diff --git a/xl-erasure-v1.go b/xl-erasure-v1.go
index aecebfa78..c95f8501a 100644
--- a/xl-erasure-v1.go
+++ b/xl-erasure-v1.go
@@ -114,26 +114,50 @@ func (xl XL) MakeVol(volume string) error {
 	if !isValidVolname(volume) {
 		return errInvalidArgument
 	}
-	// Collect if all disks report volume exists.
-	var volumeExistsMap = make(map[int]struct{})
+
+	// Verify if the volume already exists.
+	_, errs := xl.getAllVolumeInfo(volume)
+
+	// Count errors other than errVolumeNotFound, bigger than the allowed
+	// readQuorum, if yes throw an error.
+	errCount := 0
+	for _, err := range errs {
+		if err != nil && err != errVolumeNotFound {
+			errCount++
+			if errCount > xl.readQuorum {
+				log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+					"volume": volume,
+				}).Errorf("%s", err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	createVolErr := 0
+	volumeExistsErrCnt := 0
 	// Make a volume entry on all underlying storage disks.
-	for index, disk := range xl.storageDisks {
+	for _, disk := range xl.storageDisks {
 		if err := disk.MakeVol(volume); err != nil {
 			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 				"volume": volume,
 			}).Errorf("MakeVol failed with %s", err)
-			// We ignore error if errVolumeExists and creating a volume again.
+			// if volume already exists, count them.
 			if err == errVolumeExists {
-				volumeExistsMap[index] = struct{}{}
+				volumeExistsErrCnt++
+				// Return err if all disks report volume exists.
+				if volumeExistsErrCnt == len(xl.storageDisks) {
+					return errVolumeExists
+				}
 				continue
 			}
-			return err
+			// Update error counter separately.
+			createVolErr++
+			if createVolErr <= len(xl.storageDisks)-xl.writeQuorum {
+				continue
+			}
+			return errWriteQuorum
 		}
 	}
-	// Return err if all disks report volume exists.
-	if len(volumeExistsMap) == len(xl.storageDisks) {
-		return errVolumeExists
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -144,24 +168,24 @@ func (xl XL) DeleteVol(volume string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Collect if all disks report volume not found.
-	var volumeNotFoundMap = make(map[int]struct{})
+	var volumeNotFoundErrCnt int
 
 	// Remove a volume entry on all underlying storage disks.
-	for index, disk := range xl.storageDisks {
+	for _, disk := range xl.storageDisks {
 		if err := disk.DeleteVol(volume); err != nil {
 			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 				"volume": volume,
 			}).Errorf("DeleteVol failed with %s", err)
 			// We ignore error if errVolumeNotFound.
 			if err == errVolumeNotFound {
-				volumeNotFoundMap[index] = struct{}{}
+				volumeNotFoundErrCnt++
 				continue
 			}
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	// Return err if all disks report volume not found.
-	if len(volumeNotFoundMap) == len(xl.storageDisks) {
+	if volumeNotFoundErrCnt == len(xl.storageDisks) {
 		return errVolumeNotFound
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -218,48 +242,136 @@ func (xl XL) ListVols() (volsInfo []VolInfo, err error) {
 	return volsInfo, nil
 }
 
+// getAllVolumeInfo - get bucket volume info from all disks.
+// Returns error slice indicating the failed volume stat operations.
+func (xl XL) getAllVolumeInfo(volume string) (volsInfo []VolInfo, errs []error) {
+	errs = make([]error, len(xl.storageDisks))
+	volsInfo = make([]VolInfo, len(xl.storageDisks))
+	for index, disk := range xl.storageDisks {
+		volInfo, err := disk.StatVol(volume)
+		if err != nil {
+			errs[index] = err
+			continue
+		}
+		volsInfo[index] = volInfo
+	}
+	return volsInfo, errs
+}
+
+// listAllVolumeInfo - list all stat volume info from all disks.
+// Returns
+// - stat volume info for all online disks.
+// - boolean to indicate if healing is necessary.
+// - error if any.
+func (xl XL) listAllVolumeInfo(volume string) ([]VolInfo, bool, error) {
+	volsInfo, errs := xl.getAllVolumeInfo(volume)
+	notFoundCount := 0
+	for _, err := range errs {
+		if err == errVolumeNotFound {
+			notFoundCount++
+			// If we have errors with file not found greater than allowed read
+			// quorum we return err as errFileNotFound.
+			if notFoundCount > len(xl.storageDisks)-xl.readQuorum {
+				return nil, false, errVolumeNotFound
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Calculate online disk count.
+	onlineDiskCount := 0
+	for index := range errs {
+		if errs[index] == nil {
+			onlineDiskCount++
+		}
+	}
+
+	var heal bool
+	// If online disks count is lesser than configured disks, most
+	// probably we need to heal the file, additionally verify if the
+	// count is lesser than readQuorum, if not we throw an error.
+	if onlineDiskCount < len(xl.storageDisks) {
+		// Online disks lesser than total storage disks, needs to be
+		// healed. unless we do not have readQuorum.
+		heal = true
+		// Verify if online disks count are lesser than readQuorum
+		// threshold, return an error if yes.
+		if onlineDiskCount < xl.readQuorum {
+			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+				"volume":          volume,
+				"onlineDiskCount": onlineDiskCount,
+				"readQuorumCount": xl.readQuorum,
+			}).Errorf("%s", errReadQuorum)
+			return nil, false, errReadQuorum
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Return success.
+	return volsInfo, heal, nil
+}
+
+// healVolume - heals any missing volumes.
+func (xl XL) healVolume(volume string) error {
+	// Lists volume info for all online disks.
+	volsInfo, heal, err := xl.listAllVolumeInfo(volume)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"volume": volume,
+		}).Errorf("List online disks failed with %s", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	if !heal {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// Create volume if missing on online disks.
+	for index, volInfo := range volsInfo {
+		if volInfo.Name != "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Volinfo name would be an empty string, create it.
+		if err = xl.storageDisks[index].MakeVol(volume); err != nil {
+			if err != nil {
+				log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+					"volume": volume,
+				}).Errorf("MakeVol failed with error %s", err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // StatVol - get volume stat info.
 func (xl XL) StatVol(volume string) (volInfo VolInfo, err error) {
 	if !isValidVolname(volume) {
 		return VolInfo{}, errInvalidArgument
 	}
-	var statVols []VolInfo
-	volumeNotFoundErrCnt := 0
-	for _, disk := range xl.storageDisks {
-		volInfo, err = disk.StatVol(volume)
-		if err == nil {
-			// Collect all the successful attempts to verify quorum
-			// subsequently.
-			statVols = append(statVols, volInfo)
-		} else if err == errVolumeNotFound {
-			// Count total amount of volume not found errors.
-			volumeNotFoundErrCnt++
-		} else if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-				"volume": volume,
-			}).Errorf("StatVol failed with %s", err)
-			return VolInfo{}, err
-		}
+	volsInfo, heal, err := xl.listAllVolumeInfo(volume)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"volume": volume,
+		}).Errorf("listOnlineVolsInfo failed with %s", err)
+		return VolInfo{}, err
 	}
 
-	// If volume not found err count is same as total storage disks, we
-	// really don't have the bucket, report a valid error.
-	if volumeNotFoundErrCnt == len(xl.storageDisks) {
-		return VolInfo{}, errVolumeNotFound
-	} else if len(statVols) < xl.readQuorum {
-		// If one of the disks have bucket we need to validate if we
-		// have read quorum, if not fail.
-		return VolInfo{}, errReadQuorum
+	if heal {
+		go func() {
+			if err = xl.healVolume(volume); err != nil {
+				log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+					"volume": volume,
+				}).Errorf("healVolume failed with %s", err)
+				return
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 
 	// Loop through all statVols, calculate the actual usage values.
 	var total, free int64
-	for _, statVolInfo := range statVols {
-		free += statVolInfo.Free
-		total += statVolInfo.Total
+	for _, volInfo := range volsInfo {
+		free += volInfo.Free
+		total += volInfo.Total
 	}
-	// Filter statVols and update the volInfo.
-	volInfo = removeDuplicateVols(statVols)[0]
+	// Filter volsInfo and update the volInfo.
+	volInfo = removeDuplicateVols(volsInfo)[0]
 	volInfo.Free = free
 	volInfo.Total = total
 	return volInfo, nil