diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 91074fd97f6444b4fceeea2730a40acb2bd2e46d..f4bf62b007a08ba818e36ac2633a7a13fb3cff19 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -2475,6 +2475,7 @@ static void iscsi_if_stop_conn(struct iscsi_cls_conn *conn, int flag)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&conn_mutex);
 	conn->transport->stop_conn(conn, flag);
+	conn->state = ISCSI_CONN_DOWN;
 	mutex_unlock(&conn_mutex);
 
 }
@@ -2901,6 +2902,13 @@ iscsi_set_param(struct iscsi_transport *transport, struct iscsi_uevent *ev)
 	default:
 		err = transport->set_param(conn, ev->u.set_param.param,
 					   data, ev->u.set_param.len);
+		if ((conn->state == ISCSI_CONN_BOUND) ||
+			(conn->state == ISCSI_CONN_UP)) {
+			err = transport->set_param(conn, ev->u.set_param.param,
+					data, ev->u.set_param.len);
+		} else {
+			return -ENOTCONN;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -2960,6 +2968,7 @@ static int iscsi_if_ep_disconnect(struct iscsi_transport *transport,
 		mutex_lock(&conn->ep_mutex);
 		conn->ep = NULL;
 		mutex_unlock(&conn->ep_mutex);
+		conn->state = ISCSI_CONN_DOWN;
 	}
 
 	transport->ep_disconnect(ep);
@@ -3727,6 +3736,8 @@ iscsi_if_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, uint32_t *group)
 		ev->r.retcode =	transport->bind_conn(session, conn,
 						ev->u.b_conn.transport_eph,
 						ev->u.b_conn.is_leading);
+		if (!ev->r.retcode)
+			conn->state = ISCSI_CONN_BOUND;
 		mutex_unlock(&conn_mutex);
 
 		if (ev->r.retcode || !transport->ep_connect)
@@ -3966,7 +3977,8 @@ iscsi_conn_attr(local_ipaddr, ISCSI_PARAM_LOCAL_IPADDR);
 static const char *const connection_state_names[] = {
 	[ISCSI_CONN_UP] = "up",
 	[ISCSI_CONN_DOWN] = "down",
-	[ISCSI_CONN_FAILED] = "failed"
+	[ISCSI_CONN_FAILED] = "failed",
+	[ISCSI_CONN_BOUND] = "bound"
 };
 
 static ssize_t show_conn_state(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
index 8a26a2ffa95234e9ce1a31492af236f774f71244..fc5a39839b4b02cc32642379f5eeeee662020af9 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ enum iscsi_connection_state {
 	ISCSI_CONN_UP = 0,
 	ISCSI_CONN_DOWN,
 	ISCSI_CONN_FAILED,
+	ISCSI_CONN_BOUND,
 };
 
 struct iscsi_cls_conn {