#define NBD_HAS_CONFIG_REF             4
 #define NBD_BOUND                      5
 #define NBD_DESTROY_ON_DISCONNECT      6
+#define NBD_DISCONNECT_ON_CLOSE        7
 
 struct nbd_config {
        u32 flags;
 static void nbd_connect_reply(struct genl_info *info, int index);
 static int nbd_genl_status(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 static void nbd_dead_link_work(struct work_struct *work);
+static void nbd_disconnect_and_put(struct nbd_device *nbd);
 
 static inline struct device *nbd_to_dev(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 {
 static void nbd_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 {
        struct nbd_device *nbd = disk->private_data;
+       struct block_device *bdev = bdget_disk(disk, 0);
+
+       if (test_bit(NBD_DISCONNECT_ON_CLOSE, &nbd->config->runtime_flags) &&
+                       bdev->bd_openers == 0)
+               nbd_disconnect_and_put(nbd);
+
        nbd_config_put(nbd);
        nbd_put(nbd);
 }
                                &config->runtime_flags);
                        put_dev = true;
                }
+               if (flags & NBD_CFLAG_DISCONNECT_ON_CLOSE) {
+                       set_bit(NBD_DISCONNECT_ON_CLOSE,
+                               &config->runtime_flags);
+               }
        }
 
        if (info->attrs[NBD_ATTR_SOCKETS]) {
        return ret;
 }
 
+static void nbd_disconnect_and_put(struct nbd_device *nbd)
+{
+       mutex_lock(&nbd->config_lock);
+       nbd_disconnect(nbd);
+       nbd_clear_sock(nbd);
+       mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
+       if (test_and_clear_bit(NBD_HAS_CONFIG_REF,
+                              &nbd->config->runtime_flags))
+               nbd_config_put(nbd);
+}
+
 static int nbd_genl_disconnect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
        struct nbd_device *nbd;
                nbd_put(nbd);
                return 0;
        }
-       mutex_lock(&nbd->config_lock);
-       nbd_disconnect(nbd);
-       nbd_clear_sock(nbd);
-       mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(NBD_HAS_CONFIG_REF,
-                              &nbd->config->runtime_flags))
-               nbd_config_put(nbd);
+       nbd_disconnect_and_put(nbd);
        nbd_config_put(nbd);
        nbd_put(nbd);
        return 0;
        struct nbd_device *nbd = NULL;
        struct nbd_config *config;
        int index;
-       int ret = -EINVAL;
+       int ret = 0;
        bool put_dev = false;
 
        if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
            !nbd->task_recv) {
                dev_err(nbd_to_dev(nbd),
                        "not configured, cannot reconfigure\n");
+               ret = -EINVAL;
                goto out;
        }
 
                                               &config->runtime_flags))
                                refcount_inc(&nbd->refs);
                }
+
+               if (flags & NBD_CFLAG_DISCONNECT_ON_CLOSE) {
+                       set_bit(NBD_DISCONNECT_ON_CLOSE,
+                                       &config->runtime_flags);
+               } else {
+                       clear_bit(NBD_DISCONNECT_ON_CLOSE,
+                                       &config->runtime_flags);
+               }
        }
 
        if (info->attrs[NBD_ATTR_SOCKETS]) {