diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index d59e94ae0db4..0437e0150a50 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ struct tmf_arg {
 	struct scsi_qla_host *vha;
 	u64 lun;
 	u32 flags;
+	uint8_t modifier;
 };
 
 struct els_logo_payload {
@@ -553,6 +554,10 @@ struct srb_iocb {
 			uint32_t data;
 			struct completion comp;
 			__le16 comp_status;
+
+			uint8_t modifier;
+			uint8_t vp_index;
+			uint16_t loop_id;
 		} tmf;
 		struct {
 #define SRB_FXDISC_REQ_DMA_VALID	BIT_0
@@ -656,6 +661,7 @@ struct srb_iocb {
 #define SRB_SA_UPDATE	25
 #define SRB_ELS_CMD_HST_NOLOGIN 26
 #define SRB_SA_REPLACE	27
+#define SRB_MARKER	28
 
 struct qla_els_pt_arg {
 	u8 els_opcode;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index c88e04a492a5..45a941409fef 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -2013,6 +2013,80 @@ qla2x00_tmf_iocb_timeout(void *data)
 	}
 }
 
+static void qla_marker_sp_done(srb_t *sp, int res)
+{
+	struct srb_iocb *tmf = &sp->u.iocb_cmd;
+
+	if (res != QLA_SUCCESS)
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_taskm, sp->vha, 0x8004,
+		    "Async-marker fail hdl=%x portid=%06x ctrl=%x lun=%lld qp=%d.\n",
+		    sp->handle, sp->fcport->d_id.b24, sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.tmf.flags,
+		    sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.tmf.lun, sp->qpair->id);
+
+	complete(&tmf->u.tmf.comp);
+}
+
+#define  START_SP_W_RETRIES(_sp, _rval) \
+{\
+	int cnt = 5; \
+	do { \
+		_rval = qla2x00_start_sp(_sp); \
+		if (_rval == EAGAIN) \
+			msleep(1); \
+		else \
+			break; \
+		cnt--; \
+	} while (cnt); \
+}
+
+int
+qla26xx_marker(struct tmf_arg *arg)
+{
+	struct scsi_qla_host *vha = arg->vha;
+	struct srb_iocb *tm_iocb;
+	srb_t *sp;
+	int rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
+	fc_port_t *fcport = arg->fcport;
+
+	/* ref: INIT */
+	sp = qla2xxx_get_qpair_sp(vha, arg->qpair, fcport, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sp)
+		goto done;
+
+	sp->type = SRB_MARKER;
+	sp->name = "marker";
+	qla2x00_init_async_sp(sp, qla2x00_get_async_timeout(vha), qla_marker_sp_done);
+	sp->u.iocb_cmd.timeout = qla2x00_tmf_iocb_timeout;
+
+	tm_iocb = &sp->u.iocb_cmd;
+	init_completion(&tm_iocb->u.tmf.comp);
+	tm_iocb->u.tmf.modifier = arg->modifier;
+	tm_iocb->u.tmf.lun = arg->lun;
+	tm_iocb->u.tmf.loop_id = fcport->loop_id;
+	tm_iocb->u.tmf.vp_index = vha->vp_idx;
+
+	START_SP_W_RETRIES(sp, rval);
+
+	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_taskm, vha, 0x8006,
+	    "Async-marker hdl=%x loop-id=%x portid=%06x modifier=%x lun=%lld qp=%d rval %d.\n",
+	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b24,
+	    arg->modifier, arg->lun, sp->qpair->id, rval);
+
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
+		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x8031,
+		    "Marker IOCB failed (%x).\n", rval);
+		goto done_free_sp;
+	}
+
+	wait_for_completion(&tm_iocb->u.tmf.comp);
+
+done_free_sp:
+	/* ref: INIT */
+	kref_put(&sp->cmd_kref, qla2x00_sp_release);
+done:
+	return rval;
+}
+
 static void qla2x00_tmf_sp_done(srb_t *sp, int res)
 {
 	struct srb_iocb *tmf = &sp->u.iocb_cmd;
@@ -2026,7 +2100,6 @@ __qla2x00_async_tm_cmd(struct tmf_arg *arg)
 	struct scsi_qla_host *vha = arg->vha;
 	struct srb_iocb *tm_iocb;
 	srb_t *sp;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
 
 	fc_port_t *fcport = arg->fcport;
@@ -2048,11 +2121,12 @@ __qla2x00_async_tm_cmd(struct tmf_arg *arg)
 	tm_iocb->u.tmf.flags = arg->flags;
 	tm_iocb->u.tmf.lun = arg->lun;
 
-	rval = qla2x00_start_sp(sp);
+	START_SP_W_RETRIES(sp, rval);
+
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_taskm, vha, 0x802f,
-	    "Async-tmf hdl=%x loop-id=%x portid=%02x%02x%02x ctrl=%x.\n",
-	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b.domain,
-	    fcport->d_id.b.area, fcport->d_id.b.al_pa, arg->flags);
+	    "Async-tmf hdl=%x loop-id=%x portid=%06x ctrl=%x lun=%lld qp=%d rval=%x.\n",
+	    sp->handle, fcport->loop_id, fcport->d_id.b24,
+	    arg->flags, arg->lun, sp->qpair->id, rval);
 
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
 		goto done_free_sp;
@@ -2065,17 +2139,8 @@ __qla2x00_async_tm_cmd(struct tmf_arg *arg)
 		    "TM IOCB failed (%x).\n", rval);
 	}
 
-	if (!test_bit(UNLOADING, &vha->dpc_flags) && !IS_QLAFX00(vha->hw)) {
-		flags = tm_iocb->u.tmf.flags;
-		if (flags & (TCF_LUN_RESET|TCF_ABORT_TASK_SET|
-			TCF_CLEAR_TASK_SET|TCF_CLEAR_ACA))
-			flags = MK_SYNC_ID_LUN;
-		else
-			flags = MK_SYNC_ID;
-
-		qla2x00_marker(vha, sp->qpair,
-		    sp->fcport->loop_id, arg->lun, flags);
-	}
+	if (!test_bit(UNLOADING, &vha->dpc_flags) && !IS_QLAFX00(vha->hw))
+		rval = qla26xx_marker(arg);
 
 done_free_sp:
 	/* ref: INIT */
@@ -2099,6 +2164,11 @@ qla2x00_async_tm_cmd(fc_port_t *fcport, uint32_t flags, uint64_t lun,
 	a.fcport = fcport;
 	a.lun = lun;
 
+	if (flags & (TCF_LUN_RESET|TCF_ABORT_TASK_SET| TCF_CLEAR_TASK_SET|TCF_CLEAR_ACA))
+		a.modifier = MK_SYNC_ID_LUN;
+	else
+		a.modifier = MK_SYNC_ID;
+
 	if (vha->hw->mqenable) {
 		for (i = 0; i < vha->hw->num_qpairs; i++) {
 			qpair = vha->hw->queue_pair_map[i];
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
index b02039601cc0..6acfdcc48b16 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_iocb.c
@@ -522,21 +522,25 @@ __qla2x00_marker(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_qpair *qpair,
 		return (QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED);
 	}
 
+	mrk24 = (struct mrk_entry_24xx *)mrk;
+
 	mrk->entry_type = MARKER_TYPE;
 	mrk->modifier = type;
 	if (type != MK_SYNC_ALL) {
 		if (IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha)) {
-			mrk24 = (struct mrk_entry_24xx *) mrk;
 			mrk24->nport_handle = cpu_to_le16(loop_id);
 			int_to_scsilun(lun, (struct scsi_lun *)&mrk24->lun);
 			host_to_fcp_swap(mrk24->lun, sizeof(mrk24->lun));
 			mrk24->vp_index = vha->vp_idx;
-			mrk24->handle = make_handle(req->id, mrk24->handle);
 		} else {
 			SET_TARGET_ID(ha, mrk->target, loop_id);
 			mrk->lun = cpu_to_le16((uint16_t)lun);
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha))
+		mrk24->handle = QLA_SKIP_HANDLE;
+
 	wmb();
 
 	qla2x00_start_iocbs(vha, req);
@@ -3853,9 +3857,9 @@ static int qla_get_iocbs_resource(struct srb *sp)
 	case SRB_NACK_LOGO:
 	case SRB_LOGOUT_CMD:
 	case SRB_CTRL_VP:
-		push_it_through = true;
-		fallthrough;
+	case SRB_MARKER:
 	default:
+		push_it_through = true;
 		get_exch = false;
 	}
 
@@ -3871,6 +3875,19 @@ static int qla_get_iocbs_resource(struct srb *sp)
 	return qla_get_fw_resources(sp->qpair, &sp->iores);
 }
 
+static void
+qla_marker_iocb(srb_t *sp, struct mrk_entry_24xx *mrk)
+{
+	mrk->entry_type = MARKER_TYPE;
+	mrk->modifier = sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.tmf.modifier;
+	if (sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.tmf.modifier != MK_SYNC_ALL) {
+		mrk->nport_handle = cpu_to_le16(sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.tmf.loop_id);
+		int_to_scsilun(sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.tmf.lun, (struct scsi_lun *)&mrk->lun);
+		host_to_fcp_swap(mrk->lun, sizeof(mrk->lun));
+		mrk->vp_index = sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.tmf.vp_index;
+	}
+}
+
 int
 qla2x00_start_sp(srb_t *sp)
 {
@@ -3974,6 +3991,9 @@ qla2x00_start_sp(srb_t *sp)
 	case SRB_SA_REPLACE:
 		qla24xx_sa_replace_iocb(sp, pkt);
 		break;
+	case SRB_MARKER:
+		qla_marker_iocb(sp, pkt);
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
index 71feda2cdb63..f3107508cf12 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c
@@ -3750,6 +3750,28 @@ static int qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static void qla_marker_iocb_entry(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, struct req_que *req,
+	struct mrk_entry_24xx *pkt)
+{
+	const char func[] = "MRK-IOCB";
+	srb_t *sp;
+	int res = QLA_SUCCESS;
+
+	if (!IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(vha->hw))
+		return;
+
+	sp = qla2x00_get_sp_from_handle(vha, func, req, pkt);
+	if (!sp)
+		return;
+
+	if (pkt->entry_status) {
+		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_taskm, vha, 0x8025, "marker failure.\n");
+		res = QLA_COMMAND_ERROR;
+	}
+	sp->u.iocb_cmd.u.tmf.data = res;
+	sp->done(sp, res);
+}
+
 /**
  * qla24xx_process_response_queue() - Process response queue entries.
  * @vha: SCSI driver HA context
@@ -3863,9 +3885,7 @@ void qla24xx_process_response_queue(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 					(struct nack_to_isp *)pkt);
 			break;
 		case MARKER_TYPE:
-			/* Do nothing in this case, this check is to prevent it
-			 * from falling into default case
-			 */
+			qla_marker_iocb_entry(vha, rsp->req, (struct mrk_entry_24xx *)pkt);
 			break;
 		case ABORT_IOCB_TYPE:
 			qla24xx_abort_iocb_entry(vha, rsp->req,
