diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h b/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
index 313680b04..3d784684a 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ int spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers_multi(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
 bool spdk_nvmf_request_get_dif_ctx(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req, struct spdk_dif_ctx *dif_ctx);
 
 void spdk_nvmf_request_exec(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req);
+void spdk_nvmf_request_exec_fabrics(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req);
 int spdk_nvmf_request_free(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req);
 int spdk_nvmf_request_complete(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req);
 
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index 9a51d9271..399ae5f27 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -3497,6 +3497,33 @@ spdk_nvmf_request_complete(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void
+spdk_nvmf_request_exec_fabrics(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair = req->qpair;
+	struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem_poll_group *sgroup = NULL;
+	enum spdk_nvmf_request_exec_status status;
+
+	if (qpair->ctrlr) {
+		sgroup = &qpair->group->sgroups[qpair->ctrlr->subsys->id];
+	} else if (spdk_unlikely(nvmf_request_is_fabric_connect(req))) {
+		sgroup = nvmf_subsystem_pg_from_connect_cmd(req);
+	}
+
+	assert(sgroup != NULL);
+	sgroup->io_outstanding++;
+
+	/* Place the request on the outstanding list so we can keep track of it */
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&qpair->outstanding, req, link);
+
+	assert(req->cmd->nvmf_cmd.opcode == SPDK_NVME_OPC_FABRIC);
+	status = nvmf_ctrlr_process_fabrics_cmd(req);
+
+	if (status == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE) {
+		_nvmf_request_complete(req);
+	}
+}
+
 void
 spdk_nvmf_request_exec(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/spdk_nvmf.map b/lib/nvmf/spdk_nvmf.map
index 6e5953f1f..349f8fbc4 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/spdk_nvmf.map
+++ b/lib/nvmf/spdk_nvmf.map
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 	spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers;
 	spdk_nvmf_request_get_buffers_multi;
 	spdk_nvmf_request_get_dif_ctx;
+	spdk_nvmf_request_exec_fabrics;
 	spdk_nvmf_request_exec;
 	spdk_nvmf_request_free;
 	spdk_nvmf_request_complete;