diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/rds.h b/include/uapi/linux/rds.h
index fd6b5f66e2c5..cba368e55863 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/rds.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/rds.h
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ struct rds_info_rdma_connection {
 	__u32		rdma_mr_max;
 	__u32		rdma_mr_size;
 	__u8		tos;
+	__u8		sl;
 	__u32		cache_allocs;
 };
 
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ struct rds6_info_rdma_connection {
 	__u32		rdma_mr_max;
 	__u32		rdma_mr_size;
 	__u8		tos;
+	__u8		sl;
 	__u32		cache_allocs;
 };
 
diff --git a/net/rds/ib.c b/net/rds/ib.c
index ec05d91aa9a2..45acab2de0cf 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int rds_ib_conn_info_visitor(struct rds_connection *conn,
 				    void *buffer)
 {
 	struct rds_info_rdma_connection *iinfo = buffer;
-	struct rds_ib_connection *ic;
+	struct rds_ib_connection *ic = conn->c_transport_data;
 
 	/* We will only ever look at IB transports */
 	if (conn->c_trans != &rds_ib_transport)
@@ -301,15 +301,16 @@ static int rds_ib_conn_info_visitor(struct rds_connection *conn,
 
 	iinfo->src_addr = conn->c_laddr.s6_addr32[3];
 	iinfo->dst_addr = conn->c_faddr.s6_addr32[3];
-	iinfo->tos = conn->c_tos;
+	if (ic) {
+		iinfo->tos = conn->c_tos;
+		iinfo->sl = ic->i_sl;
+	}
 
 	memset(&iinfo->src_gid, 0, sizeof(iinfo->src_gid));
 	memset(&iinfo->dst_gid, 0, sizeof(iinfo->dst_gid));
 	if (rds_conn_state(conn) == RDS_CONN_UP) {
 		struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev;
 
-		ic = conn->c_transport_data;
-
 		rdma_read_gids(ic->i_cm_id, (union ib_gid *)&iinfo->src_gid,
 			       (union ib_gid *)&iinfo->dst_gid);
 
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ static int rds6_ib_conn_info_visitor(struct rds_connection *conn,
 				     void *buffer)
 {
 	struct rds6_info_rdma_connection *iinfo6 = buffer;
-	struct rds_ib_connection *ic;
+	struct rds_ib_connection *ic = conn->c_transport_data;
 
 	/* We will only ever look at IB transports */
 	if (conn->c_trans != &rds_ib_transport)
@@ -337,6 +338,10 @@ static int rds6_ib_conn_info_visitor(struct rds_connection *conn,
 
 	iinfo6->src_addr = conn->c_laddr;
 	iinfo6->dst_addr = conn->c_faddr;
+	if (ic) {
+		iinfo6->tos = conn->c_tos;
+		iinfo6->sl = ic->i_sl;
+	}
 
 	memset(&iinfo6->src_gid, 0, sizeof(iinfo6->src_gid));
 	memset(&iinfo6->dst_gid, 0, sizeof(iinfo6->dst_gid));
@@ -344,7 +349,6 @@ static int rds6_ib_conn_info_visitor(struct rds_connection *conn,
 	if (rds_conn_state(conn) == RDS_CONN_UP) {
 		struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev;
 
-		ic = conn->c_transport_data;
 		rdma_read_gids(ic->i_cm_id, (union ib_gid *)&iinfo6->src_gid,
 			       (union ib_gid *)&iinfo6->dst_gid);
 		rds_ibdev = ic->rds_ibdev;
diff --git a/net/rds/ib.h b/net/rds/ib.h
index 303c6ee8bdb7..f2b558e8b5ea 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.h
+++ b/net/rds/ib.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ struct rds_ib_connection {
 	/* Send/Recv vectors */
 	int			i_scq_vector;
 	int			i_rcq_vector;
+	u8			i_sl;
 };
 
 /* This assumes that atomic_t is at least 32 bits */
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_cm.c b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
index fddaa09f7b0d..233f1368162b 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_cm.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ void rds_ib_cm_connect_complete(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rdma_cm_even
 		  RDS_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->c_version),
 		  ic->i_flowctl ? ", flow control" : "");
 
+	/* receive sl from the peer */
+	ic->i_sl = ic->i_cm_id->route.path_rec->sl;
+
 	atomic_set(&ic->i_cq_quiesce, 0);
 
 	/* Init rings and fill recv. this needs to wait until protocol
diff --git a/net/rds/rdma_transport.c b/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
index 9986d6065c4d..5f741e51b4ba 100644
--- a/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ static struct rdma_cm_id *rds_rdma_listen_id;
 static struct rdma_cm_id *rds6_rdma_listen_id;
 #endif
 
+/* Per IB specification 7.7.3, service level is a 4-bit field. */
+#define TOS_TO_SL(tos)		((tos) & 0xF)
+
 static int rds_rdma_cm_event_handler_cmn(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 					 struct rdma_cm_event *event,
 					 bool isv6)
@@ -97,10 +100,13 @@ static int rds_rdma_cm_event_handler_cmn(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 			struct rds_ib_connection *ibic;
 
 			ibic = conn->c_transport_data;
-			if (ibic && ibic->i_cm_id == cm_id)
+			if (ibic && ibic->i_cm_id == cm_id) {
+				cm_id->route.path_rec[0].sl =
+					TOS_TO_SL(conn->c_tos);
 				ret = trans->cm_initiate_connect(cm_id, isv6);
-			else
+			} else {
 				rds_conn_drop(conn);
+			}
 		}
 		break;