diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 949a2714a453..86913eb5cfa0 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
  *  applicable with RoCE-cards only
  *
  *  Initial restrictions:
- *    - IPv6 support postponed
  *    - support for alternate links postponed
  *    - partial support for non-blocking sockets only
  *    - support for urgent data postponed
  *
- *  Copyright IBM Corp. 2016
+ *  Copyright IBM Corp. 2016, 2018
  *
  *  Author(s):  Ursula Braun <ubraun@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
  *              based on prototype from Frank Blaschka
@@ -64,6 +63,10 @@ static struct smc_hashinfo smc_v4_hashinfo = {
 	.lock = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(smc_v4_hashinfo.lock),
 };
 
+static struct smc_hashinfo smc_v6_hashinfo = {
+	.lock = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(smc_v6_hashinfo.lock),
+};
+
 int smc_hash_sk(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct smc_hashinfo *h = sk->sk_prot->h.smc_hash;
@@ -103,6 +106,18 @@ struct proto smc_proto = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(smc_proto);
 
+struct proto smc_proto6 = {
+	.name		= "SMC6",
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.keepalive	= smc_set_keepalive,
+	.hash		= smc_hash_sk,
+	.unhash		= smc_unhash_sk,
+	.obj_size	= sizeof(struct smc_sock),
+	.h.smc_hash	= &smc_v6_hashinfo,
+	.slab_flags	= SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(smc_proto6);
+
 static int smc_release(struct socket *sock)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -159,19 +174,22 @@ static void smc_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
 }
 
-static struct sock *smc_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock)
+static struct sock *smc_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
+				   int protocol)
 {
 	struct smc_sock *smc;
+	struct proto *prot;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	sk = sk_alloc(net, PF_SMC, GFP_KERNEL, &smc_proto, 0);
+	prot = (protocol == SMCPROTO_SMC6) ? &smc_proto6 : &smc_proto;
+	sk = sk_alloc(net, PF_SMC, GFP_KERNEL, prot, 0);
 	if (!sk)
 		return NULL;
 
 	sock_init_data(sock, sk); /* sets sk_refcnt to 1 */
 	sk->sk_state = SMC_INIT;
 	sk->sk_destruct = smc_destruct;
-	sk->sk_protocol = SMCPROTO_SMC;
+	sk->sk_protocol = protocol;
 	smc = smc_sk(sk);
 	INIT_WORK(&smc->tcp_listen_work, smc_tcp_listen_work);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&smc->accept_q);
@@ -198,10 +216,13 @@ static int smc_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 		goto out;
 
 	rc = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+	if (addr->sin_family != AF_INET &&
+	    addr->sin_family != AF_INET6 &&
+	    addr->sin_family != AF_UNSPEC)
+		goto out;
 	/* accept AF_UNSPEC (mapped to AF_INET) only if s_addr is INADDR_ANY */
-	if ((addr->sin_family != AF_INET) &&
-	    ((addr->sin_family != AF_UNSPEC) ||
-	     (addr->sin_addr.s_addr != htonl(INADDR_ANY))))
+	if (addr->sin_family == AF_UNSPEC &&
+	    addr->sin_addr.s_addr != htonl(INADDR_ANY))
 		goto out;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
@@ -529,7 +550,7 @@ static int smc_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 	/* separate smc parameter checking to be safe */
 	if (alen < sizeof(addr->sa_family))
 		goto out_err;
-	if (addr->sa_family != AF_INET)
+	if (addr->sa_family != AF_INET && addr->sa_family != AF_INET6)
 		goto out_err;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
@@ -571,7 +592,7 @@ static int smc_clcsock_accept(struct smc_sock *lsmc, struct smc_sock **new_smc)
 	int rc;
 
 	release_sock(lsk);
-	new_sk = smc_sock_alloc(sock_net(lsk), NULL);
+	new_sk = smc_sock_alloc(sock_net(lsk), NULL, lsk->sk_protocol);
 	if (!new_sk) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		lsk->sk_err = ENOMEM;
@@ -1367,6 +1388,7 @@ static const struct proto_ops smc_sock_ops = {
 static int smc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		      int kern)
 {
+	int family = (protocol == SMCPROTO_SMC6) ? PF_INET6 : PF_INET;
 	struct smc_sock *smc;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	int rc;
@@ -1376,20 +1398,20 @@ static int smc_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		goto out;
 
 	rc = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
-	if ((protocol != IPPROTO_IP) && (protocol != IPPROTO_TCP))
+	if (protocol != SMCPROTO_SMC && protocol != SMCPROTO_SMC6)
 		goto out;
 
 	rc = -ENOBUFS;
 	sock->ops = &smc_sock_ops;
-	sk = smc_sock_alloc(net, sock);
+	sk = smc_sock_alloc(net, sock, protocol);
 	if (!sk)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* create internal TCP socket for CLC handshake and fallback */
 	smc = smc_sk(sk);
 	smc->use_fallback = false; /* assume rdma capability first */
-	rc = sock_create_kern(net, PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM,
-			      IPPROTO_TCP, &smc->clcsock);
+	rc = sock_create_kern(net, family, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP,
+			      &smc->clcsock);
 	if (rc) {
 		sk_common_release(sk);
 		goto out;
@@ -1429,16 +1451,23 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 
 	rc = proto_register(&smc_proto, 1);
 	if (rc) {
-		pr_err("%s: proto_register fails with %d\n", __func__, rc);
+		pr_err("%s: proto_register(v4) fails with %d\n", __func__, rc);
 		goto out_pnet;
 	}
 
+	rc = proto_register(&smc_proto6, 1);
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_err("%s: proto_register(v6) fails with %d\n", __func__, rc);
+		goto out_proto;
+	}
+
 	rc = sock_register(&smc_sock_family_ops);
 	if (rc) {
 		pr_err("%s: sock_register fails with %d\n", __func__, rc);
-		goto out_proto;
+		goto out_proto6;
 	}
 	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&smc_v4_hashinfo.ht);
+	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&smc_v6_hashinfo.ht);
 
 	rc = smc_ib_register_client();
 	if (rc) {
@@ -1451,6 +1480,8 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 
 out_sock:
 	sock_unregister(PF_SMC);
+out_proto6:
+	proto_unregister(&smc_proto6);
 out_proto:
 	proto_unregister(&smc_proto);
 out_pnet:
@@ -1475,6 +1506,7 @@ static void __exit smc_exit(void)
 	static_branch_disable(&tcp_have_smc);
 	smc_ib_unregister_client();
 	sock_unregister(PF_SMC);
+	proto_unregister(&smc_proto6);
 	proto_unregister(&smc_proto);
 	smc_pnet_exit();
 }
diff --git a/net/smc/smc.h b/net/smc/smc.h
index 268cdf11533c..e4829a2f46ba 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc.h
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 
 #include "smc_ib.h"
 
-#define SMCPROTO_SMC		0	/* SMC protocol */
+#define SMCPROTO_SMC		0	/* SMC protocol, IPv4 */
+#define SMCPROTO_SMC6		1	/* SMC protocol, IPv6 */
 
 #define SMC_MAX_PORTS		2	/* Max # of ports */
 
 extern struct proto smc_proto;
+extern struct proto smc_proto6;
 
 #ifdef ATOMIC64_INIT
 #define KERNEL_HAS_ATOMIC64