diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 8b93ef5..178190a 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ struct rpc_xprt_ops {
 	void		(*close)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 	void		(*destroy)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 	void		(*print_stats)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct seq_file *seq);
+	void		(*inject_disconnect)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ struct rpc_xprt {
 	const char		*address_strings[RPC_DISPLAY_MAX];
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SUNRPC_DEBUG)
 	struct dentry		*debugfs;		/* debugfs directory */
+	atomic_t		inject_disconnect;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -431,6 +433,23 @@ static inline int xprt_test_and_set_binding(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 	return test_and_set_bit(XPRT_BINDING, &xprt->state);
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SUNRPC_DEBUG)
+extern unsigned int rpc_inject_disconnect;
+static inline void xprt_inject_disconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+	if (!rpc_inject_disconnect)
+		return;
+	if (atomic_dec_return(&xprt->inject_disconnect))
+		return;
+	atomic_set(&xprt->inject_disconnect, rpc_inject_disconnect);
+	xprt->ops->inject_disconnect(xprt);
+}
+#else
+static inline void xprt_inject_disconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__*/
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_SUNRPC_XPRT_H */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index e6ce151..db4efb6 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1614,6 +1614,7 @@ call_allocate(struct rpc_task *task)
 					req->rq_callsize + req->rq_rcvsize);
 	if (req->rq_buffer != NULL)
 		return;
+	xprt_inject_disconnect(xprt);
 
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u rpc_buffer allocation failed\n", task->tk_pid);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/debugfs.c b/net/sunrpc/debugfs.c
index 82962f7..7cc1b8a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/debugfs.c
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 #include "netns.h"
 
 static struct dentry *topdir;
+static struct dentry *rpc_fault_dir;
 static struct dentry *rpc_clnt_dir;
 static struct dentry *rpc_xprt_dir;
 
+unsigned int rpc_inject_disconnect;
+
 struct rpc_clnt_iter {
 	struct rpc_clnt	*clnt;
 	loff_t		pos;
@@ -257,6 +260,8 @@ rpc_xprt_debugfs_register(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 		debugfs_remove_recursive(xprt->debugfs);
 		xprt->debugfs = NULL;
 	}
+
+	atomic_set(&xprt->inject_disconnect, rpc_inject_disconnect);
 }
 
 void
@@ -266,11 +271,78 @@ rpc_xprt_debugfs_unregister(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 	xprt->debugfs = NULL;
 }
 
+static int
+fault_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	filp->private_data = kmalloc(128, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!filp->private_data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+fault_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	kfree(filp->private_data);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+fault_disconnect_read(struct file *filp, char __user *user_buf,
+		      size_t len, loff_t *offset)
+{
+	char *buffer = (char *)filp->private_data;
+	size_t size;
+
+	size = sprintf(buffer, "%u\n", rpc_inject_disconnect);
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, len, offset, buffer, size);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+fault_disconnect_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *user_buf,
+		       size_t len, loff_t *offset)
+{
+	char buffer[16];
+
+	len = min(len, sizeof(buffer) - 1);
+	if (copy_from_user(buffer, user_buf, len))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	buffer[len] = '\0';
+	if (kstrtouint(buffer, 10, &rpc_inject_disconnect))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return len;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations fault_disconnect_fops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.open		= fault_open,
+	.read		= fault_disconnect_read,
+	.write		= fault_disconnect_write,
+	.release	= fault_release,
+};
+
+static struct dentry *
+inject_fault_dir(struct dentry *topdir)
+{
+	struct dentry *faultdir;
+
+	faultdir = debugfs_create_dir("inject_fault", topdir);
+	if (!faultdir)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!debugfs_create_file("disconnect", S_IFREG | S_IRUSR, faultdir,
+				 NULL, &fault_disconnect_fops))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return faultdir;
+}
+
 void __exit
 sunrpc_debugfs_exit(void)
 {
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(topdir);
 	topdir = NULL;
+	rpc_fault_dir = NULL;
 	rpc_clnt_dir = NULL;
 	rpc_xprt_dir = NULL;
 }
@@ -282,6 +354,10 @@ sunrpc_debugfs_init(void)
 	if (!topdir)
 		return;
 
+	rpc_fault_dir = inject_fault_dir(topdir);
+	if (!rpc_fault_dir)
+		goto out_remove;
+
 	rpc_clnt_dir = debugfs_create_dir("rpc_clnt", topdir);
 	if (!rpc_clnt_dir)
 		goto out_remove;
@@ -294,5 +370,6 @@ sunrpc_debugfs_init(void)
 out_remove:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(topdir);
 	topdir = NULL;
+	rpc_fault_dir = NULL;
 	rpc_clnt_dir = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 1d4fe24..e1fb538 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 		task->tk_status = status;
 		return;
 	}
+	xprt_inject_disconnect(xprt);
 
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u xmit complete\n", task->tk_pid);
 	task->tk_flags |= RPC_TASK_SENT;
@@ -1285,6 +1286,7 @@ void xprt_release(struct rpc_task *task)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 	if (req->rq_buffer)
 		xprt->ops->buf_free(req->rq_buffer);
+	xprt_inject_disconnect(xprt);
 	if (req->rq_cred != NULL)
 		put_rpccred(req->rq_cred);
 	task->tk_rqstp = NULL;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index 54f23b1..dfcd52e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ xprt_rdma_connect_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
 }
 
+static void
+xprt_rdma_inject_disconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+	struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt = container_of(xprt, struct rpcrdma_xprt,
+						   rx_xprt);
+
+	pr_info("rpcrdma: injecting transport disconnect on xprt=%p\n", xprt);
+	rdma_disconnect(r_xprt->rx_ia.ri_id);
+}
+
 /*
  * xprt_rdma_destroy
  *
@@ -700,7 +710,8 @@ static struct rpc_xprt_ops xprt_rdma_procs = {
 	.send_request		= xprt_rdma_send_request,
 	.close			= xprt_rdma_close,
 	.destroy		= xprt_rdma_destroy,
-	.print_stats		= xprt_rdma_print_stats
+	.print_stats		= xprt_rdma_print_stats,
+	.inject_disconnect	= xprt_rdma_inject_disconnect
 };
 
 static struct xprt_class xprt_rdma = {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 66891e3..a0e7138 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -863,6 +863,13 @@ static void xs_close(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 	xprt_disconnect_done(xprt);
 }
 
+static void xs_inject_disconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+	dprintk("RPC:       injecting transport disconnect on xprt=%p\n",
+		xprt);
+	xprt_disconnect_done(xprt);
+}
+
 static void xs_xprt_free(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 	xs_free_peer_addresses(xprt);
@@ -2482,6 +2489,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt_ops xs_udp_ops = {
 	.close			= xs_close,
 	.destroy		= xs_destroy,
 	.print_stats		= xs_udp_print_stats,
+	.inject_disconnect	= xs_inject_disconnect,
 };
 
 static struct rpc_xprt_ops xs_tcp_ops = {
@@ -2498,6 +2506,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt_ops xs_tcp_ops = {
 	.close			= xs_tcp_shutdown,
 	.destroy		= xs_destroy,
 	.print_stats		= xs_tcp_print_stats,
+	.inject_disconnect	= xs_inject_disconnect,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -2515,6 +2524,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt_ops bc_tcp_ops = {
 	.close			= bc_close,
 	.destroy		= bc_destroy,
 	.print_stats		= xs_tcp_print_stats,
+	.inject_disconnect	= xs_inject_disconnect,
 };
 
 static int xs_init_anyaddr(const int family, struct sockaddr *sap)
