diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
index cebcef7c69ac..8f8847ef1108 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -1553,9 +1553,19 @@ static int storvsc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 	struct vmscsi_request *vm_srb;
 	struct stor_mem_pools *memp = scmnd->device->hostdata;
 
-	if (!storvsc_scsi_cmd_ok(scmnd)) {
-		scmnd->scsi_done(scmnd);
-		return 0;
+	if (vmstor_current_major <= VMSTOR_WIN8_MAJOR) {
+		/*
+		 * On legacy hosts filter unimplemented commands.
+		 * Future hosts are expected to correctly handle
+		 * unsupported commands. Furthermore, it is
+		 * possible that some of the currently
+		 * unsupported commands maybe supported in
+		 * future versions of the host.
+		 */
+		if (!storvsc_scsi_cmd_ok(scmnd)) {
+			scmnd->scsi_done(scmnd);
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	request_size = sizeof(struct storvsc_cmd_request);