diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index f84978b76bb6b6800569e38f952a883d7f21b569..cace0818d5108571f2c3d52ccc9fb02b483facce 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ enum statusEnum {
 	CifsInSessSetup,
 	CifsNeedTcon,
 	CifsInTcon,
+	CifsNeedFilesInvalidate,
 	CifsInFilesInvalidate
 };
 
@@ -923,6 +924,7 @@ struct cifs_chan {
  */
 struct cifs_ses {
 	struct list_head smb_ses_list;
+	struct list_head rlist; /* reconnect list */
 	struct list_head tcon_list;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon_ipc;
 	struct mutex session_mutex;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index accce1b351c6f784dac3bd4dcba81bb3b70ee0a3..804ffcde03919399c273231063d5ba1444eb82b8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ static int __cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 			spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 			cifs_swn_reset_server_dstaddr(server);
 			mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
+			mod_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &server->reconnect, 0);
 		}
 	} while (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect);
 
@@ -4404,9 +4405,22 @@ int cifs_tree_connect(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const stru
 	char *tree;
 	struct dfs_info3_param ref = {0};
 
+	/* only send once per connect */
+	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	if (tcon->ses->status != CifsGood ||
+	    (tcon->tidStatus != CifsNew &&
+	    tcon->tidStatus != CifsNeedTcon)) {
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	tcon->tidStatus = CifsInTcon;
+	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+
 	tree = kzalloc(MAX_TREE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tree)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!tree) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (tcon->ipc) {
 		scnprintf(tree, MAX_TREE_SIZE, "\\\\%s\\IPC$", server->hostname);
@@ -4438,11 +4452,18 @@ int cifs_tree_connect(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const stru
 	kfree(tree);
 	cifs_put_tcp_super(sb);
 
+	if (rc) {
+		spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+		tcon->tidStatus = CifsNeedTcon;
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	}
+
 	return rc;
 }
 #else
 int cifs_tree_connect(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const struct nls_table *nlsc)
 {
+	int rc;
 	const struct smb_version_operations *ops = tcon->ses->server->ops;
 
 	/* only send once per connect */
@@ -4456,6 +4477,13 @@ int cifs_tree_connect(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const stru
 	tcon->tidStatus = CifsInTcon;
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 
-	return ops->tree_connect(xid, tcon->ses, tcon->treeName, tcon, nlsc);
+	rc = ops->tree_connect(xid, tcon->ses, tcon->treeName, tcon, nlsc);
+	if (rc) {
+		spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+		tcon->tidStatus = CifsNeedTcon;
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	}
+
+	return rc;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 625e3e9cb614eda4c64f5598d50990a62f80e594..41b6dffc84c7f90c08c0bccad2d2dd9e791ca4b9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -289,14 +289,18 @@ smb2_reconnect(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
 			goto failed;
 		}
-	}
-
-	if (rc || !tcon->need_reconnect) {
+	} else {
 		mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
 		goto out;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
 
 skip_sess_setup:
+	mutex_lock(&ses->session_mutex);
+	if (!tcon->need_reconnect) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	cifs_mark_open_files_invalid(tcon);
 	if (tcon->use_persistent)
 		tcon->need_reopen_files = true;
@@ -3787,27 +3791,35 @@ void smb2_reconnect_server(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = container_of(work,
 					struct TCP_Server_Info, reconnect.work);
-	struct cifs_ses *ses;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *pserver;
+	struct cifs_ses *ses, *ses2;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon, *tcon2;
-	struct list_head tmp_list;
-	int tcon_exist = false;
+	struct list_head tmp_list, tmp_ses_list;
+	bool tcon_exist = false, ses_exist = false;
+	bool tcon_selected = false, ses_selected = false;
 	int rc;
-	int resched = false;
+	bool resched = false;
 
+	/* If server is a channel, select the primary channel */
+	pserver = CIFS_SERVER_IS_CHAN(server) ? server->primary_server : server;
 
 	/* Prevent simultaneous reconnects that can corrupt tcon->rlist list */
-	mutex_lock(&server->reconnect_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&pserver->reconnect_mutex);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp_list);
-	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Need negotiate, reconnecting tcons\n");
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp_ses_list);
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Reconnecting tcons and channels\n");
 
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(ses, &server->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(ses, &pserver->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
+
+		tcon_selected = ses_selected = false;
+
 		list_for_each_entry(tcon, &ses->tcon_list, tcon_list) {
 			if (tcon->need_reconnect || tcon->need_reopen_files) {
 				tcon->tc_count++;
 				list_add_tail(&tcon->rlist, &tmp_list);
-				tcon_exist = true;
+				tcon_selected = tcon_exist = true;
 			}
 		}
 		/*
@@ -3816,7 +3828,17 @@ void smb2_reconnect_server(struct work_struct *work)
 		 */
 		if (ses->tcon_ipc && ses->tcon_ipc->need_reconnect) {
 			list_add_tail(&ses->tcon_ipc->rlist, &tmp_list);
-			tcon_exist = true;
+			tcon_selected = tcon_exist = true;
+			ses->ses_count++;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * handle the case where channel needs to reconnect
+		 * binding session, but tcon is healthy (some other channel
+		 * is active)
+		 */
+		if (!tcon_selected && cifs_chan_needs_reconnect(ses, server)) {
+			list_add_tail(&ses->rlist, &tmp_ses_list);
+			ses_selected = ses_exist = true;
 			ses->ses_count++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3824,7 +3846,7 @@ void smb2_reconnect_server(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * Get the reference to server struct to be sure that the last call of
 	 * cifs_put_tcon() in the loop below won't release the server pointer.
 	 */
-	if (tcon_exist)
+	if (tcon_exist || ses_exist)
 		server->srv_count++;
 
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
@@ -3842,13 +3864,41 @@ void smb2_reconnect_server(struct work_struct *work)
 			cifs_put_tcon(tcon);
 	}
 
-	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Reconnecting tcons finished\n");
+	if (!ses_exist)
+		goto done;
+
+	/* allocate a dummy tcon struct used for reconnect */
+	tcon = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cifs_tcon), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tcon) {
+		resched = true;
+		list_del_init(&ses->rlist);
+		cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	tcon->tidStatus = CifsGood;
+	tcon->retry = false;
+	tcon->need_reconnect = false;
+
+	/* now reconnect sessions for necessary channels */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ses, ses2, &tmp_ses_list, rlist) {
+		tcon->ses = ses;
+		rc = smb2_reconnect(SMB2_INTERNAL_CMD, tcon, server);
+		if (rc)
+			resched = true;
+		list_del_init(&ses->rlist);
+		cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
+	}
+	kfree(tcon);
+
+done:
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Reconnecting tcons and channels finished\n");
 	if (resched)
 		queue_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &server->reconnect, 2 * HZ);
-	mutex_unlock(&server->reconnect_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&pserver->reconnect_mutex);
 
 	/* now we can safely release srv struct */
-	if (tcon_exist)
+	if (tcon_exist || ses_exist)
 		cifs_put_tcp_session(server, 1);
 }