diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
index 736847c933e5..8ebccdbd94f0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void target_shutdown_sessions(struct se_node_acl *acl)
 restart:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&acl->nacl_sess_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(sess, &acl->acl_sess_list, sess_acl_list) {
-		if (atomic_read(&sess->stopped))
+		if (sess->cmd_cnt && atomic_read(&sess->cmd_cnt->stopped))
 			continue;
 
 		list_del_init(&sess->sess_acl_list);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 5926316252eb..3d6034f00dcd 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -220,11 +220,49 @@ void transport_subsystem_check_init(void)
 	sub_api_initialized = 1;
 }
 
-static void target_release_sess_cmd_refcnt(struct percpu_ref *ref)
+static void target_release_cmd_refcnt(struct percpu_ref *ref)
 {
-	struct se_session *sess = container_of(ref, typeof(*sess), cmd_count);
+	struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt  = container_of(ref,
+							   typeof(*cmd_cnt),
+							   refcnt);
+	wake_up(&cmd_cnt->refcnt_wq);
+}
+
+static struct target_cmd_counter *target_alloc_cmd_counter(void)
+{
+	struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt;
+	int rc;
+
+	cmd_cnt = kzalloc(sizeof(*cmd_cnt), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cmd_cnt)
+		return NULL;
 
-	wake_up(&sess->cmd_count_wq);
+	init_completion(&cmd_cnt->stop_done);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&cmd_cnt->refcnt_wq);
+	atomic_set(&cmd_cnt->stopped, 0);
+
+	rc = percpu_ref_init(&cmd_cnt->refcnt, target_release_cmd_refcnt, 0,
+			     GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (rc)
+		goto free_cmd_cnt;
+
+	return cmd_cnt;
+
+free_cmd_cnt:
+	kfree(cmd_cnt);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void target_free_cmd_counter(struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Drivers like loop do not call target_stop_session during session
+	 * shutdown so we have to drop the ref taken at init time here.
+	 */
+	if (!atomic_read(&cmd_cnt->stopped))
+		percpu_ref_put(&cmd_cnt->refcnt);
+
+	percpu_ref_exit(&cmd_cnt->refcnt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -238,25 +276,17 @@ int transport_init_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&se_sess->sess_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&se_sess->sess_acl_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&se_sess->sess_cmd_lock);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&se_sess->cmd_count_wq);
-	init_completion(&se_sess->stop_done);
-	atomic_set(&se_sess->stopped, 0);
-	return percpu_ref_init(&se_sess->cmd_count,
-			       target_release_sess_cmd_refcnt, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	se_sess->cmd_cnt = target_alloc_cmd_counter();
+	if (!se_sess->cmd_cnt)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return  0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(transport_init_session);
 
 void transport_uninit_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 {
-	/*
-	 * Drivers like iscsi and loop do not call target_stop_session
-	 * during session shutdown so we have to drop the ref taken at init
-	 * time here.
-	 */
-	if (!atomic_read(&se_sess->stopped))
-		percpu_ref_put(&se_sess->cmd_count);
-
-	percpu_ref_exit(&se_sess->cmd_count);
+	target_free_cmd_counter(se_sess->cmd_cnt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2970,9 +3000,16 @@ int target_get_sess_cmd(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, bool ack_kref)
 		se_cmd->se_cmd_flags |= SCF_ACK_KREF;
 	}
 
-	if (!percpu_ref_tryget_live(&se_sess->cmd_count))
-		ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
-
+	/*
+	 * Users like xcopy do not use counters since they never do a stop
+	 * and wait.
+	 */
+	if (se_sess->cmd_cnt) {
+		if (!percpu_ref_tryget_live(&se_sess->cmd_cnt->refcnt))
+			ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
+		else
+			se_cmd->cmd_cnt = se_sess->cmd_cnt;
+	}
 	if (ret && ack_kref)
 		target_put_sess_cmd(se_cmd);
 
@@ -2993,7 +3030,7 @@ static void target_free_cmd_mem(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 static void target_release_cmd_kref(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct se_cmd *se_cmd = container_of(kref, struct se_cmd, cmd_kref);
-	struct se_session *se_sess = se_cmd->se_sess;
+	struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt = se_cmd->cmd_cnt;
 	struct completion *free_compl = se_cmd->free_compl;
 	struct completion *abrt_compl = se_cmd->abrt_compl;
 
@@ -3004,7 +3041,8 @@ static void target_release_cmd_kref(struct kref *kref)
 	if (abrt_compl)
 		complete(abrt_compl);
 
-	percpu_ref_put(&se_sess->cmd_count);
+	if (cmd_cnt)
+		percpu_ref_put(&cmd_cnt->refcnt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3123,46 +3161,65 @@ void target_show_cmd(const char *pfx, struct se_cmd *cmd)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(target_show_cmd);
 
-static void target_stop_session_confirm(struct percpu_ref *ref)
+static void target_stop_cmd_counter_confirm(struct percpu_ref *ref)
+{
+	struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt = container_of(ref,
+						struct target_cmd_counter,
+						refcnt);
+	complete_all(&cmd_cnt->stop_done);
+}
+
+/**
+ * target_stop_cmd_counter - Stop new IO from being added to the counter.
+ * @cmd_cnt: counter to stop
+ */
+static void target_stop_cmd_counter(struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt)
 {
-	struct se_session *se_sess = container_of(ref, struct se_session,
-						  cmd_count);
-	complete_all(&se_sess->stop_done);
+	pr_debug("Stopping command counter.\n");
+	if (!atomic_cmpxchg(&cmd_cnt->stopped, 0, 1))
+		percpu_ref_kill_and_confirm(&cmd_cnt->refcnt,
+					    target_stop_cmd_counter_confirm);
 }
 
 /**
  * target_stop_session - Stop new IO from being queued on the session.
- * @se_sess:    session to stop
+ * @se_sess: session to stop
  */
 void target_stop_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 {
-	pr_debug("Stopping session queue.\n");
-	if (atomic_cmpxchg(&se_sess->stopped, 0, 1) == 0)
-		percpu_ref_kill_and_confirm(&se_sess->cmd_count,
-					    target_stop_session_confirm);
+	target_stop_cmd_counter(se_sess->cmd_cnt);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(target_stop_session);
 
 /**
- * target_wait_for_sess_cmds - Wait for outstanding commands
- * @se_sess:    session to wait for active I/O
+ * target_wait_for_cmds - Wait for outstanding cmds.
+ * @cmd_cnt: counter to wait for active I/O for.
  */
-void target_wait_for_sess_cmds(struct se_session *se_sess)
+static void target_wait_for_cmds(struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!atomic_read(&se_sess->stopped));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!atomic_read(&cmd_cnt->stopped));
 
 	do {
 		pr_debug("Waiting for running cmds to complete.\n");
-		ret = wait_event_timeout(se_sess->cmd_count_wq,
-				percpu_ref_is_zero(&se_sess->cmd_count),
-				180 * HZ);
+		ret = wait_event_timeout(cmd_cnt->refcnt_wq,
+					 percpu_ref_is_zero(&cmd_cnt->refcnt),
+					 180 * HZ);
 	} while (ret <= 0);
 
-	wait_for_completion(&se_sess->stop_done);
+	wait_for_completion(&cmd_cnt->stop_done);
 	pr_debug("Waiting for cmds done.\n");
 }
+
+/**
+ * target_wait_for_sess_cmds - Wait for outstanding commands
+ * @se_sess: session to wait for active I/O
+ */
+void target_wait_for_sess_cmds(struct se_session *se_sess)
+{
+	target_wait_for_cmds(se_sess->cmd_cnt);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(target_wait_for_sess_cmds);
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
index 94d06ddfd80a..229118156a1f 100644
--- a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
+++ b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ struct iscsit_conn {
 	struct iscsi_tpg_np	*tpg_np;
 	/* Pointer to parent session */
 	struct iscsit_session	*sess;
+	struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt;
 	int			bitmap_id;
 	int			rx_thread_active;
 	struct task_struct	*rx_thread;
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_base.h b/include/target/target_core_base.h
index 12c9ba16217e..bd299790e99c 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_base.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_base.h
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ struct se_cmd {
 	struct se_lun		*se_lun;
 	/* Only used for internal passthrough and legacy TCM fabric modules */
 	struct se_session	*se_sess;
+	struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt;
 	struct se_tmr_req	*se_tmr_req;
 	struct llist_node	se_cmd_list;
 	struct completion	*free_compl;
@@ -619,22 +620,26 @@ static inline struct se_node_acl *fabric_stat_to_nacl(struct config_item *item)
 			acl_fabric_stat_group);
 }
 
-struct se_session {
+struct target_cmd_counter {
+	struct percpu_ref	refcnt;
+	wait_queue_head_t	refcnt_wq;
+	struct completion	stop_done;
 	atomic_t		stopped;
+};
+
+struct se_session {
 	u64			sess_bin_isid;
 	enum target_prot_op	sup_prot_ops;
 	enum target_prot_type	sess_prot_type;
 	struct se_node_acl	*se_node_acl;
 	struct se_portal_group *se_tpg;
 	void			*fabric_sess_ptr;
-	struct percpu_ref	cmd_count;
 	struct list_head	sess_list;
 	struct list_head	sess_acl_list;
 	spinlock_t		sess_cmd_lock;
-	wait_queue_head_t	cmd_count_wq;
-	struct completion	stop_done;
 	void			*sess_cmd_map;
 	struct sbitmap_queue	sess_tag_pool;
+	struct target_cmd_counter *cmd_cnt;
 };
 
 struct se_device;
