diff --git a/cmdline/io.c b/cmdline/io.c
index 4e1c7b77..f4c085ca 100644
--- a/cmdline/io.c
+++ b/cmdline/io.c
@@ -274,14 +274,20 @@ static struct snapraid_task* io_reader_step(struct snapraid_worker* worker)
  *
  * This is the synchronization point for workers with the io.
  */
-static struct snapraid_task* io_writer_step(struct snapraid_worker* worker)
+static struct snapraid_task* io_writer_step(struct snapraid_worker* worker, int state)
 {
 	struct snapraid_io* io = worker->io;
 	struct snapraid_task* task = 0;
+	int error_index;
 
 	/* the synchronization is protected by the io mutex */
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&io->mutex);
 
+	/* counts the number of errors in the global state */
+	error_index = state - IO_WRITER_ERROR_BASE;
+	if (error_index >= 0 && error_index < IO_WRITER_ERROR_MAX)
+		++io->writer_error[error_index];
+
 	while (1) {
 		unsigned index;
 
@@ -359,7 +365,7 @@ block_off_t io_read_next(struct snapraid_io* io, void*** buffer)
 	return blockcur_caller;
 }
 
-void io_write_next(struct snapraid_io* io, unsigned blockcur, int skip)
+void io_write_next(struct snapraid_io* io, unsigned blockcur, int skip, int* writer_error)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 
@@ -373,6 +379,12 @@ void io_write_next(struct snapraid_io* io, unsigned blockcur, int skip)
 	/* the synchronization is protected by the io mutex */
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&io->mutex);
 
+	/* report errors */
+	for (i = 0; i < IO_WRITER_ERROR_MAX; ++i) {
+		writer_error[i] = io->writer_error[i];
+		io->writer_error[i] = 0;
+	}
+
 	if (skip) {
 		/* skip the next write */
 		io_writer_sched_empty(io, io->writer_index, blockcur);
@@ -554,28 +566,35 @@ static void* io_reader_thread(void* arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
 static void* io_writer_thread(void* arg)
 {
 	struct snapraid_worker* worker = arg;
+	int latest_state = TASK_STATE_DONE;
 
 	while (1) {
 		struct snapraid_task* task;
 
 		/* get the new task */
-		task = io_writer_step(worker);
+		task = io_writer_step(worker, latest_state);
 
 		/* if no task, it means to exit */
 		if (!task)
 			break;
 
 		/* nothing more to do */
-		if (task->state == TASK_STATE_EMPTY)
+		if (task->state == TASK_STATE_EMPTY) {
+			latest_state = TASK_STATE_DONE;
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		assert(task->state == TASK_STATE_READY);
 
 		/* work on the assigned task */
 		worker->func(worker, task);
+
+		/* save the resulting state */
+		latest_state = task->state;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -597,6 +616,10 @@ void io_start(struct snapraid_io* io,
 	io->reader_index = IO_MAX - 1;
 	io->writer_index = 0;
 
+	/* clear writer errors */
+	for (i = 0; i < IO_WRITER_ERROR_MAX; ++i)
+		io->writer_error[i] = 0;
+
 	/* setup the initial read pending tasks, except the latest one, */
 	/* the latest will be initialized at the fist io_read_next() call */
 	for (i = 0; i < IO_MAX - 1; ++i) {
diff --git a/cmdline/io.h b/cmdline/io.h
index da240a87..6ecf7eff 100644
--- a/cmdline/io.h
+++ b/cmdline/io.h
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ struct snapraid_worker {
 	unsigned buffer_skew;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Number of error kind for writers.
+ */
+#define IO_WRITER_ERROR_BASE TASK_STATE_IOERROR_CONTINUE
+#define IO_WRITER_ERROR_MAX (-IO_WRITER_ERROR_BASE)
+
 /**
  * Reader.
  *
@@ -258,6 +264,11 @@ struct snapraid_io {
 	 * it's incremented, and a write_sched() signal is sent.
 	 */
 	unsigned writer_index;
+
+	/**
+	 * Counts the error happening in the writers.
+	 */
+	int writer_error[IO_WRITER_ERROR_MAX];
 };
 
 /**
@@ -343,7 +354,8 @@ void io_parity_write(struct snapraid_io* io, unsigned* levcur);
  * \param io InputOutput context.
  * \param blockcur The parity position to write.
  * \param skip Skip the writes, in case parity doesn't need to be updated.
+ * \param writer_error Return the number of errors. Vector of IO_WRITER_ERROR_MAX elements.
  */
-void io_write_next(struct snapraid_io* io, unsigned blockcur, int skip);
+void io_write_next(struct snapraid_io* io, unsigned blockcur, int skip, int* writer_error);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cmdline/sync.c b/cmdline/sync.c
index 6f4b7c79..b3923cfd 100644
--- a/cmdline/sync.c
+++ b/cmdline/sync.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ static int state_sync_process(struct snapraid_state* state, struct snapraid_pari
 		snapraid_info info;
 		int rehash;
 		void** buffer;
+		int writer_error[IO_WRITER_ERROR_MAX];
 
 		/* go to the next block */
 		blockcur = io_read_next(&io, &buffer);
@@ -1193,7 +1194,32 @@ static int state_sync_process(struct snapraid_state* state, struct snapraid_pari
 		}
 
 		/* write finished */
-		io_write_next(&io, blockcur, !parity_going_to_be_updated);
+		io_write_next(&io, blockcur, !parity_going_to_be_updated, writer_error);
+
+		/* handle errors reported */
+		for (j = 0; j < IO_WRITER_ERROR_MAX; ++j) {
+			if (writer_error[j]) {
+				switch (j + IO_WRITER_ERROR_BASE) {
+				case TASK_STATE_IOERROR_CONTINUE :
+					++io_error;
+					if (io_error >= state->opt.io_error_limit) {
+						log_fatal("DANGER! Unexpected input/output write error in a parity disk, it isn't possible to sync.\n");
+						log_fatal("Stopping at block %u\n", blockcur);
+						goto bail;
+					}
+					break;
+				case TASK_STATE_ERROR_CONTINUE :
+					++error;
+					break;
+				case TASK_STATE_IOERROR :
+					++io_error;
+					goto bail;
+				case TASK_STATE_ERROR :
+					++error;
+					goto bail;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		/* mark the state as needing write */
 		state->need_write = 1;