}
 
 /**
- * find_first_clear_extent_bit - finds the first range that has @bits not set
- * and that starts after @start
+ * find_first_clear_extent_bit - find the first range that has @bits not set.
+ * This range could start before @start.
  *
  * @tree - the tree to search
  * @start - the offset at/after which the found extent should start
                                goto out;
                        }
                }
+               /*
+                * At this point 'node' either contains 'start' or start is
+                * before 'node'
+                */
                state = rb_entry(node, struct extent_state, rb_node);
-               if (in_range(start, state->start, state->end - state->start + 1) &&
-                       (state->state & bits)) {
-                       start = state->end + 1;
+
+               if (in_range(start, state->start, state->end - state->start + 1)) {
+                       if (state->state & bits) {
+                               /*
+                                * |--range with bits sets--|
+                                *    |
+                                *    start
+                                */
+                               start = state->end + 1;
+                       } else {
+                               /*
+                                * 'start' falls within a range that doesn't
+                                * have the bits set, so take its start as
+                                * the beginning of the desired range
+                                *
+                                * |--range with bits cleared----|
+                                *      |
+                                *      start
+                                */
+                               *start_ret = state->start;
+                               break;
+                       }
                } else {
-                       *start_ret = start;
+                       /*
+                        * |---prev range---|---hole/unset---|---node range---|
+                        *                          |
+                        *                        start
+                        *
+                        *                        or
+                        *
+                        * |---hole/unset--||--first node--|
+                        * 0   |
+                        *    start
+                        */
+                       if (prev) {
+                               state = rb_entry(prev, struct extent_state,
+                                                rb_node);
+                               *start_ret = state->end + 1;
+                       } else {
+                               *start_ret = 0;
+                       }
                        break;
                }
        }
 
        return ret;
 }
 
+static int test_find_first_clear_extent_bit(void)
+{
+       struct extent_io_tree tree;
+       u64 start, end;
+
+       test_msg("running find_first_clear_extent_bit test");
+       extent_io_tree_init(NULL, &tree, IO_TREE_SELFTEST, NULL);
+
+       /*
+        * Set 1M-4M alloc/discard and 32M-64M thus leaving a hole between
+        * 4M-32M
+        */
+       set_extent_bits(&tree, SZ_1M, SZ_4M - 1,
+                       CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+       find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, SZ_512K, &start, &end,
+                                   CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+       if (start != 0 || end != SZ_1M -1)
+               test_err("error finding beginning range: start %llu end %llu",
+                        start, end);
+
+       /* Now add 32M-64M so that we have a hole between 4M-32M */
+       set_extent_bits(&tree, SZ_32M, SZ_64M - 1,
+                       CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+       /*
+        * Request first hole starting at 12M, we should get 4M-32M
+        */
+       find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, 12 * SZ_1M, &start, &end,
+                                   CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+       if (start != SZ_4M || end != SZ_32M - 1)
+               test_err("error finding trimmed range: start %llu end %llu",
+                        start, end);
+
+       /*
+        * Search in the middle of allocated range, should get the next one
+        * available, which happens to be unallocated -> 4M-32M
+        */
+       find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, SZ_2M, &start, &end,
+                                   CHUNK_TRIMMED | CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+
+       if (start != SZ_4M || end != SZ_32M -1)
+               test_err("error finding next unalloc range: start %llu end %llu",
+                        start, end);
+
+       /*
+        * Set 64M-72M with CHUNK_ALLOC flag, then search for CHUNK_TRIMMED flag
+        * being unset in this range, we should get the entry in range 64M-72M
+        */
+       set_extent_bits(&tree, SZ_64M, SZ_64M + SZ_8M - 1, CHUNK_ALLOCATED);
+       find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, SZ_64M + SZ_1M, &start, &end,
+                                   CHUNK_TRIMMED);
+
+       if (start != SZ_64M || end != SZ_64M + SZ_8M - 1)
+               test_err("error finding exact range: start %llu end %llu",
+                        start, end);
+
+       find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, SZ_64M - SZ_8M, &start, &end,
+                                   CHUNK_TRIMMED);
+
+       /*
+        * Search in the middle of set range whose immediate neighbour doesn't
+        * have the bits set so it must be returned
+        */
+       if (start != SZ_64M || end != SZ_64M + SZ_8M - 1)
+               test_err("error finding next alloc range: start %llu end %llu",
+                        start, end);
+
+       /*
+        * Search beyond any known range, shall return after last known range
+        * and end should be -1
+        */
+       find_first_clear_extent_bit(&tree, -1, &start, &end, CHUNK_TRIMMED);
+       if (start != SZ_64M + SZ_8M || end != -1)
+               test_err(
+               "error handling beyond end of range search: start %llu end %llu",
+                       start, end);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 int btrfs_test_extent_io(u32 sectorsize, u32 nodesize)
 {
        int ret;
        if (ret)
                goto out;
 
+       ret = test_find_first_clear_extent_bit();
+       if (ret)
+               goto out;
+
        ret = test_eb_bitmaps(sectorsize, nodesize);
 out:
        return ret;