diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 913f9bbfc030..259ffb50e429 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -996,8 +996,11 @@ do_error:
 		goto out;
 out_err:
 	/* make sure we wake any epoll edge trigger waiter */
-	if (unlikely(skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_write_queue) == 0 && err == -EAGAIN))
+	if (unlikely(skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_write_queue) == 0 &&
+		     err == -EAGAIN)) {
 		sk->sk_write_space(sk);
+		tcp_chrono_stop(sk, TCP_CHRONO_SNDBUF_LIMITED);
+	}
 	return sk_stream_error(sk, flags, err);
 }
 
@@ -1331,8 +1334,11 @@ do_error:
 out_err:
 	err = sk_stream_error(sk, flags, err);
 	/* make sure we wake any epoll edge trigger waiter */
-	if (unlikely(skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_write_queue) == 0 && err == -EAGAIN))
+	if (unlikely(skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_write_queue) == 0 &&
+		     err == -EAGAIN)) {
 		sk->sk_write_space(sk);
+		tcp_chrono_stop(sk, TCP_CHRONO_SNDBUF_LIMITED);
+	}
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index a5d172761610..56fe736fd64d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5059,8 +5059,11 @@ static void tcp_check_space(struct sock *sk)
 		/* pairs with tcp_poll() */
 		smp_mb__after_atomic();
 		if (sk->sk_socket &&
-		    test_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags))
+		    test_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags)) {
 			tcp_new_space(sk);
+			if (!test_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags))
+				tcp_chrono_stop(sk, TCP_CHRONO_SNDBUF_LIMITED);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index b74444cee24d..d3545d0cff75 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1514,6 +1514,18 @@ static void tcp_cwnd_validate(struct sock *sk, bool is_cwnd_limited)
 		if (sysctl_tcp_slow_start_after_idle &&
 		    (s32)(tcp_time_stamp - tp->snd_cwnd_stamp) >= inet_csk(sk)->icsk_rto)
 			tcp_cwnd_application_limited(sk);
+
+		/* The following conditions together indicate the starvation
+		 * is caused by insufficient sender buffer:
+		 * 1) just sent some data (see tcp_write_xmit)
+		 * 2) not cwnd limited (this else condition)
+		 * 3) no more data to send (null tcp_send_head )
+		 * 4) application is hitting buffer limit (SOCK_NOSPACE)
+		 */
+		if (!tcp_send_head(sk) && sk->sk_socket &&
+		    test_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags) &&
+		    (1 << sk->sk_state) & (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_CLOSE_WAIT))
+			tcp_chrono_start(sk, TCP_CHRONO_SNDBUF_LIMITED);
 	}
 }