diff --git a/src/cluster_client.cpp b/src/cluster_client.cpp
index 6bc2ff7e..7cf6419a 100644
--- a/src/cluster_client.cpp
+++ b/src/cluster_client.cpp
@@ -633,6 +633,13 @@ resume_1:
     // Slice the operation into parts
     slice_rw(op);
     op->needs_reslice = false;
+    if (op->opcode == OSD_OP_WRITE && op->version && op->parts.size() > 1)
+    {
+        // Atomic writes to multiple stripes are unsupported
+        op->retval = -EINVAL;
+        erase_op(op);
+        return 1;
+    }
 resume_2:
     // Send unsent parts, if they're not subject to change
     op->state = 3;
@@ -922,6 +929,7 @@ bool cluster_client_t::try_send(cluster_op_t *op, int i)
                     .offset = part->offset,
                     .len = part->len,
                     .meta_revision = meta_rev,
+                    .version = op->opcode == OSD_OP_WRITE ? op->version : 0,
                 } },
                 .bitmap = op->opcode == OSD_OP_WRITE ? NULL : op->part_bitmaps + pg_bitmap_size*i,
                 .bitmap_len = (unsigned)(op->opcode == OSD_OP_WRITE ? 0 : pg_bitmap_size),
@@ -1072,10 +1080,6 @@ void cluster_client_t::handle_op_part(cluster_op_part_t *part)
     if (part->op.reply.hdr.retval != expected)
     {
         // Operation failed, retry
-        fprintf(
-            stderr, "%s operation failed on OSD %lu: retval=%ld (expected %d), dropping connection\n",
-            osd_op_names[part->op.req.hdr.opcode], part->osd_num, part->op.reply.hdr.retval, expected
-        );
         if (part->op.reply.hdr.retval == -EPIPE)
         {
             // Mark op->up_wait = true before stopping the client
@@ -1094,7 +1098,14 @@ void cluster_client_t::handle_op_part(cluster_op_part_t *part)
             // Don't overwrite other errors with -EPIPE
             op->retval = part->op.reply.hdr.retval;
         }
-        msgr.stop_client(part->op.peer_fd);
+        if (op->retval != -EINTR && op->retval != -EIO)
+        {
+            fprintf(
+                stderr, "%s operation failed on OSD %lu: retval=%ld (expected %d), dropping connection\n",
+                osd_op_names[part->op.req.hdr.opcode], part->osd_num, part->op.reply.hdr.retval, expected
+            );
+            msgr.stop_client(part->op.peer_fd);
+        }
         part->flags |= PART_ERROR;
     }
     else
@@ -1106,6 +1117,7 @@ void cluster_client_t::handle_op_part(cluster_op_part_t *part)
         if (op->opcode == OSD_OP_READ)
         {
             copy_part_bitmap(op, part);
+            op->version = op->parts.size() == 1 ? part->op.reply.rw.version : 0;
         }
     }
     if (op->inflight_count == 0)
diff --git a/src/cluster_client.h b/src/cluster_client.h
index dcf3db32..456e6dd9 100644
--- a/src/cluster_client.h
+++ b/src/cluster_client.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ struct cluster_op_t
     uint64_t inode;
     uint64_t offset;
     uint64_t len;
+    // for reads and writes within a single object (stripe),
+    // reads can return current version and writes can use "CAS" semantics
+    uint64_t version = 0;
     int retval;
     osd_op_buf_list_t iov;
     std::function<void(cluster_op_t*)> callback;
diff --git a/src/messenger.cpp b/src/messenger.cpp
index d25bfe1a..747402b6 100644
--- a/src/messenger.cpp
+++ b/src/messenger.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void osd_messenger_t::try_connect_peer_addr(osd_num_t peer_osd, const char *peer
         {
             osd_num_t peer_osd = clients.at(peer_fd)->osd_num;
             stop_client(peer_fd, true);
-            on_connect_peer(peer_osd, -EIO);
+            on_connect_peer(peer_osd, -EPIPE);
             return;
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/osd_ops.h b/src/osd_ops.h
index e8078b71..98770701 100644
--- a/src/osd_ops.h
+++ b/src/osd_ops.h
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ struct __attribute__((__packed__)) osd_op_rw_t
     uint32_t flags;
     // inode metadata revision
     uint64_t meta_revision;
+    // object version for atomic "CAS" (compare-and-set) writes
+    // writes and deletes fail with -EINTR if object version differs from (version-1)
+    uint64_t version;
 };
 
 struct __attribute__((__packed__)) osd_reply_rw_t
@@ -199,6 +202,8 @@ struct __attribute__((__packed__)) osd_reply_rw_t
     // for reads: bitmap length
     uint32_t bitmap_len;
     uint32_t pad0;
+    // for reads: object version
+    uint64_t version;
 };
 
 // sync to the primary OSD
diff --git a/src/osd_primary.cpp b/src/osd_primary.cpp
index 3a3e685e..52c463bb 100644
--- a/src/osd_primary.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_primary.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ resume_2:
         finish_op(cur_op, op_data->epipe > 0 ? -EPIPE : -EIO);
         return;
     }
+    cur_op->reply.rw.version = op_data->fact_ver;
     cur_op->reply.rw.bitmap_len = op_data->pg_data_size * clean_entry_bitmap_size;
     if (op_data->degraded)
     {
@@ -343,6 +344,12 @@ resume_3:
         pg_cancel_write_queue(pg, cur_op, op_data->oid, op_data->epipe > 0 ? -EPIPE : -EIO);
         return;
     }
+    // Check CAS version
+    if (cur_op->req.rw.version && op_data->fact_ver != (cur_op->req.rw.version-1))
+    {
+        cur_op->reply.hdr.retval = -EINTR;
+        goto continue_others;
+    }
     // Save version override for parallel reads
     pg.ver_override[op_data->oid] = op_data->fact_ver;
     // Submit deletes
@@ -370,6 +377,8 @@ resume_5:
         free_object_state(pg, &op_data->object_state);
     }
     pg.total_count--;
+    cur_op->reply.hdr.retval = 0;
+continue_others:
     osd_op_t *next_op = NULL;
     auto next_it = pg.write_queue.find(op_data->oid);
     if (next_it != pg.write_queue.end() && next_it->second == cur_op)
@@ -378,7 +387,7 @@ resume_5:
         if (next_it != pg.write_queue.end() && next_it->first == op_data->oid)
             next_op = next_it->second;
     }
-    finish_op(cur_op, cur_op->req.rw.len);
+    finish_op(cur_op, cur_op->reply.hdr.retval);
     if (next_op)
     {
         // Continue next write to the same object
diff --git a/src/osd_primary_chain.cpp b/src/osd_primary_chain.cpp
index e9a2fbfb..64f60845 100644
--- a/src/osd_primary_chain.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_primary_chain.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ int osd_t::read_bitmaps(osd_op_t *cur_op, pg_t & pg, int base_state)
             auto vo_it = pg.ver_override.find(cur_oid);
             auto read_version = (vo_it != pg.ver_override.end() ? vo_it->second : UINT64_MAX);
             // Read bitmap synchronously from the local database
-            bs->read_bitmap(cur_oid, read_version, op_data->snapshot_bitmaps + chain_num*clean_entry_bitmap_size, NULL);
+            bs->read_bitmap(
+                cur_oid, read_version, op_data->snapshot_bitmaps + chain_num*clean_entry_bitmap_size,
+                !chain_num ? &cur_op->reply.rw.version : NULL
+            );
         }
     }
     else
@@ -228,7 +231,10 @@ int osd_t::submit_bitmap_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op, pg_t & pg)
                 // Read bitmap synchronously from the local database
                 for (int j = prev; j <= i; j++)
                 {
-                    bs->read_bitmap((*bitmap_requests)[j].oid, (*bitmap_requests)[j].version, (*bitmap_requests)[j].bmp_buf, NULL);
+                    bs->read_bitmap(
+                        (*bitmap_requests)[j].oid, (*bitmap_requests)[j].version, (*bitmap_requests)[j].bmp_buf,
+                        (*bitmap_requests)[j].oid.inode == cur_op->req.rw.inode ? &cur_op->reply.rw.version : NULL
+                    );
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -264,6 +270,10 @@ int osd_t::submit_bitmap_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op, pg_t & pg)
                         for (int j = prev; j <= i; j++)
                         {
                             memcpy((*bitmap_requests)[j].bmp_buf, cur_buf, clean_entry_bitmap_size);
+                            if ((*bitmap_requests)[j].oid.inode == cur_op->req.rw.inode)
+                            {
+                                memcpy(&cur_op->reply.rw.version, cur_buf-8, 8);
+                            }
                             cur_buf += 8 + clean_entry_bitmap_size;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/osd_primary_write.cpp b/src/osd_primary_write.cpp
index d1e08f81..386d3af6 100644
--- a/src/osd_primary_write.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_primary_write.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ resume_3:
         pg_cancel_write_queue(pg, cur_op, op_data->oid, op_data->epipe > 0 ? -EPIPE : -EIO);
         return;
     }
+    // Check CAS version
+    if (cur_op->req.rw.version && op_data->fact_ver != (cur_op->req.rw.version-1))
+    {
+        cur_op->reply.hdr.retval = -EINTR;
+        goto continue_others;
+    }
     if (op_data->scheme == POOL_SCHEME_REPLICATED)
     {
         // Set bitmap bits
@@ -265,7 +271,7 @@ continue_others:
             next_op = next_it->second;
     }
     // finish_op would invalidate next_it if it cleared pg.write_queue, but it doesn't do that :)
-    finish_op(cur_op, cur_op->req.rw.len);
+    finish_op(cur_op, cur_op->reply.hdr.retval);
     if (next_op)
     {
         // Continue next write to the same object