diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index f75731396b7e..ec20ecff85c7 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ static struct virtio_transport vhost_transport = {
 		.notify_send_pre_enqueue  = virtio_transport_notify_send_pre_enqueue,
 		.notify_send_post_enqueue = virtio_transport_notify_send_post_enqueue,
 		.notify_buffer_size       = virtio_transport_notify_buffer_size,
+		.notify_set_rcvlowat      = virtio_transport_notify_set_rcvlowat,
 
 		.read_skb = virtio_transport_read_skb,
 	},
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
index ebb3ce63d64d..c82089dee0c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_vsock.h
@@ -256,4 +256,5 @@ void virtio_transport_put_credit(struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs, u32 credit);
 void virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb);
 int virtio_transport_purge_skbs(void *vsk, struct sk_buff_head *list);
 int virtio_transport_read_skb(struct vsock_sock *vsk, skb_read_actor_t read_actor);
+int virtio_transport_notify_set_rcvlowat(struct vsock_sock *vsk, int val);
 #endif /* _LINUX_VIRTIO_VSOCK_H */
diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h
index e302c0e804d0..535701efc1e5 100644
--- a/include/net/af_vsock.h
+++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ struct vsock_transport {
 	u64 (*stream_rcvhiwat)(struct vsock_sock *);
 	bool (*stream_is_active)(struct vsock_sock *);
 	bool (*stream_allow)(u32 cid, u32 port);
-	int (*set_rcvlowat)(struct vsock_sock *vsk, int val);
 
 	/* SEQ_PACKET. */
 	ssize_t (*seqpacket_dequeue)(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct msghdr *msg,
@@ -168,6 +167,7 @@ struct vsock_transport {
 		struct vsock_transport_send_notify_data *);
 	/* sk_lock held by the caller */
 	void (*notify_buffer_size)(struct vsock_sock *, u64 *);
+	int (*notify_set_rcvlowat)(struct vsock_sock *vsk, int val);
 
 	/* Shutdown. */
 	int (*shutdown)(struct vsock_sock *, int);
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 816725af281f..54ba7316f808 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -2264,8 +2264,13 @@ static int vsock_set_rcvlowat(struct sock *sk, int val)
 
 	transport = vsk->transport;
 
-	if (transport && transport->set_rcvlowat)
-		return transport->set_rcvlowat(vsk, val);
+	if (transport && transport->notify_set_rcvlowat) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = transport->notify_set_rcvlowat(vsk, val);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_rcvlowat, val ? : 1);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
index 7cb1a9d2cdb4..e2157e387217 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ int hvs_notify_send_post_enqueue(struct vsock_sock *vsk, ssize_t written,
 }
 
 static
-int hvs_set_rcvlowat(struct vsock_sock *vsk, int val)
+int hvs_notify_set_rcvlowat(struct vsock_sock *vsk, int val)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ static struct vsock_transport hvs_transport = {
 	.notify_send_pre_enqueue  = hvs_notify_send_pre_enqueue,
 	.notify_send_post_enqueue = hvs_notify_send_post_enqueue,
 
-	.set_rcvlowat             = hvs_set_rcvlowat
+	.notify_set_rcvlowat      = hvs_notify_set_rcvlowat
 };
 
 static bool hvs_check_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index af5bab1acee1..f495b9e5186b 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ static struct virtio_transport virtio_transport = {
 		.notify_send_pre_enqueue  = virtio_transport_notify_send_pre_enqueue,
 		.notify_send_post_enqueue = virtio_transport_notify_send_post_enqueue,
 		.notify_buffer_size       = virtio_transport_notify_buffer_size,
+		.notify_set_rcvlowat      = virtio_transport_notify_set_rcvlowat,
 
 		.read_skb = virtio_transport_read_skb,
 	},
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index b35306dfcebe..16ff976a86e3 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1690,6 +1690,36 @@ int virtio_transport_read_skb(struct vsock_sock *vsk, skb_read_actor_t recv_acto
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_read_skb);
 
+int virtio_transport_notify_set_rcvlowat(struct vsock_sock *vsk, int val)
+{
+	struct virtio_vsock_sock *vvs = vsk->trans;
+	bool send_update;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
+
+	/* If number of available bytes is less than new SO_RCVLOWAT value,
+	 * kick sender to send more data, because sender may sleep in its
+	 * 'send()' syscall waiting for enough space at our side. Also
+	 * don't send credit update when peer already knows actual value -
+	 * such transmission will be useless.
+	 */
+	send_update = (vvs->rx_bytes < val) &&
+		      (vvs->fwd_cnt != vvs->last_fwd_cnt);
+
+	spin_unlock_bh(&vvs->rx_lock);
+
+	if (send_update) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = virtio_transport_send_credit_update(vsk);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_transport_notify_set_rcvlowat);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Asias He");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("common code for virtio vsock");
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
index 048640167411..6dea6119f5b2 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static struct virtio_transport loopback_transport = {
 		.notify_send_pre_enqueue  = virtio_transport_notify_send_pre_enqueue,
 		.notify_send_post_enqueue = virtio_transport_notify_send_post_enqueue,
 		.notify_buffer_size       = virtio_transport_notify_buffer_size,
+		.notify_set_rcvlowat      = virtio_transport_notify_set_rcvlowat,
 
 		.read_skb = virtio_transport_read_skb,
 	},