diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 00e053c704a1..c0e4d41d3d33 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1483,6 +1483,30 @@ bool bio_attempt_front_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool bio_attempt_discard_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
+		struct bio *bio)
+{
+	unsigned short segments = blk_rq_nr_discard_segments(req);
+
+	if (segments >= queue_max_discard_segments(q))
+		goto no_merge;
+	if (blk_rq_sectors(req) + bio_sectors(bio) >
+	    blk_rq_get_max_sectors(req, blk_rq_pos(req)))
+		goto no_merge;
+
+	req->biotail->bi_next = bio;
+	req->biotail = bio;
+	req->__data_len += bio->bi_iter.bi_size;
+	req->ioprio = ioprio_best(req->ioprio, bio_prio(bio));
+	req->nr_phys_segments = segments + 1;
+
+	blk_account_io_start(req, false);
+	return true;
+no_merge:
+	req_set_nomerge(q, req);
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * blk_attempt_plug_merge - try to merge with %current's plugged list
  * @q: request_queue new bio is being queued at
@@ -1547,6 +1571,9 @@ bool blk_attempt_plug_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 		case ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE:
 			merged = bio_attempt_front_merge(q, rq, bio);
 			break;
+		case ELEVATOR_DISCARD_MERGE:
+			merged = bio_attempt_discard_merge(q, rq, bio);
+			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 6cbd90ad5f90..2afa262425d1 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -803,7 +803,10 @@ bool blk_rq_merge_ok(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 
 enum elv_merge blk_try_merge(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (blk_rq_pos(rq) + blk_rq_sectors(rq) == bio->bi_iter.bi_sector)
+	if (req_op(rq) == REQ_OP_DISCARD &&
+	    queue_max_discard_segments(rq->q) > 1)
+		return ELEVATOR_DISCARD_MERGE;
+	else if (blk_rq_pos(rq) + blk_rq_sectors(rq) == bio->bi_iter.bi_sector)
 		return ELEVATOR_BACK_MERGE;
 	else if (blk_rq_pos(rq) - bio_sectors(bio) == bio->bi_iter.bi_sector)
 		return ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE;
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index dd9722df4afe..7412191aee57 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -780,6 +780,9 @@ static bool blk_mq_attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 			if (blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
 				merged = bio_attempt_front_merge(q, rq, bio);
 			break;
+		case ELEVATOR_DISCARD_MERGE:
+			merged = bio_attempt_discard_merge(q, rq, bio);
+			break;
 		default:
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index 6eb19bcbf3cb..1e7174ffc9d4 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_queue_lld_busy);
 void blk_set_default_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
 {
 	lim->max_segments = BLK_MAX_SEGMENTS;
+	lim->max_discard_segments = 1;
 	lim->max_integrity_segments = 0;
 	lim->seg_boundary_mask = BLK_SEG_BOUNDARY_MASK;
 	lim->virt_boundary_mask = 0;
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ void blk_set_stacking_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
 	/* Inherit limits from component devices */
 	lim->discard_zeroes_data = 1;
 	lim->max_segments = USHRT_MAX;
+	lim->max_discard_segments = 1;
 	lim->max_hw_sectors = UINT_MAX;
 	lim->max_segment_size = UINT_MAX;
 	lim->max_sectors = UINT_MAX;
@@ -336,6 +338,22 @@ void blk_queue_max_segments(struct request_queue *q, unsigned short max_segments
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_max_segments);
 
+/**
+ * blk_queue_max_discard_segments - set max segments for discard requests
+ * @q:  the request queue for the device
+ * @max_segments:  max number of segments
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *    Enables a low level driver to set an upper limit on the number of
+ *    segments in a discard request.
+ **/
+void blk_queue_max_discard_segments(struct request_queue *q,
+		unsigned short max_segments)
+{
+	q->limits.max_discard_segments = max_segments;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_queue_max_discard_segments);
+
 /**
  * blk_queue_max_segment_size - set max segment size for blk_rq_map_sg
  * @q:  the request queue for the device
@@ -553,6 +571,8 @@ int blk_stack_limits(struct queue_limits *t, struct queue_limits *b,
 					    b->virt_boundary_mask);
 
 	t->max_segments = min_not_zero(t->max_segments, b->max_segments);
+	t->max_discard_segments = min_not_zero(t->max_discard_segments,
+					       b->max_discard_segments);
 	t->max_integrity_segments = min_not_zero(t->max_integrity_segments,
 						 b->max_integrity_segments);
 
diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 48032c4759a7..070d81bae1d5 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ static ssize_t queue_max_segments_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
 	return queue_var_show(queue_max_segments(q), (page));
 }
 
+static ssize_t queue_max_discard_segments_show(struct request_queue *q,
+		char *page)
+{
+	return queue_var_show(queue_max_discard_segments(q), (page));
+}
+
 static ssize_t queue_max_integrity_segments_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
 {
 	return queue_var_show(q->limits.max_integrity_segments, (page));
@@ -545,6 +551,11 @@ static struct queue_sysfs_entry queue_max_segments_entry = {
 	.show = queue_max_segments_show,
 };
 
+static struct queue_sysfs_entry queue_max_discard_segments_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "max_discard_segments", .mode = S_IRUGO },
+	.show = queue_max_discard_segments_show,
+};
+
 static struct queue_sysfs_entry queue_max_integrity_segments_entry = {
 	.attr = {.name = "max_integrity_segments", .mode = S_IRUGO },
 	.show = queue_max_integrity_segments_show,
@@ -697,6 +708,7 @@ static struct attribute *default_attrs[] = {
 	&queue_max_hw_sectors_entry.attr,
 	&queue_max_sectors_entry.attr,
 	&queue_max_segments_entry.attr,
+	&queue_max_discard_segments_entry.attr,
 	&queue_max_integrity_segments_entry.attr,
 	&queue_max_segment_size_entry.attr,
 	&queue_iosched_entry.attr,
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index ae82f2ac4019..d1ea4bd9b9a3 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ bool bio_attempt_front_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 			     struct bio *bio);
 bool bio_attempt_back_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 			    struct bio *bio);
+bool bio_attempt_discard_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
+		struct bio *bio);
 bool blk_attempt_plug_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 			    unsigned int *request_count,
 			    struct request **same_queue_rq);
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index e0bac14347e6..aecca0e7d9ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ struct queue_limits {
 	unsigned short		logical_block_size;
 	unsigned short		max_segments;
 	unsigned short		max_integrity_segments;
+	unsigned short		max_discard_segments;
 
 	unsigned char		misaligned;
 	unsigned char		discard_misaligned;
@@ -1146,6 +1147,8 @@ extern void blk_queue_bounce_limit(struct request_queue *, u64);
 extern void blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_chunk_sectors(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_max_segments(struct request_queue *, unsigned short);
+extern void blk_queue_max_discard_segments(struct request_queue *,
+		unsigned short);
 extern void blk_queue_max_segment_size(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
 		unsigned int max_discard_sectors);
@@ -1189,6 +1192,15 @@ extern void blk_queue_rq_timeout(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_flush_queueable(struct request_queue *q, bool queueable);
 extern void blk_queue_write_cache(struct request_queue *q, bool enabled, bool fua);
 
+/*
+ * Number of physical segments as sent to the device.
+ *
+ * Normally this is the number of discontiguous data segments sent by the
+ * submitter.  But for data-less command like discard we might have no
+ * actual data segments submitted, but the driver might have to add it's
+ * own special payload.  In that case we still return 1 here so that this
+ * special payload will be mapped.
+ */
 static inline unsigned short blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(struct request *rq)
 {
 	if (rq->rq_flags & RQF_SPECIAL_PAYLOAD)
@@ -1196,6 +1208,15 @@ static inline unsigned short blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(struct request *rq)
 	return rq->nr_phys_segments;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Number of discard segments (or ranges) the driver needs to fill in.
+ * Each discard bio merged into a request is counted as one segment.
+ */
+static inline unsigned short blk_rq_nr_discard_segments(struct request *rq)
+{
+	return max_t(unsigned short, rq->nr_phys_segments, 1);
+}
+
 extern int blk_rq_map_sg(struct request_queue *, struct request *, struct scatterlist *);
 extern void blk_dump_rq_flags(struct request *, char *);
 extern long nr_blockdev_pages(void);
@@ -1384,6 +1405,11 @@ static inline unsigned short queue_max_segments(struct request_queue *q)
 	return q->limits.max_segments;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned short queue_max_discard_segments(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	return q->limits.max_discard_segments;
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int queue_max_segment_size(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	return q->limits.max_segment_size;
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index b38b4e651ea6..8265b6330cc2 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ enum elv_merge {
 	ELEVATOR_NO_MERGE	= 0,
 	ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE	= 1,
 	ELEVATOR_BACK_MERGE	= 2,
+	ELEVATOR_DISCARD_MERGE	= 3,
 };
 
 typedef enum elv_merge (elevator_merge_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request **,