diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 88bfcd7..c49b8df 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -796,9 +796,11 @@
  * @tsk: receiving socket
  * @skb: pointer to message buffer.
  */
-static void tipc_sk_proto_rcv(struct tipc_sock *tsk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static void tipc_sk_proto_rcv(struct tipc_sock *tsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      struct sk_buff_head *xmitq)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = &tsk->sk;
+	u32 onode = tsk_own_node(tsk);
 	struct tipc_msg *hdr = buf_msg(skb);
 	int mtyp = msg_type(hdr);
 	bool conn_cong;
@@ -811,7 +813,8 @@
 
 	if (mtyp == CONN_PROBE) {
 		msg_set_type(hdr, CONN_PROBE_REPLY);
-		tipc_sk_respond(sk, skb, TIPC_OK);
+		if (tipc_msg_reverse(onode, &skb, TIPC_OK))
+			__skb_queue_tail(xmitq, skb);
 		return;
 	} else if (mtyp == CONN_ACK) {
 		conn_cong = tsk_conn_cong(tsk);
@@ -1686,7 +1689,8 @@
  *
  * Returns true if message was added to socket receive queue, otherwise false
  */
-static bool filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static bool filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		       struct sk_buff_head *xmitq)
 {
 	struct socket *sock = sk->sk_socket;
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
@@ -1696,7 +1700,7 @@
 	int usr = msg_user(hdr);
 
 	if (unlikely(msg_user(hdr) == CONN_MANAGER)) {
-		tipc_sk_proto_rcv(tsk, skb);
+		tipc_sk_proto_rcv(tsk, skb, xmitq);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -1739,7 +1743,8 @@
 	return true;
 
 reject:
-	tipc_sk_respond(sk, skb, err);
+	if (tipc_msg_reverse(tsk_own_node(tsk), &skb, err))
+		__skb_queue_tail(xmitq, skb);
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -1755,9 +1760,24 @@
 static int tipc_backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	unsigned int truesize = skb->truesize;
+	struct sk_buff_head xmitq;
+	u32 dnode, selector;
 
-	if (likely(filter_rcv(sk, skb)))
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&xmitq);
+
+	if (likely(filter_rcv(sk, skb, &xmitq))) {
 		atomic_add(truesize, &tipc_sk(sk)->dupl_rcvcnt);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (skb_queue_empty(&xmitq))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Send response/rejected message */
+	skb = __skb_dequeue(&xmitq);
+	dnode = msg_destnode(buf_msg(skb));
+	selector = msg_origport(buf_msg(skb));
+	tipc_node_xmit_skb(sock_net(sk), skb, dnode, selector);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1771,12 +1791,13 @@
  * Caller must hold socket lock
  */
 static void tipc_sk_enqueue(struct sk_buff_head *inputq, struct sock *sk,
-			    u32 dport)
+			    u32 dport, struct sk_buff_head *xmitq)
 {
+	unsigned long time_limit = jiffies + 2;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned int lim;
 	atomic_t *dcnt;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	unsigned long time_limit = jiffies + 2;
+	u32 onode;
 
 	while (skb_queue_len(inputq)) {
 		if (unlikely(time_after_eq(jiffies, time_limit)))
@@ -1788,7 +1809,7 @@
 
 		/* Add message directly to receive queue if possible */
 		if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
-			filter_rcv(sk, skb);
+			filter_rcv(sk, skb, xmitq);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1801,7 +1822,9 @@
 			continue;
 
 		/* Overload => reject message back to sender */
-		tipc_sk_respond(sk, skb, TIPC_ERR_OVERLOAD);
+		onode = tipc_own_addr(sock_net(sk));
+		if (tipc_msg_reverse(onode, &skb, TIPC_ERR_OVERLOAD))
+			__skb_queue_tail(xmitq, skb);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -1814,12 +1837,14 @@
  */
 void tipc_sk_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *inputq)
 {
+	struct sk_buff_head xmitq;
 	u32 dnode, dport = 0;
 	int err;
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&xmitq);
 	while (skb_queue_len(inputq)) {
 		dport = tipc_skb_peek_port(inputq, dport);
 		tsk = tipc_sk_lookup(net, dport);
@@ -1827,9 +1852,14 @@
 		if (likely(tsk)) {
 			sk = &tsk->sk;
 			if (likely(spin_trylock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock))) {
-				tipc_sk_enqueue(inputq, sk, dport);
+				tipc_sk_enqueue(inputq, sk, dport, &xmitq);
 				spin_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
 			}
+			/* Send pending response/rejected messages, if any */
+			while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&xmitq))) {
+				dnode = msg_destnode(buf_msg(skb));
+				tipc_node_xmit_skb(net, skb, dnode, dport);
+			}
 			sock_put(sk);
 			continue;
 		}