diff --git a/source3/smbd/trans2.c b/source3/smbd/trans2.c
index ef3d6d7..e85c794 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/trans2.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/trans2.c
@@ -4981,7 +4981,7 @@ NTSTATUS smb_set_file_time(connection_struct *conn,
 
 	if (setting_write_time) {
 		/*
-		 * This was a setfileinfo on an open file.
+		 * This was a Windows setfileinfo on an open file.
 		 * NT does this a lot. We also need to 
 		 * set the time here, as it can be read by 
 		 * FindFirst/FindNext and with the patch for bug #2045
@@ -6098,6 +6098,7 @@ static NTSTATUS smb_set_file_unix_basic(connection_struct *conn,
 	NTSTATUS status = NT_STATUS_OK;
 	bool delete_on_fail = False;
 	enum perm_type ptype;
+	bool modify_mtime = true;
 
 	ZERO_STRUCT(ft);
 
@@ -6246,13 +6247,36 @@ size = %.0f, uid = %u, gid = %u, raw perms = 0%o\n",
 	}
 
 	/* Deal with any time changes. */
+	if (fsp) {
+		/*
+		 * We're setting the time explicitly for UNIX.
+		 * Cancel any pending change.
+		 */
+		fsp->update_write_time_on_close = false;
+		TALLOC_FREE(fsp->update_write_time_event);
+	}
 
-	return smb_set_file_time(conn,
+	/*
+	 * Override the "setting_write_time"
+	 * parameter here as it almost does what
+	 * we need. Just remember if we modified
+	 * mtime and send the notify ourselves.
+	 */
+	if (null_timespec(ft.mtime)) {
+		modify_mtime = false;
+	}
+
+	status = smb_set_file_time(conn,
 				fsp,
 				fname,
 				psbuf,
 				&ft,
-				true);
+				false);
+	if (modify_mtime) {
+		notify_fname(conn, NOTIFY_ACTION_MODIFIED,
+			FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_LAST_WRITE, fname);
+	}
+	return status;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************