diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index b4df80d53..7b268eaaa 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ void DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction() {
     CompactionState* compact = new CompactionState(c);
     status = DoCompactionWork(compact);
     CleanupCompaction(compact);
+    c->ReleaseInputs();
+    DeleteObsoleteFiles();
   }
   delete c;
 
@@ -672,6 +674,9 @@ void DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction() {
 
   if (is_manual) {
     ManualCompaction* m = manual_compaction_;
+    if (!status.ok()) {
+      m->done = true;
+    }
     if (!m->done) {
       // We only compacted part of the requested range.  Update *m
       // to the range that is left to be compacted.
@@ -793,21 +798,8 @@ Status DBImpl::InstallCompactionResults(CompactionState* compact) {
     compact->compaction->edit()->AddFile(
         level + 1,
         out.number, out.file_size, out.smallest, out.largest);
-    pending_outputs_.erase(out.number);
   }
-  compact->outputs.clear();
-
-  Status s = versions_->LogAndApply(compact->compaction->edit(), &mutex_);
-  if (s.ok()) {
-    compact->compaction->ReleaseInputs();
-    DeleteObsoleteFiles();
-  } else {
-    // Discard any files we may have created during this failed compaction
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < compact->outputs.size(); i++) {
-      env_->DeleteFile(TableFileName(dbname_, compact->outputs[i].number));
-    }
-  }
-  return s;
+  return versions_->LogAndApply(compact->compaction->edit(), &mutex_);
 }
 
 Status DBImpl::DoCompactionWork(CompactionState* compact) {
diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index 5dc3b026d..831888535 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ class SpecialEnv : public EnvWrapper {
   // sstable Sync() calls are blocked while this pointer is non-NULL.
   port::AtomicPointer delay_sstable_sync_;
 
+  // Simulate no-space errors while this pointer is non-NULL.
+  port::AtomicPointer no_space_;
+
   explicit SpecialEnv(Env* base) : EnvWrapper(base) {
     delay_sstable_sync_.Release_Store(NULL);
+    no_space_.Release_Store(NULL);
   }
 
   Status NewWritableFile(const std::string& f, WritableFile** r) {
@@ -44,7 +48,14 @@ class SpecialEnv : public EnvWrapper {
             base_(base) {
       }
       ~SSTableFile() { delete base_; }
-      Status Append(const Slice& data) { return base_->Append(data); }
+      Status Append(const Slice& data) {
+        if (env_->no_space_.Acquire_Load() != NULL) {
+          // Drop writes on the floor
+          return Status::OK();
+        } else {
+          return base_->Append(data);
+        }
+      }
       Status Close() { return base_->Close(); }
       Status Flush() { return base_->Flush(); }
       Status Sync() {
@@ -239,6 +250,12 @@ class DBTest {
     return result;
   }
 
+  int CountFiles() {
+    std::vector<std::string> files;
+    env_->GetChildren(dbname_, &files);
+    return static_cast<int>(files.size());
+  }
+
   uint64_t Size(const Slice& start, const Slice& limit) {
     Range r(start, limit);
     uint64_t size;
@@ -1266,6 +1283,37 @@ TEST(DBTest, DBOpen_Options) {
   db = NULL;
 }
 
+// Check that number of files does not grow when we are out of space
+TEST(DBTest, NoSpace) {
+  Options options;
+  options.env = env_;
+  Reopen(&options);
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Put("foo", "v1"));
+  ASSERT_EQ("v1", Get("foo"));
+  Compact("a", "z");
+  const int num_files = CountFiles();
+  env_->no_space_.Release_Store(env_);   // Force out-of-space errors
+  for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    for (int level = 0; level < config::kNumLevels-1; level++) {
+      dbfull()->TEST_CompactRange(level, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+  }
+  env_->no_space_.Release_Store(NULL);
+  ASSERT_LT(CountFiles(), num_files + 5);
+}
+
+TEST(DBTest, FilesDeletedAfterCompaction) {
+  ASSERT_OK(Put("foo", "v2"));
+  Compact("a", "z");
+  const int num_files = CountFiles();
+  for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    ASSERT_OK(Put("foo", "v2"));
+    Compact("a", "z");
+  }
+  ASSERT_EQ(CountFiles(), num_files);
+}
+
 // Multi-threaded test:
 namespace {
 
@@ -1287,14 +1335,15 @@ struct MTThread {
 
 static void MTThreadBody(void* arg) {
   MTThread* t = reinterpret_cast<MTThread*>(arg);
+  int id = t->id;
   DB* db = t->state->test->db_;
   uintptr_t counter = 0;
-  fprintf(stderr, "... starting thread %d\n", t->id);
-  Random rnd(1000 + t->id);
+  fprintf(stderr, "... starting thread %d\n", id);
+  Random rnd(1000 + id);
   std::string value;
   char valbuf[1500];
   while (t->state->stop.Acquire_Load() == NULL) {
-    t->state->counter[t->id].Release_Store(reinterpret_cast<void*>(counter));
+    t->state->counter[id].Release_Store(reinterpret_cast<void*>(counter));
 
     int key = rnd.Uniform(kNumKeys);
     char keybuf[20];
@@ -1304,7 +1353,7 @@ static void MTThreadBody(void* arg) {
       // Write values of the form <key, my id, counter>.
       // We add some padding for force compactions.
       snprintf(valbuf, sizeof(valbuf), "%d.%d.%-1000d",
-               key, t->id, static_cast<int>(counter));
+               key, id, static_cast<int>(counter));
       ASSERT_OK(db->Put(WriteOptions(), Slice(keybuf), Slice(valbuf)));
     } else {
       // Read a value and verify that it matches the pattern written above.
@@ -1325,8 +1374,8 @@ static void MTThreadBody(void* arg) {
     }
     counter++;
   }
-  t->state->thread_done[t->id].Release_Store(t);
-  fprintf(stderr, "... stopping thread %d after %d ops\n", t->id, int(counter));
+  t->state->thread_done[id].Release_Store(t);
+  fprintf(stderr, "... stopping thread %d after %d ops\n", id, int(counter));
 }
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/db/filename.cc b/db/filename.cc
index 24fd14091..3c4d49f64 100644
--- a/db/filename.cc
+++ b/db/filename.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 
 namespace leveldb {
 
+// A utility routine: write "data" to the named file and Sync() it.
+extern Status WriteStringToFileSync(Env* env, const Slice& data,
+                                    const std::string& fname);
+
 static std::string MakeFileName(const std::string& name, uint64_t number,
                                 const char* suffix) {
   char buf[100];
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ Status SetCurrentFile(Env* env, const std::string& dbname,
   assert(contents.starts_with(dbname + "/"));
   contents.remove_prefix(dbname.size() + 1);
   std::string tmp = TempFileName(dbname, descriptor_number);
-  Status s = WriteStringToFile(env, contents.ToString() + "\n", tmp);
+  Status s = WriteStringToFileSync(env, contents.ToString() + "\n", tmp);
   if (s.ok()) {
     s = env->RenameFile(tmp, CurrentFileName(dbname));
   }
diff --git a/util/env.cc b/util/env.cc
index 594811bdd..c2600e964 100644
--- a/util/env.cc
+++ b/util/env.cc
@@ -33,14 +33,18 @@ void Log(Logger* info_log, const char* format, ...) {
   }
 }
 
-Status WriteStringToFile(Env* env, const Slice& data,
-                         const std::string& fname) {
+static Status DoWriteStringToFile(Env* env, const Slice& data,
+                                  const std::string& fname,
+                                  bool should_sync) {
   WritableFile* file;
   Status s = env->NewWritableFile(fname, &file);
   if (!s.ok()) {
     return s;
   }
   s = file->Append(data);
+  if (s.ok() && should_sync) {
+    s = file->Sync();
+  }
   if (s.ok()) {
     s = file->Close();
   }
@@ -51,6 +55,16 @@ Status WriteStringToFile(Env* env, const Slice& data,
   return s;
 }
 
+Status WriteStringToFile(Env* env, const Slice& data,
+                         const std::string& fname) {
+  return DoWriteStringToFile(env, data, fname, false);
+}
+
+Status WriteStringToFileSync(Env* env, const Slice& data,
+                             const std::string& fname) {
+  return DoWriteStringToFile(env, data, fname, true);
+}
+
 Status ReadFileToString(Env* env, const std::string& fname, std::string* data) {
   data->clear();
   SequentialFile* file;
diff --git a/util/env_test.cc b/util/env_test.cc
index 3f8a8a2dc..b72cb4438 100644
--- a/util/env_test.cc
+++ b/util/env_test.cc
@@ -22,29 +22,30 @@ class EnvPosixTest {
 };
 
 static void SetBool(void* ptr) {
-  *(reinterpret_cast<bool*>(ptr)) = true;
+  reinterpret_cast<port::AtomicPointer*>(ptr)->NoBarrier_Store(ptr);
 }
 
 TEST(EnvPosixTest, RunImmediately) {
-  bool called = false;
+  port::AtomicPointer called (NULL);
   env_->Schedule(&SetBool, &called);
   Env::Default()->SleepForMicroseconds(kDelayMicros);
-  ASSERT_TRUE(called);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(called.NoBarrier_Load() != NULL);
 }
 
 TEST(EnvPosixTest, RunMany) {
-  int last_id = 0;
+  port::AtomicPointer last_id (NULL);
 
   struct CB {
-    int* last_id_ptr;   // Pointer to shared slot
-    int id;             // Order# for the execution of this callback
+    port::AtomicPointer* last_id_ptr;   // Pointer to shared slot
+    uintptr_t id;             // Order# for the execution of this callback
 
-    CB(int* p, int i) : last_id_ptr(p), id(i) { }
+    CB(port::AtomicPointer* p, int i) : last_id_ptr(p), id(i) { }
 
     static void Run(void* v) {
       CB* cb = reinterpret_cast<CB*>(v);
-      ASSERT_EQ(cb->id-1, *cb->last_id_ptr);
-      *cb->last_id_ptr = cb->id;
+      void* cur = cb->last_id_ptr->NoBarrier_Load();
+      ASSERT_EQ(cb->id-1, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(cur));
+      cb->last_id_ptr->Release_Store(reinterpret_cast<void*>(cb->id));
     }
   };
 
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ TEST(EnvPosixTest, RunMany) {
   env_->Schedule(&CB::Run, &cb4);
 
   Env::Default()->SleepForMicroseconds(kDelayMicros);
-  ASSERT_EQ(4, last_id);
+  void* cur = last_id.Acquire_Load();
+  ASSERT_EQ(4, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(cur));
 }
 
 struct State {