diff --git a/PendingReleaseNotes b/PendingReleaseNotes
index f122be29c30..130b66e423d 100644
--- a/PendingReleaseNotes
+++ b/PendingReleaseNotes
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@
 * the callback function passed to LibRGWFS.readdir() now accepts a ``flags``
   parameter. it will be the last parameter passed to  ``readdir()` method.
 
+* The 'cephfs-data-scan scan_links' now automatically repair inotables.
+
 >=13.1.0
 --------
 
diff --git a/doc/cephfs/disaster-recovery-experts.rst b/doc/cephfs/disaster-recovery-experts.rst
index 1c585a664f3..75c03f0302c 100644
--- a/doc/cephfs/disaster-recovery-experts.rst
+++ b/doc/cephfs/disaster-recovery-experts.rst
@@ -183,14 +183,6 @@ The example below shows how to run 4 workers simultaneously:
 It is **important** to ensure that all workers have completed the
 scan_extents phase before any workers enter the scan_inodes phase.
 
-Output of 'scan_links' command includes max used inode number for each
-MDS rank. You may need to update InoTables of each MDS rank.
-
-::
-    cephfs-table-tool recovery-fs:x show inode
-    cephfs-table-tool recovery-fs:x take_inos <max ino of mds.x)
-
-
 After completing the metadata recovery, you may want to run cleanup
 operation to delete ancillary data geneated during recovery.
 
diff --git a/qa/tasks/cephfs/test_data_scan.py b/qa/tasks/cephfs/test_data_scan.py
index 0faeb43fc03..0cb972e51b4 100644
--- a/qa/tasks/cephfs/test_data_scan.py
+++ b/qa/tasks/cephfs/test_data_scan.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import json
 
 import logging
 import os
+import time
 from textwrap import dedent
 import traceback
 from collections import namedtuple, defaultdict
@@ -541,7 +542,7 @@ class TestDataScan(CephFSTestCase):
             log.info("{0}: {1}".format(pg_str, lines))
             self.assertSetEqual(set(lines), set(pgs_to_files[pg_str]))
 
-    def test_scan_links(self):
+    def test_rebuild_linkage(self):
         """
         The scan_links command fixes linkage errors
         """
@@ -596,3 +597,48 @@ class TestDataScan(CephFSTestCase):
         # link count was adjusted?
         file1_nlink = self.mount_a.path_to_nlink("testdir1/file1")
         self.assertEqual(file1_nlink, 2)
+
+    def test_rebuild_inotable(self):
+        """
+        The scan_links command repair inotables
+        """
+        self.fs.set_max_mds(2)
+        self.fs.wait_for_daemons()
+
+        active_mds_names = self.fs.get_active_names()
+        mds0_id = active_mds_names[0]
+        mds1_id = active_mds_names[1]
+
+        self.mount_a.run_shell(["mkdir", "dir1"])
+        dir_ino = self.mount_a.path_to_ino("dir1")
+        self.mount_a.setfattr("dir1", "ceph.dir.pin", "1")
+        # wait for subtree migration
+
+        file_ino = 0;
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(1)
+            # allocate an inode from mds.1
+            self.mount_a.run_shell(["touch", "dir1/file1"])
+            file_ino = self.mount_a.path_to_ino("dir1/file1")
+            if file_ino >= (2 << 40):
+                break
+            self.mount_a.run_shell(["rm", "-f", "dir1/file1"])
+
+        self.mount_a.umount_wait()
+
+        self.fs.mds_asok(["flush", "journal"], mds0_id)
+        self.fs.mds_asok(["flush", "journal"], mds1_id)
+        self.mds_cluster.mds_stop()
+
+        self.fs.rados(["rm", "mds0_inotable"])
+        self.fs.rados(["rm", "mds1_inotable"])
+
+        self.fs.data_scan(["scan_links", "--filesystem", self.fs.name])
+
+        mds0_inotable = json.loads(self.fs.table_tool([self.fs.name + ":0", "show", "inode"]))
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(
+            mds0_inotable['0']['data']['inotable']['free'][0]['start'], dir_ino)
+
+        mds1_inotable = json.loads(self.fs.table_tool([self.fs.name + ":1", "show", "inode"]))
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(
+            mds1_inotable['1']['data']['inotable']['free'][0]['start'], file_ino)
diff --git a/src/mds/InoTable.cc b/src/mds/InoTable.cc
index 803d5431c0d..43fe380c789 100644
--- a/src/mds/InoTable.cc
+++ b/src/mds/InoTable.cc
@@ -223,3 +223,18 @@ bool InoTable::repair(inodeno_t id)
   dout(10) << "repair: after status. ino = " << id << " pver =" << projected_version << " ver= " << version << dendl;
   return true;
 }
+
+bool InoTable::force_consume_to(inodeno_t ino)
+{
+  auto it = free.begin();
+  if (it != free.end() && it.get_start() <= ino) {
+    inodeno_t min = it.get_start();
+    derr << "erasing " << min << " to " << ino << dendl;
+    free.erase(min, ino - min + 1);
+    projected_free = free;
+    projected_version = ++version;
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/mds/InoTable.h b/src/mds/InoTable.h
index cc228797ae3..0e26e1e9872 100644
--- a/src/mds/InoTable.h
+++ b/src/mds/InoTable.h
@@ -96,19 +96,7 @@ class InoTable : public MDSTable {
    *
    * @return true if the table was modified
    */
-  bool force_consume_to(inodeno_t ino)
-  {
-    if (free.contains(ino)) {
-      inodeno_t min = free.begin().get_start();
-      std::cerr << "Erasing " << min << " to " << ino << std::endl;
-      free.erase(min, ino - min + 1);
-      projected_free = free;
-      projected_version = ++version;
-      return true;
-    } else {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
+  bool force_consume_to(inodeno_t ino);
 };
 WRITE_CLASS_ENCODER(InoTable)
 
diff --git a/src/mds/MDSTable.cc b/src/mds/MDSTable.cc
index 8af30ac5471..7107ff3e4e2 100644
--- a/src/mds/MDSTable.cc
+++ b/src/mds/MDSTable.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ object_t MDSTable::get_object_name() const
 {
   char n[50];
   if (per_mds)
-    snprintf(n, sizeof(n), "mds%d_%s", int(mds->get_nodeid()), table_name);
+    snprintf(n, sizeof(n), "mds%d_%s", int(rank), table_name);
   else
     snprintf(n, sizeof(n), "mds_%s", table_name);
   return object_t(n);
diff --git a/src/mds/MDSTable.h b/src/mds/MDSTable.h
index a7a8502ca9d..65658687823 100644
--- a/src/mds/MDSTable.h
+++ b/src/mds/MDSTable.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ protected:
   bool per_mds;
   mds_rank_t rank;
 
-  object_t get_object_name() const;
   
   static const int STATE_UNDEF   = 0;
   static const int STATE_OPENING = 1;
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ public:
     if (is_active()) save(0);
   }
 
+  object_t get_object_name() const;
   void load(MDSInternalContextBase *onfinish);
   void load_2(int, bufferlist&, Context *onfinish);
 
diff --git a/src/tools/cephfs/DataScan.cc b/src/tools/cephfs/DataScan.cc
index 8cc94604736..5463af9d8d8 100644
--- a/src/tools/cephfs/DataScan.cc
+++ b/src/tools/cephfs/DataScan.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "include/util.h"
 
 #include "mds/CInode.h"
+#include "mds/InoTable.h"
 #include "cls/cephfs/cls_cephfs_client.h"
 
 #include "PgFiles.h"
@@ -1132,7 +1133,21 @@ int DataScan::scan_links()
   }
 
   for (auto& p : max_ino_map) {
-    std::cout << "mds." << p.first << " max used ino " << p.second << std::endl;
+    InoTable inotable(nullptr);
+    inotable.set_rank(p.first);
+    bool dirty = false;
+    int r = metadata_driver->load_table(&inotable);
+    if (r < 0) {
+      inotable.reset_state();
+      dirty = true;
+    }
+    if (inotable.force_consume_to(p.second))
+      dirty = true;
+    if (dirty) {
+      r = metadata_driver->save_table(&inotable);
+      if (r < 0)
+	return r;
+    }
   }
 
   return 0;
@@ -1373,6 +1388,48 @@ int MetadataTool::read_dentry(inodeno_t parent_ino, frag_t frag,
   return 0;
 }
 
+int MetadataDriver::load_table(MDSTable *table)
+{
+  object_t table_oid = table->get_object_name();
+
+  bufferlist table_bl;
+  int r = metadata_io.read(table_oid.name, table_bl, 0, 0);
+  if (r < 0) {
+    derr << "unable to read mds table '" << table_oid.name << "': "
+      << cpp_strerror(r) << dendl;
+    return r;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    version_t table_ver;
+    auto p = table_bl.cbegin();
+    decode(table_ver, p);
+    table->decode_state(p);
+    table->force_replay_version(table_ver);
+  } catch (const buffer::error &err) {
+    derr << "unable to decode mds table '" << table_oid.name << "': "
+      << err.what() << dendl;
+    return -EIO;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int MetadataDriver::save_table(MDSTable *table)
+{
+  object_t table_oid = table->get_object_name();
+
+  bufferlist table_bl;
+  encode(table->get_version(), table_bl);
+  table->encode_state(table_bl);
+  int r = metadata_io.write_full(table_oid.name, table_bl);
+  if (r != 0) {
+    derr << "error updating mds table " << table_oid.name
+      << ": " << cpp_strerror(r) << dendl;
+    return r;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int MetadataDriver::inject_lost_and_found(
     inodeno_t ino, const InodeStore &dentry)
 {
diff --git a/src/tools/cephfs/DataScan.h b/src/tools/cephfs/DataScan.h
index e44d9a50795..007fe824c74 100644
--- a/src/tools/cephfs/DataScan.h
+++ b/src/tools/cephfs/DataScan.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "include/rados/librados.hpp"
 
 class InodeStore;
+class MDSTable;
 
 class RecoveryDriver {
   protected:
@@ -232,6 +233,9 @@ class MetadataDriver : public RecoveryDriver, public MetadataTool
     int init_roots(int64_t data_pool_id) override;
 
     int check_roots(bool *result) override;
+
+    int load_table(MDSTable *table);
+    int save_table(MDSTable *table);
 };
 
 class DataScan : public MDSUtility, public MetadataTool