diff --git a/net/tipc/group.c b/net/tipc/group.c
index 18440be5b5fc..16aaaa97a005 100644
--- a/net/tipc/group.c
+++ b/net/tipc/group.c
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ static bool tipc_group_is_receiver(struct tipc_member *m)
 	return m && m->state >= MBR_JOINED;
 }
 
+u32 tipc_group_exclude(struct tipc_group *grp)
+{
+	if (!grp->loopback)
+		return grp->portid;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int tipc_group_size(struct tipc_group *grp)
 {
 	return grp->member_cnt;
diff --git a/net/tipc/group.h b/net/tipc/group.h
index 8f77290bb415..e432066a211e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/group.h
+++ b/net/tipc/group.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void tipc_group_add_member(struct tipc_group *grp, u32 node, u32 port);
 struct tipc_nlist *tipc_group_dests(struct tipc_group *grp);
 void tipc_group_self(struct tipc_group *grp, struct tipc_name_seq *seq,
 		     int *scope);
+u32 tipc_group_exclude(struct tipc_group *grp);
 void tipc_group_filter_msg(struct tipc_group *grp,
 			   struct sk_buff_head *inputq,
 			   struct sk_buff_head *xmitq);
@@ -68,5 +69,7 @@ void tipc_group_update_rcv_win(struct tipc_group *grp, int blks, u32 node,
 			       u32 port, struct sk_buff_head *xmitq);
 u16 tipc_group_bc_snd_nxt(struct tipc_group *grp);
 void tipc_group_update_member(struct tipc_member *m, int len);
+struct tipc_member *tipc_group_find_sender(struct tipc_group *grp,
+					   u32 node, u32 port);
 int tipc_group_size(struct tipc_group *grp);
 #endif
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 114d72bab827..2856e19e036e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -597,6 +597,47 @@ not_found:
 	return ref;
 }
 
+bool tipc_nametbl_lookup(struct net *net, u32 type, u32 instance, u32 domain,
+			 struct list_head *dsts, int *dstcnt, u32 exclude,
+			 bool all)
+{
+	u32 self = tipc_own_addr(net);
+	struct publication *publ;
+	struct name_info *info;
+	struct name_seq *seq;
+	struct sub_seq *sseq;
+
+	if (!tipc_in_scope(domain, self))
+		return false;
+
+	*dstcnt = 0;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	seq = nametbl_find_seq(net, type);
+	if (unlikely(!seq))
+		goto exit;
+	spin_lock_bh(&seq->lock);
+	sseq = nameseq_find_subseq(seq, instance);
+	if (likely(sseq)) {
+		info = sseq->info;
+		list_for_each_entry(publ, &info->zone_list, zone_list) {
+			if (!tipc_in_scope(domain, publ->node))
+				continue;
+			if (publ->ref == exclude && publ->node == self)
+				continue;
+			tipc_dest_push(dsts, publ->node, publ->ref);
+			(*dstcnt)++;
+			if (all)
+				continue;
+			list_move_tail(&publ->zone_list, &info->zone_list);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&seq->lock);
+exit:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return !list_empty(dsts);
+}
+
 int tipc_nametbl_mc_translate(struct net *net, u32 type, u32 lower, u32 upper,
 			      u32 limit, struct list_head *dports)
 {
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.h b/net/tipc/name_table.h
index 97646b17a4a2..71926e429446 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.h
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.h
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ void tipc_nametbl_build_group(struct net *net, struct tipc_group *grp,
 void tipc_nametbl_lookup_dst_nodes(struct net *net, u32 type, u32 lower,
 				   u32 upper, u32 domain,
 				   struct tipc_nlist *nodes);
+bool tipc_nametbl_lookup(struct net *net, u32 type, u32 instance, u32 domain,
+			 struct list_head *dsts, int *dstcnt, u32 exclude,
+			 bool all);
 struct publication *tipc_nametbl_publish(struct net *net, u32 type, u32 lower,
 					 u32 upper, u32 scope, u32 port_ref,
 					 u32 key);
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index e71c8d23acb9..66165e12d2f4 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -904,6 +904,88 @@ static int tipc_send_group_unicast(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
 	return rc ? rc : dlen;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tipc_send_group_anycast - send message to any member with given identity
+ * @sock: socket structure
+ * @m: message to send
+ * @dlen: total length of message data
+ * @timeout: timeout to wait for wakeup
+ *
+ * Called from function tipc_sendmsg(), which has done all sanity checks
+ * Returns the number of bytes sent on success, or errno
+ */
+static int tipc_send_group_anycast(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
+				   int dlen, long timeout)
+{
+	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_tipc *, dest, m->msg_name);
+	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
+	struct list_head *cong_links = &tsk->cong_links;
+	int blks = tsk_blocks(GROUP_H_SIZE + dlen);
+	struct tipc_group *grp = tsk->group;
+	struct tipc_member *first = NULL;
+	struct tipc_member *mbr = NULL;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	u32 node, port, exclude;
+	u32 type, inst, domain;
+	struct list_head dsts;
+	int lookups = 0;
+	int dstcnt, rc;
+	bool cong;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dsts);
+
+	type = dest->addr.name.name.type;
+	inst = dest->addr.name.name.instance;
+	domain = addr_domain(net, dest->scope);
+	exclude = tipc_group_exclude(grp);
+
+	while (++lookups < 4) {
+		first = NULL;
+
+		/* Look for a non-congested destination member, if any */
+		while (1) {
+			if (!tipc_nametbl_lookup(net, type, inst, domain, &dsts,
+						 &dstcnt, exclude, false))
+				return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+			tipc_dest_pop(&dsts, &node, &port);
+			cong = tipc_group_cong(grp, node, port, blks, &mbr);
+			if (!cong)
+				break;
+			if (mbr == first)
+				break;
+			if (!first)
+				first = mbr;
+		}
+
+		/* Start over if destination was not in member list */
+		if (unlikely(!mbr))
+			continue;
+
+		if (likely(!cong && !tipc_dest_find(cong_links, node, 0)))
+			break;
+
+		/* Block or return if destination link or member is congested */
+		rc = tipc_wait_for_cond(sock, &timeout,
+					!tipc_dest_find(cong_links, node, 0) &&
+					!tipc_group_cong(grp, node, port,
+							 blks, &mbr));
+		if (unlikely(rc))
+			return rc;
+
+		/* Send, unless destination disappeared while waiting */
+		if (likely(mbr))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(lookups >= 4))
+		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+
+	rc = tipc_send_group_msg(net, tsk, m, mbr, node, port, dlen);
+
+	return rc ? rc : dlen;
+}
+
 /**
  * tipc_send_group_bcast - send message to all members in communication group
  * @sk: socket structure
@@ -1127,6 +1209,8 @@ static int __tipc_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dlen)
 	if (grp) {
 		if (!dest)
 			return tipc_send_group_bcast(sock, m, dlen, timeout);
+		if (dest->addrtype == TIPC_ADDR_NAME)
+			return tipc_send_group_anycast(sock, m, dlen, timeout);
 		if (dest->addrtype == TIPC_ADDR_ID)
 			return tipc_send_group_unicast(sock, m, dlen, timeout);
 		return -EINVAL;