diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 66736f57b5ab..7d2b15c06090 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -428,7 +428,9 @@ cifs_echo_request(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * server->ops->need_neg() == true. Also, no need to ping if
 	 * we got a response recently.
 	 */
-	if (!server->ops->need_neg || server->ops->need_neg(server) ||
+
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect ||
+	    server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting || server->tcpStatus == CifsNew ||
 	    (server->ops->can_echo && !server->ops->can_echo(server)) ||
 	    time_before(jiffies, server->lstrp + echo_interval - HZ))
 		goto requeue_echo;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index c3e61a7a7c7c..29e06db5f187 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1812,6 +1812,33 @@ SMB2_echo(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "In echo request\n");
 
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate) {
+		struct list_head *tmp, *tmp2;
+		struct cifs_ses *ses;
+		struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
+
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Need negotiate, reconnecting tcons\n");
+		spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+		list_for_each(tmp, &server->smb_ses_list) {
+			ses = list_entry(tmp, struct cifs_ses, smb_ses_list);
+			list_for_each(tmp2, &ses->tcon_list) {
+				tcon = list_entry(tmp2, struct cifs_tcon,
+						  tcon_list);
+				/* add check for persistent handle reconnect */
+				if (tcon && tcon->need_reconnect) {
+					spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+					rc = smb2_reconnect(SMB2_ECHO, tcon);
+					spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+	}
+
+	/* if no session, renegotiate failed above */
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	rc = small_smb2_init(SMB2_ECHO, NULL, (void **)&req);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;