diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf_spec.h b/include/spdk/nvmf_spec.h
index f720c1a70..b4f9e8fd0 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf_spec.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf_spec.h
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_private_data {
 	uint16_t	qid;	/* queue id */
 	uint16_t	hrqsize;	/* host receive queue size */
 	uint16_t	hsqsize;	/* host send queue size */
-	uint8_t		reserved[24];
+	uint16_t 	cntlid;		/* controller id */
+	uint8_t 	reserved[22];
 };
 SPDK_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_private_data) == 32, "Incorrect size");
 
@@ -458,6 +459,7 @@ enum spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport_errors {
 	SPDK_NVMF_RDMA_ERROR_NO_RESOURCES			= 0x6,
 	SPDK_NVMF_RDMA_ERROR_INVALID_IRD			= 0x7,
 	SPDK_NVMF_RDMA_ERROR_INVALID_ORD			= 0x8,
+	SPDK_NVMF_RDMA_ERROR_INVALID_CNTLID			= 0x9,
 };
 
 #pragma pack(pop)
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index 5ec6a9643..f9cc27f54 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ nvme_rdma_connect(struct nvme_rdma_qpair *rqpair)
 	struct ibv_device_attr 				attr;
 	int 						ret;
 	struct rdma_cm_event 				*event;
+	struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr 				*ctrlr;
+	struct nvme_rdma_ctrlr 				*rctrlr;
 
 	ret = ibv_query_device(rqpair->cm_id->verbs, &attr);
 	if (ret != 0) {
@@ -591,9 +593,17 @@ nvme_rdma_connect(struct nvme_rdma_qpair *rqpair)
 
 	param.responder_resources = nvme_min(rqpair->num_entries, attr.max_qp_rd_atom);
 
+	ctrlr = rqpair->qpair.ctrlr;
+	if (!ctrlr) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	rctrlr = nvme_rdma_ctrlr(ctrlr);
+
 	request_data.qid = rqpair->qpair.id;
 	request_data.hrqsize = rqpair->num_entries;
 	request_data.hsqsize = rqpair->num_entries - 1;
+	request_data.cntlid = rctrlr->cntlid;
 
 	param.private_data = &request_data;
 	param.private_data_len = sizeof(request_data);