diff --git a/fs-v1-multipart.go b/fs-v1-multipart.go
index e5f13e8a3..8cf272c6e 100644
--- a/fs-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/fs-v1-multipart.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (fs fsObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 			// For any walk error return right away.
 			if walkResult.err != nil {
 				// File not found or Disk not found is a valid case.
-				if walkResult.err == errFileNotFound || walkResult.err == errDiskNotFound {
+				if walkResult.err == errFileNotFound || walkResult.err == errDiskNotFound || walkResult.err == errFaultyDisk {
 					eof = true
 					break
 				}
diff --git a/object-common.go b/object-common.go
index 330bee093..4a8fb8921 100644
--- a/object-common.go
+++ b/object-common.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func fsHouseKeeping(storageDisk StorageAPI) error {
 	// Attempt to create `.minio`.
 	err := storageDisk.MakeVol(minioMetaBucket)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err != errVolumeExists && err != errDiskNotFound {
+		if err != errVolumeExists && err != errDiskNotFound && err != errFaultyDisk {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func xlHouseKeeping(storageDisks []StorageAPI) error {
 
 			// Attempt to create `.minio`.
 			err := disk.MakeVol(minioMetaBucket)
-			if err != nil && err != errVolumeExists && err != errDiskNotFound {
+			if err != nil && err != errVolumeExists && err != errDiskNotFound && err != errFaultyDisk {
 				errs[index] = err
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/posix.go b/posix.go
index db97681fd..17a967ef7 100644
--- a/posix.go
+++ b/posix.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	slashpath "path"
@@ -31,14 +32,18 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	fsMinSpacePercent = 5
+	maxAllowedIOError = 5
 )
 
 // posix - implements StorageAPI interface.
 type posix struct {
 	diskPath    string
 	minFreeDisk int64
+	ioErrCount  int
 }
 
+var errFaultyDisk = errors.New("Faulty disk")
+
 // checkPathLength - returns error if given path name length more than 255
 func checkPathLength(pathName string) error {
 	// For MS Windows, the maximum path length is 255
@@ -183,6 +188,16 @@ func (s posix) getVolDir(volume string) (string, error) {
 
 // Make a volume entry.
 func (s posix) MakeVol(volume string) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
 	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -203,6 +218,16 @@ func (s posix) MakeVol(volume string) (err error) {
 
 // ListVols - list volumes.
 func (s posix) ListVols() (volsInfo []VolInfo, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return nil, errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	volsInfo, err = listVols(s.diskPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -219,6 +244,16 @@ func (s posix) ListVols() (volsInfo []VolInfo, err error) {
 
 // StatVol - get volume info.
 func (s posix) StatVol(volume string) (volInfo VolInfo, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return VolInfo{}, errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
 	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return VolInfo{}, err
@@ -248,9 +283,19 @@ func (s posix) StatVol(volume string) (volInfo VolInfo, err error) {
 }
 
 // DeleteVol - delete a volume.
-func (s posix) DeleteVol(volume string) error {
+func (s posix) DeleteVol(volume string) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
-	if err := checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
+	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -278,9 +323,19 @@ func (s posix) DeleteVol(volume string) error {
 
 // ListDir - return all the entries at the given directory path.
 // If an entry is a directory it will be returned with a trailing "/".
-func (s posix) ListDir(volume, dirPath string) ([]string, error) {
+func (s posix) ListDir(volume, dirPath string) (entries []string, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return nil, errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
-	if err := checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
+	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -306,6 +361,16 @@ func (s posix) ListDir(volume, dirPath string) ([]string, error) {
 // for io.EOF. Additionally ReadFile also starts reading from an
 // offset.
 func (s posix) ReadFile(volume string, path string, offset int64, buf []byte) (n int64, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return 0, errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
 	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -371,6 +436,16 @@ func (s posix) ReadFile(volume string, path string, offset int64, buf []byte) (n
 // AppendFile - append a byte array at path, if file doesn't exist at
 // path this call explicitly creates it.
 func (s posix) AppendFile(volume, path string, buf []byte) (n int64, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return 0, errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
 	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -423,6 +498,16 @@ func (s posix) AppendFile(volume, path string, buf []byte) (n int64, err error)
 
 // StatFile - get file info.
 func (s posix) StatFile(volume, path string) (file FileInfo, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return FileInfo{}, errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
 	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return FileInfo{}, err
@@ -504,9 +589,19 @@ func deleteFile(basePath, deletePath string) error {
 }
 
 // DeleteFile - delete a file at path.
-func (s posix) DeleteFile(volume, path string) error {
+func (s posix) DeleteFile(volume, path string) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
-	if err := checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
+	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -535,9 +630,19 @@ func (s posix) DeleteFile(volume, path string) error {
 }
 
 // RenameFile - rename source path to destination path atomically.
-func (s posix) RenameFile(srcVolume, srcPath, dstVolume, dstPath string) error {
+func (s posix) RenameFile(srcVolume, srcPath, dstVolume, dstPath string) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if err == syscall.EIO {
+			s.ioErrCount++
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if s.ioErrCount > maxAllowedIOError {
+		return errFaultyDisk
+	}
+
 	// Validate if disk is free.
-	if err := checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
+	if err = checkDiskFree(s.diskPath, s.minFreeDisk); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/tree-walk-xl.go b/tree-walk-xl.go
index 14e9061bd..b240068da 100644
--- a/tree-walk-xl.go
+++ b/tree-walk-xl.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listDir(bucket, prefixDir string, filter func(entry string)
 		if err != nil {
 			// For any reason disk was deleted or goes offline, continue
 			// and list form other disks if possible.
-			if err == errDiskNotFound {
+			if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 				continue
 			}
 			break
diff --git a/xl-v1-bucket.go b/xl-v1-bucket.go
index 66f3dc014..843125eb0 100644
--- a/xl-v1-bucket.go
+++ b/xl-v1-bucket.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) getBucketInfo(bucketName string) (bucketInfo BucketInfo, err
 		volInfo, err = disk.StatVol(bucketName)
 		if err != nil {
 			// For any reason disk went offline continue and pick the next one.
-			if err == errDiskNotFound {
+			if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 				continue
 			}
 			return BucketInfo{}, err
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listBuckets() (bucketsInfo []BucketInfo, err error) {
 		var volsInfo []VolInfo
 		volsInfo, err = disk.ListVols()
 		// Ignore any disks not found.
-		if err == errDiskNotFound {
+		if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err == nil {
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ func (xl xlObjects) DeleteBucket(bucket string) error {
 	// an unknown error.
 	for _, err := range dErrs {
 		if err != nil {
-			// We ignore error if errVolumeNotFound or errDiskNotFound
-			if err == errVolumeNotFound || err == errDiskNotFound {
+			// We ignore error if errVolumeNotFound, errDiskNotFound or errFaultyDisk
+			if err == errVolumeNotFound || err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 				volumeNotFoundErrCnt++
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/xl-v1-common.go b/xl-v1-common.go
index 2d97f8c8d..e46a3e181 100644
--- a/xl-v1-common.go
+++ b/xl-v1-common.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func (xl xlObjects) isObject(bucket, prefix string) (ok bool) {
 		if err == nil {
 			return true
 		}
-		// Ignore for file not found and disk not found.
-		if err == errFileNotFound || err == errDiskNotFound {
+		// Ignore for file not found,  disk not found or faulty disk.
+		if err == errFileNotFound || err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 			continue
 		}
 		errorIf(err, "Unable to stat a file %s/%s/%s", bucket, prefix, xlMetaJSONFile)
diff --git a/xl-v1-metadata.go b/xl-v1-metadata.go
index 1e29abf0c..04d7c743d 100644
--- a/xl-v1-metadata.go
+++ b/xl-v1-metadata.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) readXLMetadata(bucket, object string) (xlMeta xlMetaV1, err
 		buf, err = readAll(disk, bucket, path.Join(object, xlMetaJSONFile))
 		if err != nil {
 			// For any reason disk is not available continue and read from other disks.
-			if err == errDiskNotFound {
+			if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 				continue
 			}
 			return xlMetaV1{}, err
diff --git a/xl-v1-multipart-common.go b/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
index e3fd6b934..c92ce92b4 100644
--- a/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
+++ b/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) isMultipartUpload(bucket, prefix string) bool {
 		_, err := disk.StatFile(bucket, pathJoin(prefix, uploadsJSONFile))
 		if err != nil {
 			// For any reason disk was deleted or goes offline, continue
-			if err == errDiskNotFound {
+			if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 				continue
 			}
 			return false
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listUploadsInfo(prefixPath string) (uploadsInfo []uploadInfo
 		uploadsJSON, err = readUploadsJSON(splitPrefixes[1], splitPrefixes[2], disk)
 		if err != nil {
 			// For any reason disk was deleted or goes offline, continue
-			if err == errDiskNotFound {
+			if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 				continue
 			}
 			if err == errFileNotFound {
diff --git a/xl-v1-multipart.go b/xl-v1-multipart.go
index d4e0ee43b..a7b7abfd4 100644
--- a/xl-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/xl-v1-multipart.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 				continue
 			}
 			uploads, _, err = listMultipartUploadIDs(bucket, keyMarker, uploadIDMarker, maxUploads, disk)
-			if err == errDiskNotFound {
+			if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 				continue
 			}
 			break
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 			// For any walk error return right away.
 			if walkResult.err != nil {
 				// File not found or Disk not found is a valid case.
-				if walkResult.err == errFileNotFound || walkResult.err == errDiskNotFound {
+				if walkResult.err == errFileNotFound || walkResult.err == errDiskNotFound || walkResult.err == errFaultyDisk {
 					continue
 				}
 				return ListMultipartsInfo{}, err
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ func (xl xlObjects) listMultipartUploads(bucket, prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMark
 					continue
 				}
 				newUploads, end, err = listMultipartUploadIDs(bucket, entry, uploadIDMarker, maxUploads, disk)
-				if err == errDiskNotFound {
+				if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 					continue
 				}
 				break
 			}
 			nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, entry))
 			if err != nil {
-				if err == errFileNotFound || walkResult.err == errDiskNotFound {
+				if err == errFileNotFound || walkResult.err == errDiskNotFound || walkResult.err == errFaultyDisk {
 					continue
 				}
 				return ListMultipartsInfo{}, err
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 			continue
 		}
 		uploadsJSON, err = readUploadsJSON(bucket, object, disk)
-		if err == errDiskNotFound {
+		if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 			continue
 		}
 		break
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) abortMultipartUpload(bucket, object, uploadID string) (err e
 			continue
 		}
 		uploadsJSON, err = readUploadsJSON(bucket, object, disk)
-		if err == errDiskNotFound {
+		if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk {
 			continue
 		}
 		break