diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c
index 10c288a0cb0c..a27ee627adde 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c
@@ -416,6 +416,18 @@ int mptcp_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
 	return mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(msk, skc);
 }
 
+bool mptcp_pm_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
+{
+	struct mptcp_addr_info skc_local;
+
+	mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)skc, &skc_local);
+
+	if (mptcp_pm_is_userspace(msk))
+		return mptcp_userspace_pm_is_backup(msk, &skc_local);
+
+	return mptcp_pm_nl_is_backup(msk, &skc_local);
+}
+
 void mptcp_pm_subflow_chk_stale(const struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 223146a341b5..09cd612cf00a 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -1110,6 +1110,24 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+bool mptcp_pm_nl_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_addr_info *skc)
+{
+	struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet = pm_nl_get_pernet_from_msk(msk);
+	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry;
+	bool backup = false;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, &pernet->local_addr_list, list) {
+		if (mptcp_addresses_equal(&entry->addr, skc, entry->addr.port)) {
+			backup = !!(entry->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return backup;
+}
+
 #define MPTCP_PM_CMD_GRP_OFFSET       0
 #define MPTCP_PM_EV_GRP_OFFSET        1
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
index 414ed70e7ba2..278ba5955dfd 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
@@ -159,6 +159,24 @@ int mptcp_userspace_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 	return mptcp_userspace_pm_append_new_local_addr(msk, &new_entry, true);
 }
 
+bool mptcp_userspace_pm_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+				  struct mptcp_addr_info *skc)
+{
+	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry;
+	bool backup = false;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &msk->pm.userspace_pm_local_addr_list, list) {
+		if (mptcp_addresses_equal(&entry->addr, skc, false)) {
+			backup = !!(entry->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
+
+	return backup;
+}
+
 int mptcp_nl_cmd_announce(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct nlattr *token = info->attrs[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_TOKEN];
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 5954e559f130..9e582725ccb4 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -913,6 +913,9 @@ bool mptcp_pm_rm_addr_signal(struct mptcp_sock *msk, unsigned int remaining,
 			     struct mptcp_rm_list *rm_list);
 int mptcp_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc);
 int mptcp_userspace_pm_get_local_id(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_addr_info *skc);
+bool mptcp_pm_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock_common *skc);
+bool mptcp_pm_nl_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_addr_info *skc);
+bool mptcp_userspace_pm_is_backup(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_addr_info *skc);
 
 static inline u8 subflow_get_local_id(const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
 {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index b8cb65bd9be8..b47673b37027 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static struct mptcp_sock *subflow_token_join_request(struct request_sock *req)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	subflow_req->local_id = local_id;
+	subflow_req->request_bkup = mptcp_pm_is_backup(msk, (struct sock_common *)req);
 
 	return msk;
 }
@@ -513,6 +514,8 @@ static int subflow_chk_local_id(struct sock *sk)
 		return err;
 
 	subflow_set_local_id(subflow, err);
+	subflow->request_bkup = mptcp_pm_is_backup(msk, (struct sock_common *)sk);
+
 	return 0;
 }