diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index eb224a338fa2..8b7f5fafa9e0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host_alloc(const struct scsi_host_template *sht, int priv
 	shost->hostt = sht;
 	shost->this_id = sht->this_id;
 	shost->can_queue = sht->can_queue;
+	shost->nr_reserved_cmds = sht->nr_reserved_cmds;
 	shost->sg_tablesize = sht->sg_tablesize;
 	shost->sg_prot_tablesize = sht->sg_prot_tablesize;
 	shost->cmd_per_lun = sht->cmd_per_lun;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index d7e42293b864..d52bbbe5a357 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2083,7 +2083,8 @@ int scsi_mq_setup_tags(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 		tag_set->ops = &scsi_mq_ops_no_commit;
 	tag_set->nr_hw_queues = shost->nr_hw_queues ? : 1;
 	tag_set->nr_maps = shost->nr_maps ? : 1;
-	tag_set->queue_depth = shost->can_queue;
+	tag_set->queue_depth = shost->can_queue + shost->nr_reserved_cmds;
+	tag_set->reserved_tags = shost->nr_reserved_cmds;
 	tag_set->cmd_size = cmd_size;
 	tag_set->numa_node = dev_to_node(shost->dma_dev);
 	if (shost->hostt->tag_alloc_policy_rr)
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index f5a243261236..7b8f144ccf7d 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -375,10 +375,19 @@ struct scsi_host_template {
 	/*
 	 * This determines if we will use a non-interrupt driven
 	 * or an interrupt driven scheme.  It is set to the maximum number
-	 * of simultaneous commands a single hw queue in HBA will accept.
+	 * of simultaneous commands a single hw queue in HBA will accept
+	 * excluding internal commands.
 	 */
 	int can_queue;
 
+	/*
+	 * This determines how many commands the HBA will set aside
+	 * for internal commands. This number will be added to
+	 * @can_queue to calculate the maximum number of simultaneous
+	 * commands sent to the host.
+	 */
+	int nr_reserved_cmds;
+
 	/*
 	 * In many instances, especially where disconnect / reconnect are
 	 * supported, our host also has an ID on the SCSI bus.  If this is
@@ -611,7 +620,17 @@ struct Scsi_Host {
 	unsigned short max_cmd_len;
 
 	int this_id;
+
+	/*
+	 * Number of commands this host can handle at the same time.
+	 * This excludes reserved commands as specified by nr_reserved_cmds.
+	 */
 	int can_queue;
+	/*
+	 * Number of reserved commands to allocate, if any.
+	 */
+	unsigned int nr_reserved_cmds;
+
 	short cmd_per_lun;
 	short unsigned int sg_tablesize;
 	short unsigned int sg_prot_tablesize;