diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 33093ed87077..3d86664c8187 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static bool mptcp_is_tcpsk(struct sock *sk)
 		return true;
 #endif
 	}
-
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -886,6 +885,7 @@ static bool __mptcp_finish_join(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk)
 	mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk)->subflow_id = msk->subflow_id++;
 	mptcp_sockopt_sync_locked(msk, ssk);
 	mptcp_subflow_joined(msk, ssk);
+	mptcp_stop_tout_timer(sk);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -2363,18 +2363,15 @@ static void __mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 	bool dispose_it, need_push = false;
 
 	/* If the first subflow moved to a close state before accept, e.g. due
-	 * to an incoming reset, mptcp either:
-	 * - if either the subflow or the msk are dead, destroy the context
-	 *   (the subflow socket is deleted by inet_child_forget) and the msk
-	 * - otherwise do nothing at the moment and take action at accept and/or
-	 *   listener shutdown - user-space must be able to accept() the closed
-	 *   socket.
+	 * to an incoming reset or listener shoutdown, the subflow socket is
+	 * already deleted by inet_child_forget() the mptcp socket can't survive
+	 * too.
 	 */
-	if (msk->in_accept_queue && msk->first == ssk) {
-		if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) && !sock_flag(ssk, SOCK_DEAD))
-			return;
-
+	if (msk->in_accept_queue && msk->first == ssk &&
+	    (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) || sock_flag(ssk, SOCK_DEAD))) {
 		/* ensure later check in mptcp_worker() will dispose the msk */
+		inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp = tcp_jiffies32 -
+							  TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN;
 		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
 		lock_sock_nested(ssk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		mptcp_subflow_drop_ctx(ssk);
@@ -2437,6 +2434,22 @@ static void __mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 out:
 	if (need_push)
 		__mptcp_push_pending(sk, 0);
+
+	/* Catch every 'all subflows closed' scenario, including peers silently
+	 * closing them, e.g. due to timeout.
+	 * For established sockets, allow an additional timeout before closing,
+	 * as the protocol can still create more subflows.
+	 */
+	if (list_is_singular(&msk->conn_list) && msk->first &&
+	    inet_sk_state_load(msk->first) == TCP_CLOSE) {
+		if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED ||
+		    msk->in_accept_queue || sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)) {
+			inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
+			mptcp_close_wake_up(sk);
+		} else {
+			mptcp_start_tout_timer(sk);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
@@ -2480,23 +2493,16 @@ static void __mptcp_close_subflow(struct sock *sk)
 
 }
 
-static bool mptcp_should_close(const struct sock *sk)
+static bool mptcp_close_tout_expired(const struct sock *sk)
 {
-	s32 delta = tcp_jiffies32 - inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp;
-	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
+	s32 delta;
 
-	if (delta >= TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN || mptcp_sk(sk)->in_accept_queue)
-		return true;
+	if (!inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp ||
+	    sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE)
+		return false;
 
-	/* if all subflows are in closed status don't bother with additional
-	 * timeout
-	 */
-	mptcp_for_each_subflow(mptcp_sk(sk), subflow) {
-		if (inet_sk_state_load(mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow)) !=
-		    TCP_CLOSE)
-			return false;
-	}
-	return true;
+	delta = tcp_jiffies32 - inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp;
+	return delta >= TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN;
 }
 
 static void mptcp_check_fastclose(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
@@ -2635,7 +2641,7 @@ void mptcp_reset_tout_timer(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned long fail_tout)
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	unsigned long timeout, close_timeout;
 
-	if (!fail_tout && !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
+	if (!fail_tout && !inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp)
 		return;
 
 	close_timeout = inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp - tcp_jiffies32 + jiffies + TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN;
@@ -2643,7 +2649,7 @@ void mptcp_reset_tout_timer(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned long fail_tout)
 	/* the close timeout takes precedence on the fail one, and here at least one of
 	 * them is active
 	 */
-	timeout = sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) ? close_timeout : fail_tout;
+	timeout = inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp ? close_timeout : fail_tout;
 
 	sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, timeout);
 }
@@ -2662,8 +2668,6 @@ static void mptcp_mp_fail_no_response(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	mptcp_subflow_reset(ssk);
 	WRITE_ONCE(mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk)->fail_tout, 0);
 	unlock_sock_fast(ssk, slow);
-
-	mptcp_reset_tout_timer(msk, 0);
 }
 
 static void mptcp_do_fastclose(struct sock *sk)
@@ -2700,18 +2704,14 @@ static void mptcp_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_WORK_CLOSE_SUBFLOW, &msk->flags))
 		__mptcp_close_subflow(sk);
 
-	/* There is no point in keeping around an orphaned sk timedout or
-	 * closed, but we need the msk around to reply to incoming DATA_FIN,
-	 * even if it is orphaned and in FIN_WAIT2 state
-	 */
-	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD)) {
-		if (mptcp_should_close(sk))
-			mptcp_do_fastclose(sk);
+	if (mptcp_close_tout_expired(sk)) {
+		mptcp_do_fastclose(sk);
+		mptcp_close_wake_up(sk);
+	}
 
-		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) {
-			__mptcp_destroy_sock(sk);
-			goto unlock;
-		}
+	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) && sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) {
+		__mptcp_destroy_sock(sk);
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_WORK_RTX, &msk->flags))
@@ -3010,7 +3010,6 @@ bool __mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 
 cleanup:
 	/* orphan all the subflows */
-	inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp = tcp_jiffies32;
 	mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow) {
 		struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
 		bool slow = lock_sock_fast_nested(ssk);
@@ -3047,7 +3046,7 @@ bool __mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 		__mptcp_destroy_sock(sk);
 		do_cancel_work = true;
 	} else {
-		mptcp_reset_tout_timer(msk, 0);
+		mptcp_start_tout_timer(sk);
 	}
 
 	return do_cancel_work;
@@ -3111,7 +3110,7 @@ static int mptcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 	inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_CLOSE);
 
 	mptcp_stop_rtx_timer(sk);
-	sk_stop_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer);
+	mptcp_stop_tout_timer(sk);
 
 	if (msk->token)
 		mptcp_event(MPTCP_EVENT_CLOSED, msk, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 4fcce9ad7d04..392c2f247034 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -726,6 +726,26 @@ void mptcp_get_options(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 void mptcp_finish_connect(struct sock *sk);
 void __mptcp_set_connected(struct sock *sk);
 void mptcp_reset_tout_timer(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned long fail_tout);
+
+static inline void mptcp_stop_tout_timer(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	if (!inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp)
+		return;
+
+	sk_stop_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer);
+	inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp = 0;
+}
+
+static inline void mptcp_start_tout_timer(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	/* avoid 0 timestamp, at that means no close timeout */
+	inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp = tcp_jiffies32;
+	if (!inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp)
+		inet_csk(sk)->icsk_mtup.probe_timestamp = 1;
+
+	mptcp_reset_tout_timer(mptcp_sk(sk), 0);
+}
+
 static inline bool mptcp_is_fully_established(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	return inet_sk_state_load(sk) == TCP_ESTABLISHED &&
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index 433f290984c8..918c1a235790 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ int __mptcp_subflow_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct mptcp_addr_info *loc,
 	mptcp_sock_graft(ssk, sk->sk_socket);
 	iput(SOCK_INODE(sf));
 	WRITE_ONCE(msk->allow_infinite_fallback, false);
+	mptcp_stop_tout_timer(sk);
 	return 0;
 
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