diff --git a/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c
index dc7e024..3f04169 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.c
@@ -977,6 +977,15 @@ static long vhost_scsi_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned int ioctl,
 			return -EFAULT;
 
 		return vhost_scsi_clear_endpoint(vs, &backend);
+	case VHOST_SCSI_GET_ABI_VERSION:
+		if (copy_from_user(&backend, argp, sizeof backend))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		backend.abi_version = VHOST_SCSI_ABI_VERSION;
+
+		if (copy_to_user(argp, &backend, sizeof backend))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return 0;
 	case VHOST_GET_FEATURES:
 		features = VHOST_FEATURES;
 		if (copy_to_user(featurep, &features, sizeof features))
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.h
index e942df9..3d5378f 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.h
+++ b/drivers/vhost/tcm_vhost.h
@@ -80,7 +80,17 @@ struct tcm_vhost_tport {
 
 #include <linux/vhost.h>
 
+/*
+ * Used by QEMU userspace to ensure a consistent vhost-scsi ABI.
+ *
+ * ABI Rev 0: All pre 2012 revisions used by prototype out-of-tree code
+ * ABI Rev 1: 2012 version for v3.6 kernel merge candiate
+ */
+
+#define VHOST_SCSI_ABI_VERSION	1
+
 struct vhost_scsi_target {
+	int abi_version;
 	unsigned char vhost_wwpn[TRANSPORT_IQN_LEN];
 	unsigned short vhost_tpgt;
 };
@@ -88,3 +98,4 @@ struct vhost_scsi_target {
 /* VHOST_SCSI specific defines */
 #define VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x40, struct vhost_scsi_target)
 #define VHOST_SCSI_CLEAR_ENDPOINT _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x41, struct vhost_scsi_target)
+#define VHOST_SCSI_GET_ABI_VERSION _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x42, struct vhost_scsi_target)