diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/mon_client.h b/include/linux/ceph/mon_client.h
index a486f390dfbe..585ef9450e9d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/mon_client.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/mon_client.h
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ struct ceph_mon_request {
 };
 
 /*
- * ceph_mon_generic_request is being used for the statfs and poolop requests
- * which are bening done a bit differently because we need to get data back
- * to the caller
+ * ceph_mon_generic_request is being used for the statfs, poolop and
+ * mon_get_version requests which are being done a bit differently
+ * because we need to get data back to the caller
  */
 struct ceph_mon_generic_request {
 	struct kref kref;
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ extern void ceph_monc_request_next_osdmap(struct ceph_mon_client *monc);
 extern int ceph_monc_do_statfs(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
 			       struct ceph_statfs *buf);
 
+extern int ceph_monc_do_get_version(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
+				    const char *what, u64 *newest);
+
 extern int ceph_monc_open_session(struct ceph_mon_client *monc);
 
 extern int ceph_monc_validate_auth(struct ceph_mon_client *monc);
diff --git a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
index 67d7721d237e..1675021d8c12 100644
--- a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
+++ b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ const char *ceph_msg_type_name(int type)
 	case CEPH_MSG_MON_SUBSCRIBE_ACK: return "mon_subscribe_ack";
 	case CEPH_MSG_STATFS: return "statfs";
 	case CEPH_MSG_STATFS_REPLY: return "statfs_reply";
+	case CEPH_MSG_MON_GET_VERSION: return "mon_get_version";
+	case CEPH_MSG_MON_GET_VERSION_REPLY: return "mon_get_version_reply";
 	case CEPH_MSG_MDS_MAP: return "mds_map";
 	case CEPH_MSG_CLIENT_SESSION: return "client_session";
 	case CEPH_MSG_CLIENT_RECONNECT: return "client_reconnect";
diff --git a/net/ceph/debugfs.c b/net/ceph/debugfs.c
index 8903dcee8d8e..d1a62c69a9f4 100644
--- a/net/ceph/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/ceph/debugfs.c
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ static int monc_show(struct seq_file *s, void *p)
 			seq_printf(s, "%llu statfs\n", req->tid);
 		else if (op == CEPH_MSG_POOLOP)
 			seq_printf(s, "%llu poolop\n", req->tid);
+		else if (op == CEPH_MSG_MON_GET_VERSION)
+			seq_printf(s, "%llu mon_get_version", req->tid);
 		else
 			seq_printf(s, "%llu unknown\n", req->tid);
 	}
diff --git a/net/ceph/mon_client.c b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
index 2ac9ef35110b..6b46f1205ceb 100644
--- a/net/ceph/mon_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
@@ -477,14 +477,13 @@ static struct ceph_msg *get_generic_reply(struct ceph_connection *con,
 	return m;
 }
 
-static int do_generic_request(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
-			      struct ceph_mon_generic_request *req)
+static int __do_generic_request(struct ceph_mon_client *monc, u64 tid,
+				struct ceph_mon_generic_request *req)
 {
 	int err;
 
 	/* register request */
-	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
-	req->tid = ++monc->last_tid;
+	req->tid = tid != 0 ? tid : ++monc->last_tid;
 	req->request->hdr.tid = cpu_to_le64(req->tid);
 	__insert_generic_request(monc, req);
 	monc->num_generic_requests++;
@@ -496,13 +495,24 @@ static int do_generic_request(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
 	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
 	rb_erase(&req->node, &monc->generic_request_tree);
 	monc->num_generic_requests--;
-	mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
 
 	if (!err)
 		err = req->result;
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int do_generic_request(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
+			      struct ceph_mon_generic_request *req)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
+	err = __do_generic_request(monc, 0, req);
+	mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 /*
  * statfs
  */
@@ -579,6 +589,96 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_monc_do_statfs);
 
+static void handle_get_version_reply(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
+				     struct ceph_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct ceph_mon_generic_request *req;
+	u64 tid = le64_to_cpu(msg->hdr.tid);
+	void *p = msg->front.iov_base;
+	void *end = p + msg->front_alloc_len;
+	u64 handle;
+
+	dout("%s %p tid %llu\n", __func__, msg, tid);
+
+	ceph_decode_need(&p, end, 2*sizeof(u64), bad);
+	handle = ceph_decode_64(&p);
+	if (tid != 0 && tid != handle)
+		goto bad;
+
+	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
+	req = __lookup_generic_req(monc, handle);
+	if (req) {
+		*(u64 *)req->buf = ceph_decode_64(&p);
+		req->result = 0;
+		get_generic_request(req);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
+	if (req) {
+		complete_all(&req->completion);
+		put_generic_request(req);
+	}
+
+	return;
+bad:
+	pr_err("corrupt mon_get_version reply\n");
+	ceph_msg_dump(msg);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Send MMonGetVersion and wait for the reply.
+ *
+ * @what: one of "mdsmap", "osdmap" or "monmap"
+ */
+int ceph_monc_do_get_version(struct ceph_mon_client *monc, const char *what,
+			     u64 *newest)
+{
+	struct ceph_mon_generic_request *req;
+	void *p, *end;
+	u64 tid;
+	int err;
+
+	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	kref_init(&req->kref);
+	req->buf = newest;
+	req->buf_len = sizeof(*newest);
+	init_completion(&req->completion);
+
+	req->request = ceph_msg_new(CEPH_MSG_MON_GET_VERSION,
+				    sizeof(u64) + sizeof(u32) + strlen(what),
+				    GFP_NOFS, true);
+	if (!req->request) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	req->reply = ceph_msg_new(CEPH_MSG_MON_GET_VERSION_REPLY, 1024,
+				  GFP_NOFS, true);
+	if (!req->request) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	p = req->request->front.iov_base;
+	end = p + req->request->front_alloc_len;
+
+	/* fill out request */
+	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
+	tid = ++monc->last_tid;
+	ceph_encode_64(&p, tid); /* handle */
+	ceph_encode_string(&p, end, what, strlen(what));
+
+	err = __do_generic_request(monc, tid, req);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
+out:
+	kref_put(&req->kref, release_generic_request);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_monc_do_get_version);
+
 /*
  * pool ops
  */
@@ -981,6 +1081,10 @@ static void dispatch(struct ceph_connection *con, struct ceph_msg *msg)
 		handle_statfs_reply(monc, msg);
 		break;
 
+	case CEPH_MSG_MON_GET_VERSION_REPLY:
+		handle_get_version_reply(monc, msg);
+		break;
+
 	case CEPH_MSG_POOLOP_REPLY:
 		handle_poolop_reply(monc, msg);
 		break;
@@ -1029,6 +1133,15 @@ static struct ceph_msg *mon_alloc_msg(struct ceph_connection *con,
 	case CEPH_MSG_AUTH_REPLY:
 		m = ceph_msg_get(monc->m_auth_reply);
 		break;
+	case CEPH_MSG_MON_GET_VERSION_REPLY:
+		if (le64_to_cpu(hdr->tid) != 0)
+			return get_generic_reply(con, hdr, skip);
+
+		/*
+		 * Older OSDs don't set reply tid even if the orignal
+		 * request had a non-zero tid.  Workaround this weirdness
+		 * by falling through to the allocate case.
+		 */
 	case CEPH_MSG_MON_MAP:
 	case CEPH_MSG_MDS_MAP:
 	case CEPH_MSG_OSD_MAP:
