diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index cc39cbef9d7f..4d23e5af20d3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -1679,6 +1679,13 @@ static const char *iscsi_session_state_name(int state)
 	return name;
 }
 
+static char *iscsi_session_target_state_name[] = {
+	[ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_UNBOUND]   = "UNBOUND",
+	[ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_ALLOCATED] = "ALLOCATED",
+	[ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_SCANNED]   = "SCANNED",
+	[ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_UNBINDING] = "UNBINDING",
+};
+
 int iscsi_session_chkready(struct iscsi_cls_session *session)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1807,9 +1814,13 @@ static int iscsi_user_scan_session(struct device *dev, void *data)
 		if ((scan_data->channel == SCAN_WILD_CARD ||
 		     scan_data->channel == 0) &&
 		    (scan_data->id == SCAN_WILD_CARD ||
-		     scan_data->id == id))
+		     scan_data->id == id)) {
 			scsi_scan_target(&session->dev, 0, id,
 					 scan_data->lun, scan_data->rescan);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&session->lock, flags);
+			session->target_state = ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_SCANNED;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&session->lock, flags);
+		}
 	}
 
 user_scan_exit:
@@ -1998,31 +2009,41 @@ static void __iscsi_unbind_session(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct iscsi_cls_host *ihost = shost->shost_data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int target_id;
+	bool remove_target = true;
 
 	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_SESSION(session, "Unbinding session\n");
 
 	/* Prevent new scans and make sure scanning is not in progress */
 	mutex_lock(&ihost->mutex);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&session->lock, flags);
-	if (session->target_id == ISCSI_MAX_TARGET) {
+	if (session->target_state == ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_ALLOCATED) {
+		remove_target = false;
+	} else if (session->target_state != ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_SCANNED) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&session->lock, flags);
 		mutex_unlock(&ihost->mutex);
-		goto unbind_session_exit;
+		ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_SESSION(session,
+			"Skipping target unbinding: Session is unbound/unbinding.\n");
+		return;
 	}
 
+	session->target_state = ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_UNBINDING;
 	target_id = session->target_id;
 	session->target_id = ISCSI_MAX_TARGET;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&session->lock, flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&ihost->mutex);
 
-	scsi_remove_target(&session->dev);
+	if (remove_target)
+		scsi_remove_target(&session->dev);
 
 	if (session->ida_used)
 		ida_simple_remove(&iscsi_sess_ida, target_id);
 
-unbind_session_exit:
 	iscsi_session_event(session, ISCSI_KEVENT_UNBIND_SESSION);
 	ISCSI_DBG_TRANS_SESSION(session, "Completed target removal\n");
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&session->lock, flags);
+	session->target_state = ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_UNBOUND;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&session->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void __iscsi_destroy_session(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -2091,6 +2112,9 @@ int iscsi_add_session(struct iscsi_cls_session *session, unsigned int target_id)
 		session->ida_used = true;
 	} else
 		session->target_id = target_id;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&session->lock, flags);
+	session->target_state = ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_ALLOCATED;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&session->lock, flags);
 
 	dev_set_name(&session->dev, "session%u", session->sid);
 	err = device_add(&session->dev);
@@ -4391,6 +4415,19 @@ iscsi_session_attr(def_taskmgmt_tmo, ISCSI_PARAM_DEF_TASKMGMT_TMO, 0);
 iscsi_session_attr(discovery_parent_idx, ISCSI_PARAM_DISCOVERY_PARENT_IDX, 0);
 iscsi_session_attr(discovery_parent_type, ISCSI_PARAM_DISCOVERY_PARENT_TYPE, 0);
 
+static ssize_t
+show_priv_session_target_state(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			char *buf)
+{
+	struct iscsi_cls_session *session = iscsi_dev_to_session(dev->parent);
+
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n",
+			iscsi_session_target_state_name[session->target_state]);
+}
+
+static ISCSI_CLASS_ATTR(priv_sess, target_state, S_IRUGO,
+			show_priv_session_target_state, NULL);
+
 static ssize_t
 show_priv_session_state(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			char *buf)
@@ -4493,6 +4530,7 @@ static struct attribute *iscsi_session_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_sess_boot_target.attr,
 	&dev_attr_priv_sess_recovery_tmo.attr,
 	&dev_attr_priv_sess_state.attr,
+	&dev_attr_priv_sess_target_state.attr,
 	&dev_attr_priv_sess_creator.attr,
 	&dev_attr_sess_chap_out_idx.attr,
 	&dev_attr_sess_chap_in_idx.attr,
@@ -4606,6 +4644,8 @@ static umode_t iscsi_session_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
 		return S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR;
 	else if (attr == &dev_attr_priv_sess_state.attr)
 		return S_IRUGO;
+	else if (attr == &dev_attr_priv_sess_target_state.attr)
+		return S_IRUGO;
 	else if (attr == &dev_attr_priv_sess_creator.attr)
 		return S_IRUGO;
 	else if (attr == &dev_attr_priv_sess_target_id.attr)
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
index 0f2f149ad916..304ccf153928 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ enum {
 	ISCSI_SESSION_FREE,
 };
 
+enum {
+	ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_UNBOUND,
+	ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_ALLOCATED,
+	ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_SCANNED,
+	ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_UNBINDING,
+	ISCSI_SESSION_TARGET_MAX,
+};
+
 #define ISCSI_MAX_TARGET -1
 
 struct iscsi_cls_session {
@@ -262,6 +270,7 @@ struct iscsi_cls_session {
 	 */
 	pid_t creator;
 	int state;
+	int target_state;			/* session target bind state */
 	int sid;				/* session id */
 	void *dd_data;				/* LLD private data */
 	struct device dev;	/* sysfs transport/container device */