diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index 0e9fae831dfa7bc2cdda5ea5488f5c832de2b2d2..c0b05497972bec28d6101843f79fea16c7908f59 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -136,6 +136,33 @@ nfs4_callback_up(struct svc_serv *serv)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+/*
+ *  * CB_SEQUENCE operations will fail until the callback sessionid is set.
+ *   */
+int nfs4_set_callback_sessionid(struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+	struct svc_serv *serv = clp->cl_rpcclient->cl_xprt->bc_serv;
+	struct nfs4_sessionid *bc_sid;
+
+	if (!serv->bc_xprt)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* on success freed in xprt_free */
+	bc_sid = kmalloc(sizeof(struct nfs4_sessionid), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!bc_sid)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	memcpy(bc_sid->data, &clp->cl_session->sess_id.data,
+		NFS4_MAX_SESSIONID_LEN);
+	spin_lock_bh(&serv->sv_cb_lock);
+	serv->bc_xprt->xpt_bc_sid = bc_sid;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_cb_lock);
+	dprintk("%s set xpt_bc_sid=%u:%u:%u:%u for bc_xprt %p\n", __func__,
+		((u32 *)bc_sid->data)[0], ((u32 *)bc_sid->data)[1],
+		((u32 *)bc_sid->data)[2], ((u32 *)bc_sid->data)[3],
+		serv->bc_xprt);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * The callback service for NFSv4.1 callbacks
  */
@@ -241,6 +268,10 @@ static inline void nfs_callback_bc_serv(u32 minorversion, struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
 		struct nfs_callback_data *cb_info)
 {
 }
+int nfs4_set_callback_sessionid(struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.h b/fs/nfs/callback.h
index 85a7cfd1b8dda66bd7a25dcb8e0be91845b191ac..58d61a8ce8b91419ed29eaf17e22b823e28957ee 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ extern int nfs_callback_up(u32 minorversion, struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 extern void nfs_callback_down(int minorversion);
 extern int nfs4_validate_delegation_stateid(struct nfs_delegation *delegation,
 					    const nfs4_stateid *stateid);
+extern int nfs4_set_callback_sessionid(struct nfs_client *clp);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4 */
 /*
  * nfs41: Callbacks are expected to not cause substantial latency,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index f575a3126737054efa695db149c9c0f08571793d..485e95e8fd62d05c166ffda58bd5d7f713871a2c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ int nfs41_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 	status = nfs4_proc_create_session(clp);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
+	status = nfs4_set_callback_sessionid(clp);
+	if (status != 0) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Sessionid not set. No callback service\n");
+		nfs_callback_down(1);
+		status = 0;
+	}
 	nfs41_setup_state_renewal(clp);
 	nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, NFS_CS_READY);
 out:
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
index aea0d438e3c716b3a0f62612f15e43b9abe1e2d8..357da5e0daa3308b0113009e0525f9a8cae3943d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct svc_xprt {
 	size_t			xpt_remotelen;	/* length of address */
 	struct rpc_wait_queue	xpt_bc_pending;	/* backchannel wait queue */
 	struct list_head	xpt_users;	/* callbacks on free */
+	void			*xpt_bc_sid;	/* back channel session ID */
 
 	struct net		*xpt_net;
 };
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index e6b66d81115e652db6b314c99b252a44a41ab335..db3013e4aa04f7b30c5bae0e84cceb276d97fb4f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -1605,7 +1605,9 @@ static struct svc_xprt *svc_bc_create_socket(struct svc_serv *serv,
  */
 static void svc_bc_sock_free(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 {
-	if (xprt)
+	if (xprt) {
+		kfree(xprt->xpt_bc_sid);
 		kfree(container_of(xprt, struct svc_sock, sk_xprt));
+	}
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */