diff --git a/module/zfs/vdev_indirect.c b/module/zfs/vdev_indirect.c
index 12ee393bd5..6a74b59715 100644
--- a/module/zfs/vdev_indirect.c
+++ b/module/zfs/vdev_indirect.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ typedef struct indirect_child {
 	 */
 	struct indirect_child *ic_duplicate;
 	list_node_t ic_node; /* node on is_unique_child */
+	int ic_error; /* set when a child does not contain the data */
 } indirect_child_t;
 
 /*
@@ -1272,15 +1273,14 @@ vdev_indirect_read_all(zio_t *zio)
 				continue;
 
 			/*
-			 * Note, we may read from a child whose DTL
-			 * indicates that the data may not be present here.
-			 * While this might result in a few i/os that will
-			 * likely return incorrect data, it simplifies the
-			 * code since we can treat scrub and resilver
-			 * identically.  (The incorrect data will be
-			 * detected and ignored when we verify the
-			 * checksum.)
+			 * If a child is missing the data, set ic_error. Used
+			 * in vdev_indirect_repair(). We perform the read
+			 * nevertheless which provides the opportunity to
+			 * reconstruct the split block if at all possible.
 			 */
+			if (vdev_dtl_contains(ic->ic_vdev, DTL_MISSING,
+			    zio->io_txg, 1))
+				ic->ic_error = SET_ERROR(ESTALE);
 
 			ic->ic_data = abd_alloc_sametype(zio->io_abd,
 			    is->is_size);
@@ -1410,7 +1410,11 @@ vdev_indirect_checksum_error(zio_t *zio,
  * Issue repair i/os for any incorrect copies.  We do this by comparing
  * each split segment's correct data (is_good_child's ic_data) with each
  * other copy of the data.  If they differ, then we overwrite the bad data
- * with the good copy.  Note that we do this without regard for the DTL's,
+ * with the good copy.  The DTL is checked in vdev_indirect_read_all() and
+ * if a vdev is missing a copy of the data we set ic_error and the read is
+ * performed. This provides the opportunity to reconstruct the split block
+ * if at all possible. ic_error is checked here and if set it suppresses
+ * incrementing the checksum counter. Aside from this DTLs are not checked,
  * which simplifies this code and also issues the optimal number of writes
  * (based on which copies actually read bad data, as opposed to which we
  * think might be wrong).  For the same reason, we always use
@@ -1447,6 +1451,14 @@ vdev_indirect_repair(zio_t *zio)
 			    ZIO_FLAG_IO_REPAIR | ZIO_FLAG_SELF_HEAL,
 			    NULL, NULL));
 
+			/*
+			 * If ic_error is set the current child does not have
+			 * a copy of the data, so suppress incrementing the
+			 * checksum counter.
+			 */
+			if (ic->ic_error == ESTALE)
+				continue;
+
 			vdev_indirect_checksum_error(zio, is, ic);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/common.run b/tests/runfiles/common.run
index 2d5a7c18d3..bb70dfeade 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/common.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/common.run
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ tests = ['removal_all_vdev', 'removal_cancel', 'removal_check_space',
     'removal_with_send_recv', 'removal_with_snapshot',
     'removal_with_write', 'removal_with_zdb', 'remove_expanded',
     'remove_mirror', 'remove_mirror_sanity', 'remove_raidz',
-    'remove_indirect']
+    'remove_indirect', 'remove_attach_mirror']
 tags = ['functional', 'removal']
 
 [tests/functional/rename_dirs]
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/Makefile.am
index 4cc7734633..878935b96d 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ dist_pkgdata_SCRIPTS = \
 	removal_with_send.ksh removal_with_send_recv.ksh \
 	removal_with_snapshot.ksh removal_with_write.ksh \
 	removal_with_zdb.ksh remove_mirror.ksh remove_mirror_sanity.ksh \
-	remove_raidz.ksh remove_expanded.ksh remove_indirect.ksh
+	remove_raidz.ksh remove_expanded.ksh remove_indirect.ksh \
+	remove_attach_mirror.ksh
 
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = \
 	removal.kshlib
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/remove_attach_mirror.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/remove_attach_mirror.ksh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..9bbb07cd94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/removal/remove_attach_mirror.ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#! /bin/ksh -p
+#
+# CDDL HEADER START
+#
+# This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+# You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+# 1.0 of the CDDL.
+#
+# A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+# source.  A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+# http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+#
+# CDDL HEADER END
+#
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020, George Amanakis. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+. $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
+. $STF_SUITE/tests/functional/removal/removal.kshlib
+
+#
+# DESCRIPTION:
+#	Resilvering results in no CKSUM errors in pools with indirect vdevs.
+#
+# STRATEGY:
+#	1. Create a pool with two top-vdevs
+#	2. Write some files
+#	3. Remove one of the top-vdevs
+#	4. Reattach it to make a mirror
+#
+
+TMPDIR=${TMPDIR:-$TEST_BASE_DIR}
+
+DISK1="$TMPDIR/dsk1"
+DISK2="$TMPDIR/dsk2"
+DISKS="$DISK1 $DISK2"
+
+# fio options
+export DIRECTORY=/$TESTPOOL
+export NUMJOBS=16
+export RUNTIME=10
+export PERF_RANDSEED=1234
+export PERF_COMPPERCENT=66
+export PERF_COMPCHUNK=0
+export BLOCKSIZE=4K
+export SYNC_TYPE=0
+export DIRECT=1
+export FILE_SIZE=128M
+
+log_must mkfile 4g $DISK1
+log_must mkfile 4g $DISK2
+
+function cleanup
+{
+	default_cleanup_noexit
+	log_must rm -f $DISKS
+}
+
+log_must zpool create -O recordsize=4k $TESTPOOL $DISK1 $DISK2
+log_onexit cleanup
+
+log_must fio $FIO_SCRIPTS/mkfiles.fio
+log_must fio $FIO_SCRIPTS/sequential_reads.fio
+
+log_must zpool remove -w $TESTPOOL $DISK2
+log_must zpool attach -w $TESTPOOL $DISK1 $DISK2
+
+verify_pool $TESTPOOL
+
+log_pass "Resilvering results in no CKSUM errors with indirect vdevs"