diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/ceph_fs.h b/include/linux/ceph/ceph_fs.h
index 7868d602c0a0c92036abfa5df6746e1100c0df98..c086e63dcee19a216cebea58364abcabde0406cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/ceph_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/ceph_fs.h
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ struct ceph_dir_layout {
 #define CEPH_MSG_POOLOP_REPLY           48
 #define CEPH_MSG_POOLOP                 49
 
+/* mon commands */
+#define CEPH_MSG_MON_COMMAND            50
+#define CEPH_MSG_MON_COMMAND_ACK        51
 
 /* osd */
 #define CEPH_MSG_OSD_MAP                41
@@ -176,6 +179,14 @@ struct ceph_mon_statfs_reply {
 	struct ceph_statfs st;
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
+struct ceph_mon_command {
+	struct ceph_mon_request_header monhdr;
+	struct ceph_fsid fsid;
+	__le32 num_strs;         /* always 1 */
+	__le32 str_len;
+	char str[];
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
 struct ceph_osd_getmap {
 	struct ceph_mon_request_header monhdr;
 	struct ceph_fsid fsid;
diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/mon_client.h b/include/linux/ceph/mon_client.h
index 24d704d1ea5cda1333d6b853bf9ef7370bb5dbc3..d5a3ecea578d3e5f34eb1efba9d027811cc68557 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/mon_client.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/mon_client.h
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ int ceph_monc_get_version(struct ceph_mon_client *monc, const char *what,
 int ceph_monc_get_version_async(struct ceph_mon_client *monc, const char *what,
 				ceph_monc_callback_t cb, u64 private_data);
 
+int ceph_monc_blacklist_add(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
+			    struct ceph_entity_addr *client_addr);
+
 extern int ceph_monc_open_session(struct ceph_mon_client *monc);
 
 extern int ceph_monc_validate_auth(struct ceph_mon_client *monc);
diff --git a/net/ceph/mon_client.c b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
index ef34a02719d73147f4a4af29f3d861b4dc34391e..a8effc8b728092039fbe0edb033853db8daf9d8e 100644
--- a/net/ceph/mon_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
@@ -835,6 +835,83 @@ int ceph_monc_get_version_async(struct ceph_mon_client *monc, const char *what,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_monc_get_version_async);
 
+static void handle_command_ack(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
+			       struct ceph_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct ceph_mon_generic_request *req;
+	void *p = msg->front.iov_base;
+	void *const end = p + msg->front_alloc_len;
+	u64 tid = le64_to_cpu(msg->hdr.tid);
+
+	dout("%s msg %p tid %llu\n", __func__, msg, tid);
+
+	ceph_decode_need(&p, end, sizeof(struct ceph_mon_request_header) +
+							    sizeof(u32), bad);
+	p += sizeof(struct ceph_mon_request_header);
+
+	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
+	req = lookup_generic_request(&monc->generic_request_tree, tid);
+	if (!req) {
+		mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	req->result = ceph_decode_32(&p);
+	__finish_generic_request(req);
+	mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
+
+	complete_generic_request(req);
+	return;
+
+bad:
+	pr_err("corrupt mon_command ack, tid %llu\n", tid);
+	ceph_msg_dump(msg);
+}
+
+int ceph_monc_blacklist_add(struct ceph_mon_client *monc,
+			    struct ceph_entity_addr *client_addr)
+{
+	struct ceph_mon_generic_request *req;
+	struct ceph_mon_command *h;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	int len;
+
+	req = alloc_generic_request(monc, GFP_NOIO);
+	if (!req)
+		goto out;
+
+	req->request = ceph_msg_new(CEPH_MSG_MON_COMMAND, 256, GFP_NOIO, true);
+	if (!req->request)
+		goto out;
+
+	req->reply = ceph_msg_new(CEPH_MSG_MON_COMMAND_ACK, 512, GFP_NOIO,
+				  true);
+	if (!req->reply)
+		goto out;
+
+	mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
+	register_generic_request(req);
+	h = req->request->front.iov_base;
+	h->monhdr.have_version = 0;
+	h->monhdr.session_mon = cpu_to_le16(-1);
+	h->monhdr.session_mon_tid = 0;
+	h->fsid = monc->monmap->fsid;
+	h->num_strs = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	len = sprintf(h->str, "{ \"prefix\": \"osd blacklist\", \
+		                 \"blacklistop\": \"add\", \
+				 \"addr\": \"%pISpc/%u\" }",
+		      &client_addr->in_addr, le32_to_cpu(client_addr->nonce));
+	h->str_len = cpu_to_le32(len);
+	send_generic_request(monc, req);
+	mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
+
+	ret = wait_generic_request(req);
+out:
+	put_generic_request(req);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_monc_blacklist_add);
+
 /*
  * Resend pending generic requests.
  */
@@ -1139,6 +1216,10 @@ static void dispatch(struct ceph_connection *con, struct ceph_msg *msg)
 		handle_get_version_reply(monc, msg);
 		break;
 
+	case CEPH_MSG_MON_COMMAND_ACK:
+		handle_command_ack(monc, msg);
+		break;
+
 	case CEPH_MSG_MON_MAP:
 		ceph_monc_handle_map(monc, msg);
 		break;
@@ -1178,6 +1259,7 @@ static struct ceph_msg *mon_alloc_msg(struct ceph_connection *con,
 		m = ceph_msg_get(monc->m_subscribe_ack);
 		break;
 	case CEPH_MSG_STATFS_REPLY:
+	case CEPH_MSG_MON_COMMAND_ACK:
 		return get_generic_reply(con, hdr, skip);
 	case CEPH_MSG_AUTH_REPLY:
 		m = ceph_msg_get(monc->m_auth_reply);