diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index af564ee77..9fd82e636 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -1020,6 +1020,11 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_get_xfer(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_request *rdma_req)
 	struct spdk_nvme_cmd *cmd = &rdma_req->req.cmd->nvme_cmd;
 	struct spdk_nvme_sgl_descriptor *sgl = &cmd->dptr.sgl1;
 
+#ifdef SPDK_CONFIG_RDMA_SEND_WITH_INVAL
+	rdma_req->rsp.wr.opcode = IBV_WR_SEND;
+	rdma_req->rsp.wr.imm_data = 0;
+#endif
+
 	/* Figure out data transfer direction */
 	if (cmd->opc == SPDK_NVME_OPC_FABRIC) {
 		xfer = spdk_nvme_opc_get_data_transfer(rdma_req->req.cmd->nvmf_cmd.fctype);
@@ -1139,6 +1144,12 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_parse_sgl(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtransport,
 			rsp->status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_DATA_SGL_LENGTH_INVALID;
 			return -1;
 		}
+#ifdef SPDK_CONFIG_RDMA_SEND_WITH_INVAL
+		if (sgl->keyed.subtype == SPDK_NVME_SGL_SUBTYPE_INVALIDATE_KEY) {
+			rdma_req->rsp.wr.opcode = IBV_WR_SEND_WITH_INV;
+			rdma_req->rsp.wr.imm_data = sgl->keyed.key;
+		}
+#endif
 
 		/* fill request length and populate iovs */
 		rdma_req->req.length = sgl->keyed.length;