diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf.h b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
index 1aad01e44..7d5a41392 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int spdk_nvmf_tgt_stop_listen(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt,
  * \param cb_fn Called for each newly discovered qpair.
  * \param cb_arg A context argument passed to cb_fn.
  */
-void spdk_nvmf_tgt_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
+uint32_t spdk_nvmf_tgt_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
 /**
  * Create a poll group.
diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h b/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
index a15b3c501..68abc6b88 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_transport_ops {
 	/**
 	 * Check for new connections on the transport.
 	 */
-	void (*accept)(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
+	uint32_t (*accept)(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
 	/**
 	 * Initialize subset of identify controller data.
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/fc.c b/lib/nvmf/fc.c
index aef9f2174..b375ed343 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/fc.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/fc.c
@@ -1908,10 +1908,11 @@ nvmf_fc_stop_listen(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
 {
 }
 
-static void
+static uint32_t
 nvmf_fc_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_fc_port *fc_port = NULL;
+	uint32_t count = 0;
 	static bool start_lld = false;
 
 	if (spdk_unlikely(!start_lld)) {
@@ -1923,9 +1924,11 @@ nvmf_fc_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(fc_port, &g_spdk_nvmf_fc_port_list, link) {
 		if (fc_port->hw_port_status == SPDK_FC_PORT_ONLINE) {
 			fc_port->new_qp_cb = cb_fn;
-			nvmf_fc_process_queue(&fc_port->ls_queue);
+			count += nvmf_fc_process_queue(&fc_port->ls_queue);
 		}
 	}
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
index e2f6afcfb..f31f8efc3 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
@@ -720,14 +720,17 @@ spdk_nvmf_tgt_get_transport(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt, const char *transport_nam
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void
+uint32_t
 spdk_nvmf_tgt_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, *tmp;
+	uint32_t count = 0;
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(transport, &tgt->transports, link, tmp) {
-		nvmf_transport_accept(transport, cb_fn, cb_arg);
+		count += nvmf_transport_accept(transport, cb_fn, cb_arg);
 	}
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group *
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index be83b67b6..b845d6b9e 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -3157,18 +3157,19 @@ nvmf_process_ib_event(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_device *device)
 	ibv_ack_async_event(&event);
 }
 
-static void
+static uint32_t
 nvmf_rdma_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	int	nfds, i = 0;
 	struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport *rtransport;
 	struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_device *device, *tmp;
+	uint32_t count;
 
 	rtransport = SPDK_CONTAINEROF(transport, struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_transport, transport);
-	nfds = poll(rtransport->poll_fds, rtransport->npoll_fds, 0);
+	count = nfds = poll(rtransport->poll_fds, rtransport->npoll_fds, 0);
 
 	if (nfds <= 0) {
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* The first poll descriptor is RDMA CM event */
@@ -3178,7 +3179,7 @@ nvmf_rdma_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void
 	}
 
 	if (nfds == 0) {
-		return;
+		return count;
 	}
 
 	/* Second and subsequent poll descriptors are IB async events */
@@ -3190,6 +3191,8 @@ nvmf_rdma_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void
 	}
 	/* check all flagged fd's have been served */
 	assert(nfds == 0);
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index 338102909..78098cbf4 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -905,11 +905,12 @@ nvmf_tcp_handle_connect(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
 	cb_fn(&tqpair->qpair, cb_arg);
 }
 
-static void
+static uint32_t
 nvmf_tcp_port_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_port *port,
 		     new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_sock *sock;
+	uint32_t count = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NVMF_TCP_MAX_ACCEPT_SOCK_ONE_TIME; i++) {
@@ -917,21 +918,27 @@ nvmf_tcp_port_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, struct spdk_nvmf_tcp
 		if (sock == NULL) {
 			break;
 		}
+		count++;
 		nvmf_tcp_handle_connect(transport, port, sock, cb_fn, cb_arg);
 	}
+
+	return count;
 }
 
-static void
+static uint32_t
 nvmf_tcp_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_transport *ttransport;
 	struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_port *port;
+	uint32_t count = 0;
 
 	ttransport = SPDK_CONTAINEROF(transport, struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_transport, transport);
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(port, &ttransport->ports, link) {
-		nvmf_tcp_port_accept(transport, port, cb_fn, cb_arg);
+		count += nvmf_tcp_port_accept(transport, port, cb_fn, cb_arg);
 	}
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/transport.c b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
index add9e52dc..da2c810c0 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ spdk_nvmf_transport_stop_listen(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void
+uint32_t
 nvmf_transport_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
-	transport->ops->accept(transport, cb_fn, cb_arg);
+	return transport->ops->accept(transport, cb_fn, cb_arg);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/transport.h b/lib/nvmf/transport.h
index 30427fb8d..0f5e9f6d8 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/transport.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/transport.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 #include "spdk/nvmf.h"
 #include "spdk/nvmf_transport.h"
 
-void nvmf_transport_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn,
-			   void *cb_arg);
+uint32_t nvmf_transport_accept(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, new_qpair_fn cb_fn,
+			       void *cb_arg);
 
 void nvmf_transport_listener_discover(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
 				      struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid,
diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
index 144f30fd6..9e3f26972 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/nvmf/nvmf_tgt.c
@@ -302,10 +302,11 @@ static int
 acceptor_poll(void *arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt = arg;
+	uint32_t count;
 
-	spdk_nvmf_tgt_accept(tgt, new_qpair, NULL);
+	count = spdk_nvmf_tgt_accept(tgt, new_qpair, NULL);
 
-	return -1;
+	return count;
 }
 
 static void