diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 09e55ea0bf5d..7251a87bb576 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,9 @@ int iscsit_setup_scsi_cmd(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 		hdr->cmdsn, be32_to_cpu(hdr->data_length), payload_length,
 		conn->cid);
 
-	target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true);
+	if (target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true) < 0)
+		return iscsit_add_reject_cmd(cmd,
+				ISCSI_REASON_WAITING_FOR_LOGOUT, buf);
 
 	cmd->sense_reason = transport_lookup_cmd_lun(&cmd->se_cmd,
 						     scsilun_to_int(&hdr->lun));
@@ -2002,7 +2004,9 @@ iscsit_handle_task_mgt_cmd(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 			      conn->sess->se_sess, 0, DMA_NONE,
 			      TCM_SIMPLE_TAG, cmd->sense_buffer + 2);
 
-	target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true);
+	if (target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true) < 0)
+		return iscsit_add_reject_cmd(cmd,
+				ISCSI_REASON_WAITING_FOR_LOGOUT, buf);
 
 	/*
 	 * TASK_REASSIGN for ERL=2 / connection stays inside of
@@ -4230,6 +4234,8 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	 * must wait until they have completed.
 	 */
 	iscsit_check_conn_usage_count(conn);
+	target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(sess->se_sess);
+	target_wait_for_sess_cmds(sess->se_sess);
 
 	ahash_request_free(conn->conn_tx_hash);
 	if (conn->conn_rx_hash) {
diff --git a/include/scsi/iscsi_proto.h b/include/scsi/iscsi_proto.h
index b71b5c4f418c..533f56733ba8 100644
--- a/include/scsi/iscsi_proto.h
+++ b/include/scsi/iscsi_proto.h
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ struct iscsi_reject {
 #define ISCSI_REASON_BOOKMARK_INVALID	9
 #define ISCSI_REASON_BOOKMARK_NO_RESOURCES	10
 #define ISCSI_REASON_NEGOTIATION_RESET	11
+#define ISCSI_REASON_WAITING_FOR_LOGOUT	12
 
 /* Max. number of Key=Value pairs in a text message */
 #define MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS	8192