diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index d449afe5557b2..8026ee56546a7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -4196,7 +4196,7 @@ int __rdma_accept(struct rdma_cm_id *id, struct rdma_conn_param *conn_param,
 	return 0;
 reject:
 	cma_modify_qp_err(id_priv);
-	rdma_reject(id, NULL, 0);
+	rdma_reject(id, NULL, 0, IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__rdma_accept);
@@ -4236,7 +4236,7 @@ int rdma_notify(struct rdma_cm_id *id, enum ib_event_type event)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_notify);
 
 int rdma_reject(struct rdma_cm_id *id, const void *private_data,
-		u8 private_data_len)
+		u8 private_data_len, u8 reason)
 {
 	struct rdma_id_private *id_priv;
 	int ret;
@@ -4251,9 +4251,8 @@ int rdma_reject(struct rdma_cm_id *id, const void *private_data,
 						private_data, private_data_len);
 		} else {
 			trace_cm_send_rej(id_priv);
-			ret = ib_send_cm_rej(id_priv->cm_id.ib,
-					     IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED, NULL,
-					     0, private_data, private_data_len);
+			ret = ib_send_cm_rej(id_priv->cm_id.ib, reason, NULL, 0,
+					     private_data, private_data_len);
 		}
 	} else if (rdma_cap_iw_cm(id->device, id->port_num)) {
 		ret = iw_cm_reject(id_priv->cm_id.iw,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index 6b27b210b890f..5b87eee8ccc8b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <rdma/rdma_cm_ib.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_addr.h>
 #include <rdma/ib.h>
+#include <rdma/ib_cm.h>
 #include <rdma/rdma_netlink.h>
 #include "core_priv.h"
 
@@ -1181,12 +1182,24 @@ static ssize_t ucma_reject(struct ucma_file *file, const char __user *inbuf,
 	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, inbuf, sizeof(cmd)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	if (!cmd.reason)
+		cmd.reason = IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED;
+
+	switch (cmd.reason) {
+	case IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED:
+	case IB_CM_REJ_VENDOR_OPTION_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	ctx = ucma_get_ctx_dev(file, cmd.id);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ctx->mutex);
-	ret = rdma_reject(ctx->cm_id, cmd.private_data, cmd.private_data_len);
+	ret = rdma_reject(ctx->cm_id, cmd.private_data, cmd.private_data_len,
+			  cmd.reason);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 	ucma_put_ctx(ctx);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index a1a035270cabf..b7df38ee8ae05 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
+#include <rdma/ib_cm.h>
 #include <rdma/rdma_cm.h>
 #include <target/target_core_base.h>
 #include <target/target_core_fabric.h>
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ isert_connect_request(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id, struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 	if (!np->enabled) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
 		isert_dbg("iscsi_np is not enabled, reject connect request\n");
-		return rdma_reject(cma_id, NULL, 0);
+		return rdma_reject(cma_id, NULL, 0, IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&np->np_thread_lock);
 
@@ -553,7 +554,7 @@ isert_connect_request(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id, struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 	isert_free_login_buf(isert_conn);
 out:
 	kfree(isert_conn);
-	rdma_reject(cma_id, NULL, 0);
+	rdma_reject(cma_id, NULL, 0, IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
index 5ef8988ee75b4..0d9241f5d9e68 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "rtrs-srv.h"
 #include "rtrs-log.h"
+#include <rdma/ib_cm.h>
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RDMA Transport Server");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -1576,7 +1577,7 @@ static int rtrs_rdma_do_reject(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id, int errno)
 		.errno = cpu_to_le16(errno),
 	};
 
-	err = rdma_reject(cm_id, &msg, sizeof(msg));
+	err = rdma_reject(cm_id, &msg, sizeof(msg), IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED);
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("rdma_reject(), err: %d\n", err);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index a294630f21003..cdc8c239d6c07 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -2497,7 +2497,8 @@ static int srpt_cm_req_recv(struct srpt_device *const sdev,
 				   SRP_BUF_FORMAT_INDIRECT);
 
 	if (rdma_cm_id)
-		rdma_reject(rdma_cm_id, rej, sizeof(*rej));
+		rdma_reject(rdma_cm_id, rej, sizeof(*rej),
+			    IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED);
 	else
 		ib_send_cm_rej(ib_cm_id, IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED, NULL, 0,
 			       rej, sizeof(*rej));
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
index fd47de0e4e4e5..55aaf03a95806 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/rdma.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 #include <rdma/rdma_cm.h>
 #include <rdma/rw.h>
+#include <rdma/ib_cm.h>
 
 #include <linux/nvme-rdma.h>
 #include "nvmet.h"
@@ -1138,7 +1139,8 @@ static int nvmet_rdma_cm_reject(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 	rej.recfmt = cpu_to_le16(NVME_RDMA_CM_FMT_1_0);
 	rej.sts = cpu_to_le16(status);
 
-	return rdma_reject(cm_id, (void *)&rej, sizeof(rej));
+	return rdma_reject(cm_id, (void *)&rej, sizeof(rej),
+			   IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED);
 }
 
 static struct nvmet_rdma_queue *
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h b/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
index 7ac91677660fa..939d7abe026f0 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ int rdma_notify(struct rdma_cm_id *id, enum ib_event_type event);
  * rdma_reject - Called to reject a connection request or response.
  */
 int rdma_reject(struct rdma_cm_id *id, const void *private_data,
-		u8 private_data_len);
+		u8 private_data_len, u8 reason);
 
 /**
  * rdma_disconnect - This function disconnects the associated QP and
diff --git a/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h b/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h
index 6b883dde7064e..ed5a514305c1d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ struct rdma_ucm_accept {
 struct rdma_ucm_reject {
 	__u32 id;
 	__u8  private_data_len;
-	__u8  reserved[3];
+	__u8  reason;
+	__u8  reserved[2];
 	__u8  private_data[RDMA_MAX_PRIVATE_DATA];
 };
 
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_cm.c b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
index c71f4328d1386..0fec4171564e2 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_cm.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <net/addrconf.h>
+#include <rdma/ib_cm.h>
 
 #include "rds_single_path.h"
 #include "rds.h"
@@ -927,7 +928,8 @@ int rds_ib_cm_handle_connect(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 	if (conn)
 		mutex_unlock(&conn->c_cm_lock);
 	if (err)
-		rdma_reject(cm_id, &err, sizeof(int));
+		rdma_reject(cm_id, &err, sizeof(int),
+			    IB_CM_REJ_CONSUMER_DEFINED);
 	return destroy;
 }