diff --git a/include/net/mptcp.h b/include/net/mptcp.h
index 326043c29c0a..0573ae75c3db 100644
--- a/include/net/mptcp.h
+++ b/include/net/mptcp.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef __NET_MPTCP_H
 #define __NET_MPTCP_H
 
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 /* MPTCP sk_buff extension data */
@@ -25,4 +26,60 @@ struct mptcp_ext {
 	/* one byte hole */
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MPTCP
+
+/* move the skb extension owership, with the assumption that 'to' is
+ * newly allocated
+ */
+static inline void mptcp_skb_ext_move(struct sk_buff *to,
+				      struct sk_buff *from)
+{
+	if (!skb_ext_exist(from, SKB_EXT_MPTCP))
+		return;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(to->active_extensions))
+		skb_ext_put(to);
+
+	to->active_extensions = from->active_extensions;
+	to->extensions = from->extensions;
+	from->active_extensions = 0;
+}
+
+static inline bool mptcp_ext_matches(const struct mptcp_ext *to_ext,
+				     const struct mptcp_ext *from_ext)
+{
+	/* MPTCP always clears the ext when adding it to the skb, so
+	 * holes do not bother us here
+	 */
+	return !from_ext ||
+	       (to_ext && from_ext &&
+	        !memcmp(from_ext, to_ext, sizeof(struct mptcp_ext)));
+}
+
+/* check if skbs can be collapsed.
+ * MPTCP collapse is allowed if neither @to or @from carry an mptcp data
+ * mapping, or if the extension of @to is the same as @from.
+ * Collapsing is not possible if @to lacks an extension, but @from carries one.
+ */
+static inline bool mptcp_skb_can_collapse(const struct sk_buff *to,
+					  const struct sk_buff *from)
+{
+	return mptcp_ext_matches(skb_ext_find(to, SKB_EXT_MPTCP),
+				 skb_ext_find(from, SKB_EXT_MPTCP));
+}
+
+#else
+
+static inline void mptcp_skb_ext_move(struct sk_buff *to,
+				      const struct sk_buff *from)
+{
+}
+
+static inline bool mptcp_skb_can_collapse(const struct sk_buff *to,
+					  const struct sk_buff *from)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_MPTCP */
 #endif /* __NET_MPTCP_H */
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index ac52633e7061..13bc83fab454 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <net/tcp_states.h>
 #include <net/inet_ecn.h>
 #include <net/dst.h>
+#include <net/mptcp.h>
 
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/memcontrol.h>
@@ -978,6 +979,13 @@ static inline bool tcp_skb_can_collapse_to(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return likely(!TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->eor);
 }
 
+static inline bool tcp_skb_can_collapse(const struct sk_buff *to,
+					const struct sk_buff *from)
+{
+	return likely(tcp_skb_can_collapse_to(to) &&
+		      mptcp_skb_can_collapse(to, from));
+}
+
 /* Events passed to congestion control interface */
 enum tcp_ca_event {
 	CA_EVENT_TX_START,	/* first transmit when no packets in flight */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 062b696a5fa1..2914fdf1d543 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tcp_shift_skb_data(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if ((TCP_SKB_CB(prev)->sacked & TCPCB_TAGBITS) != TCPCB_SACKED_ACKED)
 		goto fallback;
 
-	if (!tcp_skb_can_collapse_to(prev))
+	if (!tcp_skb_can_collapse(prev, skb))
 		goto fallback;
 
 	in_sack = !after(start_seq, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq) &&
@@ -4423,6 +4423,9 @@ static bool tcp_try_coalesce(struct sock *sk,
 	if (TCP_SKB_CB(from)->seq != TCP_SKB_CB(to)->end_seq)
 		return false;
 
+	if (!mptcp_skb_can_collapse(to, from))
+		return false;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TLS_DEVICE
 	if (from->decrypted != to->decrypted)
 		return false;
@@ -4932,7 +4935,7 @@ tcp_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff_head *list, struct rb_root *root,
 		/* The first skb to collapse is:
 		 * - not SYN/FIN and
 		 * - bloated or contains data before "start" or
-		 *   overlaps to the next one.
+		 *   overlaps to the next one and mptcp allow collapsing.
 		 */
 		if (!(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags & (TCPHDR_SYN | TCPHDR_FIN)) &&
 		    (tcp_win_from_space(sk, skb->truesize) > skb->len ||
@@ -4941,7 +4944,7 @@ tcp_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff_head *list, struct rb_root *root,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (n && n != tail &&
+		if (n && n != tail && mptcp_skb_can_collapse(skb, n) &&
 		    TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq != TCP_SKB_CB(n)->seq) {
 			end_of_skbs = false;
 			break;
@@ -4974,6 +4977,7 @@ tcp_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff_head *list, struct rb_root *root,
 		else
 			__skb_queue_tail(&tmp, nskb); /* defer rbtree insertion */
 		skb_set_owner_r(nskb, sk);
+		mptcp_skb_ext_move(nskb, skb);
 
 		/* Copy data, releasing collapsed skbs. */
 		while (copy > 0) {
@@ -4993,6 +4997,7 @@ tcp_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff_head *list, struct rb_root *root,
 				skb = tcp_collapse_one(sk, skb, list, root);
 				if (!skb ||
 				    skb == tail ||
+				    !mptcp_skb_can_collapse(nskb, skb) ||
 				    (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags & (TCPHDR_SYN | TCPHDR_FIN)))
 					goto end;
 #ifdef CONFIG_TLS_DEVICE
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 58c92a7d671c..3ce7fe1c4076 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ static void tcp_retrans_try_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *to,
 		if (!tcp_can_collapse(sk, skb))
 			break;
 
-		if (!tcp_skb_can_collapse_to(to))
+		if (!tcp_skb_can_collapse(to, skb))
 			break;
 
 		space -= skb->len;