diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_crtn.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_crtn.h
index 07b4f0fd3fe2..9ee6b930a655 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_crtn.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_crtn.h
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ void lpfc_nvmet_unsol_fcp_event(struct lpfc_hba *phba, uint32_t idx,
 				struct rqb_dmabuf *nvmebuf, uint64_t isr_ts,
 				uint8_t cqflag);
 void lpfc_nvme_mod_param_dep(struct lpfc_hba *phba);
+void lpfc_nvmet_invalidate_host(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
+			struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp);
 void lpfc_nvme_abort_fcreq_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 				struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 				struct lpfc_wcqe_complete *abts_cmpl);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index 8dec7b7c06d1..f5952f8cd4b5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -823,6 +823,12 @@ lpfc_cleanup_rpis(struct lpfc_vport *vport, int remove)
 		if ((phba->sli_rev < LPFC_SLI_REV4) &&
 		    (!remove && ndlp->nlp_type & NLP_FABRIC))
 			continue;
+
+		/* Notify transport of connectivity loss to trigger cleanup. */
+		if (phba->nvmet_support &&
+		    ndlp->nlp_state == NLP_STE_UNMAPPED_NODE)
+			lpfc_nvmet_invalidate_host(phba, ndlp);
+
 		lpfc_disc_state_machine(vport, ndlp, NULL,
 					remove
 					? NLP_EVT_DEVICE_RM
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
index 81f4ba1c24b4..d8501bd959e7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nportdisc.c
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@ lpfc_rcv_plogi(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 					 (unsigned long long)
 					 wwn_to_u64(sp->portName.u.wwn));
 
+		/* Notify transport of connectivity loss to trigger cleanup. */
+		if (phba->nvmet_support &&
+		    ndlp->nlp_state == NLP_STE_UNMAPPED_NODE)
+			lpfc_nvmet_invalidate_host(phba, ndlp);
+
 		ndlp->nlp_prev_state = ndlp->nlp_state;
 		/* rport needs to be unregistered first */
 		lpfc_nlp_set_state(vport, ndlp, NLP_STE_NPR_NODE);
@@ -839,6 +844,12 @@ lpfc_rcv_logo(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 		lpfc_els_rsp_acc(vport, ELS_CMD_PRLO, cmdiocb, ndlp, NULL);
 	else
 		lpfc_els_rsp_acc(vport, ELS_CMD_ACC, cmdiocb, ndlp, NULL);
+
+	/* Notify transport of connectivity loss to trigger cleanup. */
+	if (phba->nvmet_support &&
+	    ndlp->nlp_state == NLP_STE_UNMAPPED_NODE)
+		lpfc_nvmet_invalidate_host(phba, ndlp);
+
 	if (ndlp->nlp_DID == Fabric_DID) {
 		if (vport->port_state <= LPFC_FDISC)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.h
index f28a6789e252..4a4c3f780e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.h
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@ struct lpfc_nvme_fcpreq_priv {
 #define LPFC_NVMET_WAIT_TMO		(5 * MSEC_PER_SEC)
 
 /* Used for NVME Target */
+#define LPFC_NVMET_INV_HOST_ACTIVE      1
+
 struct lpfc_nvmet_tgtport {
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba;
 	struct completion *tport_unreg_cmp;
+	atomic_t state;		/* tracks nvmet hosthandle invalidation */
 
 	/* Stats counters - lpfc_nvmet_unsol_ls_buffer */
 	atomic_t rcv_ls_req_in;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
index 6a1365df6c65..5584eaafbfb2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
@@ -1282,6 +1282,24 @@ lpfc_nvmet_defer_rcv(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctxp->ctxlock, iflag);
 }
 
+static void
+lpfc_nvmet_host_release(void *hosthandle)
+{
+	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp = hosthandle;
+	struct lpfc_hba *phba = NULL;
+	struct lpfc_nvmet_tgtport *tgtp;
+
+	phba = ndlp->phba;
+	if (!phba->targetport || !phba->targetport->private)
+		return;
+
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_NVME,
+			"6202 NVMET XPT releasing hosthandle x%px\n",
+			hosthandle);
+	tgtp = (struct lpfc_nvmet_tgtport *)phba->targetport->private;
+	atomic_set(&tgtp->state, 0);
+}
+
 static void
 lpfc_nvmet_discovery_event(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport)
 {
@@ -1306,6 +1324,7 @@ static struct nvmet_fc_target_template lpfc_tgttemplate = {
 	.fcp_req_release = lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_release,
 	.defer_rcv	= lpfc_nvmet_defer_rcv,
 	.discovery_event = lpfc_nvmet_discovery_event,
+	.host_release   = lpfc_nvmet_host_release,
 
 	.max_hw_queues  = 1,
 	.max_sgl_segments = LPFC_NVMET_DEFAULT_SEGS,
@@ -2044,7 +2063,12 @@ lpfc_nvmet_handle_lsreq(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 
 	atomic_inc(&tgtp->rcv_ls_req_in);
 
-	rc = nvmet_fc_rcv_ls_req(phba->targetport, NULL, &axchg->ls_rsp,
+	/*
+	 * Driver passes the ndlp as the hosthandle argument allowing
+	 * the transport to generate LS requests for any associateions
+	 * that are created.
+	 */
+	rc = nvmet_fc_rcv_ls_req(phba->targetport, axchg->ndlp, &axchg->ls_rsp,
 				 axchg->payload, axchg->size);
 
 	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_NVME_DISC,
@@ -3476,3 +3500,30 @@ out:
 			"6056 Failed to Issue ABTS. Status x%x\n", rc);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * lpfc_nvmet_invalidate_host
+ *
+ * @phba - pointer to the driver instance bound to an adapter port.
+ * @ndlp - pointer to an lpfc_nodelist type
+ *
+ * This routine upcalls the nvmet transport to invalidate an NVME
+ * host to which this target instance had active connections.
+ */
+void
+lpfc_nvmet_invalidate_host(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
+{
+	struct lpfc_nvmet_tgtport *tgtp;
+
+	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_NVME | LOG_NVME_ABTS,
+			"6203 Invalidating hosthandle x%px\n",
+			ndlp);
+
+	tgtp = (struct lpfc_nvmet_tgtport *)phba->targetport->private;
+	atomic_set(&tgtp->state, LPFC_NVMET_INV_HOST_ACTIVE);
+
+#if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NVME_TARGET_FC))
+	/* Need to get the nvmet_fc_target_port pointer here.*/
+	nvmet_fc_invalidate_host(phba->targetport, ndlp);
+#endif
+}