diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index cbf184a71ed7..b4a8517d8eac 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ struct mptcp6_sock {
 };
 #endif
 
+struct mptcp_skb_cb {
+	u32 offset;
+};
+
+#define MPTCP_SKB_CB(__skb)	((struct mptcp_skb_cb *)&((__skb)->cb[0]))
+
 /* If msk has an initial subflow socket, and the MP_CAPABLE handshake has not
  * completed yet or has failed, return the subflow socket.
  * Otherwise return NULL.
@@ -111,11 +117,88 @@ static struct sock *mptcp_subflow_get(const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void __mptcp_move_skb(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk,
+			     struct sk_buff *skb,
+			     unsigned int offset, size_t copy_len)
+{
+	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+
+	__skb_unlink(skb, &ssk->sk_receive_queue);
+	skb_orphan(skb);
+	__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
+
+	msk->ack_seq += copy_len;
+	MPTCP_SKB_CB(skb)->offset = offset;
+}
+
+static bool __mptcp_move_skbs_from_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+					   struct sock *ssk,
+					   unsigned int *bytes)
+{
+	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
+	unsigned int moved = 0;
+	bool more_data_avail;
+	struct tcp_sock *tp;
+	bool done = false;
+
+	tp = tcp_sk(ssk);
+	do {
+		u32 map_remaining, offset;
+		u32 seq = tp->copied_seq;
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
+		bool fin;
+
+		/* try to move as much data as available */
+		map_remaining = subflow->map_data_len -
+				mptcp_subflow_get_map_offset(subflow);
+
+		skb = skb_peek(&ssk->sk_receive_queue);
+		if (!skb)
+			break;
+
+		offset = seq - TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq;
+		fin = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags & TCPHDR_FIN;
+		if (fin) {
+			done = true;
+			seq++;
+		}
+
+		if (offset < skb->len) {
+			size_t len = skb->len - offset;
+
+			if (tp->urg_data)
+				done = true;
+
+			__mptcp_move_skb(msk, ssk, skb, offset, len);
+			seq += len;
+			moved += len;
+
+			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(map_remaining < len))
+				break;
+		} else {
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(!fin);
+			sk_eat_skb(ssk, skb);
+			done = true;
+		}
+
+		WRITE_ONCE(tp->copied_seq, seq);
+		more_data_avail = mptcp_subflow_data_available(ssk);
+	} while (more_data_avail);
+
+	*bytes = moved;
+
+	return done;
+}
+
 void mptcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 
 	set_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags);
+
+	if (schedule_work(&msk->work))
+		sock_hold((struct sock *)msk);
+
 	sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
 }
 
@@ -373,19 +456,68 @@ static void mptcp_wait_data(struct sock *sk, long *timeo)
 	remove_wait_queue(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
 }
 
+static int __mptcp_recvmsg_mskq(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+				struct msghdr *msg,
+				size_t len)
+{
+	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int copied = 0;
+
+	while ((skb = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+		u32 offset = MPTCP_SKB_CB(skb)->offset;
+		u32 data_len = skb->len - offset;
+		u32 count = min_t(size_t, len - copied, data_len);
+		int err;
+
+		err = skb_copy_datagram_msg(skb, offset, msg, count);
+		if (unlikely(err < 0)) {
+			if (!copied)
+				return err;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		copied += count;
+
+		if (count < data_len) {
+			MPTCP_SKB_CB(skb)->offset += count;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		__skb_unlink(skb, &sk->sk_receive_queue);
+		__kfree_skb(skb);
+
+		if (copied >= len)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return copied;
+}
+
+static bool __mptcp_move_skbs(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+{
+	unsigned int moved = 0;
+	bool done;
+
+	do {
+		struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_recv_lookup(msk);
+
+		if (!ssk)
+			break;
+
+		lock_sock(ssk);
+		done = __mptcp_move_skbs_from_subflow(msk, ssk, &moved);
+		release_sock(ssk);
+	} while (!done);
+
+	return moved > 0;
+}
+
 static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			 int nonblock, int flags, int *addr_len)
 {
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
-	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
-	bool more_data_avail = false;
-	struct mptcp_read_arg arg;
-	read_descriptor_t desc;
-	bool wait_data = false;
 	struct socket *ssock;
-	struct tcp_sock *tp;
-	bool done = false;
-	struct sock *ssk;
 	int copied = 0;
 	int target;
 	long timeo;
@@ -403,65 +535,26 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 		return copied;
 	}
 
-	arg.msg = msg;
-	desc.arg.data = &arg;
-	desc.error = 0;
-
 	timeo = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, nonblock);
 
 	len = min_t(size_t, len, INT_MAX);
 	target = sock_rcvlowat(sk, flags & MSG_WAITALL, len);
 
-	while (!done) {
-		u32 map_remaining;
+	while (len > (size_t)copied) {
 		int bytes_read;
 
-		ssk = mptcp_subflow_recv_lookup(msk);
-		pr_debug("msk=%p ssk=%p", msk, ssk);
-		if (!ssk)
-			goto wait_for_data;
+		bytes_read = __mptcp_recvmsg_mskq(msk, msg, len - copied);
+		if (unlikely(bytes_read < 0)) {
+			if (!copied)
+				copied = bytes_read;
+			goto out_err;
+		}
 
-		subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
-		tp = tcp_sk(ssk);
+		copied += bytes_read;
 
-		lock_sock(ssk);
-		do {
-			/* try to read as much data as available */
-			map_remaining = subflow->map_data_len -
-					mptcp_subflow_get_map_offset(subflow);
-			desc.count = min_t(size_t, len - copied, map_remaining);
-			pr_debug("reading %zu bytes, copied %d", desc.count,
-				 copied);
-			bytes_read = tcp_read_sock(ssk, &desc,
-						   mptcp_read_actor);
-			if (bytes_read < 0) {
-				if (!copied)
-					copied = bytes_read;
-				done = true;
-				goto next;
-			}
-
-			pr_debug("msk ack_seq=%llx -> %llx", msk->ack_seq,
-				 msk->ack_seq + bytes_read);
-			msk->ack_seq += bytes_read;
-			copied += bytes_read;
-			if (copied >= len) {
-				done = true;
-				goto next;
-			}
-			if (tp->urg_data && tp->urg_seq == tp->copied_seq) {
-				pr_err("Urgent data present, cannot proceed");
-				done = true;
-				goto next;
-			}
-next:
-			more_data_avail = mptcp_subflow_data_available(ssk);
-		} while (more_data_avail && !done);
-		release_sock(ssk);
-		continue;
-
-wait_for_data:
-		more_data_avail = false;
+		if (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue) &&
+		    __mptcp_move_skbs(msk))
+			continue;
 
 		/* only the master socket status is relevant here. The exit
 		 * conditions mirror closely tcp_recvmsg()
@@ -502,26 +595,25 @@ static int mptcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 		}
 
 		pr_debug("block timeout %ld", timeo);
-		wait_data = true;
 		mptcp_wait_data(sk, &timeo);
 		if (unlikely(__mptcp_tcp_fallback(msk)))
 			goto fallback;
 	}
 
-	if (more_data_avail) {
-		if (!test_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags))
-			set_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags);
-	} else if (!wait_data) {
+	if (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) {
+		/* entire backlog drained, clear DATA_READY. */
 		clear_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags);
 
-		/* .. race-breaker: ssk might get new data after last
-		 * data_available() returns false.
+		/* .. race-breaker: ssk might have gotten new data
+		 * after last __mptcp_move_skbs() returned false.
 		 */
-		ssk = mptcp_subflow_recv_lookup(msk);
-		if (unlikely(ssk))
+		if (unlikely(__mptcp_move_skbs(msk)))
 			set_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags);
+	} else if (unlikely(!test_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags))) {
+		/* data to read but mptcp_wait_data() cleared DATA_READY */
+		set_bit(MPTCP_DATA_READY, &msk->flags);
 	}
-
+out_err:
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return copied;
 }
@@ -557,7 +649,7 @@ static void mptcp_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct sock *sk = &msk->sk.icsk_inet.sk;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
-
+	__mptcp_move_skbs(msk);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
@@ -638,6 +730,8 @@ static void mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 
 	mptcp_cancel_work(sk);
 
+	__skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+
 	sk_common_release(sk);
 }
 
@@ -1204,6 +1298,8 @@ void mptcp_proto_init(void)
 		panic("Failed to register MPTCP proto.\n");
 
 	inet_register_protosw(&mptcp_protosw);
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct mptcp_skb_cb) > sizeof_field(struct sk_buff, cb));
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)