diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index d772c22..95a9b18 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1232,6 +1232,11 @@ static struct request *get_request(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int op,
 	if (!IS_ERR(rq))
 		return rq;
 
+	if (bio && bio_flagged(bio, BIO_NOWAIT)) {
+		blk_put_rl(rl);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+	}
+
 	if (!gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp_mask) || unlikely(blk_queue_dying(q))) {
 		blk_put_rl(rl);
 		return rq;
@@ -1870,6 +1875,18 @@ generic_make_request_checks(struct bio *bio)
 		goto end_io;
 	}
 
+	if (bio_flagged(bio, BIO_NOWAIT)) {
+		if (!blk_queue_nowait(q)) {
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto end_io;
+		}
+		if (!(bio->bi_opf & (REQ_SYNC | REQ_IDLE))) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto end_io;
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	part = bio->bi_bdev->bd_part;
 	if (should_fail_request(part, bio->bi_iter.bi_size) ||
 	    should_fail_request(&part_to_disk(part)->part0,
@@ -2021,7 +2038,7 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 	do {
 		struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
 
-		if (likely(blk_queue_enter(q, false) == 0)) {
+		if (likely(blk_queue_enter(q, bio_flagged(bio, BIO_NOWAIT)) == 0)) {
 			struct bio_list lower, same;
 
 			/* Create a fresh bio_list for all subordinate requests */
@@ -2046,7 +2063,10 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 			bio_list_merge(&bio_list_on_stack[0], &same);
 			bio_list_merge(&bio_list_on_stack[0], &bio_list_on_stack[1]);
 		} else {
-			bio_io_error(bio);
+			if (unlikely(!blk_queue_dying(q) && bio_flagged(bio, BIO_NOWAIT)))
+				bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
+			else
+				bio_io_error(bio);
 		}
 		bio = bio_list_pop(&bio_list_on_stack[0]);
 	} while (bio);
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.c b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
index 09af8ff..40e78b5 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ struct request *blk_mq_sched_get_request(struct request_queue *q,
 	if (likely(!data->hctx))
 		data->hctx = blk_mq_map_queue(q, data->ctx->cpu);
 
+	if (likely(bio) && bio_flagged(bio, BIO_NOWAIT))
+		data->flags |= BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT;
+
 	if (e) {
 		data->flags |= BLK_MQ_REQ_INTERNAL;
 
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 6b6e7bc..2d90b12 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1511,6 +1511,8 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	rq = blk_mq_sched_get_request(q, bio, bio->bi_opf, &data);
 	if (unlikely(!rq)) {
 		__wbt_done(q->rq_wb, wb_acct);
+		if (bio && bio_flagged(bio, BIO_NOWAIT))
+			bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
 		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
 	}
 
@@ -1635,6 +1637,8 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_sq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 	rq = blk_mq_sched_get_request(q, bio, bio->bi_opf, &data);
 	if (unlikely(!rq)) {
 		__wbt_done(q->rq_wb, wb_acct);
+		if (bio && bio_flagged(bio, BIO_NOWAIT))
+			bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
 		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 1d4c9f8..7481124 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -731,6 +731,9 @@ static int virtblk_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	/* No real sector limit. */
 	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(q, -1U);
 
+	/* Request queue supports BIO_NOWAIT */
+	queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_NOWAIT, q);
+
 	/* Host can optionally specify maximum segment size and number of
 	 * segments. */
 	err = virtio_cread_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_SIZE_MAX,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index fcfeddc..9df85ee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3177,6 +3177,9 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 					     SD_MOD_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 
+	/* Support BIO_NOWAIT */
+	queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_NOWAIT, sdp->request_queue);
+
 	device_initialize(&sdkp->dev);
 	sdkp->dev.parent = dev;
 	sdkp->dev.class = &sd_disk_class;
diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index a04ebea..f6835d3 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ dio_bio_alloc(struct dio *dio, struct dio_submit *sdio,
 	else
 		bio->bi_end_io = dio_bio_end_io;
 
+	if (dio->iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_NOWAIT);
+
 	sdio->bio = bio;
 	sdio->logical_offset_in_bio = sdio->cur_page_fs_offset;
 }
@@ -480,8 +483,12 @@ static int dio_bio_complete(struct dio *dio, struct bio *bio)
 	unsigned i;
 	int err;
 
-	if (bio->bi_error)
-		dio->io_error = -EIO;
+	if (bio->bi_error) {
+		if (bio_flagged(bio, BIO_NOWAIT))
+			dio->io_error = -EAGAIN;
+		else
+			dio->io_error = -EIO;
+	}
 
 	if (dio->is_async && dio->op == REQ_OP_READ && dio->should_dirty) {
 		err = bio->bi_error;
diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index 8e52119..1a92707 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -425,6 +425,12 @@ static inline void bio_io_error(struct bio *bio)
 	bio_endio(bio);
 }
 
+static inline void bio_wouldblock_error(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	bio->bi_error = -EAGAIN;
+	bio_endio(bio);
+}
+
 struct request_queue;
 extern int bio_phys_segments(struct request_queue *, struct bio *);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
index d703acb..514c08e 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct bio {
 #define BIO_REFFED	8	/* bio has elevated ->bi_cnt */
 #define BIO_THROTTLED	9	/* This bio has already been subjected to
 				 * throttling rules. Don't do it again. */
+#define BIO_NOWAIT	10	/* don't block over blk device congestion */
 
 /*
  * Flags starting here get preserved by bio_reset() - this includes
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 5a7da60..ae38ab6 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ struct request_queue {
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_DAX         26	/* device supports DAX */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_STATS       27	/* track rq completion times */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_RESTART     28	/* queue needs restart at completion */
+#define QUEUE_FLAG_NOWAIT      29	/* queue supports BIO_NOWAIT */
 
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_DEFAULT	((1 << QUEUE_FLAG_IO_STAT) |		\
 				 (1 << QUEUE_FLAG_STACKABLE)	|	\
@@ -701,6 +702,7 @@ static inline void queue_flag_clear(unsigned int flag, struct request_queue *q)
 #define blk_queue_secure_erase(q) \
 	(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_SECERASE, &(q)->queue_flags))
 #define blk_queue_dax(q)	test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_DAX, &(q)->queue_flags)
+#define blk_queue_nowait(q)	test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_NOWAIT, &(q)->queue_flags)
 
 #define blk_noretry_request(rq) \
 	((rq)->cmd_flags & (REQ_FAILFAST_DEV|REQ_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT| \
