diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 7ba607527487..55f338020254 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2500,8 +2500,7 @@ blk_status_t blk_insert_cloned_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *
 		 * bypass a potential scheduler on the bottom device for
 		 * insert.
 		 */
-		blk_mq_request_bypass_insert(rq, true);
-		return BLK_STS_OK;
+		return blk_mq_request_direct_issue(rq);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 55f3a27fb2e6..3168a13cb012 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1706,6 +1706,12 @@ static blk_status_t __blk_mq_try_issue_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	blk_qc_t new_cookie;
 	blk_status_t ret = BLK_STS_OK;
 	bool run_queue = true;
+	/*
+	 * If @cookie is NULL do not insert the request, this mode is used
+	 * by blk_insert_cloned_request() via blk_mq_request_direct_issue()
+	 */
+	bool dispatch_only = !cookie;
+	bool need_insert = false;
 
 	/* RCU or SRCU read lock is needed before checking quiesced flag */
 	if (blk_mq_hctx_stopped(hctx) || blk_queue_quiesced(q)) {
@@ -1713,25 +1719,38 @@ static blk_status_t __blk_mq_try_issue_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		goto insert;
 	}
 
-	if (q->elevator)
+	if (q->elevator && !dispatch_only)
 		goto insert;
 
 	if (!blk_mq_get_driver_tag(rq, NULL, false))
-		goto insert;
+		need_insert = true;
 
-	if (!blk_mq_get_dispatch_budget(hctx)) {
+	if (!need_insert && !blk_mq_get_dispatch_budget(hctx)) {
 		blk_mq_put_driver_tag(rq);
+		need_insert = true;
+	}
+
+	if (need_insert) {
+		if (dispatch_only)
+			return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 		goto insert;
 	}
 
 	new_cookie = request_to_qc_t(hctx, rq);
 
+	ret = q->mq_ops->queue_rq(hctx, &bd);
+
+	if (dispatch_only) {
+		if (ret == BLK_STS_RESOURCE)
+			__blk_mq_requeue_request(rq);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * For OK queue, we are done. For error, kill it. Any other
 	 * error (busy), just add it to our list as we previously
 	 * would have done
 	 */
-	ret = q->mq_ops->queue_rq(hctx, &bd);
 	switch (ret) {
 	case BLK_STS_OK:
 		*cookie = new_cookie;
@@ -1746,8 +1765,11 @@ static blk_status_t __blk_mq_try_issue_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	}
 
 insert:
-	blk_mq_sched_insert_request(rq, false, run_queue, false,
-					hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_BLOCKING);
+	if (!dispatch_only)
+		blk_mq_sched_insert_request(rq, false, run_queue, false,
+				hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_BLOCKING);
+	else
+		blk_mq_request_bypass_insert(rq, run_queue);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1767,6 +1789,14 @@ static blk_status_t blk_mq_try_issue_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+blk_status_t blk_mq_request_direct_issue(struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx = rq->mq_ctx;
+	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx = blk_mq_map_queue(rq->q, ctx->cpu);
+
+	return blk_mq_try_issue_directly(hctx, rq, NULL);
+}
+
 static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	const int is_sync = op_is_sync(bio->bi_opf);
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.h b/block/blk-mq.h
index 8591a54d989b..e3ebc93646ca 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq.h
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ void blk_mq_request_bypass_insert(struct request *rq, bool run_queue);
 void blk_mq_insert_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx,
 				struct list_head *list);
 
+/* Used by blk_insert_cloned_request() to issue request directly */
+blk_status_t blk_mq_request_direct_issue(struct request *rq);
+
 /*
  * CPU -> queue mappings
  */
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
index c28357f5cb0e..e0d84b17c1cd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static void end_clone_request(struct request *clone, blk_status_t error)
 	dm_complete_request(tio->orig, error);
 }
 
-static void dm_dispatch_clone_request(struct request *clone, struct request *rq)
+static blk_status_t dm_dispatch_clone_request(struct request *clone, struct request *rq)
 {
 	blk_status_t r;
 
@@ -404,9 +404,10 @@ static void dm_dispatch_clone_request(struct request *clone, struct request *rq)
 
 	clone->start_time = jiffies;
 	r = blk_insert_cloned_request(clone->q, clone);
-	if (r)
+	if (r != BLK_STS_OK && r != BLK_STS_RESOURCE)
 		/* must complete clone in terms of original request */
 		dm_complete_request(rq, r);
+	return r;
 }
 
 static int dm_rq_bio_constructor(struct bio *bio, struct bio *bio_orig,
@@ -476,8 +477,10 @@ static int map_request(struct dm_rq_target_io *tio)
 	struct mapped_device *md = tio->md;
 	struct request *rq = tio->orig;
 	struct request *clone = NULL;
+	blk_status_t ret;
 
 	r = ti->type->clone_and_map_rq(ti, rq, &tio->info, &clone);
+ check_again:
 	switch (r) {
 	case DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED:
 		/* The target has taken the I/O to submit by itself later */
@@ -492,7 +495,17 @@ static int map_request(struct dm_rq_target_io *tio)
 		/* The target has remapped the I/O so dispatch it */
 		trace_block_rq_remap(clone->q, clone, disk_devt(dm_disk(md)),
 				     blk_rq_pos(rq));
-		dm_dispatch_clone_request(clone, rq);
+		ret = dm_dispatch_clone_request(clone, rq);
+		if (ret == BLK_STS_RESOURCE) {
+			blk_rq_unprep_clone(clone);
+			tio->ti->type->release_clone_rq(clone);
+			tio->clone = NULL;
+			if (!rq->q->mq_ops)
+				r = DM_MAPIO_DELAY_REQUEUE;
+			else
+				r = DM_MAPIO_REQUEUE;
+			goto check_again;
+		}
 		break;
 	case DM_MAPIO_REQUEUE:
 		/* The target wants to requeue the I/O */
