diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49fd90f29..00d82cf33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ multiple readers.
 
 New function `spdk_env_get_main_core` was added.
 
+### nvmf
+
+New `spdk_nvmf_request_copy_to/from_buf()` APIs have been added, which support
+iovecs, unlike the deprecated `spdk_nvmf_request_get_data()`.
+
 ## v23.01
 
 ### accel
diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf_cmd.h b/include/spdk/nvmf_cmd.h
index 697a253bd..aaa5233d9 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf_cmd.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf_cmd.h
@@ -197,12 +197,37 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *spdk_nvmf_request_get_subsystem(struct spdk_nvmf_req
 /**
  * Get the data and length associated with this request.
  *
+ *
  * \param req The NVMe-oF request
  * \param data The data buffer associated with this request
  * \param length The length of the data buffer
  */
 void spdk_nvmf_request_get_data(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req, void **data, uint32_t *length);
 
+/**
+ * Copy the data from the given @buf into the request iovec.
+ *
+ * \param req The NVMe-oF request
+ * \param buf The data buffer
+ * \param buflen The length of the data buffer
+ *
+ * \return the number of bytes copied
+ */
+size_t spdk_nvmf_request_copy_from_buf(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+				       void *buf, size_t buflen);
+
+/**
+ * Copy the data from the request iovec into the given @buf.
+ *
+ * \param req The NVMe-oF request
+ * \param buf The data buffer
+ * \param buflen The length of the data buffer
+ *
+ * \return the number of bytes copied
+ */
+size_t spdk_nvmf_request_copy_to_buf(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+				     void *buf, size_t buflen);
+
 /**
  * Get the NVMe-oF command associated with this request.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index f7973629d..b0370b642 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -4664,13 +4664,37 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *spdk_nvmf_request_get_subsystem(struct spdk_nvmf_req
 	return req->qpair->ctrlr->subsys;
 }
 
+SPDK_LOG_DEPRECATION_REGISTER(nvmf_request_get_data, "spdk_nvmf_request_get_data",
+			      "SPDK 23.09", 60);
+
 void
 spdk_nvmf_request_get_data(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req, void **data, uint32_t *length)
 {
+	SPDK_LOG_DEPRECATED(nvmf_request_get_data);
 	*data = req->data;
 	*length = req->length;
 }
 
+size_t
+spdk_nvmf_request_copy_from_buf(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+				void *buf, size_t buflen)
+{
+	struct spdk_iov_xfer ix;
+
+	spdk_iov_xfer_init(&ix, req->iov, req->iovcnt);
+	return spdk_iov_xfer_from_buf(&ix, buf, buflen);
+}
+
+size_t
+spdk_nvmf_request_copy_to_buf(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req,
+			      void *buf, size_t buflen)
+{
+	struct spdk_iov_xfer ix;
+
+	spdk_iov_xfer_init(&ix, req->iov, req->iovcnt);
+	return spdk_iov_xfer_to_buf(&ix, buf, buflen);
+}
+
 struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_get_subsystem(struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {
 	return ctrlr->subsys;
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/spdk_nvmf.map b/lib/nvmf/spdk_nvmf.map
index 6b2c3d2c7..411fbdd6d 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/spdk_nvmf.map
+++ b/lib/nvmf/spdk_nvmf.map
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 	spdk_nvmf_set_custom_admin_cmd_hdlr;
 	spdk_nvmf_set_passthru_admin_cmd;
 	spdk_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_nvme_passthru_admin;
+	spdk_nvmf_request_copy_from_buf;
+	spdk_nvmf_request_copy_to_buf;
 	spdk_nvmf_request_get_bdev;
 	spdk_nvmf_request_get_ctrlr;
 	spdk_nvmf_request_get_subsystem;
diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
index 2f23d0e64..aa223c154 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
@@ -325,15 +325,16 @@ nvmf_tgt_create_target(void)
 static void
 fixup_identify_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 {
-	uint32_t length;
-	int rc;
-	struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_data *nvme_cdata;
+	struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_data nvme_cdata = {};
 	struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_data nvmf_cdata = {};
 	struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr *ctrlr = spdk_nvmf_request_get_ctrlr(req);
 	struct spdk_nvme_cpl *rsp = spdk_nvmf_request_get_response(req);
+	size_t datalen;
+	int rc;
 
 	/* This is the identify data from the NVMe drive */
-	spdk_nvmf_request_get_data(req, (void **)&nvme_cdata, &length);
+	datalen = spdk_nvmf_request_copy_to_buf(req, &nvme_cdata,
+						sizeof(nvme_cdata));
 
 	/* Get the NVMF identify data */
 	rc = spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_identify_ctrlr(ctrlr, &nvmf_cdata);
@@ -346,17 +347,17 @@ fixup_identify_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 	/* Fixup NVMF identify data with NVMe identify data */
 
 	/* Serial Number (SN) */
-	memcpy(&nvmf_cdata.sn[0], &nvme_cdata->sn[0], sizeof(nvmf_cdata.sn));
+	memcpy(&nvmf_cdata.sn[0], &nvme_cdata.sn[0], sizeof(nvmf_cdata.sn));
 	/* Model Number (MN) */
-	memcpy(&nvmf_cdata.mn[0], &nvme_cdata->mn[0], sizeof(nvmf_cdata.mn));
+	memcpy(&nvmf_cdata.mn[0], &nvme_cdata.mn[0], sizeof(nvmf_cdata.mn));
 	/* Firmware Revision (FR) */
-	memcpy(&nvmf_cdata.fr[0], &nvme_cdata->fr[0], sizeof(nvmf_cdata.fr));
+	memcpy(&nvmf_cdata.fr[0], &nvme_cdata.fr[0], sizeof(nvmf_cdata.fr));
 	/* IEEE OUI Identifier (IEEE) */
-	memcpy(&nvmf_cdata.ieee[0], &nvme_cdata->ieee[0], sizeof(nvmf_cdata.ieee));
+	memcpy(&nvmf_cdata.ieee[0], &nvme_cdata.ieee[0], sizeof(nvmf_cdata.ieee));
 	/* FRU Globally Unique Identifier (FGUID) */
 
 	/* Copy the fixed up data back to the response */
-	memcpy(nvme_cdata, &nvmf_cdata, length);
+	spdk_nvmf_request_copy_from_buf(req, &nvmf_cdata, datalen);
 }
 
 static int