diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index ad1476fb5035..e047747d4ecf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ int scsi_add_host_with_dma(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct device *dev,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	if (shost->nr_reserved_cmds && !sht->queue_reserved_command) {
+		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, shost,
+			     "nr_reserved_cmds set but no method to queue\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	/* Use min_t(int, ...) in case shost->can_queue exceeds SHRT_MAX */
 	shost->cmd_per_lun = min_t(int, shost->cmd_per_lun,
 				   shost->can_queue);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 53ff348b3a4c..d4e874bbf2ea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1534,6 +1534,14 @@ static void scsi_complete(struct request *rq)
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
 	enum scsi_disposition disposition;
 
+	if (blk_mq_is_reserved_rq(rq)) {
+		/* Only pass-through requests are supported in this code path. */
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!blk_rq_is_passthrough(scsi_cmd_to_rq(cmd)));
+		scsi_mq_uninit_cmd(cmd);
+		__blk_mq_end_request(rq, scsi_result_to_blk_status(cmd->result));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cmd->eh_entry);
 
 	atomic_inc(&cmd->device->iodone_cnt);
@@ -1823,25 +1831,31 @@ static blk_status_t scsi_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(cmd->budget_token < 0);
 
 	/*
-	 * If the device is not in running state we will reject some or all
-	 * commands.
+	 * Bypass the SCSI device, SCSI target and SCSI host checks for
+	 * reserved commands.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_RUNNING)) {
-		ret = scsi_device_state_check(sdev, req);
-		if (ret != BLK_STS_OK)
-			goto out_put_budget;
-	}
+	if (!blk_mq_is_reserved_rq(req)) {
+		/*
+		 * If the device is not in running state we will reject some or
+		 * all commands.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_RUNNING)) {
+			ret = scsi_device_state_check(sdev, req);
+			if (ret != BLK_STS_OK)
+				goto out_put_budget;
+		}
 
-	ret = BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
-	if (!scsi_target_queue_ready(shost, sdev))
-		goto out_put_budget;
-	if (unlikely(scsi_host_in_recovery(shost))) {
-		if (cmd->flags & SCMD_FAIL_IF_RECOVERING)
-			ret = BLK_STS_OFFLINE;
-		goto out_dec_target_busy;
+		ret = BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
+		if (!scsi_target_queue_ready(shost, sdev))
+			goto out_put_budget;
+		if (unlikely(scsi_host_in_recovery(shost))) {
+			if (cmd->flags & SCMD_FAIL_IF_RECOVERING)
+				ret = BLK_STS_OFFLINE;
+			goto out_dec_target_busy;
+		}
+		if (!scsi_host_queue_ready(q, shost, sdev, cmd))
+			goto out_dec_target_busy;
 	}
-	if (!scsi_host_queue_ready(q, shost, sdev, cmd))
-		goto out_dec_target_busy;
 
 	/*
 	 * Only clear the driver-private command data if the LLD does not supply
@@ -1870,6 +1884,14 @@ static blk_status_t scsi_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	cmd->submitter = SUBMITTED_BY_BLOCK_LAYER;
 
 	blk_mq_start_request(req);
+	if (blk_mq_is_reserved_rq(req)) {
+		reason = shost->hostt->queue_reserved_command(shost, cmd);
+		if (reason) {
+			ret = BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
+			goto out_put_budget;
+		}
+		return BLK_STS_OK;
+	}
 	reason = scsi_dispatch_cmd(cmd);
 	if (reason) {
 		scsi_set_blocked(cmd, reason);
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index 4f945a20d198..e87cf7eadd26 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ struct scsi_host_template {
 	 */
 	int (* queuecommand)(struct Scsi_Host *, struct scsi_cmnd *);
 
+	/*
+	 * Queue a reserved command (BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED). The .queuecommand()
+	 * documentation also applies to the .queue_reserved_command() callback.
+	 */
+	int (*queue_reserved_command)(struct Scsi_Host *, struct scsi_cmnd *);
+
 	/*
 	 * The commit_rqs function is used to trigger a hardware
 	 * doorbell after some requests have been queued with