diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.c b/net/rds/tcp.c
index 31e7425e2da9..45484a93d75f 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.c
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ static int rds_tcp_conn_alloc(struct rds_connection *conn, gfp_t gfp)
 		tc->t_tinc = NULL;
 		tc->t_tinc_hdr_rem = sizeof(struct rds_header);
 		tc->t_tinc_data_rem = 0;
+		init_waitqueue_head(&tc->t_recv_done_waitq);
 
 		conn->c_path[i].cp_transport_data = tc;
 		tc->t_cpath = &conn->c_path[i];
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.h b/net/rds/tcp.h
index 7c91974fcde7..b36af0865a07 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.h
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ struct rds_tcp_connection {
 	u32			t_last_sent_nxt;
 	u32			t_last_expected_una;
 	u32			t_last_seen_una;
+
+	/* for rds_tcp_conn_path_shutdown */
+	wait_queue_head_t	t_recv_done_waitq;
 };
 
 struct rds_tcp_statistics {
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ void rds_tcp_xmit_path_prepare(struct rds_conn_path *cp);
 void rds_tcp_xmit_path_complete(struct rds_conn_path *cp);
 int rds_tcp_xmit(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_message *rm,
 		 unsigned int hdr_off, unsigned int sg, unsigned int off);
+int rds_tcp_is_acked(struct rds_message *rm, uint64_t ack);
 void rds_tcp_write_space(struct sock *sk);
 
 /* tcp_stats.c */
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_connect.c b/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
index 4947ee73bad0..b77c88ffb199 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
@@ -75,8 +75,16 @@ void rds_tcp_state_change(struct sock *sk)
 			rds_connect_path_complete(cp, RDS_CONN_CONNECTING);
 		}
 		break;
+	case TCP_CLOSING:
+	case TCP_TIME_WAIT:
+		if (wq_has_sleeper(&tc->t_recv_done_waitq))
+			wake_up(&tc->t_recv_done_waitq);
+		break;
 	case TCP_CLOSE_WAIT:
+	case TCP_LAST_ACK:
 	case TCP_CLOSE:
+		if (wq_has_sleeper(&tc->t_recv_done_waitq))
+			wake_up(&tc->t_recv_done_waitq);
 		rds_conn_path_drop(cp, false);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -226,18 +234,58 @@ void rds_tcp_conn_path_shutdown(struct rds_conn_path *cp)
 {
 	struct rds_tcp_connection *tc = cp->cp_transport_data;
 	struct socket *sock = tc->t_sock;
+	struct sock *sk;
+	unsigned int rounds;
 
 	rdsdebug("shutting down conn %p tc %p sock %p\n",
 		 cp->cp_conn, tc, sock);
 
 	if (sock) {
+		sk = sock->sk;
 		if (rds_destroy_pending(cp->cp_conn))
-			sock_no_linger(sock->sk);
-		sock->ops->shutdown(sock, RCV_SHUTDOWN | SEND_SHUTDOWN);
-		lock_sock(sock->sk);
+			sock_no_linger(sk);
+
+		sock->ops->shutdown(sock, SHUT_WR);
+
+		/* after sending FIN,
+		 * wait until we processed all incoming messages
+		 * and we're sure that there won't be any more:
+		 * i.e. state CLOSING, TIME_WAIT, CLOSE_WAIT,
+		 * LAST_ACK, or CLOSE (RFC 793).
+		 *
+		 * Give up waiting after 5 seconds and allow messages
+		 * to theoretically get dropped, if the TCP transition
+		 * didn't happen.
+		 */
+		rounds = 0;
+		do {
+			/* we need to ensure messages are dequeued here
+			 * since "rds_recv_worker" only dispatches messages
+			 * while the connection is still in RDS_CONN_UP
+			 * and there is no guarantee that "rds_tcp_data_ready"
+			 * was called nor that "sk_data_ready" still points to
+			 * it.
+			 */
+			rds_tcp_recv_path(cp);
+		} while (!wait_event_timeout(tc->t_recv_done_waitq,
+				(sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSING ||
+				 sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT ||
+				 sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE_WAIT ||
+				 sk->sk_state == TCP_LAST_ACK ||
+				 sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) &&
+				skb_queue_empty_lockless(&sk->sk_receive_queue),
+				msecs_to_jiffies(100)) &&
+			 ++rounds < 50);
+		lock_sock(sk);
+
+		/* discard messages that the peer received already */
+		tc->t_last_seen_una = rds_tcp_snd_una(tc);
+		rds_send_path_drop_acked(cp, rds_tcp_snd_una(tc),
+					 rds_tcp_is_acked);
+
 		rds_tcp_restore_callbacks(sock, tc); /* tc->tc_sock = NULL */
 
-		release_sock(sock->sk);
+		release_sock(sk);
 		sock_release(sock);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_listen.c b/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
index 8129ea9da31c..492dcc6568bf 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
@@ -278,6 +278,20 @@ int rds_tcp_accept_one(struct rds_tcp_net *rtn)
 		rds_tcp_set_callbacks(new_sock, cp);
 		rds_connect_path_complete(cp, RDS_CONN_CONNECTING);
 	}
+
+	/* Since "rds_tcp_set_callbacks" happens this late
+	 * the connection may already have been closed without
+	 * "rds_tcp_state_change" doing its due diligence.
+	 *
+	 * If that's the case, we simply drop the path,
+	 * knowing that "rds_tcp_conn_path_shutdown" will
+	 * dequeue pending messages.
+	 */
+	if (new_sock->sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE_WAIT ||
+	    new_sock->sk->sk_state == TCP_LAST_ACK ||
+	    new_sock->sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE)
+		rds_conn_path_drop(cp, 0);
+
 	new_sock = NULL;
 	ret = 0;
 	if (conn->c_npaths == 0)
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_recv.c b/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
index b7cf7f451430..49f96ee0c40f 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ static int rds_tcp_read_sock(struct rds_conn_path *cp, gfp_t gfp)
 	rdsdebug("tcp_read_sock for tc %p gfp 0x%x returned %d\n", tc, gfp,
 		 desc.error);
 
+	if (skb_queue_empty_lockless(&sock->sk->sk_receive_queue) &&
+	    wq_has_sleeper(&tc->t_recv_done_waitq))
+		wake_up(&tc->t_recv_done_waitq);
+
 	return desc.error;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_send.c b/net/rds/tcp_send.c
index 4e82c9644aa6..7c52acc749cf 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_send.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_send.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int rds_tcp_xmit(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_message *rm,
  * unacked byte of the TCP sequence space.  We have to do very careful
  * wrapping 32bit comparisons here.
  */
-static int rds_tcp_is_acked(struct rds_message *rm, uint64_t ack)
+int rds_tcp_is_acked(struct rds_message *rm, uint64_t ack)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(RDS_MSG_HAS_ACK_SEQ, &rm->m_flags))
 		return 0;