diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 6076c9b72ab9..e463d3007a35 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -1281,21 +1281,27 @@ struct ib_qp_attr {
 };
 
 enum ib_wr_opcode {
-	IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE,
-	IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE_WITH_IMM,
-	IB_WR_SEND,
-	IB_WR_SEND_WITH_IMM,
-	IB_WR_RDMA_READ,
-	IB_WR_ATOMIC_CMP_AND_SWP,
-	IB_WR_ATOMIC_FETCH_AND_ADD,
-	IB_WR_LSO,
-	IB_WR_SEND_WITH_INV,
-	IB_WR_RDMA_READ_WITH_INV,
-	IB_WR_LOCAL_INV,
-	IB_WR_REG_MR,
-	IB_WR_MASKED_ATOMIC_CMP_AND_SWP,
-	IB_WR_MASKED_ATOMIC_FETCH_AND_ADD,
+	/* These are shared with userspace */
+	IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE = IB_UVERBS_WR_RDMA_WRITE,
+	IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE_WITH_IMM = IB_UVERBS_WR_RDMA_WRITE_WITH_IMM,
+	IB_WR_SEND = IB_UVERBS_WR_SEND,
+	IB_WR_SEND_WITH_IMM = IB_UVERBS_WR_SEND_WITH_IMM,
+	IB_WR_RDMA_READ = IB_UVERBS_WR_RDMA_READ,
+	IB_WR_ATOMIC_CMP_AND_SWP = IB_UVERBS_WR_ATOMIC_CMP_AND_SWP,
+	IB_WR_ATOMIC_FETCH_AND_ADD = IB_UVERBS_WR_ATOMIC_FETCH_AND_ADD,
+	IB_WR_LSO = IB_UVERBS_WR_TSO,
+	IB_WR_SEND_WITH_INV = IB_UVERBS_WR_SEND_WITH_INV,
+	IB_WR_RDMA_READ_WITH_INV = IB_UVERBS_WR_RDMA_READ_WITH_INV,
+	IB_WR_LOCAL_INV = IB_UVERBS_WR_LOCAL_INV,
+	IB_WR_MASKED_ATOMIC_CMP_AND_SWP =
+		IB_UVERBS_WR_MASKED_ATOMIC_CMP_AND_SWP,
+	IB_WR_MASKED_ATOMIC_FETCH_AND_ADD =
+		IB_UVERBS_WR_MASKED_ATOMIC_FETCH_AND_ADD,
+
+	/* These are kernel only and can not be issued by userspace */
+	IB_WR_REG_MR = 0x20,
 	IB_WR_REG_SIG_MR,
+
 	/* reserve values for low level drivers' internal use.
 	 * These values will not be used at all in the ib core layer.
 	 */
diff --git a/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h b/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
index 25a16760de2a..1254b51a551a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/rdma/ib_user_verbs.h
@@ -763,10 +763,28 @@ struct ib_uverbs_sge {
 	__u32 lkey;
 };
 
+enum ib_uverbs_wr_opcode {
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_RDMA_WRITE = 0,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_RDMA_WRITE_WITH_IMM = 1,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_SEND = 2,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_SEND_WITH_IMM = 3,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_RDMA_READ = 4,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_ATOMIC_CMP_AND_SWP = 5,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_ATOMIC_FETCH_AND_ADD = 6,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_LOCAL_INV = 7,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_BIND_MW = 8,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_SEND_WITH_INV = 9,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_TSO = 10,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_RDMA_READ_WITH_INV = 11,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_MASKED_ATOMIC_CMP_AND_SWP = 12,
+	IB_UVERBS_WR_MASKED_ATOMIC_FETCH_AND_ADD = 13,
+	/* Review enum ib_wr_opcode before modifying this */
+};
+
 struct ib_uverbs_send_wr {
 	__aligned_u64 wr_id;
 	__u32 num_sge;
-	__u32 opcode;
+	__u32 opcode;		/* see enum ib_uverbs_wr_opcode */
 	__u32 send_flags;
 	union {
 		__be32 imm_data;