diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 2787e5d..3d2226c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -1464,6 +1464,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_qp(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	}
 
 	if (cmd.qp_type != IB_QPT_XRC_TGT) {
+		qp->real_qp       = qp;
 		qp->device     	  = device;
 		qp->pd         	  = pd;
 		qp->send_cq    	  = attr.send_cq;
@@ -1730,8 +1731,12 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_modify_qp(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	attr->alt_ah_attr.ah_flags 	    = cmd.alt_dest.is_global ? IB_AH_GRH : 0;
 	attr->alt_ah_attr.port_num 	    = cmd.alt_dest.port_num;
 
-	ret = qp->device->modify_qp(qp, attr,
-				    modify_qp_mask(qp->qp_type, cmd.attr_mask), &udata);
+	if (qp->real_qp == qp) {
+		ret = qp->device->modify_qp(qp, attr,
+			modify_qp_mask(qp->qp_type, cmd.attr_mask), &udata);
+	} else {
+		ret = ib_modify_qp(qp, attr, modify_qp_mask(qp->qp_type, cmd.attr_mask));
+	}
 
 	put_qp_read(qp);
 
@@ -1928,7 +1933,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_post_send(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	}
 
 	resp.bad_wr = 0;
-	ret = qp->device->post_send(qp, wr, &bad_wr);
+	ret = qp->device->post_send(qp->real_qp, wr, &bad_wr);
 	if (ret)
 		for (next = wr; next; next = next->next) {
 			++resp.bad_wr;
@@ -2066,7 +2071,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_post_recv(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 		goto out;
 
 	resp.bad_wr = 0;
-	ret = qp->device->post_recv(qp, wr, &bad_wr);
+	ret = qp->device->post_recv(qp->real_qp, wr, &bad_wr);
 
 	put_qp_read(qp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index 0cb69e0..9c877e2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ static int ib_uverbs_cleanup_ucontext(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 			container_of(uobj, struct ib_uqp_object, uevent.uobject);
 
 		idr_remove_uobj(&ib_uverbs_qp_idr, uobj);
-		if (qp->qp_type == IB_QPT_XRC_TGT) {
-			ib_release_qp(qp);
+		if (qp != qp->real_qp) {
+			ib_close_qp(qp);
 		} else {
 			ib_uverbs_detach_umcast(qp, uqp);
 			ib_destroy_qp(qp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 6d034b6..471c939 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_cache.h>
@@ -316,6 +317,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_destroy_srq);
 
 /* Queue pairs */
 
+static void __ib_shared_qp_event_handler(struct ib_event *event, void *context)
+{
+	struct ib_qp *qp = context;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(event->element.qp, &qp->open_list, open_list)
+		event->element.qp->event_handler(event, event->element.qp->qp_context);
+}
+
 static void __ib_insert_xrcd_qp(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd, struct ib_qp *qp)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&xrcd->tgt_qp_mutex);
@@ -323,33 +332,91 @@ static void __ib_insert_xrcd_qp(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd, struct ib_qp *qp)
 	mutex_unlock(&xrcd->tgt_qp_mutex);
 }
 
-static void __ib_remove_xrcd_qp(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd, struct ib_qp *qp)
+static struct ib_qp *__ib_open_qp(struct ib_qp *real_qp,
+				  void (*event_handler)(struct ib_event *, void *),
+				  void *qp_context)
+{
+	struct ib_qp *qp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	qp = kzalloc(sizeof *qp, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!qp)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	qp->real_qp = real_qp;
+	atomic_inc(&real_qp->usecnt);
+	qp->device = real_qp->device;
+	qp->event_handler = event_handler;
+	qp->qp_context = qp_context;
+	qp->qp_num = real_qp->qp_num;
+	qp->qp_type = real_qp->qp_type;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&real_qp->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+	list_add(&qp->open_list, &real_qp->open_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&real_qp->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+
+	return qp;
+}
+
+struct ib_qp *ib_open_qp(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd,
+			 struct ib_qp_open_attr *qp_open_attr)
 {
+	struct ib_qp *qp, *real_qp;
+
+	if (qp_open_attr->qp_type != IB_QPT_XRC_TGT)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	qp = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	mutex_lock(&xrcd->tgt_qp_mutex);
-	list_del(&qp->xrcd_list);
+	list_for_each_entry(real_qp, &xrcd->tgt_qp_list, xrcd_list) {
+		if (real_qp->qp_num == qp_open_attr->qp_num) {
+			qp = __ib_open_qp(real_qp, qp_open_attr->event_handler,
+					  qp_open_attr->qp_context);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&xrcd->tgt_qp_mutex);
+	return qp;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_open_qp);
 
 struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 			   struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
 {
-	struct ib_qp *qp;
+	struct ib_qp *qp, *real_qp;
 	struct ib_device *device;
 
 	device = pd ? pd->device : qp_init_attr->xrcd->device;
 	qp = device->create_qp(pd, qp_init_attr, NULL);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(qp)) {
-		qp->device = device;
+		qp->device     = device;
+		qp->real_qp    = qp;
+		qp->uobject    = NULL;
+		qp->qp_type    = qp_init_attr->qp_type;
 
 		if (qp_init_attr->qp_type == IB_QPT_XRC_TGT) {
+			qp->event_handler = __ib_shared_qp_event_handler;
+			qp->qp_context = qp;
 			qp->pd = NULL;
 			qp->send_cq = qp->recv_cq = NULL;
 			qp->srq = NULL;
 			qp->xrcd = qp_init_attr->xrcd;
 			atomic_inc(&qp_init_attr->xrcd->usecnt);
-			__ib_insert_xrcd_qp(qp_init_attr->xrcd, qp);
+			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&qp->open_list);
+			atomic_set(&qp->usecnt, 0);
+
+			real_qp = qp;
+			qp = __ib_open_qp(real_qp, qp_init_attr->event_handler,
+					  qp_init_attr->qp_context);
+			if (!IS_ERR(qp)) {
+				__ib_insert_xrcd_qp(qp_init_attr->xrcd, real_qp);
+			} else {
+				real_qp->device->destroy_qp(real_qp);
+			}
 		} else {
+			qp->event_handler = qp_init_attr->event_handler;
+			qp->qp_context = qp_init_attr->qp_context;
 			if (qp_init_attr->qp_type == IB_QPT_XRC_INI) {
 				qp->recv_cq = NULL;
 				qp->srq = NULL;
@@ -367,11 +434,6 @@ struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
 			atomic_inc(&pd->usecnt);
 			atomic_inc(&qp_init_attr->send_cq->usecnt);
 		}
-
-		qp->uobject       = NULL;
-		qp->event_handler = qp_init_attr->event_handler;
-		qp->qp_context    = qp_init_attr->qp_context;
-		qp->qp_type	  = qp_init_attr->qp_type;
 	}
 
 	return qp;
@@ -716,7 +778,7 @@ int ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *qp,
 		 struct ib_qp_attr *qp_attr,
 		 int qp_attr_mask)
 {
-	return qp->device->modify_qp(qp, qp_attr, qp_attr_mask, NULL);
+	return qp->device->modify_qp(qp->real_qp, qp_attr, qp_attr_mask, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_modify_qp);
 
@@ -726,25 +788,76 @@ int ib_query_qp(struct ib_qp *qp,
 		struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
 {
 	return qp->device->query_qp ?
-		qp->device->query_qp(qp, qp_attr, qp_attr_mask, qp_init_attr) :
+		qp->device->query_qp(qp->real_qp, qp_attr, qp_attr_mask, qp_init_attr) :
 		-ENOSYS;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_query_qp);
 
+int ib_close_qp(struct ib_qp *qp)
+{
+	struct ib_qp *real_qp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	real_qp = qp->real_qp;
+	if (real_qp == qp)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&real_qp->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+	list_del(&qp->open_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&real_qp->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
+
+	atomic_dec(&real_qp->usecnt);
+	kfree(qp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_close_qp);
+
+static int __ib_destroy_shared_qp(struct ib_qp *qp)
+{
+	struct ib_xrcd *xrcd;
+	struct ib_qp *real_qp;
+	int ret;
+
+	real_qp = qp->real_qp;
+	xrcd = real_qp->xrcd;
+
+	mutex_lock(&xrcd->tgt_qp_mutex);
+	ib_close_qp(qp);
+	if (atomic_read(&real_qp->usecnt) == 0)
+		list_del(&real_qp->xrcd_list);
+	else
+		real_qp = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&xrcd->tgt_qp_mutex);
+
+	if (real_qp) {
+		ret = ib_destroy_qp(real_qp);
+		if (!ret)
+			atomic_dec(&xrcd->usecnt);
+		else
+			__ib_insert_xrcd_qp(xrcd, real_qp);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int ib_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *qp)
 {
 	struct ib_pd *pd;
 	struct ib_cq *scq, *rcq;
 	struct ib_srq *srq;
-	struct ib_xrcd *xrcd;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (atomic_read(&qp->usecnt))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (qp->real_qp != qp)
+		return __ib_destroy_shared_qp(qp);
+
 	pd   = qp->pd;
 	scq  = qp->send_cq;
 	rcq  = qp->recv_cq;
 	srq  = qp->srq;
-	if ((xrcd = qp->xrcd))
-		__ib_remove_xrcd_qp(xrcd, qp);
 
 	ret = qp->device->destroy_qp(qp);
 	if (!ret) {
@@ -756,32 +869,12 @@ int ib_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *qp)
 			atomic_dec(&rcq->usecnt);
 		if (srq)
 			atomic_dec(&srq->usecnt);
-		if (xrcd)
-			atomic_dec(&xrcd->usecnt);
-	} else if (xrcd) {
-		__ib_insert_xrcd_qp(xrcd, qp);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_destroy_qp);
 
-int ib_release_qp(struct ib_qp *qp)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (qp->qp_type != IB_QPT_XRC_TGT)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
-	qp->event_handler = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->device->event_handler_lock, flags);
-
-	atomic_dec(&qp->xrcd->usecnt);
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_release_qp);
-
 /* Completion queues */
 
 struct ib_cq *ib_create_cq(struct ib_device *device,
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index a779fa0..f00b76f 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -604,6 +604,13 @@ struct ib_qp_init_attr {
 	u8			port_num; /* special QP types only */
 };
 
+struct ib_qp_open_attr {
+	void                  (*event_handler)(struct ib_event *, void *);
+	void		       *qp_context;
+	u32			qp_num;
+	enum ib_qp_type		qp_type;
+};
+
 enum ib_rnr_timeout {
 	IB_RNR_TIMER_655_36 =  0,
 	IB_RNR_TIMER_000_01 =  1,
@@ -931,6 +938,9 @@ struct ib_qp {
 	struct ib_srq	       *srq;
 	struct ib_xrcd	       *xrcd; /* XRC TGT QPs only */
 	struct list_head	xrcd_list;
+	atomic_t		usecnt; /* count times opened */
+	struct list_head	open_list;
+	struct ib_qp           *real_qp;
 	struct ib_uobject      *uobject;
 	void                  (*event_handler)(struct ib_event *, void *);
 	void		       *qp_context;
@@ -1487,15 +1497,23 @@ int ib_query_qp(struct ib_qp *qp,
 int ib_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *qp);
 
 /**
- * ib_release_qp - Release an external reference to a QP.
+ * ib_open_qp - Obtain a reference to an existing sharable QP.
+ * @xrcd - XRC domain
+ * @qp_open_attr: Attributes identifying the QP to open.
+ *
+ * Returns a reference to a sharable QP.
+ */
+struct ib_qp *ib_open_qp(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd,
+			 struct ib_qp_open_attr *qp_open_attr);
+
+/**
+ * ib_close_qp - Release an external reference to a QP.
  * @qp: The QP handle to release
  *
- * The specified QP handle is released by the caller.  If the QP is
- * referenced internally, it is not destroyed until all internal
- * references are released.  After releasing the qp, the caller
- * can no longer access it and all events on the QP are discarded.
+ * The opened QP handle is released by the caller.  The underlying
+ * shared QP is not destroyed until all internal references are released.
  */
-int ib_release_qp(struct ib_qp *qp);
+int ib_close_qp(struct ib_qp *qp);
 
 /**
  * ib_post_send - Posts a list of work requests to the send queue of
