diff --git a/fs/btrfs/send.c b/fs/btrfs/send.c
index 5cf7838fb5e5..50ebc622a324 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/send.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/send.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ struct waiting_dir_move {
 	 * after this directory is moved, we can try to rmdir the ino rmdir_ino.
 	 */
 	u64 rmdir_ino;
+	bool orphanized;
 };
 
 struct orphan_dir_info {
@@ -1916,8 +1917,13 @@ static int did_overwrite_ref(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* we know that it is or will be overwritten. check this now */
-	if (ow_inode < sctx->send_progress)
+	/*
+	 * We know that it is or will be overwritten. Check this now.
+	 * The current inode being processed might have been the one that caused
+	 * inode 'ino' to be orphanized, therefore ow_inode can actually be the
+	 * same as sctx->send_progress.
+	 */
+	if (ow_inode <= sctx->send_progress)
 		ret = 1;
 	else
 		ret = 0;
@@ -2239,6 +2245,8 @@ static int get_cur_path(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino, u64 gen,
 	fs_path_reset(dest);
 
 	while (!stop && ino != BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID) {
+		struct waiting_dir_move *wdm;
+
 		fs_path_reset(name);
 
 		if (is_waiting_for_rm(sctx, ino)) {
@@ -2249,7 +2257,11 @@ static int get_cur_path(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino, u64 gen,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (is_waiting_for_move(sctx, ino)) {
+		wdm = get_waiting_dir_move(sctx, ino);
+		if (wdm && wdm->orphanized) {
+			ret = gen_unique_name(sctx, ino, gen, name);
+			stop = 1;
+		} else if (wdm) {
 			ret = get_first_ref(sctx->parent_root, ino,
 					    &parent_inode, &parent_gen, name);
 		} else {
@@ -2939,7 +2951,7 @@ static int is_waiting_for_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino)
 	return entry != NULL;
 }
 
-static int add_waiting_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino)
+static int add_waiting_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino, bool orphanized)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &sctx->waiting_dir_moves.rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
@@ -2950,6 +2962,7 @@ static int add_waiting_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dm->ino = ino;
 	dm->rmdir_ino = 0;
+	dm->orphanized = orphanized;
 
 	while (*p) {
 		parent = *p;
@@ -3046,7 +3059,7 @@ static int add_pending_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = add_waiting_dir_move(sctx, pm->ino);
+	ret = add_waiting_dir_move(sctx, pm->ino, is_orphan);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -3369,8 +3382,40 @@ static int wait_for_dest_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check if ino ino1 is an ancestor of inode ino2 in the given root.
+ * Return 1 if true, 0 if false and < 0 on error.
+ */
+static int is_ancestor(struct btrfs_root *root,
+		       const u64 ino1,
+		       const u64 ino1_gen,
+		       const u64 ino2,
+		       struct fs_path *fs_path)
+{
+	u64 ino = ino2;
+
+	while (ino > BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID) {
+		int ret;
+		u64 parent;
+		u64 parent_gen;
+
+		fs_path_reset(fs_path);
+		ret = get_first_ref(root, ino, &parent, &parent_gen, fs_path);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			if (ret == -ENOENT && ino == ino2)
+				ret = 0;
+			return ret;
+		}
+		if (parent == ino1)
+			return parent_gen == ino1_gen ? 1 : 0;
+		ino = parent;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int wait_for_parent_move(struct send_ctx *sctx,
-				struct recorded_ref *parent_ref)
+				struct recorded_ref *parent_ref,
+				const bool is_orphan)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	u64 ino = parent_ref->dir;
@@ -3390,11 +3435,24 @@ static int wait_for_parent_move(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 	 * Our current directory inode may not yet be renamed/moved because some
 	 * ancestor (immediate or not) has to be renamed/moved first. So find if
 	 * such ancestor exists and make sure our own rename/move happens after
-	 * that ancestor is processed.
+	 * that ancestor is processed to avoid path build infinite loops (done
+	 * at get_cur_path()).
 	 */
 	while (ino > BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID) {
 		if (is_waiting_for_move(sctx, ino)) {
-			ret = 1;
+			/*
+			 * If the current inode is an ancestor of ino in the
+			 * parent root, we need to delay the rename of the
+			 * current inode, otherwise don't delayed the rename
+			 * because we can end up with a circular dependency
+			 * of renames, resulting in some directories never
+			 * getting the respective rename operations issued in
+			 * the send stream or getting into infinite path build
+			 * loops.
+			 */
+			ret = is_ancestor(sctx->parent_root,
+					  sctx->cur_ino, sctx->cur_inode_gen,
+					  ino, path_before);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -3436,7 +3494,7 @@ static int wait_for_parent_move(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 					   ino,
 					   &sctx->new_refs,
 					   &sctx->deleted_refs,
-					   false);
+					   is_orphan);
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = 1;
 	}
@@ -3605,6 +3663,17 @@ verbose_printk("btrfs: process_recorded_refs %llu\n", sctx->cur_ino);
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (S_ISDIR(sctx->cur_inode_mode) && sctx->parent_root &&
+		    can_rename) {
+			ret = wait_for_parent_move(sctx, cur, is_orphan);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out;
+			if (ret == 1) {
+				can_rename = false;
+				*pending_move = 1;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * link/move the ref to the new place. If we have an orphan
 		 * inode, move it and update valid_path. If not, link or move
@@ -3625,18 +3694,11 @@ verbose_printk("btrfs: process_recorded_refs %llu\n", sctx->cur_ino);
 				 * dirs, we always have one new and one deleted
 				 * ref. The deleted ref is ignored later.
 				 */
-				ret = wait_for_parent_move(sctx, cur);
-				if (ret < 0)
-					goto out;
-				if (ret) {
-					*pending_move = 1;
-				} else {
-					ret = send_rename(sctx, valid_path,
-							  cur->full_path);
-					if (!ret)
-						ret = fs_path_copy(valid_path,
-							       cur->full_path);
-				}
+				ret = send_rename(sctx, valid_path,
+						  cur->full_path);
+				if (!ret)
+					ret = fs_path_copy(valid_path,
+							   cur->full_path);
 				if (ret < 0)
 					goto out;
 			} else {