diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index 1225db308957a5f937c71d0a03a2a2ac9ff95aee..421c99c12291994ce9f023fbedbc9089c8a5690d 100644
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@ struct mptcp_options_received {
 		add_addr : 1,
 		rm_addr : 1,
 		family : 4,
-		echo : 1;
+		echo : 1,
+		backup : 1;
+	u32	token;
+	u32	nonce;
+	u64	thmac;
+	u8	hmac[20];
+	u8	join_id;
 	u8	use_map:1,
 		dsn64:1,
 		data_fin:1,
diff --git a/include/net/mptcp.h b/include/net/mptcp.h
index 0d5ea71dd3d0032d038acaf432c6c87cec003e48..a4aea0e4addc351a415769e1fd6a6092adb3e240 100644
--- a/include/net/mptcp.h
+++ b/include/net/mptcp.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ struct mptcp_out_options {
 	u8 addr_id;
 	u64 ahmac;
 	u8 rm_id;
+	u8 join_id;
+	u8 backup;
+	u32 nonce;
+	u64 thmac;
 	struct mptcp_ext ext_copy;
 #endif
 };
@@ -115,6 +119,8 @@ static inline bool mptcp_skb_can_collapse(const struct sk_buff *to,
 				 skb_ext_find(from, SKB_EXT_MPTCP));
 }
 
+bool mptcp_sk_is_subflow(const struct sock *sk);
+
 #else
 
 static inline void mptcp_init(void)
@@ -181,6 +187,11 @@ static inline bool mptcp_skb_can_collapse(const struct sk_buff *to,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static inline bool mptcp_sk_is_subflow(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_MPTCP */
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 03af7c3e75ef8f0db5d472ecc8d99186c2e2ac90..7e40322cc5ec6dbffd4aaee81104491256bc106e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -774,6 +774,12 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!child)
 		goto listen_overflow;
 
+	if (own_req && sk_is_mptcp(child) && mptcp_sk_is_subflow(child)) {
+		reqsk_queue_removed(&inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue, req);
+		inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(sk, req);
+		return child;
+	}
+
 	sock_rps_save_rxhash(child, skb);
 	tcp_synack_rtt_meas(child, req);
 	*req_stolen = !own_req;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/options.c b/net/mptcp/options.c
index a3661318a7af687b7890f959f735c9e8cf4c9524..8e2b2dbadf6d5724534ba023b4d6c4e5b400ac73 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/options.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/options.c
@@ -96,6 +96,38 @@ void mptcp_parse_option(const struct sk_buff *skb, const unsigned char *ptr,
 			 mp_opt->rcvr_key, mp_opt->data_len);
 		break;
 
+	case MPTCPOPT_MP_JOIN:
+		mp_opt->mp_join = 1;
+		if (opsize == TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPJ_SYN) {
+			mp_opt->backup = *ptr++ & MPTCPOPT_BACKUP;
+			mp_opt->join_id = *ptr++;
+			mp_opt->token = get_unaligned_be32(ptr);
+			ptr += 4;
+			mp_opt->nonce = get_unaligned_be32(ptr);
+			ptr += 4;
+			pr_debug("MP_JOIN bkup=%u, id=%u, token=%u, nonce=%u",
+				 mp_opt->backup, mp_opt->join_id,
+				 mp_opt->token, mp_opt->nonce);
+		} else if (opsize == TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPJ_SYNACK) {
+			mp_opt->backup = *ptr++ & MPTCPOPT_BACKUP;
+			mp_opt->join_id = *ptr++;
+			mp_opt->thmac = get_unaligned_be64(ptr);
+			ptr += 8;
+			mp_opt->nonce = get_unaligned_be32(ptr);
+			ptr += 4;
+			pr_debug("MP_JOIN bkup=%u, id=%u, thmac=%llu, nonce=%u",
+				 mp_opt->backup, mp_opt->join_id,
+				 mp_opt->thmac, mp_opt->nonce);
+		} else if (opsize == TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPJ_ACK) {
+			ptr += 2;
+			memcpy(mp_opt->hmac, ptr, MPTCPOPT_HMAC_LEN);
+			pr_debug("MP_JOIN hmac");
+		} else {
+			pr_warn("MP_JOIN bad option size");
+			mp_opt->mp_join = 0;
+		}
+		break;
+
 	case MPTCPOPT_DSS:
 		pr_debug("DSS");
 		ptr++;
@@ -572,37 +604,80 @@ bool mptcp_synack_options(const struct request_sock *req, unsigned int *size,
 		pr_debug("subflow_req=%p, local_key=%llu",
 			 subflow_req, subflow_req->local_key);
 		return true;
+	} else if (subflow_req->mp_join) {
+		opts->suboptions = OPTION_MPTCP_MPJ_SYNACK;
+		opts->backup = subflow_req->backup;
+		opts->join_id = subflow_req->local_id;
+		opts->thmac = subflow_req->thmac;
+		opts->nonce = subflow_req->local_nonce;
+		pr_debug("req=%p, bkup=%u, id=%u, thmac=%llu, nonce=%u",
+			 subflow_req, opts->backup, opts->join_id,
+			 opts->thmac, opts->nonce);
+		*size = TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPJ_SYNACK;
+		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
 }
 
-static bool check_fully_established(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
+static bool check_fully_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *sk,
+				    struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
 				    struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt)
 {
 	/* here we can process OoO, in-window pkts, only in-sequence 4th ack
-	 * are relevant
+	 * will make the subflow fully established
 	 */
-	if (likely(subflow->fully_established ||
-		   TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq != subflow->ssn_offset + 1))
-		return true;
+	if (likely(subflow->fully_established)) {
+		/* on passive sockets, check for 3rd ack retransmission
+		 * note that msk is always set by subflow_syn_recv_sock()
+		 * for mp_join subflows
+		 */
+		if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq == subflow->ssn_offset + 1 &&
+		    TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq == TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq &&
+		    subflow->mp_join && mp_opt->mp_join &&
+		    READ_ONCE(msk->pm.server_side))
+			tcp_send_ack(sk);
+		goto fully_established;
+	}
+
+	/* we should process OoO packets before the first subflow is fully
+	 * established, but not expected for MP_JOIN subflows
+	 */
+	if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq != subflow->ssn_offset + 1)
+		return subflow->mp_capable;
 
-	if (mp_opt->use_ack)
+	if (mp_opt->use_ack) {
+		/* subflows are fully established as soon as we get any
+		 * additional ack.
+		 */
 		subflow->fully_established = 1;
+		goto fully_established;
+	}
 
-	if (subflow->can_ack)
-		return true;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(subflow->can_ack);
 
 	/* If the first established packet does not contain MP_CAPABLE + data
 	 * then fallback to TCP
 	 */
 	if (!mp_opt->mp_capable) {
 		subflow->mp_capable = 0;
-		tcp_sk(mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow))->is_mptcp = 0;
+		tcp_sk(sk)->is_mptcp = 0;
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	subflow->fully_established = 1;
 	subflow->remote_key = mp_opt->sndr_key;
 	subflow->can_ack = 1;
+
+fully_established:
+	if (likely(subflow->pm_notified))
+		return true;
+
+	subflow->pm_notified = 1;
+	if (subflow->mp_join)
+		mptcp_pm_subflow_established(msk, subflow);
+	else
+		mptcp_pm_fully_established(msk);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -641,7 +716,7 @@ void mptcp_incoming_options(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct mptcp_ext *mpext;
 
 	mp_opt = &opt_rx->mptcp;
-	if (!check_fully_established(subflow, skb, mp_opt))
+	if (!check_fully_established(msk, sk, subflow, skb, mp_opt))
 		return;
 
 	if (mp_opt->add_addr && add_addr_hmac_valid(msk, mp_opt)) {
@@ -700,8 +775,6 @@ void mptcp_incoming_options(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	mpext->data_fin = mp_opt->data_fin;
-
-	mptcp_pm_fully_established(msk);
 }
 
 void mptcp_write_options(__be32 *ptr, struct mptcp_out_options *opts)
@@ -787,6 +860,16 @@ void mptcp_write_options(__be32 *ptr, struct mptcp_out_options *opts)
 				      0, opts->rm_id);
 	}
 
+	if (OPTION_MPTCP_MPJ_SYNACK & opts->suboptions) {
+		*ptr++ = mptcp_option(MPTCPOPT_MP_JOIN,
+				      TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPJ_SYNACK,
+				      opts->backup, opts->join_id);
+		put_unaligned_be64(opts->thmac, ptr);
+		ptr += 2;
+		put_unaligned_be32(opts->nonce, ptr);
+		ptr += 1;
+	}
+
 	if (opts->ext_copy.use_ack || opts->ext_copy.use_map) {
 		struct mptcp_ext *mpext = &opts->ext_copy;
 		u8 len = TCPOLEN_MPTCP_DSS_BASE;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 5f93e8c94ef951bb006b6f44254e7d0c6c6b4915..f2dac715a17ee2edc46c273b454a54cbceb915ce 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -104,19 +104,6 @@ static struct socket *__mptcp_socket_create(struct mptcp_sock *msk, int state)
 	return ssock;
 }
 
-static struct sock *mptcp_subflow_get(const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
-
-	sock_owned_by_me((const struct sock *)msk);
-
-	mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow) {
-		return mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static void __mptcp_move_skb(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk,
 			     struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     unsigned int offset, size_t copy_len)
@@ -391,6 +378,43 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg_frag(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct sock *mptcp_subflow_get_send(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+{
+	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
+	struct sock *backup = NULL;
+
+	sock_owned_by_me((const struct sock *)msk);
+
+	mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow) {
+		struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
+
+		if (!sk_stream_memory_free(ssk)) {
+			struct socket *sock = ssk->sk_socket;
+
+			if (sock) {
+				clear_bit(MPTCP_SEND_SPACE, &msk->flags);
+				smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
+				/* enables sk->write_space() callbacks */
+				set_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sock->flags);
+			}
+
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		if (subflow->backup) {
+			if (!backup)
+				backup = ssk;
+
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		return ssk;
+	}
+
+	return backup;
+}
+
 static void ssk_check_wmem(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk)
 {
 	struct socket *sock;
@@ -438,10 +462,17 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		return ret >= 0 ? ret + copied : (copied ? copied : ret);
 	}
 
-	ssk = mptcp_subflow_get(msk);
-	if (!ssk) {
-		release_sock(sk);
-		return -ENOTCONN;
+	ssk = mptcp_subflow_get_send(msk);
+	while (!sk_stream_memory_free(sk) || !ssk) {
+		ret = sk_stream_wait_memory(sk, &timeo);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+
+		ssk = mptcp_subflow_get_send(msk);
+		if (list_empty(&msk->conn_list)) {
+			ret = -ENOTCONN;
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	pr_debug("conn_list->subflow=%p", ssk);
@@ -1070,6 +1101,37 @@ static void mptcp_sock_graft(struct sock *sk, struct socket *parent)
 	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 }
 
+bool mptcp_finish_join(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(sk);
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(subflow->conn);
+	struct sock *parent = (void *)msk;
+	struct socket *parent_sock;
+
+	pr_debug("msk=%p, subflow=%p", msk, subflow);
+
+	/* mptcp socket already closing? */
+	if (inet_sk_state_load(parent) != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
+		return false;
+
+	if (!msk->pm.server_side)
+		return true;
+
+	/* passive connection, attach to msk socket */
+	parent_sock = READ_ONCE(parent->sk_socket);
+	if (parent_sock && !sk->sk_socket)
+		mptcp_sock_graft(sk, parent_sock);
+
+	return mptcp_pm_allow_new_subflow(msk);
+}
+
+bool mptcp_sk_is_subflow(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(sk);
+
+	return subflow->mp_join == 1;
+}
+
 static bool mptcp_memory_free(const struct sock *sk, int wake)
 {
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 8d4761ae395165a7cfc5cd32406bc7452dc7f436..ef94e36b8560c339c9c2dc03473806ec160eba68 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #define OPTION_MPTCP_MPC_SYN	BIT(0)
 #define OPTION_MPTCP_MPC_SYNACK	BIT(1)
 #define OPTION_MPTCP_MPC_ACK	BIT(2)
+#define OPTION_MPTCP_MPJ_SYN	BIT(3)
+#define OPTION_MPTCP_MPJ_SYNACK	BIT(4)
+#define OPTION_MPTCP_MPJ_ACK	BIT(5)
 #define OPTION_MPTCP_ADD_ADDR	BIT(6)
 #define OPTION_MPTCP_ADD_ADDR6	BIT(7)
 #define OPTION_MPTCP_RM_ADDR	BIT(8)
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@
 #define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPC_SYNACK	12
 #define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPC_ACK		20
 #define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPC_ACK_DATA	22
+#define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPJ_SYN		12
+#define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPJ_SYNACK	16
+#define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_MPJ_ACK		24
 #define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_DSS_BASE		4
 #define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_DSS_ACK32		4
 #define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_DSS_ACK64		8
@@ -53,6 +59,9 @@
 #define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_PORT_LEN		2
 #define TCPOLEN_MPTCP_RM_ADDR_BASE	4
 
+#define MPTCPOPT_BACKUP		BIT(0)
+#define MPTCPOPT_HMAC_LEN	20
+
 /* MPTCP MP_CAPABLE flags */
 #define MPTCP_VERSION_MASK	(0x0F)
 #define MPTCP_CAP_CHECKSUM_REQD	BIT(7)
@@ -162,11 +171,15 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock {
 		backup : 1,
 		remote_key_valid : 1;
 	u8	local_id;
+	u8	remote_id;
 	u64	local_key;
 	u64	remote_key;
 	u64	idsn;
 	u32	token;
 	u32	ssn_offset;
+	u64	thmac;
+	u32	local_nonce;
+	u32	remote_nonce;
 };
 
 static inline struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock *
@@ -190,15 +203,23 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
 	u32	map_data_len;
 	u32	request_mptcp : 1,  /* send MP_CAPABLE */
 		mp_capable : 1,	    /* remote is MPTCP capable */
+		mp_join : 1,	    /* remote is JOINing */
 		fully_established : 1,	    /* path validated */
+		pm_notified : 1,    /* PM hook called for established status */
 		conn_finished : 1,
 		map_valid : 1,
 		mpc_map : 1,
+		backup : 1,
 		data_avail : 1,
 		rx_eof : 1,
 		data_fin_tx_enable : 1,
 		can_ack : 1;	    /* only after processing the remote a key */
 	u64	data_fin_tx_seq;
+	u32	remote_nonce;
+	u64	thmac;
+	u32	local_nonce;
+	u8	local_id;
+	u8	remote_id;
 
 	struct	sock *tcp_sock;	    /* tcp sk backpointer */
 	struct	sock *conn;	    /* parent mptcp_sock */
@@ -270,11 +291,13 @@ void mptcp_get_options(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 void mptcp_finish_connect(struct sock *sk);
 void mptcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk);
+bool mptcp_finish_join(struct sock *sk);
 
 int mptcp_token_new_request(struct request_sock *req);
 void mptcp_token_destroy_request(u32 token);
 int mptcp_token_new_connect(struct sock *sk);
 int mptcp_token_new_accept(u32 token, struct sock *conn);
+struct mptcp_sock *mptcp_token_get_sock(u32 token);
 void mptcp_token_destroy(u32 token);
 
 void mptcp_crypto_key_sha(u64 key, u32 *token, u64 *idsn);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index eb82cb33dde22a8140cc9f633fbbe9e3a1c8d772..e7caa4f6e1e54077123587bf4fda6835dff43bc5 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <crypto/algapi.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/inet_common.h>
 #include <net/inet_hashtables.h>
@@ -47,6 +48,52 @@ static void subflow_req_destructor(struct request_sock *req)
 	tcp_request_sock_ops.destructor(req);
 }
 
+static void subflow_generate_hmac(u64 key1, u64 key2, u32 nonce1, u32 nonce2,
+				  void *hmac)
+{
+	u8 msg[8];
+
+	put_unaligned_be32(nonce1, &msg[0]);
+	put_unaligned_be32(nonce2, &msg[4]);
+
+	mptcp_crypto_hmac_sha(key1, key2, msg, 8, hmac);
+}
+
+/* validate received token and create truncated hmac and nonce for SYN-ACK */
+static bool subflow_token_join_request(struct request_sock *req,
+				       const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock *subflow_req = mptcp_subflow_rsk(req);
+	u8 hmac[MPTCPOPT_HMAC_LEN];
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
+	int local_id;
+
+	msk = mptcp_token_get_sock(subflow_req->token);
+	if (!msk) {
+		pr_debug("subflow_req=%p, token=%u - not found\n",
+			 subflow_req, subflow_req->token);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	local_id = mptcp_pm_get_local_id(msk, (struct sock_common *)req);
+	if (local_id < 0) {
+		sock_put((struct sock *)msk);
+		return false;
+	}
+	subflow_req->local_id = local_id;
+
+	get_random_bytes(&subflow_req->local_nonce, sizeof(u32));
+
+	subflow_generate_hmac(msk->local_key, msk->remote_key,
+			      subflow_req->local_nonce,
+			      subflow_req->remote_nonce, hmac);
+
+	subflow_req->thmac = get_unaligned_be64(hmac);
+
+	sock_put((struct sock *)msk);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req,
 			     const struct sock *sk_listener,
 			     struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -61,6 +108,7 @@ static void subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req,
 	mptcp_get_options(skb, &rx_opt);
 
 	subflow_req->mp_capable = 0;
+	subflow_req->mp_join = 0;
 	subflow_req->remote_key_valid = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
@@ -71,6 +119,9 @@ static void subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req,
 		return;
 #endif
 
+	if (rx_opt.mptcp.mp_capable && rx_opt.mptcp.mp_join)
+		return;
+
 	if (rx_opt.mptcp.mp_capable && listener->request_mptcp) {
 		int err;
 
@@ -79,6 +130,18 @@ static void subflow_init_req(struct request_sock *req,
 			subflow_req->mp_capable = 1;
 
 		subflow_req->ssn_offset = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq;
+	} else if (rx_opt.mptcp.mp_join && listener->request_mptcp) {
+		subflow_req->mp_join = 1;
+		subflow_req->backup = rx_opt.mptcp.backup;
+		subflow_req->remote_id = rx_opt.mptcp.join_id;
+		subflow_req->token = rx_opt.mptcp.token;
+		subflow_req->remote_nonce = rx_opt.mptcp.nonce;
+		pr_debug("token=%u, remote_nonce=%u", subflow_req->token,
+			 subflow_req->remote_nonce);
+		if (!subflow_token_join_request(req, skb)) {
+			subflow_req->mp_join = 0;
+			// @@ need to trigger RST
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -178,6 +241,32 @@ static int subflow_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 #endif
 
+/* validate hmac received in third ACK */
+static bool subflow_hmac_valid(const struct request_sock *req,
+			       const struct tcp_options_received *rx_opt)
+{
+	const struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock *subflow_req;
+	u8 hmac[MPTCPOPT_HMAC_LEN];
+	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
+	bool ret;
+
+	subflow_req = mptcp_subflow_rsk(req);
+	msk = mptcp_token_get_sock(subflow_req->token);
+	if (!msk)
+		return false;
+
+	subflow_generate_hmac(msk->remote_key, msk->local_key,
+			      subflow_req->remote_nonce,
+			      subflow_req->local_nonce, hmac);
+
+	ret = true;
+	if (crypto_memneq(hmac, rx_opt->mptcp.hmac, sizeof(hmac)))
+		ret = false;
+
+	sock_put((struct sock *)msk);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 					  struct sk_buff *skb,
 					  struct request_sock *req,
@@ -188,6 +277,7 @@ static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *listener = mptcp_subflow_ctx(sk);
 	struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock *subflow_req;
 	struct tcp_options_received opt_rx;
+	bool fallback_is_fatal = false;
 	struct sock *new_msk = NULL;
 	struct sock *child;
 
@@ -221,6 +311,13 @@ static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 		new_msk = mptcp_sk_clone(listener->conn, req);
 		if (!new_msk)
 			subflow_req->mp_capable = 0;
+	} else if (subflow_req->mp_join) {
+		fallback_is_fatal = true;
+		opt_rx.mptcp.mp_join = 0;
+		mptcp_get_options(skb, &opt_rx);
+		if (!opt_rx.mptcp.mp_join ||
+		    !subflow_hmac_valid(req, &opt_rx))
+			return NULL;
 	}
 
 create_child:
@@ -230,11 +327,14 @@ static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 	if (child && *own_req) {
 		struct mptcp_subflow_context *ctx = mptcp_subflow_ctx(child);
 
-		/* we have null ctx on TCP fallback, not fatal on MPC
-		 * handshake
+		/* we have null ctx on TCP fallback, which is fatal on
+		 * MPJ handshake
 		 */
-		if (!ctx)
+		if (!ctx) {
+			if (fallback_is_fatal)
+				goto close_child;
 			goto out;
+		}
 
 		if (ctx->mp_capable) {
 			/* new mpc subflow takes ownership of the newly
@@ -244,6 +344,16 @@ static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 			mptcp_pm_new_connection(mptcp_sk(new_msk), 1);
 			ctx->conn = new_msk;
 			new_msk = NULL;
+		} else if (ctx->mp_join) {
+			struct mptcp_sock *owner;
+
+			owner = mptcp_token_get_sock(ctx->token);
+			if (!owner)
+				goto close_child;
+
+			ctx->conn = (struct sock *)owner;
+			if (!mptcp_finish_join(child))
+				goto close_child;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -252,6 +362,12 @@ static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 	if (unlikely(new_msk))
 		sock_put(new_msk);
 	return child;
+
+close_child:
+	tcp_send_active_reset(child, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(child);
+	tcp_done(child);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct inet_connection_sock_af_ops subflow_specific;
@@ -566,7 +682,7 @@ static void subflow_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(sk);
 	struct sock *parent = subflow->conn;
 
-	if (!subflow->mp_capable) {
+	if (!subflow->mp_capable && !subflow->mp_join) {
 		subflow->tcp_data_ready(sk);
 
 		parent->sk_data_ready(parent);
@@ -785,7 +901,8 @@ static void subflow_ulp_clone(const struct request_sock *req,
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *old_ctx = mptcp_subflow_ctx(newsk);
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *new_ctx;
 
-	if (!tcp_rsk(req)->is_mptcp || !subflow_req->mp_capable) {
+	if (!tcp_rsk(req)->is_mptcp ||
+	    (!subflow_req->mp_capable && !subflow_req->mp_join)) {
 		subflow_ulp_fallback(newsk, old_ctx);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -796,9 +913,6 @@ static void subflow_ulp_clone(const struct request_sock *req,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* see comments in subflow_syn_recv_sock(), MPTCP connection is fully
-	 * established only after we receive the remote key
-	 */
 	new_ctx->conn_finished = 1;
 	new_ctx->icsk_af_ops = old_ctx->icsk_af_ops;
 	new_ctx->tcp_data_ready = old_ctx->tcp_data_ready;
@@ -807,14 +921,26 @@ static void subflow_ulp_clone(const struct request_sock *req,
 	new_ctx->rel_write_seq = 1;
 	new_ctx->tcp_sock = newsk;
 
-	new_ctx->mp_capable = 1;
-	new_ctx->fully_established = subflow_req->remote_key_valid;
-	new_ctx->can_ack = subflow_req->remote_key_valid;
-	new_ctx->remote_key = subflow_req->remote_key;
-	new_ctx->local_key = subflow_req->local_key;
-	new_ctx->token = subflow_req->token;
-	new_ctx->ssn_offset = subflow_req->ssn_offset;
-	new_ctx->idsn = subflow_req->idsn;
+	if (subflow_req->mp_capable) {
+		/* see comments in subflow_syn_recv_sock(), MPTCP connection
+		 * is fully established only after we receive the remote key
+		 */
+		new_ctx->mp_capable = 1;
+		new_ctx->fully_established = subflow_req->remote_key_valid;
+		new_ctx->can_ack = subflow_req->remote_key_valid;
+		new_ctx->remote_key = subflow_req->remote_key;
+		new_ctx->local_key = subflow_req->local_key;
+		new_ctx->token = subflow_req->token;
+		new_ctx->ssn_offset = subflow_req->ssn_offset;
+		new_ctx->idsn = subflow_req->idsn;
+	} else if (subflow_req->mp_join) {
+		new_ctx->mp_join = 1;
+		new_ctx->fully_established = 1;
+		new_ctx->backup = subflow_req->backup;
+		new_ctx->local_id = subflow_req->local_id;
+		new_ctx->token = subflow_req->token;
+		new_ctx->thmac = subflow_req->thmac;
+	}
 }
 
 static struct tcp_ulp_ops subflow_ulp_ops __read_mostly = {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/token.c b/net/mptcp/token.c
index b71b53c0ac8d3ce12437e28b820d444825572565..129a5ad1bc353068afea41706adeb5b505a4202e 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/token.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/token.c
@@ -140,6 +140,33 @@ int mptcp_token_new_accept(u32 token, struct sock *conn)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * mptcp_token_get_sock - retrieve mptcp connection sock using its token
+ * @token: token of the mptcp connection to retrieve
+ *
+ * This function returns the mptcp connection structure with the given token.
+ * A reference count on the mptcp socket returned is taken.
+ *
+ * returns NULL if no connection with the given token value exists.
+ */
+struct mptcp_sock *mptcp_token_get_sock(u32 token)
+{
+	struct sock *conn;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&token_tree_lock);
+	conn = radix_tree_lookup(&token_tree, token);
+	if (conn) {
+		/* token still reserved? */
+		if (conn == (struct sock *)&token_used)
+			conn = NULL;
+		else
+			sock_hold(conn);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&token_tree_lock);
+
+	return mptcp_sk(conn);
+}
+
 /**
  * mptcp_token_destroy_request - remove mptcp connection/token
  * @token - token of mptcp connection to remove