diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 5d55b9416ae2..c65e9ce922f6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
 				 struct mid_q_entry **);
 	enum securityEnum (*select_sectype)(struct TCP_Server_Info *,
 			    enum securityEnum);
-
+	int (*next_header)(char *);
 };
 
 struct smb_version_values {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 34a64719d3e2..dd950ef0c988 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 	int length;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = p;
 	unsigned int pdu_length;
+	unsigned int next_offset;
 	char *buf = NULL;
 	struct task_struct *task_to_wake = NULL;
 	struct mid_q_entry *mid_entry;
@@ -893,17 +894,18 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 		 * so we can now interpret the length field.
 		 */
 		pdu_length = get_rfc1002_length(buf);
-		server->pdu_size = pdu_length;
 
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "RFC1002 header 0x%x\n", pdu_length);
 		if (!is_smb_response(server, buf[0]))
 			continue;
+next_pdu:
+		server->pdu_size = pdu_length;
 
 		/* make sure we have enough to get to the MID */
-		if (pdu_length < HEADER_SIZE(server) - 1 -
+		if (server->pdu_size < HEADER_SIZE(server) - 1 -
 		    server->vals->header_preamble_size) {
 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "SMB response too short (%u bytes)\n",
-				 pdu_length);
+				 server->pdu_size);
 			cifs_reconnect(server);
 			wake_up(&server->response_q);
 			continue;
@@ -918,6 +920,12 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 			continue;
 		server->total_read += length;
 
+		if (server->ops->next_header) {
+			next_offset = server->ops->next_header(buf);
+			if (next_offset)
+				server->pdu_size = next_offset;
+		}
+
 		if (server->ops->is_transform_hdr &&
 		    server->ops->receive_transform &&
 		    server->ops->is_transform_hdr(buf)) {
@@ -963,7 +971,15 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 				server->ops->dump_detail(buf, server);
 			cifs_dump_mids(server);
 #endif /* CIFS_DEBUG2 */
-
+		}
+		if (pdu_length > server->pdu_size) {
+			if (!allocate_buffers(server))
+				continue;
+			pdu_length -= server->pdu_size;
+			server->total_read = 0;
+			server->large_buf = false;
+			buf = server->smallbuf;
+			goto next_pdu;
 		}
 	} /* end while !EXITING */
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index c01beb4aa677..ea644727de4d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ smb2_check_message(char *buf, unsigned int len, struct TCP_Server_Info *srvr)
 		 * MacOS server pads after SMB2.1 write response with 3 bytes
 		 * of junk. Other servers match RFC1001 len to actual
 		 * SMB2/SMB3 frame length (header + smb2 response specific data)
+		 * Some windows servers do too when compounding is used.
 		 * Log the server error (once), but allow it and continue
 		 * since the frame is parseable.
 		 */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index d3b9c2f316bc..3fc726252063 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -2806,6 +2806,19 @@ smb3_handle_read_data(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 				NULL, 0, 0);
 }
 
+static int
+smb2_next_header(char *buf)
+{
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *hdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)buf;
+	struct smb2_transform_hdr *t_hdr = (struct smb2_transform_hdr *)buf;
+
+	if (hdr->ProtocolId == SMB2_TRANSFORM_PROTO_NUM)
+		return sizeof(struct smb2_transform_hdr) +
+		  le32_to_cpu(t_hdr->OriginalMessageSize);
+
+	return le32_to_cpu(hdr->NextCommand);
+}
+
 struct smb_version_operations smb20_operations = {
 	.compare_fids = smb2_compare_fids,
 	.setup_request = smb2_setup_request,
@@ -2897,6 +2910,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations smb20_operations = {
 	.get_acl_by_fid = get_smb2_acl_by_fid,
 	.set_acl = set_smb2_acl,
 #endif /* CIFS_ACL */
+	.next_header = smb2_next_header,
 };
 
 struct smb_version_operations smb21_operations = {
@@ -2991,6 +3005,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations smb21_operations = {
 	.get_acl_by_fid = get_smb2_acl_by_fid,
 	.set_acl = set_smb2_acl,
 #endif /* CIFS_ACL */
+	.next_header = smb2_next_header,
 };
 
 struct smb_version_operations smb30_operations = {
@@ -3095,6 +3110,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations smb30_operations = {
 	.get_acl_by_fid = get_smb2_acl_by_fid,
 	.set_acl = set_smb2_acl,
 #endif /* CIFS_ACL */
+	.next_header = smb2_next_header,
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB311
@@ -3195,6 +3211,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations smb311_operations = {
 	.query_all_EAs = smb2_query_eas,
 	.set_EA = smb2_set_ea,
 #endif /* CIFS_XATTR */
+	.next_header = smb2_next_header,
 };
 #endif /* CIFS_SMB311 */
 
