diff --git a/include/iscsi-private.h b/include/iscsi-private.h
index ddcffd3..9783d4b 100644
--- a/include/iscsi-private.h
+++ b/include/iscsi-private.h
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ struct iscsi_in_pdu {
 void iscsi_free_iscsi_in_pdu(struct iscsi_in_pdu *in);
 void iscsi_free_iscsi_inqueue(struct iscsi_in_pdu *inqueue);
 
+enum iscsi_initial_r2t {
+	ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_NO  = 0,
+	ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_YES = 1
+};
+
 struct iscsi_context {
 	const char *initiator_name;
 	const char *target_name;
@@ -86,6 +91,8 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	uint32_t max_burst_length;
 	uint32_t first_burst_length;
 	uint32_t max_recv_data_segment_length;
+	enum iscsi_initial_r2t want_initial_r2t;
+	enum iscsi_initial_r2t use_initial_r2t;
 };
 
 #define ISCSI_PDU_IMMEDIATE		       0x40
diff --git a/lib/init.c b/lib/init.c
index 5039f78..74255a8 100644
--- a/lib/init.c
+++ b/lib/init.c
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ iscsi_create_context(const char *initiator_name)
 	iscsi->next_phase    = ISCSI_PDU_LOGIN_NSG_OPNEG;
 	iscsi->secneg_phase  = ISCSI_LOGIN_SECNEG_PHASE_OFFER_CHAP;
 
-	iscsi->max_burst_length = 262144;
-	iscsi->first_burst_length = 262144;
+	iscsi->max_burst_length             = 262144;
+	iscsi->first_burst_length           = 262144;
 	iscsi->max_recv_data_segment_length = 262144;
+	iscsi->want_initial_r2t             = ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_NO;
+	iscsi->use_initial_r2t              = ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_NO;
 
 	return iscsi;
 }
diff --git a/lib/login.c b/lib/login.c
index 34b19fe..8346c7f 100644
--- a/lib/login.c
+++ b/lib/login.c
@@ -195,12 +195,15 @@ iscsi_login_add_initialr2t(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	str = (char *)"InitialR2T=Yes";
+	asprintf(&str, "InitialR2T=%s", iscsi->want_initial_r2t == ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_NO ?
+		       "No" : "Yes");
 	if (iscsi_pdu_add_data(iscsi, pdu, (unsigned char *)str, strlen(str)+1)
 	    != 0) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Out-of-memory: pdu add data failed.");
+		free(str);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	free(str);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -931,6 +934,14 @@ iscsi_process_login_reply(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_pdu *pdu,
 			iscsi->first_burst_length = strtol((char *)ptr + 17, NULL, 10);
 		}
 
+		if (!strncmp((char *)ptr, "InitialR2T=", 11)) {
+			if (!strcmp((char *)ptr + 11, "No")) {
+				iscsi->use_initial_r2t = ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_NO;
+			} else {
+				iscsi->use_initial_r2t = ISCSI_INITIAL_R2T_YES;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (!strncmp((char *)ptr, "MaxBurstLength=", 15)) {
 			iscsi->max_burst_length = strtol((char *)ptr + 15, NULL, 10);
 		}