diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtmultipath.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtmultipath.h
index bbb8a5fa0816..688ca7eb1d01 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtmultipath.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtmultipath.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ extern void xprt_iter_init(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi,
 extern void xprt_iter_init_listall(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi,
 		struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps);
 
+extern void xprt_iter_init_listoffline(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi,
+		struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps);
+
 extern void xprt_iter_destroy(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi);
 
 extern struct rpc_xprt_switch *xprt_iter_xchg_switch(
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 544b55a3aa20..410bd6c352ad 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -785,7 +785,9 @@ int rpc_switch_client_transport(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_switch_client_transport);
 
 static
-int rpc_clnt_xprt_iter_init(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
+int _rpc_clnt_xprt_iter_init(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi,
+		void func(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi,
+			  struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps))
 {
 	struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps;
 
@@ -794,11 +796,24 @@ int rpc_clnt_xprt_iter_init(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (xps == NULL)
 		return -EAGAIN;
-	xprt_iter_init_listall(xpi, xps);
+	func(xpi, xps);
 	xprt_switch_put(xps);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static
+int rpc_clnt_xprt_iter_init(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
+{
+	return _rpc_clnt_xprt_iter_init(clnt, xpi, xprt_iter_init_listall);
+}
+
+static
+int rpc_clnt_xprt_iter_offline_init(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
+				    struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
+{
+	return _rpc_clnt_xprt_iter_init(clnt, xpi, xprt_iter_init_listoffline);
+}
+
 /**
  * rpc_clnt_iterate_for_each_xprt - Apply a function to all transports
  * @clnt: pointer to client
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtmultipath.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtmultipath.c
index 1693f81aae37..4374cd6acc55 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtmultipath.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtmultipath.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef struct rpc_xprt *(*xprt_switch_find_xprt_t)(struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps,
 static const struct rpc_xprt_iter_ops rpc_xprt_iter_singular;
 static const struct rpc_xprt_iter_ops rpc_xprt_iter_roundrobin;
 static const struct rpc_xprt_iter_ops rpc_xprt_iter_listall;
+static const struct rpc_xprt_iter_ops rpc_xprt_iter_listoffline;
 
 static void xprt_switch_add_xprt_locked(struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps,
 		struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
@@ -248,6 +249,18 @@ struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_first_entry(struct list_head *head)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static
+struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_first_entry_offline(struct list_head *head)
+{
+	struct rpc_xprt *pos;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pos, head, xprt_switch) {
+		if (!xprt_is_active(pos))
+			return pos;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static
 struct rpc_xprt *xprt_iter_first_entry(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
 {
@@ -259,8 +272,8 @@ struct rpc_xprt *xprt_iter_first_entry(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
 }
 
 static
-struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_current_entry(struct list_head *head,
-		const struct rpc_xprt *cur)
+struct rpc_xprt *_xprt_switch_find_current_entry(struct list_head *head,
+		const struct rpc_xprt *cur, bool find_active)
 {
 	struct rpc_xprt *pos;
 	bool found = false;
@@ -268,14 +281,25 @@ struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_current_entry(struct list_head *head,
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pos, head, xprt_switch) {
 		if (cur == pos)
 			found = true;
-		if (found && xprt_is_active(pos))
+		if (found && ((find_active && xprt_is_active(pos)) ||
+				(!find_active && xprt_is_active(pos))))
 			return pos;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
 static
-struct rpc_xprt *xprt_iter_current_entry(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
+struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_current_entry(struct list_head *head,
+		const struct rpc_xprt *cur)
+{
+	return _xprt_switch_find_current_entry(head, cur, true);
+}
+
+static
+struct rpc_xprt * _xprt_iter_current_entry(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi,
+		struct rpc_xprt *first_entry(struct list_head *head),
+		struct rpc_xprt *current_entry(struct list_head *head,
+		const struct rpc_xprt *cur))
 {
 	struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps = rcu_dereference(xpi->xpi_xpswitch);
 	struct list_head *head;
@@ -284,8 +308,30 @@ struct rpc_xprt *xprt_iter_current_entry(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
 		return NULL;
 	head = &xps->xps_xprt_list;
 	if (xpi->xpi_cursor == NULL || xps->xps_nxprts < 2)
-		return xprt_switch_find_first_entry(head);
-	return xprt_switch_find_current_entry(head, xpi->xpi_cursor);
+		return first_entry(head);
+	return current_entry(head, xpi->xpi_cursor);
+}
+
+static
+struct rpc_xprt *xprt_iter_current_entry(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
+{
+	return _xprt_iter_current_entry(xpi, xprt_switch_find_first_entry,
+			xprt_switch_find_current_entry);
+}
+
+static
+struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_current_entry_offline(struct list_head *head,
+		const struct rpc_xprt *cur)
+{
+	return _xprt_switch_find_current_entry(head, cur, false);
+}
+
+static
+struct rpc_xprt *xprt_iter_current_entry_offline(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
+{
+	return _xprt_iter_current_entry(xpi,
+			xprt_switch_find_first_entry_offline,
+			xprt_switch_find_current_entry_offline);
 }
 
 bool rpc_xprt_switch_has_addr(struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps,
@@ -310,7 +356,7 @@ bool rpc_xprt_switch_has_addr(struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps,
 
 static
 struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_next_entry(struct list_head *head,
-		const struct rpc_xprt *cur)
+		const struct rpc_xprt *cur, bool check_active)
 {
 	struct rpc_xprt *pos, *prev = NULL;
 	bool found = false;
@@ -318,7 +364,12 @@ struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_next_entry(struct list_head *head,
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pos, head, xprt_switch) {
 		if (cur == prev)
 			found = true;
-		if (found && xprt_is_active(pos))
+		/* for request to return active transports return only
+		 * active, for request to return offline transports
+		 * return only offline
+		 */
+		if (found && ((check_active && xprt_is_active(pos)) ||
+			      (!check_active && !xprt_is_active(pos))))
 			return pos;
 		prev = pos;
 	}
@@ -355,7 +406,7 @@ struct rpc_xprt *__xprt_switch_find_next_entry_roundrobin(struct list_head *head
 {
 	struct rpc_xprt *ret;
 
-	ret = xprt_switch_find_next_entry(head, cur);
+	ret = xprt_switch_find_next_entry(head, cur, true);
 	if (ret != NULL)
 		return ret;
 	return xprt_switch_find_first_entry(head);
@@ -397,7 +448,14 @@ static
 struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_next_entry_all(struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps,
 		const struct rpc_xprt *cur)
 {
-	return xprt_switch_find_next_entry(&xps->xps_xprt_list, cur);
+	return xprt_switch_find_next_entry(&xps->xps_xprt_list, cur, true);
+}
+
+static
+struct rpc_xprt *xprt_switch_find_next_entry_offline(struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps,
+		const struct rpc_xprt *cur)
+{
+	return xprt_switch_find_next_entry(&xps->xps_xprt_list, cur, false);
 }
 
 static
@@ -407,6 +465,13 @@ struct rpc_xprt *xprt_iter_next_entry_all(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
 			xprt_switch_find_next_entry_all);
 }
 
+static
+struct rpc_xprt *xprt_iter_next_entry_offline(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi)
+{
+	return xprt_iter_next_entry_multiple(xpi,
+			xprt_switch_find_next_entry_offline);
+}
+
 /*
  * xprt_iter_rewind - Resets the xprt iterator
  * @xpi: pointer to rpc_xprt_iter
@@ -460,6 +525,12 @@ void xprt_iter_init_listall(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi,
 	__xprt_iter_init(xpi, xps, &rpc_xprt_iter_listall);
 }
 
+void xprt_iter_init_listoffline(struct rpc_xprt_iter *xpi,
+		struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps)
+{
+	__xprt_iter_init(xpi, xps, &rpc_xprt_iter_listoffline);
+}
+
 /**
  * xprt_iter_xchg_switch - Atomically swap out the rpc_xprt_switch
  * @xpi: pointer to rpc_xprt_iter
@@ -574,3 +645,10 @@ const struct rpc_xprt_iter_ops rpc_xprt_iter_listall = {
 	.xpi_xprt = xprt_iter_current_entry,
 	.xpi_next = xprt_iter_next_entry_all,
 };
+
+static
+const struct rpc_xprt_iter_ops rpc_xprt_iter_listoffline = {
+	.xpi_rewind = xprt_iter_default_rewind,
+	.xpi_xprt = xprt_iter_current_entry_offline,
+	.xpi_next = xprt_iter_next_entry_offline,
+};
