diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
index 79c937bf6962..d446998b12a4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
@@ -3289,6 +3289,10 @@ static int cm_init_qp_rts_attr(struct cm_id_private *cm_id_priv,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_id_priv->lock, flags);
 	switch (cm_id_priv->id.state) {
+	/* Allow transition to RTS before sending REP */
+	case IB_CM_REQ_RCVD:
+	case IB_CM_MRA_REQ_SENT:
+
 	case IB_CM_REP_RCVD:
 	case IB_CM_MRA_REP_SENT:
 	case IB_CM_REP_SENT:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 8187349fb25f..9b036706f4d1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -760,22 +760,6 @@ static int cma_verify_rep(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cma_rtu_recv(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = cma_modify_qp_rts(&id_priv->id);
-	if (ret)
-		goto reject;
-
-	return 0;
-reject:
-	cma_modify_qp_err(&id_priv->id);
-	ib_send_cm_rej(id_priv->cm_id.ib, IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED,
-		       NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static void cma_set_rep_event_data(struct rdma_cm_event *event,
 				   struct ib_cm_rep_event_param *rep_data,
 				   void *private_data)
@@ -821,9 +805,8 @@ static int cma_ib_handler(struct ib_cm_id *cm_id, struct ib_cm_event *ib_event)
 				       ib_event->private_data);
 		break;
 	case IB_CM_RTU_RECEIVED:
-		event.status = cma_rtu_recv(id_priv);
-		event.event = event.status ? RDMA_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_ERROR :
-					     RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED;
+	case IB_CM_USER_ESTABLISHED:
+		event.event = RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED;
 		break;
 	case IB_CM_DREQ_ERROR:
 		event.status = -ETIMEDOUT; /* fall through */
@@ -1989,11 +1972,25 @@ static int cma_accept_ib(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv,
 			 struct rdma_conn_param *conn_param)
 {
 	struct ib_cm_rep_param rep;
-	int ret;
+	struct ib_qp_attr qp_attr;
+	int qp_attr_mask, ret;
 
-	ret = cma_modify_qp_rtr(&id_priv->id);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (id_priv->id.qp) {
+		ret = cma_modify_qp_rtr(&id_priv->id);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+
+		qp_attr.qp_state = IB_QPS_RTS;
+		ret = ib_cm_init_qp_attr(id_priv->cm_id.ib, &qp_attr,
+					 &qp_attr_mask);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+
+		qp_attr.max_rd_atomic = conn_param->initiator_depth;
+		ret = ib_modify_qp(id_priv->id.qp, &qp_attr, qp_attr_mask);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	memset(&rep, 0, sizeof rep);
 	rep.qp_num = id_priv->qp_num;
@@ -2008,7 +2005,9 @@ static int cma_accept_ib(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv,
 	rep.rnr_retry_count = conn_param->rnr_retry_count;
 	rep.srq = id_priv->srq ? 1 : 0;
 
-	return ib_send_cm_rep(id_priv->cm_id.ib, &rep);
+	ret = ib_send_cm_rep(id_priv->cm_id.ib, &rep);
+out:
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int cma_accept_iw(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv,
@@ -2073,6 +2072,27 @@ reject:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_accept);
 
+int rdma_notify(struct rdma_cm_id *id, enum ib_event_type event)
+{
+	struct rdma_id_private *id_priv;
+	int ret;
+
+	id_priv = container_of(id, struct rdma_id_private, id);
+	if (!cma_comp(id_priv, CMA_CONNECT))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	switch (id->device->node_type) {
+	case RDMA_NODE_IB_CA:
+		ret = ib_cm_notify(id_priv->cm_id.ib, event);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_notify);
+
 int rdma_reject(struct rdma_cm_id *id, const void *private_data,
 		u8 private_data_len)
 {
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h b/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
index aa6ce47537a2..6b8ec486d06b 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
@@ -252,6 +252,21 @@ int rdma_listen(struct rdma_cm_id *id, int backlog);
  */
 int rdma_accept(struct rdma_cm_id *id, struct rdma_conn_param *conn_param);
 
+/**
+ * rdma_notify - Notifies the RDMA CM of an asynchronous event that has
+ * occurred on the connection.
+ * @id: Connection identifier to transition to established.
+ * @event: Asynchronous event.
+ *
+ * This routine should be invoked by users to notify the CM of relevant
+ * communication events.  Events that should be reported to the CM and
+ * when to report them are:
+ *
+ * IB_EVENT_COMM_EST - Used when a message is received on a connected
+ *    QP before an RTU has been received.
+ */
+int rdma_notify(struct rdma_cm_id *id, enum ib_event_type event);
+
 /**
  * rdma_reject - Called to reject a connection request or response.
  */