diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index fc16bced8e54..a198ce8371db 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ enum {
 	IPOIB_MCAST_STARTED       = 8,
 	IPOIB_FLAG_NETIF_STOPPED  = 9,
 	IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_CM 	  = 10,
+	IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST	  = 11,
 
 	IPOIB_MAX_BACKOFF_SECONDS = 16,
 
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ static inline void ipoib_put_ah(struct ipoib_ah *ah)
 
 int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev);
 int ipoib_add_pkey_attr(struct net_device *dev);
+int ipoib_add_umcast_attr(struct net_device *dev);
 
 void ipoib_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		struct ipoib_ah *address, u32 qpn);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 900335a36e45..ff17fe3c765b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,37 @@ static ssize_t show_pkey(struct device *dev,
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(pkey, S_IRUGO, show_pkey, NULL);
 
+static ssize_t show_umcast(struct device *dev,
+			   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(to_net_dev(dev));
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST, &priv->flags));
+}
+
+static ssize_t set_umcast(struct device *dev,
+			  struct device_attribute *attr,
+			  const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(to_net_dev(dev));
+	unsigned long umcast_val = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 0);
+
+	if (umcast_val > 0) {
+		set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST, &priv->flags);
+		ipoib_warn(priv, "ignoring multicast groups joined directly "
+				"by userspace\n");
+	} else
+		clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST, &priv->flags);
+
+	return count;
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(umcast, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_umcast, set_umcast);
+
+int ipoib_add_umcast_attr(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_umcast);
+}
+
 static ssize_t create_child(struct device *dev,
 			    struct device_attribute *attr,
 			    const char *buf, size_t count)
@@ -1136,6 +1167,8 @@ static struct net_device *ipoib_add_port(const char *format,
 		goto sysfs_failed;
 	if (ipoib_add_pkey_attr(priv->dev))
 		goto sysfs_failed;
+	if (ipoib_add_umcast_attr(priv->dev))
+		goto sysfs_failed;
 	if (device_create_file(&priv->dev->dev, &dev_attr_create_child))
 		goto sysfs_failed;
 	if (device_create_file(&priv->dev->dev, &dev_attr_delete_child))
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
index 94a57097e2b4..62abfb6f35c1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ void ipoib_mcast_restart_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ipoib_mcast *mcast, *tmcast;
 	LIST_HEAD(remove_list);
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct ib_sa_mcmember_rec rec;
 
 	ipoib_dbg_mcast(priv, "restarting multicast task\n");
 
@@ -794,6 +795,14 @@ void ipoib_mcast_restart_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (!mcast || test_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_FLAG_SENDONLY, &mcast->flags)) {
 			struct ipoib_mcast *nmcast;
 
+			/* ignore group which is directly joined by userspace */
+			if (test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_UMCAST, &priv->flags) &&
+			    !ib_sa_get_mcmember_rec(priv->ca, priv->port, &mgid, &rec)) {
+				ipoib_dbg_mcast(priv, "ignoring multicast entry for mgid "
+						IPOIB_GID_FMT "\n", IPOIB_GID_ARG(mgid));
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			/* Not found or send-only group, let's add a new entry */
 			ipoib_dbg_mcast(priv, "adding multicast entry for mgid "
 					IPOIB_GID_FMT "\n", IPOIB_GID_ARG(mgid));
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
index 6762988439d1..293f5b892e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ int ipoib_vlan_add(struct net_device *pdev, unsigned short pkey)
 		goto sysfs_failed;
 	if (ipoib_add_pkey_attr(priv->dev))
 		goto sysfs_failed;
+	if (ipoib_add_umcast_attr(priv->dev))
+		goto sysfs_failed;
 
 	if (device_create_file(&priv->dev->dev, &dev_attr_parent))
 		goto sysfs_failed;