diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index 78b91bb92f0d..1168302b7927 100644
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ struct tcp_sock {
 	bool	is_mptcp;
 #endif
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMC)
+	bool	(*smc_hs_congested)(const struct sock *sk);
 	bool	syn_smc;	/* SYN includes SMC */
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index af94a6d22a9d..92e65d56dc2c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -6703,7 +6703,8 @@ static void tcp_openreq_init(struct request_sock *req,
 	ireq->ir_num = ntohs(tcp_hdr(skb)->dest);
 	ireq->ir_mark = inet_request_mark(sk, skb);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMC)
-	ireq->smc_ok = rx_opt->smc_ok;
+	ireq->smc_ok = rx_opt->smc_ok && !(tcp_sk(sk)->smc_hs_congested &&
+			tcp_sk(sk)->smc_hs_congested(sk));
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 858724256078..a05ffb268c3e 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -103,6 +103,21 @@ drop:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static bool smc_hs_congested(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	const struct smc_sock *smc;
+
+	smc = smc_clcsock_user_data(sk);
+
+	if (!smc)
+		return true;
+
+	if (workqueue_congested(WORK_CPU_UNBOUND, smc_hs_wq))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static struct smc_hashinfo smc_v4_hashinfo = {
 	.lock = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(smc_v4_hashinfo.lock),
 };
@@ -2311,6 +2326,8 @@ static int smc_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 
 	inet_csk(smc->clcsock->sk)->icsk_af_ops = &smc->af_ops;
 
+	tcp_sk(smc->clcsock->sk)->smc_hs_congested = smc_hs_congested;
+
 	rc = kernel_listen(smc->clcsock, backlog);
 	if (rc) {
 		smc->clcsock->sk->sk_data_ready = smc->clcsk_data_ready;