diff --git a/e2fsck/pass3.c b/e2fsck/pass3.c
index 9860cdf2..f03c7aec 100644
--- a/e2fsck/pass3.c
+++ b/e2fsck/pass3.c
@@ -530,7 +530,15 @@ skip_new_block:
 	 * Finally, create the directory link
 	 */
 	pctx.errcode = ext2fs_link(fs, EXT2_ROOT_INO, name, ino, EXT2_FT_DIR);
+	if (pctx.errcode == EXT2_ET_DIR_NO_SPACE) {
+		pctx.errcode = ext2fs_expand_dir(fs, EXT2_ROOT_INO);
+		if (pctx.errcode)
+			goto link_error;
+		pctx.errcode = ext2fs_link(fs, EXT2_ROOT_INO, name, ino,
+					   EXT2_FT_DIR);
+	}
 	if (pctx.errcode) {
+link_error:
 		pctx.str = "ext2fs_link";
 		fix_problem(ctx, PR_3_CREATE_LPF_ERROR, &pctx);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/expect.1 b/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/expect.1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9593dbf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/expect.1
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
+Pass 2: Checking directory structure
+Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
+/lost+found not found.  Create? yes
+
+Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
+Pass 4: Checking reference counts
+Pass 5: Checking group summary information
+
+test_filesys: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
+test_filesys: 16/64 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 33/1024 blocks
+Exit status is 1
diff --git a/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/expect.2 b/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/expect.2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5eec1f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/expect.2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
+Pass 2: Checking directory structure
+Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
+Pass 4: Checking reference counts
+Pass 5: Checking group summary information
+test_filesys: 16/64 files (6.3% non-contiguous), 33/1024 blocks
+Exit status is 0
diff --git a/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/image.gz b/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/image.gz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccdbfa7a
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/image.gz differ
diff --git a/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/name b/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/name
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f22542bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/f_expandroot_create_lnf/name
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+no space in root to create lost+found entry