diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c
index e19e1525ecbb..1f310abbf1ed 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ int mptcp_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
 	return mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(msk, skc);
 }
 
+bool mptcp_pm_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
+{
+	struct mptcp_addr_info skc_local;
+
+	mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)skc, &skc_local);
+
+	return mptcp_pm_nl_is_backup(msk, &skc_local);
+}
+
 void mptcp_pm_data_init(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	msk->pm.add_addr_signaled = 0;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 6a0079d42dc4..ca57d856d5df 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -568,6 +568,26 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+bool mptcp_pm_nl_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_addr_info *skc)
+{
+	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry;
+	struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet;
+	bool backup = false;
+
+	pernet = net_generic(sock_net((struct sock *)msk), pm_nl_pernet_id);
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, &pernet->local_addr_list, list) {
+		if (addresses_equal(&entry->addr, skc, entry->addr.port)) {
+			backup = !!(entry->addr.flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return backup;
+}
+
 void mptcp_pm_nl_data_init(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_pm_data *pm = &msk->pm;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index ddfc7bde8c90..4348bccb982f 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ bool mptcp_pm_add_addr_signal(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned int remaining,
 bool mptcp_pm_rm_addr_signal(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned int remaining,
 			     u8 *rm_id);
 int mptcp_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc);
+bool mptcp_pm_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc);
 
 void __init mptcp_pm_nl_init(void);
 void mptcp_pm_nl_data_init(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ void mptcp_pm_nl_add_addr_received(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
 void mptcp_pm_nl_rm_addr_received(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
 void mptcp_pm_nl_rm_subflow_received(struct mptcp_sock *msk, u8 rm_id);
 int mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc);
+bool mptcp_pm_nl_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_addr_info *skc);
 
 static inline struct mptcp_ext *mptcp_get_ext(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index f4067484727e..ba86cb06d6d8 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static struct mptcp_sock *subflow_token_join_request(struct request_sock *req,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	subflow_req->local_id = local_id;
+	subflow_req->request_bkup = mptcp_pm_is_backup(msk, (struct sock_common *)req);
 
 	get_random_bytes(&subflow_req->local_nonce, sizeof(u32));