diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index e7571ec..589f31e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -575,6 +575,12 @@ struct vma_numab_state {
 	 * every VMA_PID_RESET_PERIOD jiffies:
 	 */
 	unsigned long pids_active[2];
+
+	/*
+	 * MM scan sequence ID when the VMA was last completely scanned.
+	 * A VMA is not eligible for scanning if prev_scan_seq == numa_scan_seq
+	 */
+	int prev_scan_seq;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/numa_balancing.h b/include/linux/sched/numa_balancing.h
index 7dcc0bd..b69afb8 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/numa_balancing.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/numa_balancing.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ enum numa_vmaskip_reason {
 	NUMAB_SKIP_SCAN_DELAY,
 	NUMAB_SKIP_PID_INACTIVE,
 	NUMAB_SKIP_IGNORE_PID,
+	NUMAB_SKIP_SEQ_COMPLETED,
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
diff --git a/include/trace/events/sched.h b/include/trace/events/sched.h
index bfc07c1..6188ad0 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/sched.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/sched.h
@@ -671,7 +671,8 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(sched_numa_pair_template, sched_swap_numa,
 	EM( NUMAB_SKIP_INACCESSIBLE,		"inaccessible" )	\
 	EM( NUMAB_SKIP_SCAN_DELAY,		"scan_delay" )	\
 	EM( NUMAB_SKIP_PID_INACTIVE,		"pid_inactive" )	\
-	EMe(NUMAB_SKIP_IGNORE_PID,		"ignore_pid_inactive" )
+	EM( NUMAB_SKIP_IGNORE_PID,		"ignore_pid_inactive" )		\
+	EMe(NUMAB_SKIP_SEQ_COMPLETED,		"seq_completed" )
 
 /* Redefine for export. */
 #undef EM
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index ab79013..9229051 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3158,6 +3158,8 @@ static void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 	unsigned long nr_pte_updates = 0;
 	long pages, virtpages;
 	struct vma_iterator vmi;
+	bool vma_pids_skipped;
+	bool vma_pids_forced = false;
 
 	SCHED_WARN_ON(p != container_of(work, struct task_struct, numa_work));
 
@@ -3200,7 +3202,6 @@ static void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 	 */
 	p->node_stamp += 2 * TICK_NSEC;
 
-	start = mm->numa_scan_offset;
 	pages = sysctl_numa_balancing_scan_size;
 	pages <<= 20 - PAGE_SHIFT; /* MB in pages */
 	virtpages = pages * 8;	   /* Scan up to this much virtual space */
@@ -3210,6 +3211,16 @@ static void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 
 	if (!mmap_read_trylock(mm))
 		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * VMAs are skipped if the current PID has not trapped a fault within
+	 * the VMA recently. Allow scanning to be forced if there is no
+	 * suitable VMA remaining.
+	 */
+	vma_pids_skipped = false;
+
+retry_pids:
+	start = mm->numa_scan_offset;
 	vma_iter_init(&vmi, mm, start);
 	vma = vma_next(&vmi);
 	if (!vma) {
@@ -3260,6 +3271,13 @@ static void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 			/* Reset happens after 4 times scan delay of scan start */
 			vma->numab_state->pids_active_reset =  vma->numab_state->next_scan +
 				msecs_to_jiffies(VMA_PID_RESET_PERIOD);
+
+			/*
+			 * Ensure prev_scan_seq does not match numa_scan_seq,
+			 * to prevent VMAs being skipped prematurely on the
+			 * first scan:
+			 */
+			 vma->numab_state->prev_scan_seq = mm->numa_scan_seq - 1;
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -3281,8 +3299,19 @@ static void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 			vma->numab_state->pids_active[1] = 0;
 		}
 
-		/* Do not scan the VMA if task has not accessed */
-		if (!vma_is_accessed(mm, vma)) {
+		/* Do not rescan VMAs twice within the same sequence. */
+		if (vma->numab_state->prev_scan_seq == mm->numa_scan_seq) {
+			mm->numa_scan_offset = vma->vm_end;
+			trace_sched_skip_vma_numa(mm, vma, NUMAB_SKIP_SEQ_COMPLETED);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Do not scan the VMA if task has not accessed it, unless no other
+		 * VMA candidate exists.
+		 */
+		if (!vma_pids_forced && !vma_is_accessed(mm, vma)) {
+			vma_pids_skipped = true;
 			trace_sched_skip_vma_numa(mm, vma, NUMAB_SKIP_PID_INACTIVE);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -3311,8 +3340,28 @@ static void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 
 			cond_resched();
 		} while (end != vma->vm_end);
+
+		/* VMA scan is complete, do not scan until next sequence. */
+		vma->numab_state->prev_scan_seq = mm->numa_scan_seq;
+
+		/*
+		 * Only force scan within one VMA at a time, to limit the
+		 * cost of scanning a potentially uninteresting VMA.
+		 */
+		if (vma_pids_forced)
+			break;
 	} for_each_vma(vmi, vma);
 
+	/*
+	 * If no VMAs are remaining and VMAs were skipped due to the PID
+	 * not accessing the VMA previously, then force a scan to ensure
+	 * forward progress:
+	 */
+	if (!vma && !vma_pids_forced && vma_pids_skipped) {
+		vma_pids_forced = true;
+		goto retry_pids;
+	}
+
 out:
 	/*
 	 * It is possible to reach the end of the VMA list but the last few
