diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 6dfb9785d34581eb06395ef1d4b372b243de5d87..340c569d45355095aabfc232e042401c9dcbce4e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ int scsi_prep_state_check(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct request *req)
 	if (unlikely(sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_RUNNING)) {
 		switch (sdev->sdev_state) {
 		case SDEV_OFFLINE:
+		case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 			/*
 			 * If the device is offline we refuse to process any
 			 * commands.  The device must be brought online
@@ -2081,6 +2082,7 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 		switch (oldstate) {
 		case SDEV_CREATED:
 		case SDEV_OFFLINE:
+		case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 		case SDEV_QUIESCE:
 		case SDEV_BLOCK:
 			break;
@@ -2093,6 +2095,7 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 		switch (oldstate) {
 		case SDEV_RUNNING:
 		case SDEV_OFFLINE:
+		case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 			break;
 		default:
 			goto illegal;
@@ -2100,6 +2103,7 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 		break;
 
 	case SDEV_OFFLINE:
+	case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 		switch (oldstate) {
 		case SDEV_CREATED:
 		case SDEV_RUNNING:
@@ -2136,6 +2140,7 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 		case SDEV_RUNNING:
 		case SDEV_QUIESCE:
 		case SDEV_OFFLINE:
+		case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 		case SDEV_BLOCK:
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -2148,6 +2153,7 @@ scsi_device_set_state(struct scsi_device *sdev, enum scsi_device_state state)
 		case SDEV_CREATED:
 		case SDEV_RUNNING:
 		case SDEV_OFFLINE:
+		case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 		case SDEV_CANCEL:
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 04c2a278076e189f568e306a06bd481e762add3d..5747478a2bf89db0ca62166fefdf9ab0c4b20d87 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static const struct {
 	{ SDEV_DEL, "deleted" },
 	{ SDEV_QUIESCE, "quiesce" },
 	{ SDEV_OFFLINE,	"offline" },
+	{ SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE, "transport-offline" },
 	{ SDEV_BLOCK,	"blocked" },
 	{ SDEV_CREATED_BLOCK, "created-blocked" },
 };
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index ba969885232101e9eeed555e11c2385887b9cb85..4045758579628a00c6321084a2907bfb4240c398 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ enum scsi_device_state {
 				 * originate in the mid-layer) */
 	SDEV_OFFLINE,		/* Device offlined (by error handling or
 				 * user request */
+	SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE,	/* Offlined by transport class error handler */
 	SDEV_BLOCK,		/* Device blocked by scsi lld.  No
 				 * scsi commands from user or midlayer
 				 * should be issued to the scsi
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ static inline unsigned int sdev_id(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 static inline int scsi_device_online(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
 	return (sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_OFFLINE &&
+		sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE &&
 		sdev->sdev_state != SDEV_DEL);
 }
 static inline int scsi_device_blocked(struct scsi_device *sdev)