diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 579fa693d5d0..a882f2606515 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ struct vring_virtqueue
 	/* Other side has made a mess, don't try any more. */
 	bool broken;
 
+	/* Host supports indirect buffers */
+	bool indirect;
+
 	/* Number of free buffers */
 	unsigned int num_free;
 	/* Head of free buffer list. */
@@ -85,6 +88,55 @@ struct vring_virtqueue
 
 #define to_vvq(_vq) container_of(_vq, struct vring_virtqueue, vq)
 
+/* Set up an indirect table of descriptors and add it to the queue. */
+static int vring_add_indirect(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
+			      struct scatterlist sg[],
+			      unsigned int out,
+			      unsigned int in)
+{
+	struct vring_desc *desc;
+	unsigned head;
+	int i;
+
+	desc = kmalloc((out + in) * sizeof(struct vring_desc), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!desc)
+		return vq->vring.num;
+
+	/* Transfer entries from the sg list into the indirect page */
+	for (i = 0; i < out; i++) {
+		desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
+		desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
+		desc[i].len = sg->length;
+		desc[i].next = i+1;
+		sg++;
+	}
+	for (; i < (out + in); i++) {
+		desc[i].flags = VRING_DESC_F_NEXT|VRING_DESC_F_WRITE;
+		desc[i].addr = sg_phys(sg);
+		desc[i].len = sg->length;
+		desc[i].next = i+1;
+		sg++;
+	}
+
+	/* Last one doesn't continue. */
+	desc[i-1].flags &= ~VRING_DESC_F_NEXT;
+	desc[i-1].next = 0;
+
+	/* We're about to use a buffer */
+	vq->num_free--;
+
+	/* Use a single buffer which doesn't continue */
+	head = vq->free_head;
+	vq->vring.desc[head].flags = VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT;
+	vq->vring.desc[head].addr = virt_to_phys(desc);
+	vq->vring.desc[head].len = i * sizeof(struct vring_desc);
+
+	/* Update free pointer */
+	vq->free_head = vq->vring.desc[head].next;
+
+	return head;
+}
+
 static int vring_add_buf(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 			 struct scatterlist sg[],
 			 unsigned int out,
@@ -94,12 +146,21 @@ static int vring_add_buf(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
 	unsigned int i, avail, head, uninitialized_var(prev);
 
+	START_USE(vq);
+
 	BUG_ON(data == NULL);
+
+	/* If the host supports indirect descriptor tables, and we have multiple
+	 * buffers, then go indirect. FIXME: tune this threshold */
+	if (vq->indirect && (out + in) > 1 && vq->num_free) {
+		head = vring_add_indirect(vq, sg, out, in);
+		if (head != vq->vring.num)
+			goto add_head;
+	}
+
 	BUG_ON(out + in > vq->vring.num);
 	BUG_ON(out + in == 0);
 
-	START_USE(vq);
-
 	if (vq->num_free < out + in) {
 		pr_debug("Can't add buf len %i - avail = %i\n",
 			 out + in, vq->num_free);
@@ -136,6 +197,7 @@ static int vring_add_buf(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	/* Update free pointer */
 	vq->free_head = i;
 
+add_head:
 	/* Set token. */
 	vq->data[head] = data;
 
@@ -179,6 +241,11 @@ static void detach_buf(struct vring_virtqueue *vq, unsigned int head)
 
 	/* Put back on free list: find end */
 	i = head;
+
+	/* Free the indirect table */
+	if (vq->vring.desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT)
+		kfree(phys_to_virt(vq->vring.desc[i].addr));
+
 	while (vq->vring.desc[i].flags & VRING_DESC_F_NEXT) {
 		i = vq->vring.desc[i].next;
 		vq->num_free++;
@@ -323,6 +390,8 @@ struct virtqueue *vring_new_virtqueue(unsigned int num,
 	vq->in_use = false;
 #endif
 
+	vq->indirect = virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
+
 	/* No callback?  Tell other side not to bother us. */
 	if (!callback)
 		vq->vring.avail->flags |= VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
@@ -351,6 +420,8 @@ void vring_transport_features(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	for (i = VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_START; i < VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_END; i++) {
 		switch (i) {
+		case VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC:
+			break;
 		default:
 			/* We don't understand this bit. */
 			clear_bit(i, vdev->features);
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_ring.h b/include/linux/virtio_ring.h
index 166c519689de..693e0ec5afa6 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_ring.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_ring.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #define VRING_DESC_F_NEXT	1
 /* This marks a buffer as write-only (otherwise read-only). */
 #define VRING_DESC_F_WRITE	2
+/* This means the buffer contains a list of buffer descriptors. */
+#define VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT	4
 
 /* The Host uses this in used->flags to advise the Guest: don't kick me when
  * you add a buffer.  It's unreliable, so it's simply an optimization.  Guest
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@
  * optimization.  */
 #define VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT	1
 
+/* We support indirect buffer descriptors */
+#define VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC	28
+
 /* Virtio ring descriptors: 16 bytes.  These can chain together via "next". */
 struct vring_desc
 {