diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
index 00ce032fcead..5bcb2afd3dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs.h
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(poll_cq);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(req_notify_cq);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(destroy_cq);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(create_qp);
+IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(open_qp);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(query_qp);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(modify_qp);
 IB_UVERBS_DECLARE_CMD(destroy_qp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index c4c308cd2034..254f1649c734 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -1544,6 +1544,98 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_qp(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+ssize_t ib_uverbs_open_qp(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
+			  const char __user *buf, int in_len, int out_len)
+{
+	struct ib_uverbs_open_qp        cmd;
+	struct ib_uverbs_create_qp_resp resp;
+	struct ib_udata                 udata;
+	struct ib_uqp_object           *obj;
+	struct ib_xrcd		       *xrcd;
+	struct ib_uobject	       *uninitialized_var(xrcd_uobj);
+	struct ib_qp                   *qp;
+	struct ib_qp_open_attr          attr;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (out_len < sizeof resp)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, buf, sizeof cmd))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	INIT_UDATA(&udata, buf + sizeof cmd,
+		   (unsigned long) cmd.response + sizeof resp,
+		   in_len - sizeof cmd, out_len - sizeof resp);
+
+	obj = kmalloc(sizeof *obj, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!obj)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	init_uobj(&obj->uevent.uobject, cmd.user_handle, file->ucontext, &qp_lock_key);
+	down_write(&obj->uevent.uobject.mutex);
+
+	xrcd = idr_read_xrcd(cmd.pd_handle, file->ucontext, &xrcd_uobj);
+	if (!xrcd) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_put;
+	}
+
+	attr.event_handler = ib_uverbs_qp_event_handler;
+	attr.qp_context    = file;
+	attr.qp_num        = cmd.qpn;
+	attr.qp_type       = cmd.qp_type;
+
+	obj->uevent.events_reported = 0;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->uevent.event_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->mcast_list);
+
+	qp = ib_open_qp(xrcd, &attr);
+	if (IS_ERR(qp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(qp);
+		goto err_put;
+	}
+
+	qp->uobject = &obj->uevent.uobject;
+
+	obj->uevent.uobject.object = qp;
+	ret = idr_add_uobj(&ib_uverbs_qp_idr, &obj->uevent.uobject);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_destroy;
+
+	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof resp);
+	resp.qpn       = qp->qp_num;
+	resp.qp_handle = obj->uevent.uobject.id;
+
+	if (copy_to_user((void __user *) (unsigned long) cmd.response,
+			 &resp, sizeof resp)) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto err_remove;
+	}
+
+	put_xrcd_read(xrcd_uobj);
+
+	mutex_lock(&file->mutex);
+	list_add_tail(&obj->uevent.uobject.list, &file->ucontext->qp_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&file->mutex);
+
+	obj->uevent.uobject.live = 1;
+
+	up_write(&obj->uevent.uobject.mutex);
+
+	return in_len;
+
+err_remove:
+	idr_remove_uobj(&ib_uverbs_qp_idr, &obj->uevent.uobject);
+
+err_destroy:
+	ib_destroy_qp(qp);
+
+err_put:
+	put_xrcd_read(xrcd_uobj);
+	put_uobj_write(&obj->uevent.uobject);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 ssize_t ib_uverbs_query_qp(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 			   const char __user *buf, int in_len,
 			   int out_len)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index 9c877e24eb60..485ea6c60d8b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ static ssize_t (*uverbs_cmd_table[])(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_DESTROY_SRQ]		= ib_uverbs_destroy_srq,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_XRCD]		= ib_uverbs_open_xrcd,
 	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CLOSE_XRCD]		= ib_uverbs_close_xrcd,
-	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ]		= ib_uverbs_create_xsrq
+	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ]		= ib_uverbs_create_xsrq,
+	[IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_QP]		= ib_uverbs_open_qp
 };
 
 static void ib_uverbs_add_one(struct ib_device *device);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index aec76ad77872..8a9ae720b56a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1098,7 +1098,8 @@ static void *mlx4_ib_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 		(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_MODIFY_SRQ)		|
 		(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_QUERY_SRQ)		|
 		(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_DESTROY_SRQ)		|
-		(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ);
+		(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ)		|
+		(1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_QP);
 
 	ibdev->ib_dev.query_device	= mlx4_ib_query_device;
 	ibdev->ib_dev.query_port	= mlx4_ib_query_port;
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
index 100abbbd6e6e..81aba3a73aa3 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ enum {
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_POST_SRQ_RECV,
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_XRCD,
 	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CLOSE_XRCD,
-	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ
+	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_CREATE_XSRQ,
+	IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_OPEN_QP
 };
 
 /*
@@ -422,6 +423,17 @@ struct ib_uverbs_create_qp {
 	__u64 driver_data[0];
 };
 
+struct ib_uverbs_open_qp {
+	__u64 response;
+	__u64 user_handle;
+	__u32 pd_handle;
+	__u32 qpn;
+	__u8  qp_type;
+	__u8  reserved[7];
+	__u64 driver_data[0];
+};
+
+/* also used for open response */
 struct ib_uverbs_create_qp_resp {
 	__u32 qp_handle;
 	__u32 qpn;