diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index a410d0b8a445..2a38cd2d24ef 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -2341,6 +2341,55 @@ static void iscsi_cleanup_conn_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_CONN(conn, "cleanup done.\n");
 }
 
+static int iscsi_iter_force_destroy_conn_fn(struct device *dev, void *data)
+{
+	struct iscsi_transport *transport;
+	struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn;
+
+	if (!iscsi_is_conn_dev(dev))
+		return 0;
+
+	conn = iscsi_dev_to_conn(dev);
+	transport = conn->transport;
+
+	if (READ_ONCE(conn->state) != ISCSI_CONN_DOWN)
+		iscsi_if_stop_conn(conn, STOP_CONN_TERM);
+
+	transport->destroy_conn(conn);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * iscsi_force_destroy_session - destroy a session from the kernel
+ * @session: session to destroy
+ *
+ * Force the destruction of a session from the kernel. This should only be
+ * used when userspace is no longer running during system shutdown.
+ */
+void iscsi_force_destroy_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session)
+{
+	struct iscsi_transport *transport = session->transport;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sesslock, flags);
+	if (list_empty(&session->sess_list)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sesslock, flags);
+		/*
+		 * Conn/ep is already freed. Session is being torn down via
+		 * async path. For shutdown we don't care about it so return.
+		 */
+		return;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sesslock, flags);
+
+	device_for_each_child(&session->dev, NULL,
+			      iscsi_iter_force_destroy_conn_fn);
+	transport->destroy_session(session);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_force_destroy_session);
+
 void iscsi_free_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session)
 {
 	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_SESSION(session, "Freeing session\n");
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
index 9acb8422f680..d6eab7cb221a 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ extern struct iscsi_cls_session *iscsi_create_session(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 						struct iscsi_transport *t,
 						int dd_size,
 						unsigned int target_id);
+extern void iscsi_force_destroy_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session);
 extern void iscsi_remove_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session);
 extern void iscsi_free_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session);
 extern struct iscsi_cls_conn *iscsi_alloc_conn(struct iscsi_cls_session *sess,