diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 2e48752..64e7765 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 	int		(*send_request)(struct rpc_task *task);
 	void		(*set_retrans_timeout)(struct rpc_task *task);
 	void		(*timer)(struct rpc_task *task);
+	void		(*release_request)(struct rpc_task *task);
 	void		(*close)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 	void		(*destroy)(struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 };
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@
 void			xprt_adjust_cwnd(struct rpc_task *task, int result);
 struct rpc_rqst *	xprt_lookup_rqst(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, u32 xid);
 void			xprt_complete_rqst(struct rpc_task *task, int copied);
+void			xprt_release_rqst_cong(struct rpc_task *task);
 void			xprt_disconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 707806f..e8d11bd 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -290,6 +290,17 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * xprt_release_rqst_cong - housekeeping when request is complete
+ * @task: RPC request that recently completed
+ *
+ * Useful for transports that require congestion control.
+ */
+void xprt_release_rqst_cong(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	__xprt_put_cong(task->tk_xprt, task->tk_rqstp);
+}
+
+/**
  * xprt_adjust_cwnd - adjust transport congestion window
  * @task: recently completed RPC request used to adjust window
  * @result: result code of completed RPC request
@@ -823,7 +834,8 @@
 		return;
 	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 	xprt->ops->release_xprt(xprt, task);
-	__xprt_put_cong(xprt, req);
+	if (xprt->ops->release_request)
+		xprt->ops->release_request(task);
 	if (!list_empty(&req->rq_list))
 		list_del(&req->rq_list);
 	xprt->last_used = jiffies;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 980f265..6c2f5dc 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@
 	.send_request		= xs_udp_send_request,
 	.set_retrans_timeout	= xprt_set_retrans_timeout_rtt,
 	.timer			= xs_udp_timer,
+	.release_request	= xprt_release_rqst_cong,
 	.close			= xs_close,
 	.destroy		= xs_destroy,
 };