diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index d84e51699..50fb3da8f 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -881,6 +881,11 @@ Status DBImpl::Recover(bool read_only, bool error_if_log_file_exist) {
       return s;
     }
 
+    s = env_->NewDirectory(dbname_, &db_directory_);
+    if (!s.ok()) {
+      return s;
+    }
+
     s = env_->LockFile(LockFileName(dbname_), &db_lock_);
     if (!s.ok()) {
       return s;
@@ -1173,6 +1178,9 @@ Status DBImpl::WriteLevel0Table(std::vector<MemTable*> &mems, VersionEdit* edit,
         (unsigned long) meta.number,
         (unsigned long) meta.file_size,
         s.ToString().c_str());
+    if (!options_.disableDataSync) {
+      db_directory_->Fsync();
+    }
     mutex_.Lock();
   }
   base->Unref();
@@ -1267,8 +1275,8 @@ Status DBImpl::FlushMemTableToOutputFile(bool* madeProgress,
 
   // Replace immutable memtable with the generated Table
   s = imm_.InstallMemtableFlushResults(
-    mems, versions_.get(), s, &mutex_, options_.info_log.get(),
-    file_number, pending_outputs_, &deletion_state.memtables_to_free);
+      mems, versions_.get(), s, &mutex_, options_.info_log.get(), file_number,
+      pending_outputs_, &deletion_state.memtables_to_free, db_directory_.get());
 
   if (s.ok()) {
     InstallSuperVersion(deletion_state);
@@ -1397,7 +1405,7 @@ Status DBImpl::ReFitLevel(int level, int target_level) {
     Log(options_.info_log, "Apply version edit:\n%s",
         edit.DebugString().data());
 
-    status = versions_->LogAndApply(&edit, &mutex_);
+    status = versions_->LogAndApply(&edit, &mutex_, db_directory_.get());
     superversion_to_free = InstallSuperVersion(new_superversion);
     new_superversion = nullptr;
 
@@ -1969,7 +1977,7 @@ Status DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction(bool* madeProgress,
     c->edit()->AddFile(c->level() + 1, f->number, f->file_size,
                        f->smallest, f->largest,
                        f->smallest_seqno, f->largest_seqno);
-    status = versions_->LogAndApply(c->edit(), &mutex_);
+    status = versions_->LogAndApply(c->edit(), &mutex_, db_directory_.get());
     InstallSuperVersion(deletion_state);
     Version::LevelSummaryStorage tmp;
     Log(options_.info_log, "Moved #%lld to level-%d %lld bytes %s: %s\n",
@@ -2217,7 +2225,8 @@ Status DBImpl::InstallCompactionResults(CompactionState* compact) {
         compact->compaction->output_level(), out.number, out.file_size,
         out.smallest, out.largest, out.smallest_seqno, out.largest_seqno);
   }
-  return versions_->LogAndApply(compact->compaction->edit(), &mutex_);
+  return versions_->LogAndApply(compact->compaction->edit(), &mutex_,
+                                db_directory_.get());
 }
 
 //
@@ -2590,6 +2599,9 @@ Status DBImpl::DoCompactionWork(CompactionState* compact,
   }
   input.reset();
 
+  if (!options_.disableDataSync) {
+    db_directory_->Fsync();
+  }
   CompactionStats stats;
   stats.micros = env_->NowMicros() - start_micros - imm_micros;
   MeasureTime(options_.statistics.get(), COMPACTION_TIME, stats.micros);
@@ -3827,7 +3839,7 @@ Status DBImpl::DeleteFile(std::string name) {
       }
     }
     edit.DeleteFile(level, number);
-    status = versions_->LogAndApply(&edit, &mutex_);
+    status = versions_->LogAndApply(&edit, &mutex_, db_directory_.get());
     if (status.ok()) {
       InstallSuperVersion(deletion_state);
     }
@@ -3935,7 +3947,8 @@ Status DB::Open(const Options& options, const std::string& dbname, DB** dbptr) {
       edit.SetLogNumber(new_log_number);
       impl->logfile_number_ = new_log_number;
       impl->log_.reset(new log::Writer(std::move(lfile)));
-      s = impl->versions_->LogAndApply(&edit, &impl->mutex_);
+      s = impl->versions_->LogAndApply(&edit, &impl->mutex_,
+                                       impl->db_directory_.get());
     }
     if (s.ok()) {
       delete impl->InstallSuperVersion(new DBImpl::SuperVersion());
@@ -3943,6 +3956,7 @@ Status DB::Open(const Options& options, const std::string& dbname, DB** dbptr) {
       impl->DeleteObsoleteFiles();
       impl->MaybeScheduleFlushOrCompaction();
       impl->MaybeScheduleLogDBDeployStats();
+      s = impl->db_directory_->Fsync();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/db/db_impl.h b/db/db_impl.h
index abefcba61..fb17a41b7 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.h
+++ b/db/db_impl.h
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ class DBImpl : public DB {
 
   std::string host_name_;
 
+  std::unique_ptr<Directory> db_directory_;
+
   // Queue of writers.
   std::deque<Writer*> writers_;
   WriteBatch tmp_batch_;
diff --git a/db/memtablelist.cc b/db/memtablelist.cc
index ca662569f..c93b58b6e 100644
--- a/db/memtablelist.cc
+++ b/db/memtablelist.cc
@@ -121,12 +121,10 @@ void MemTableList::PickMemtablesToFlush(std::vector<MemTable*>* ret) {
 
 // Record a successful flush in the manifest file
 Status MemTableList::InstallMemtableFlushResults(
-                      const std::vector<MemTable*> &mems,
-                      VersionSet* vset, Status flushStatus,
-                      port::Mutex* mu, Logger* info_log,
-                      uint64_t file_number,
-                      std::set<uint64_t>& pending_outputs,
-                      std::vector<MemTable*>* to_delete) {
+    const std::vector<MemTable*>& mems, VersionSet* vset, Status flushStatus,
+    port::Mutex* mu, Logger* info_log, uint64_t file_number,
+    std::set<uint64_t>& pending_outputs, std::vector<MemTable*>* to_delete,
+    Directory* db_directory) {
   mu->AssertHeld();
 
   // If the flush was not successful, then just reset state.
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ Status MemTableList::InstallMemtableFlushResults(
         (unsigned long)m->file_number_);
 
     // this can release and reacquire the mutex.
-    s = vset->LogAndApply(&m->edit_, mu);
+    s = vset->LogAndApply(&m->edit_, mu, db_directory);
 
     // we will be changing the version in the next code path,
     // so we better create a new one, since versions are immutable
diff --git a/db/memtablelist.h b/db/memtablelist.h
index 2a2b61408..b2cd84103 100644
--- a/db/memtablelist.h
+++ b/db/memtablelist.h
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ class MemTableList {
   void PickMemtablesToFlush(std::vector<MemTable*>* mems);
 
   // Commit a successful flush in the manifest file
-  Status InstallMemtableFlushResults(const std::vector<MemTable*> &m,
-                      VersionSet* vset, Status flushStatus,
-                      port::Mutex* mu, Logger* info_log,
-                      uint64_t file_number,
-                      std::set<uint64_t>& pending_outputs,
-                      std::vector<MemTable*>* to_delete);
+  Status InstallMemtableFlushResults(const std::vector<MemTable*>& m,
+                                     VersionSet* vset, Status flushStatus,
+                                     port::Mutex* mu, Logger* info_log,
+                                     uint64_t file_number,
+                                     std::set<uint64_t>& pending_outputs,
+                                     std::vector<MemTable*>* to_delete,
+                                     Directory* db_directory);
 
   // New memtables are inserted at the front of the list.
   // Takes ownership of the referenced held on *m by the caller of Add().
diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index 145a99114..bf778c9a9 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -1419,6 +1419,7 @@ void VersionSet::AppendVersion(Version* v) {
 }
 
 Status VersionSet::LogAndApply(VersionEdit* edit, port::Mutex* mu,
+                               Directory* db_directory,
                                bool new_descriptor_log) {
   mu->AssertHeld();
 
@@ -1541,6 +1542,9 @@ Status VersionSet::LogAndApply(VersionEdit* edit, port::Mutex* mu,
         // of it later
         env_->DeleteFile(DescriptorFileName(dbname_, old_manifest_file_number));
       }
+      if (!options_->disableDataSync && db_directory != nullptr) {
+        db_directory->Fsync();
+      }
     }
 
     // find offset in manifest file where this version is stored.
@@ -1821,7 +1825,7 @@ Status VersionSet::ReduceNumberOfLevels(const std::string& dbname,
   VersionEdit ve;
   port::Mutex dummy_mutex;
   MutexLock l(&dummy_mutex);
-  return versions.LogAndApply(&ve, &dummy_mutex, true);
+  return versions.LogAndApply(&ve, &dummy_mutex, nullptr, true);
 }
 
 Status VersionSet::DumpManifest(Options& options, std::string& dscname,
diff --git a/db/version_set.h b/db/version_set.h
index 6b91355f7..376b259b9 100644
--- a/db/version_set.h
+++ b/db/version_set.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ class VersionSet {
   // REQUIRES: *mu is held on entry.
   // REQUIRES: no other thread concurrently calls LogAndApply()
   Status LogAndApply(VersionEdit* edit, port::Mutex* mu,
+                     Directory* db_directory = nullptr,
                      bool new_descriptor_log = false);
 
   // Recover the last saved descriptor from persistent storage.
diff --git a/hdfs/env_hdfs.h b/hdfs/env_hdfs.h
index cb8ca623f..886ccdac3 100644
--- a/hdfs/env_hdfs.h
+++ b/hdfs/env_hdfs.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class HdfsEnv : public Env {
                                  unique_ptr<RandomRWFile>* result,
                                  const EnvOptions& options);
 
+  virtual Status NewDirectory(const std::string& name,
+                              unique_ptr<Directory>* result);
+
   virtual bool FileExists(const std::string& fname);
 
   virtual Status GetChildren(const std::string& path,
@@ -246,6 +249,11 @@ class HdfsEnv : public Env {
     return notsup;
   }
 
+  virtual Status NewDirectory(const std::string& name,
+                              unique_ptr<Directory>* result) {
+    return notsup;
+  }
+
   virtual bool FileExists(const std::string& fname){return false;}
 
   virtual Status GetChildren(const std::string& path,
diff --git a/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc b/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc
index 15f1383a6..34d97fa76 100644
--- a/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc
+++ b/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ class WritableFileImpl : public WritableFile {
   FileState* file_;
 };
 
+class InMemoryDirectory : public Directory {
+ public:
+  virtual Status Fsync() { return Status::OK(); }
+};
+
 class InMemoryEnv : public EnvWrapper {
  public:
   explicit InMemoryEnv(Env* base_env) : EnvWrapper(base_env) { }
@@ -274,6 +279,12 @@ class InMemoryEnv : public EnvWrapper {
     return Status::OK();
   }
 
+  virtual Status NewDirectory(const std::string& name,
+                              unique_ptr<Directory>* result) {
+    result->reset(new InMemoryDirectory());
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+
   virtual bool FileExists(const std::string& fname) {
     MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
     return file_map_.find(fname) != file_map_.end();
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/env.h b/include/rocksdb/env.h
index 73acbfabe..06e9b94aa 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/env.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/env.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class SequentialFile;
 class Slice;
 class WritableFile;
 class RandomRWFile;
+class Directory;
 struct Options;
 
 using std::unique_ptr;
@@ -122,6 +123,16 @@ class Env {
                                  unique_ptr<RandomRWFile>* result,
                                  const EnvOptions& options) = 0;
 
+  // Create an object that represents a directory. Will fail if directory
+  // doesn't exist. If the directory exists, it will open the directory
+  // and create a new Directory object.
+  //
+  // On success, stores a pointer to the new Directory in
+  // *result and returns OK. On failure stores nullptr in *result and
+  // returns non-OK.
+  virtual Status NewDirectory(const std::string& name,
+                              unique_ptr<Directory>* result) = 0;
+
   // Returns true iff the named file exists.
   virtual bool FileExists(const std::string& fname) = 0;
 
@@ -488,6 +499,15 @@ class RandomRWFile {
   void operator=(const RandomRWFile&);
 };
 
+// Directory object represents collection of files and implements
+// filesystem operations that can be executed on directories.
+class Directory {
+ public:
+  virtual ~Directory() {}
+  // Fsync directory
+  virtual Status Fsync() = 0;
+};
+
 // An interface for writing log messages.
 class Logger {
  public:
@@ -578,6 +598,10 @@ class EnvWrapper : public Env {
                          const EnvOptions& options) {
     return target_->NewRandomRWFile(f, r, options);
   }
+  virtual Status NewDirectory(const std::string& name,
+                              unique_ptr<Directory>* result) {
+    return target_->NewDirectory(name, result);
+  }
   bool FileExists(const std::string& f) { return target_->FileExists(f); }
   Status GetChildren(const std::string& dir, std::vector<std::string>* r) {
     return target_->GetChildren(dir, r);
diff --git a/util/env_hdfs.cc b/util/env_hdfs.cc
index 0f8fe0d11..67f0ef797 100644
--- a/util/env_hdfs.cc
+++ b/util/env_hdfs.cc
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ Status HdfsEnv::NewRandomRWFile(const std::string& fname,
   return Status::NotSupported("NewRandomRWFile not supported on HdfsEnv");
 }
 
+virtual Status NewDirectory(const std::string& name,
+                            unique_ptr<Directory>* result) {
+  return Status::NotSupported("NewDirectory not yet supported on HdfsEnv");
+}
+
 bool HdfsEnv::FileExists(const std::string& fname) {
   int value = hdfsExists(fileSys_, fname.c_str());
   if (value == 0) {
diff --git a/util/env_posix.cc b/util/env_posix.cc
index 2be524e95..fb9d311b8 100644
--- a/util/env_posix.cc
+++ b/util/env_posix.cc
@@ -867,6 +867,24 @@ class PosixRandomRWFile : public RandomRWFile {
 #endif
 };
 
+class PosixDirectory : public Directory {
+ public:
+  explicit PosixDirectory(int fd) : fd_(fd) {}
+  ~PosixDirectory() {
+    close(fd_);
+  }
+
+  virtual Status Fsync() {
+    if (fsync(fd_) == -1) {
+      return IOError("directory", errno);
+    }
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+
+ private:
+  int fd_;
+};
+
 static int LockOrUnlock(const std::string& fname, int fd, bool lock) {
   mutex_lockedFiles.Lock();
   if (lock) {
@@ -1038,6 +1056,18 @@ class PosixEnv : public Env {
     return s;
   }
 
+  virtual Status NewDirectory(const std::string& name,
+                              unique_ptr<Directory>* result) {
+    result->reset();
+    const int fd = open(name.c_str(), 0);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+      return IOError(name, errno);
+    } else {
+      result->reset(new PosixDirectory(fd));
+    }
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+
   virtual bool FileExists(const std::string& fname) {
     return access(fname.c_str(), F_OK) == 0;
   }