR_DEBUG("Wrote %zu bytes to volume with path '%s'",
               *bytes_wiped, vol->target.path);