diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index 35dcd6958fd0..ebdfe5b26937 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 					 * capability
 					 */
 #define HBA_NVME_IOQ_FLUSH      0x80000 /* NVME IO queues flushed. */
+#define HBA_FLOGI_ISSUED	0x100000 /* FLOGI was issued */
 
 	uint32_t fcp_ring_in_use; /* When polling test if intr-hndlr active*/
 	struct lpfc_dmabuf slim2p;
@@ -1127,6 +1128,10 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 	uint16_t vlan_id;
 	struct list_head fcf_conn_rec_list;
 
+	bool defer_flogi_acc_flag;
+	uint16_t defer_flogi_acc_rx_id;
+	uint16_t defer_flogi_acc_ox_id;
+
 	spinlock_t ct_ev_lock; /* synchronize access to ct_ev_waiters */
 	struct list_head ct_ev_waiters;
 	struct unsol_rcv_ct_ctx ct_ctx[LPFC_CT_CTX_MAX];
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 48610bcd6962..103ee7049633 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -1234,9 +1234,10 @@ lpfc_issue_els_flogi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 	struct serv_parm *sp;
 	IOCB_t *icmd;
 	struct lpfc_iocbq *elsiocb;
+	struct lpfc_iocbq defer_flogi_acc;
 	uint8_t *pcmd;
 	uint16_t cmdsize;
-	uint32_t tmo;
+	uint32_t tmo, did;
 	int rc;
 
 	cmdsize = (sizeof(uint32_t) + sizeof(struct serv_parm));
@@ -1308,6 +1309,35 @@ lpfc_issue_els_flogi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 		phba->sli3_options, 0, 0);
 
 	rc = lpfc_issue_fabric_iocb(phba, elsiocb);
+
+	phba->hba_flag |= HBA_FLOGI_ISSUED;
+
+	/* Check for a deferred FLOGI ACC condition */
+	if (phba->defer_flogi_acc_flag) {
+		did = vport->fc_myDID;
+		vport->fc_myDID = Fabric_DID;
+
+		memset(&defer_flogi_acc, 0, sizeof(struct lpfc_iocbq));
+
+		defer_flogi_acc.iocb.ulpContext = phba->defer_flogi_acc_rx_id;
+		defer_flogi_acc.iocb.unsli3.rcvsli3.ox_id =
+						phba->defer_flogi_acc_ox_id;
+
+		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS,
+				 "3354 Xmit deferred FLOGI ACC: rx_id: x%x,"
+				 " ox_id: x%x, hba_flag x%x\n",
+				 phba->defer_flogi_acc_rx_id,
+				 phba->defer_flogi_acc_ox_id, phba->hba_flag);
+
+		/* Send deferred FLOGI ACC */
+		lpfc_els_rsp_acc(vport, ELS_CMD_FLOGI, &defer_flogi_acc,
+				 ndlp, NULL);
+
+		phba->defer_flogi_acc_flag = false;
+
+		vport->fc_myDID = did;
+	}
+
 	if (rc == IOCB_ERROR) {
 		lpfc_els_free_iocb(phba, elsiocb);
 		return 1;
@@ -6662,6 +6692,25 @@ lpfc_els_rcv_flogi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 
 	memcpy(&phba->fc_fabparam, sp, sizeof(struct serv_parm));
 
+	/* Defer ACC response until AFTER we issue a FLOGI */
+	if (!(phba->hba_flag & HBA_FLOGI_ISSUED)) {
+		phba->defer_flogi_acc_rx_id = cmdiocb->iocb.ulpContext;
+		phba->defer_flogi_acc_ox_id =
+					cmdiocb->iocb.unsli3.rcvsli3.ox_id;
+
+		vport->fc_myDID = did;
+
+		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS,
+				 "3344 Deferring FLOGI ACC: rx_id: x%x,"
+				 " ox_id: x%x, hba_flag x%x\n",
+				 phba->defer_flogi_acc_rx_id,
+				 phba->defer_flogi_acc_ox_id, phba->hba_flag);
+
+		phba->defer_flogi_acc_flag = true;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Send back ACC */
 	lpfc_els_rsp_acc(vport, ELS_CMD_FLOGI, cmdiocb, ndlp, NULL);
 
@@ -8133,9 +8182,10 @@ lpfc_els_unsol_buffer(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring,
 			cmd, did, vport->port_state, vport->fc_flag,
 			vport->fc_myDID, vport->fc_prevDID);
 
-	/* reject till our FLOGI completes */
+	/* reject till our FLOGI completes or PLOGI assigned DID via PT2PT */
 	if ((vport->port_state < LPFC_FABRIC_CFG_LINK) &&
-	    (cmd != ELS_CMD_FLOGI)) {
+	    (cmd != ELS_CMD_FLOGI) &&
+	    !((cmd == ELS_CMD_PLOGI) && (vport->fc_flag & FC_PT2PT))) {
 		rjt_err = LSRJT_LOGICAL_BSY;
 		rjt_exp = LSEXP_NOTHING_MORE;
 		goto lsrjt;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index 4cc63139dafa..8857f559e6c3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -894,6 +894,8 @@ lpfc_linkdown(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	/* Block all SCSI stack I/Os */
 	lpfc_scsi_dev_block(phba);
 
+	phba->defer_flogi_acc_flag = false;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 	phba->fcf.fcf_flag &= ~(FCF_AVAILABLE | FCF_SCAN_DONE);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
@@ -1040,6 +1042,11 @@ lpfc_linkup(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	spin_lock_irq(shost->host_lock);
 	phba->pport->rcv_flogi_cnt = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
+
+	/* reinitialize initial FLOGI flag */
+	phba->hba_flag &= ~(HBA_FLOGI_ISSUED);
+	phba->defer_flogi_acc_flag = false;
+
 	return 0;
 }