diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clbio.c.write b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clbio.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clbio.c.write
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clbio.c
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@
 	int bp_cached, n, on, error = 0, error1, save2, wouldcommit;
 	size_t orig_resid, local_resid;
 	off_t orig_size, tmp_off;
+	struct timespec ts;
 
 	KASSERT(uio->uio_rw == UIO_WRITE, ("ncl_write mode"));
 	KASSERT(uio->uio_segflg != UIO_USERSPACE || uio->uio_td == curthread,
@@ -1283,7 +1284,12 @@
 			break;
 	} while (uio->uio_resid > 0 && n > 0);
 
-	if (error != 0) {
+	if (error == 0) {
+		nanouptime(&ts);
+		NFSLOCKNODE(np);
+		np->n_localmodtime = ts;
+		NFSUNLOCKNODE(np);
+	} else {
 		if (ioflag & IO_UNIT) {
 			VATTR_NULL(&vattr);
 			vattr.va_size = orig_size;
@@ -1355,6 +1361,7 @@
 	struct nfsmount *nmp = VFSTONFS(vp->v_mount);
 	int error = 0, slpflag, slptimeo;
 	bool old_lock;
+	struct timespec ts;
 
 	ASSERT_VOP_LOCKED(vp, "ncl_vinvalbuf");
 
@@ -1399,16 +1406,21 @@
 	}
 	if (NFSHASPNFS(nmp)) {
 		nfscl_layoutcommit(vp, td);
+		nanouptime(&ts);
 		/*
 		 * Invalidate the attribute cache, since writes to a DS
 		 * won't update the size attribute.
 		 */
 		NFSLOCKNODE(np);
 		np->n_attrstamp = 0;
-	} else
+	} else {
+		nanouptime(&ts);
 		NFSLOCKNODE(np);
-	if (np->n_directio_asyncwr == 0)
+	}
+	if (np->n_directio_asyncwr == 0 && (np->n_flag & NMODIFIED) != 0) {
+		np->n_localmodtime = ts;
 		np->n_flag &= ~NMODIFIED;
+	}
 	NFSUNLOCKNODE(np);
 out:
 	ncl_excl_finish(vp, old_lock);
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvnops.c.write b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvnops.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvnops.c.write
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvnops.c
@@ -2896,6 +2896,7 @@
 #endif
 	struct buf *bvec_on_stack[NFS_COMMITBVECSIZ];
 	u_int bvecsize = 0, bveccount;
+	struct timespec ts;
 
 	if (called_from_renewthread != 0)
 		slptimeo = hz;
@@ -3215,6 +3216,12 @@
 		}
 		vn_printf(vp, "ncl_flush failed");
 		error = called_from_renewthread != 0 ? EIO : EBUSY;
+	}
+	if (error == 0) {
+		nanouptime(&ts);
+		NFSLOCKNODE(np);
+		np->n_localmodtime = ts;
+		NFSUNLOCKNODE(np);
 	}
 	return (error);
 }