diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 31a8e88f1a74..f431acf3dcea 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ void sctp_transport_update_rto(struct sctp_transport *, __u32);
 void sctp_transport_raise_cwnd(struct sctp_transport *, __u32, __u32);
 void sctp_transport_lower_cwnd(struct sctp_transport *, sctp_lower_cwnd_t);
 unsigned long sctp_transport_timeout(struct sctp_transport *);
+void sctp_transport_reset(struct sctp_transport *);
 
 
 /* This is the structure we use to queue packets as they come into
diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 2505cd3b8d29..78d2ddb5ca18 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,9 @@ void sctp_assoc_update(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		trans = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_transport, transports);
 		if (!sctp_assoc_lookup_paddr(new, &trans->ipaddr))
 			sctp_assoc_del_peer(asoc, &trans->ipaddr);
+
+		if (asoc->state >= SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED)
+			sctp_transport_reset(trans);
 	}
 
 	/* If the case is A (association restart), use
@@ -1069,6 +1072,12 @@ void sctp_assoc_update(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		 */
 		sctp_ulpq_flush(&asoc->ulpq);
 
+		/* reset the overall association error count so
+		 * that the restarted association doesn't get torn
+		 * down on the next retransmission timer.
+		 */
+		asoc->overall_error_count = 0;
+
 	} else {
 		/* Add any peer addresses from the new association. */
 		list_for_each(pos, &new->peer.transport_addr_list) {
diff --git a/net/sctp/transport.c b/net/sctp/transport.c
index a596f5308cb1..c4699f5c409d 100644
--- a/net/sctp/transport.c
+++ b/net/sctp/transport.c
@@ -526,3 +526,35 @@ unsigned long sctp_transport_timeout(struct sctp_transport *t)
 	timeout += jiffies;
 	return timeout;
 }
+
+/* Reset transport variables to their initial values */
+void sctp_transport_reset(struct sctp_transport *t)
+{
+	struct sctp_association *asoc = t->asoc;
+
+	/* RFC 2960 (bis), Section 5.2.4
+	 * All the congestion control parameters (e.g., cwnd, ssthresh)
+	 * related to this peer MUST be reset to their initial values
+	 * (see Section 6.2.1)
+	 */
+	t->cwnd = min(4*asoc->pathmtu, max_t(__u32, 2*asoc->pathmtu, 4380));
+	t->ssthresh = SCTP_DEFAULT_MAXWINDOW;
+	t->rto = asoc->rto_initial;
+	t->rtt = 0;
+	t->srtt = 0;
+	t->rttvar = 0;
+
+	/* Reset these additional varibles so that we have a clean
+	 * slate.
+	 */
+	t->partial_bytes_acked = 0;
+	t->flight_size = 0;
+	t->error_count = 0;
+	t->rto_pending = 0;
+
+	/* Initialize the state information for SFR-CACC */
+	t->cacc.changeover_active = 0;
+	t->cacc.cycling_changeover = 0;
+	t->cacc.next_tsn_at_change = 0;
+	t->cacc.cacc_saw_newack = 0;
+}