diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 696fc2a7da52f..69975b655179c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <net/tls.h>
+#include <net/tls_prot.h>
 #include <net/handshake.h>
 #include <linux/blk-mq.h>
 #include <crypto/hash.h>
@@ -1369,6 +1370,8 @@ static int nvme_tcp_init_connection(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
 {
 	struct nvme_tcp_icreq_pdu *icreq;
 	struct nvme_tcp_icresp_pdu *icresp;
+	char cbuf[CMSG_LEN(sizeof(char))] = {};
+	u8 ctype;
 	struct msghdr msg = {};
 	struct kvec iov;
 	bool ctrl_hdgst, ctrl_ddgst;
@@ -1406,11 +1409,23 @@ static int nvme_tcp_init_connection(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
 	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
 	iov.iov_base = icresp;
 	iov.iov_len = sizeof(*icresp);
+	if (queue->ctrl->ctrl.opts->tls) {
+		msg.msg_control = cbuf;
+		msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(cbuf);
+	}
 	ret = kernel_recvmsg(queue->sock, &msg, &iov, 1,
 			iov.iov_len, msg.msg_flags);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto free_icresp;
-
+	if (queue->ctrl->ctrl.opts->tls) {
+		ctype = tls_get_record_type(queue->sock->sk,
+					    (struct cmsghdr *)cbuf);
+		if (ctype != TLS_RECORD_TYPE_DATA) {
+			pr_err("queue %d: unhandled TLS record %d\n",
+			       nvme_tcp_queue_id(queue), ctype);
+			return -ENOTCONN;
+		}
+	}
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (icresp->hdr.type != nvme_tcp_icresp) {
 		pr_err("queue %d: bad type returned %d\n",