diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index c76ffbe59f65..18c4f23dacf1 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -683,6 +683,50 @@ int vmbus_sendpacket_pagebuffer(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_sendpacket_pagebuffer);
 
+/*
+ * vmbus_sendpacket_multipagebuffer - Send a multi-page buffer packet
+ * using a GPADL Direct packet type.
+ * The buffer includes the vmbus descriptor.
+ */
+int vmbus_sendpacket_mpb_desc(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
+			      struct vmbus_packet_mpb_array *desc,
+			      u32 desc_size,
+			      void *buffer, u32 bufferlen, u64 requestid)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 packetlen;
+	u32 packetlen_aligned;
+	struct kvec bufferlist[3];
+	u64 aligned_data = 0;
+	bool signal = false;
+
+	packetlen = desc_size + bufferlen;
+	packetlen_aligned = ALIGN(packetlen, sizeof(u64));
+
+	/* Setup the descriptor */
+	desc->type = VM_PKT_DATA_USING_GPA_DIRECT;
+	desc->flags = VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED;
+	desc->dataoffset8 = desc_size >> 3; /* in 8-bytes grandularity */
+	desc->length8 = (u16)(packetlen_aligned >> 3);
+	desc->transactionid = requestid;
+	desc->rangecount = 1;
+
+	bufferlist[0].iov_base = desc;
+	bufferlist[0].iov_len = desc_size;
+	bufferlist[1].iov_base = buffer;
+	bufferlist[1].iov_len = bufferlen;
+	bufferlist[2].iov_base = &aligned_data;
+	bufferlist[2].iov_len = (packetlen_aligned - packetlen);
+
+	ret = hv_ringbuffer_write(&channel->outbound, bufferlist, 3, &signal);
+
+	if (ret == 0 && signal)
+		vmbus_setevent(channel);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_sendpacket_mpb_desc);
+
 /*
  * vmbus_sendpacket_multipagebuffer - Send a multi-page buffer packet
  * using a GPADL Direct packet type.
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index 476c685ca6f9..259023a34bec 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ struct hv_multipage_buffer {
 	u64 pfn_array[MAX_MULTIPAGE_BUFFER_COUNT];
 };
 
+/*
+ * Multiple-page buffer array; the pfn array is variable size:
+ * The number of entries in the PFN array is determined by
+ * "len" and "offset".
+ */
+struct hv_mpb_array {
+	/* Length and Offset determines the # of pfns in the array */
+	u32 len;
+	u32 offset;
+	u64 pfn_array[];
+};
+
 /* 0x18 includes the proprietary packet header */
 #define MAX_PAGE_BUFFER_PACKET		(0x18 +			\
 					(sizeof(struct hv_page_buffer) * \
@@ -814,6 +826,18 @@ struct vmbus_channel_packet_multipage_buffer {
 	struct hv_multipage_buffer range;
 } __packed;
 
+/* The format must be the same as struct vmdata_gpa_direct */
+struct vmbus_packet_mpb_array {
+	u16 type;
+	u16 dataoffset8;
+	u16 length8;
+	u16 flags;
+	u64 transactionid;
+	u32 reserved;
+	u32 rangecount;         /* Always 1 in this case */
+	struct hv_mpb_array range;
+} __packed;
+
 
 extern int vmbus_open(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 			    u32 send_ringbuffersize,
@@ -845,6 +869,13 @@ extern int vmbus_sendpacket_multipagebuffer(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 					u32 bufferlen,
 					u64 requestid);
 
+extern int vmbus_sendpacket_mpb_desc(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
+				     struct vmbus_packet_mpb_array *mpb,
+				     u32 desc_size,
+				     void *buffer,
+				     u32 bufferlen,
+				     u64 requestid);
+
 extern int vmbus_establish_gpadl(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 				      void *kbuffer,
 				      u32 size,