diff --git a/dapl/openib_common/dapl_ib_common.h b/dapl/openib_common/dapl_ib_common.h
index 8b0e0ba..78f71d2 100644
--- a/dapl/openib_common/dapl_ib_common.h
+++ b/dapl/openib_common/dapl_ib_common.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ typedef	struct ibv_context	*ib_hca_handle_t;
 typedef ib_hca_handle_t		dapl_ibal_ca_t;
 
 /* QP info to exchange, wire protocol version for these CM's */
-#define DCM_VER 6
+#define DCM_VER 7
 
 /* CM private data areas, same for all operations */
 #define        DCM_MAX_PDATA_SIZE      118
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ typedef struct _ib_cm_msg
 	uint16_t		p_size;
 	uint32_t		s_id;  /* src pid */
 	uint32_t		d_id;  /* dst pid */
-	uint8_t			resv[6];
+	uint8_t			rd_in; /* atomic_rd_in */
+	uint8_t			resv[5];
 	union dcm_addr		saddr;
 	union dcm_addr		daddr;
 	union dcm_addr		saddr_alt;
diff --git a/dapl/openib_common/qp.c b/dapl/openib_common/qp.c
index 1826362..fb13576 100644
--- a/dapl/openib_common/qp.c
+++ b/dapl/openib_common/qp.c
@@ -442,11 +442,12 @@ dapls_modify_qp_state(IN ib_qp_handle_t		qp_handle,
 	case IBV_QPS_RTR:
 		dapl_dbg_log(DAPL_DBG_TYPE_EP,
 				" QPS_RTR: type %d qpn 0x%x gid %p (%d) lid 0x%x"
-				" port %d ep %p qp_state %d \n",
+				" port %d ep %p qp_state %d rd_atomic %d\n",
 				qp_handle->qp_type, ntohl(qpn), gid, 
 				ia_ptr->hca_ptr->ib_trans.global,
 				ntohs(lid), ia_ptr->hca_ptr->port_num,
-				ep_ptr, ep_ptr->qp_state);
+				ep_ptr, ep_ptr->qp_state,
+				ep_ptr->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_in);
 
 		mask |= IBV_QP_AV |
 			IBV_QP_PATH_MTU |
diff --git a/dapl/openib_scm/cm.c b/dapl/openib_scm/cm.c
index c638663..b0fbadf 100644
--- a/dapl/openib_scm/cm.c
+++ b/dapl/openib_scm/cm.c
@@ -530,6 +530,9 @@ static void dapli_socket_connected(dp_ib_cm_handle_t cm_ptr, int err)
 	cm_ptr->state = DCM_REP_PENDING;
 	dapl_os_unlock(&cm_ptr->lock);
 
+	/* set max rdma inbound requests */
+	cm_ptr->msg.rd_in = ep_ptr->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_in;
+
 	/* send qp info and pdata to remote peer */
 	exp = sizeof(ib_cm_msg_t) - DCM_MAX_PDATA_SIZE;
 	iov[0].iov_base = (void *)&cm_ptr->msg;
@@ -798,6 +801,10 @@ static void dapli_socket_connect_rtu(dp_ib_cm_handle_t cm_ptr)
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
+	/* rdma_out, initiator, cannot exceed remote rdma_in max */
+	ep_ptr->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_out = 
+		DAPL_MIN(ep_ptr->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_out, cm_ptr->msg.rd_in);
+
 	/* modify QP to RTR and then to RTS with remote info */
 	dapl_os_lock(&ep_ptr->header.lock);
 	if (dapls_modify_qp_state(ep_ptr->qp_handle,
@@ -1196,6 +1203,9 @@ dapli_socket_accept_usr(DAPL_EP * ep_ptr,
 		goto bail;
 	}
 #endif
+	/* rdma_out, initiator, cannot exceed remote rdma_in max */
+	ep_ptr->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_out = 
+		DAPL_MIN(ep_ptr->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_out, cm_ptr->msg.rd_in);
 
 	/* modify QP to RTR and then to RTS with remote info already read */
 	dapl_os_lock(&ep_ptr->header.lock);
@@ -1235,6 +1245,7 @@ dapli_socket_accept_usr(DAPL_EP * ep_ptr,
 	/* send our QP info, IA address, pdata. Don't overwrite dst data */
 	local.ver = htons(DCM_VER);
 	local.op = htons(DCM_REP);
+	local.rd_in = ep_ptr->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_in;
 	local.saddr.ib.qpn = htonl(ep_ptr->qp_handle->qp_num);
 	local.saddr.ib.qp_type = ep_ptr->qp_handle->qp_type;
 	local.saddr.ib.lid = ia_ptr->hca_ptr->ib_trans.lid;
diff --git a/dapl/openib_ucm/cm.c b/dapl/openib_ucm/cm.c
index 5b157fd..c5ddf04 100644
--- a/dapl/openib_ucm/cm.c
+++ b/dapl/openib_ucm/cm.c
@@ -1080,6 +1080,10 @@ static void ucm_connect_rtu(dp_ib_cm_handle_t cm, ib_cm_msg_t *msg)
 	}
 	dapl_os_unlock(&cm->lock);
 
+        /* rdma_out, initiator, cannot exceed remote rdma_in max */
+        cm->ep->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_out =
+                DAPL_MIN(cm->ep->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_out, cm->msg.rd_in);
+
 	/* modify QP to RTR and then to RTS with remote info */
 	dapl_os_lock(&cm->ep->header.lock);
 	if (dapls_modify_qp_state(cm->ep->qp_handle,
@@ -1232,6 +1236,7 @@ static void ucm_accept(ib_cm_srvc_handle_t cm, ib_cm_msg_t *msg)
 	acm->msg.sqpn = cm->msg.sqpn;
 	acm->msg.p_size = msg->p_size;
 	acm->msg.d_id = msg->s_id;
+	acm->msg.rd_in = msg->rd_in;
 
 	/* CR saddr is CM daddr info, need EP for local saddr */
 	dapl_os_memcpy(&acm->msg.daddr, &msg->saddr, sizeof(union dcm_addr));
@@ -1510,6 +1515,10 @@ dapli_accept_usr(DAPL_EP *ep, DAPL_CR *cr, DAT_COUNT p_size, DAT_PVOID p_data)
 	}
 #endif
 
+        /* rdma_out, initiator, cannot exceed remote rdma_in max */
+        ep->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_out =
+                DAPL_MIN(ep->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_out, cm->msg.rd_in);
+
 	/* modify QP to RTR and then to RTS with remote info already read */
 	dapl_os_lock(&ep->header.lock);
 	if (dapls_modify_qp_state(ep->qp_handle,
@@ -1544,6 +1553,7 @@ dapli_accept_usr(DAPL_EP *ep, DAPL_CR *cr, DAT_COUNT p_size, DAT_PVOID p_data)
 
 	/* setup local QP info and type from EP, copy pdata, for reply */
 	cm->msg.op = htons(DCM_REP);
+	cm->msg.rd_in = ep->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_in;
 	cm->msg.saddr.ib.qpn = htonl(ep->qp_handle->qp_num);
 	cm->msg.saddr.ib.qp_type = ep->qp_handle->qp_type;
 	cm->msg.saddr.ib.lid = cm->hca->ib_trans.addr.ib.lid; 
@@ -1626,6 +1636,9 @@ dapls_ib_connect(IN DAT_EP_HANDLE ep_handle,
 	cm->msg.dqpn = cm->msg.daddr.ib.qpn;
 	cm->msg.daddr.ib.qpn = 0; /* don't have a remote qpn until reply */
 	
+        /* set max rdma inbound requests */
+        cm->msg.rd_in = ep->param.ep_attr.max_rdma_read_in;
+
 	if (p_size) {
 		cm->msg.p_size = htons(p_size);
 		dapl_os_memcpy(&cm->msg.p_data, p_data, p_size);
