diff --git a/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonkrpc.c.nconn b/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonkrpc.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonkrpc.c.nconn
+++ b/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonkrpc.c
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@
  */
 int
 newnfs_connect(struct nfsmount *nmp, struct nfssockreq *nrp,
-    struct ucred *cred, NFSPROC_T *p, int callback_retry_mult, bool dotls)
+    struct ucred *cred, NFSPROC_T *p, int callback_retry_mult, bool dotls,
+    struct __rpc_client **clipp)
 {
 	int rcvreserve, sndreserve;
 	int pktscale, pktscalesav;
@@ -420,15 +421,22 @@
 		CLNT_CONTROL(client, CLSET_RETRY_TIMEOUT, &timo);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * *clipp is &nrp->nr_client or &nm_aconn[nmp->nm_nextconn].
+	 * The latter case is for additional connections specified by the
+	 * "nconnect" mount option.  nr_mtx etc is used for these additional
+	 * connections, as well as nr_client in the nfssockreq
+	 * structure for the mount.
+	 */
 	mtx_lock(&nrp->nr_mtx);
-	if (nrp->nr_client != NULL) {
+	if (*clipp != NULL) {
 		mtx_unlock(&nrp->nr_mtx);
 		/*
 		 * Someone else already connected.
 		 */
 		CLNT_RELEASE(client);
 	} else {
-		nrp->nr_client = client;
+		*clipp = client;
 		/*
 		 * Protocols that do not require connections may be optionally
 		 * left unconnected for servers that reply from a port other
@@ -453,18 +461,34 @@
  * NFS disconnect. Clean up and unlink.
  */
 void
-newnfs_disconnect(struct nfssockreq *nrp)
+newnfs_disconnect(struct nfsmount *nmp, struct nfssockreq *nrp)
 {
-	CLIENT *client;
+	CLIENT *client, *aconn[NFS_MAXNCONN - 1];
+	int i;
 
 	mtx_lock(&nrp->nr_mtx);
 	if (nrp->nr_client != NULL) {
 		client = nrp->nr_client;
 		nrp->nr_client = NULL;
+		if (nmp != NULL && nmp->nm_nconnect > 0) {
+			for (i = 0; i < nmp->nm_nconnect - 1; i++) {
+				aconn[i] = nmp->nm_aconn[i];
+				nmp->nm_aconn[i] = NULL;
+			}
+		}
 		mtx_unlock(&nrp->nr_mtx);
 		rpc_gss_secpurge_call(client);
 		CLNT_CLOSE(client);
 		CLNT_RELEASE(client);
+		if (nmp != NULL && nmp->nm_nconnect > 0) {
+			for (i = 0; i < nmp->nm_nconnect - 1; i++) {
+				if (aconn[i] != NULL) {
+					rpc_gss_secpurge_call(aconn[i]);
+					CLNT_CLOSE(aconn[i]);
+					CLNT_RELEASE(aconn[i]);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
 		mtx_unlock(&nrp->nr_mtx);
 	}
@@ -602,13 +626,16 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * XXX if not already connected call nfs_connect now. Longer
-	 * term, change nfs_mount to call nfs_connect unconditionally
-	 * and let clnt_reconnect_create handle reconnects.
+	 * If not already connected call newnfs_connect now.
 	 */
 	if (nrp->nr_client == NULL)
-		newnfs_connect(nmp, nrp, cred, td, 0, false);
+		newnfs_connect(nmp, nrp, cred, td, 0, false, &nrp->nr_client);
 
+	if (nmp != NULL && nmp->nm_nconnect > 0 &&
+	    nmp->nm_aconn[nmp->nm_nextnconn] == NULL)
+		newnfs_connect(nmp, nrp, cred, td, 0, false,
+		    &nmp->nm_aconn[nmp->nm_nextnconn]);
+
 	/*
 	 * For a client side mount, nmp is != NULL and clp == NULL. For
 	 * server calls (callbacks or upcalls), nmp == NULL.
@@ -830,7 +857,25 @@
 	if (clp != NULL && sep != NULL)
 		stat = clnt_bck_call(nrp->nr_client, &ext, procnum,
 		    nd->nd_mreq, &nd->nd_mrep, timo, sep->nfsess_xprt);
-	else
+	else if (nmp != NULL && nmp->nm_nconnect > 0 &&
+	    (nd->nd_procnum == NFSPROC_READ ||
+	     nd->nd_procnum == NFSPROC_READDIR ||
+	     nd->nd_procnum == NFSPROC_WRITE)) {
+		/*
+		 * When there are multiple TCP connections, send the
+		 * RPCs with large messages on the alternate TCP
+		 * connection(s) in a round robin fashion.
+		 * The small RPC messages are sent on the default
+		 * TCP connection because they do not require much
+		 * network bandwidth and separating them from the
+		 * large RPC messages avoids them getting "log jammed"
+		 * behind several large RPC messages.
+		 */
+		stat = CLNT_CALL_MBUF(nmp->nm_aconn[nmp->nm_nextnconn],
+		    &ext, procnum, nd->nd_mreq, &nd->nd_mrep, timo);
+		nmp->nm_nextnconn = (nmp->nm_nextnconn + 1) %
+		    (nmp->nm_nconnect - 1);
+	} else
 		stat = CLNT_CALL_MBUF(nrp->nr_client, &ext, procnum,
 		    nd->nd_mreq, &nd->nd_mrep, timo);
 	NFSCL_DEBUG(2, "clnt call=%d\n", stat);
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonsubs.c.nconn b/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonsubs.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonsubs.c.nconn
+++ b/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_commonsubs.c
@@ -3625,7 +3625,8 @@
  	}
 	rp->nr_vers = RPCNFSUSERD_VERS;
 	if (error == 0)
-		error = newnfs_connect(NULL, rp, NFSPROCCRED(p), p, 0, false);
+		error = newnfs_connect(NULL, rp, NFSPROCCRED(p), p, 0, false,
+		    &rp->nr_client);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		NFSLOCKNAMEID();
 		nfsrv_nfsuserd = RUNNING;
@@ -3659,7 +3660,7 @@
 		msleep(&nfsrv_userdupcalls, NFSNAMEIDMUTEXPTR, PVFS,
 		    "nfsupcalls", 0);
 	NFSUNLOCKNAMEID();
-	newnfs_disconnect(&nfsrv_nfsuserdsock);
+	newnfs_disconnect(NULL, &nfsrv_nfsuserdsock);
 	free(nfsrv_nfsuserdsock.nr_nam, M_SONAME);
 	NFSLOCKNAMEID();
 	nfsrv_nfsuserd = NOTRUNNING;
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_var.h.nconn b/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_var.h
--- a/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_var.h.nconn
+++ b/sys/fs/nfs/nfs_var.h
@@ -772,8 +772,8 @@
     struct ucred *, u_int32_t, u_int32_t, u_char *, int, u_int64_t *,
     struct nfsclsession *);
 int newnfs_connect(struct nfsmount *, struct nfssockreq *,
-    struct ucred *, NFSPROC_T *, int, bool);
-void newnfs_disconnect(struct nfssockreq *);
+    struct ucred *, NFSPROC_T *, int, bool, struct __rpc_client **);
+void newnfs_disconnect(struct nfsmount *, struct nfssockreq *);
 int newnfs_sigintr(struct nfsmount *, NFSPROC_T *);
 
 /* nfs_nfsdkrpc.c */
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c.nconn b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c.nconn
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c
@@ -5610,7 +5610,7 @@
 	 * unmount, but I did it anyhow.
 	 */
 	nrp->nr_cred = crhold(nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_cred);
-	error = newnfs_connect(nmp, nrp, NULL, p, 0, false);
+	error = newnfs_connect(nmp, nrp, NULL, p, 0, false, &nrp->nr_client);
 	NFSCL_DEBUG(3, "DS connect=%d\n", error);
 
 	dsp = NULL;
@@ -5628,7 +5628,7 @@
 			} while (error == NFSERR_MINORVERMISMATCH &&
 			    firsttry++ == 0);
 			if (error != 0)
-				newnfs_disconnect(nrp);
+				newnfs_disconnect(NULL, nrp);
 		} else {
 			dsp = malloc(sizeof(struct nfsclds), M_NFSCLDS,
 			    M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
@@ -5656,7 +5656,7 @@
 				 * If there is already a session for this
 				 * server, use it.
 				 */
-				(void)newnfs_disconnect(nrp);
+				newnfs_disconnect(NULL, nrp);
 				nfscl_freenfsclds(dsp);
 				*dspp = tdsp;
 				return (0);
@@ -5688,7 +5688,7 @@
 		NFSUNLOCKMNT(nmp);
 		*dspp = dsp;
 	} else if (dsp != NULL) {
-		newnfs_disconnect(nrp);
+		newnfs_disconnect(NULL, nrp);
 		nfscl_freenfsclds(dsp);
 	}
 	return (error);
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvfsops.c.nconn b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvfsops.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvfsops.c.nconn
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvfsops.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 static int	mountnfs(struct nfs_args *, struct mount *,
 		    struct sockaddr *, char *, u_char *, int, u_char *, int,
 		    u_char *, int, struct vnode **, struct ucred *,
-		    struct thread *, int, int, int, uint32_t, char *);
+		    struct thread *, int, int, int, uint32_t, char *, int);
 static void	nfs_getnlminfo(struct vnode *, uint8_t *, size_t *,
 		    struct sockaddr_storage *, int *, off_t *,
 		    struct timeval *);
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 	nam = sodupsockaddr((struct sockaddr *)sin, M_WAITOK);
 	if ((error = mountnfs(args, mp, nam, path, NULL, 0, dirpath, dirlen,
 	    NULL, 0, vpp, td->td_ucred, td, NFS_DEFAULT_NAMETIMEO, 
-	    NFS_DEFAULT_NEGNAMETIMEO, 0, 0, NULL)) != 0) {
+	    NFS_DEFAULT_NEGNAMETIMEO, 0, 0, NULL, 0)) != 0) {
 		printf("nfs_mountroot: mount %s on /: %d\n", path, error);
 		return (error);
 	}
@@ -715,14 +715,14 @@
 				haslock = 1;
 		}
 		if (!error) {
-		    newnfs_disconnect(&nmp->nm_sockreq);
+		    newnfs_disconnect(nmp, &nmp->nm_sockreq);
 		    if (haslock)
 			newnfs_sndunlock(&nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_lock);
 		    nmp->nm_sotype = argp->sotype;
 		    nmp->nm_soproto = argp->proto;
 		    if (nmp->nm_sotype == SOCK_DGRAM)
 			while (newnfs_connect(nmp, &nmp->nm_sockreq,
-			    cred, td, 0, false)) {
+			    cred, td, 0, false, &nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_client)) {
 				printf("newnfs_args: retrying connect\n");
 				(void) nfs_catnap(PSOCK, 0, "nfscon");
 			}
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
     "resvport", "readahead", "hostname", "timeo", "timeout", "addr", "fh",
     "nfsv3", "sec", "principal", "nfsv4", "gssname", "allgssname", "dirpath",
     "minorversion", "nametimeo", "negnametimeo", "nocto", "noncontigwr",
-    "pnfs", "wcommitsize", "oneopenown", "tls", "tlscertname",
+    "pnfs", "wcommitsize", "oneopenown", "tls", "tlscertname", "nconnect",
     NULL };
 
 /*
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@
 	    krbnamelen, srvkrbnamelen;
 	size_t hstlen;
 	uint32_t newflag;
+	int nconn = 0;
 
 	has_nfs_args_opt = 0;
 	has_nfs_from_opt = 0;
@@ -1192,6 +1193,15 @@
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
+	if (vfs_getopt(mp->mnt_optnew, "nconnect", (void **)&opt, NULL) ==
+	    0) {
+		ret = sscanf(opt, "%d", &nconn);
+		if (ret != 1 || nconn < 2 || nconn > NFS_MAXNCONN) {
+			vfs_mount_error(mp, "illegal nconnect: %s", opt);
+			error = EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
 	if (vfs_getopt(mp->mnt_optnew, "sec",
 		(void **) &secname, NULL) == 0)
 		nfs_sec_name(secname, &args.flags);
@@ -1359,10 +1369,25 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (nconn > 0 && (args.sotype != SOCK_STREAM ||
+	    (args.flags & NFSMNT_NFSV4) == 0 || minvers == 0)) {
+		/*
+		 * RFC 5661 requires that an NFSv4.1/4.2 server
+		 * send an RPC reply on the same TCP connection
+		 * as the one it received the request on.
+		 * This property in required for "nconnect" and
+		 * might not be the case for NFSv3 or NFSv4.0 servers.
+		 */
+		vfs_mount_error(mp, "nconnect should only be used "
+		    "for NFSv4.1/4.2 mounts");
+		error = EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	args.fh = nfh;
 	error = mountnfs(&args, mp, nam, hst, krbname, krbnamelen, dirpath,
 	    dirlen, srvkrbname, srvkrbnamelen, &vp, td->td_ucred, td,
-	    nametimeo, negnametimeo, minvers, newflag, tlscertname);
+	    nametimeo, negnametimeo, minvers, newflag, tlscertname, nconn);
 out:
 	if (!error) {
 		MNT_ILOCK(mp);
@@ -1410,7 +1435,7 @@
     char *hst, u_char *krbname, int krbnamelen, u_char *dirpath, int dirlen,
     u_char *srvkrbname, int srvkrbnamelen, struct vnode **vpp,
     struct ucred *cred, struct thread *td, int nametimeo, int negnametimeo,
-    int minvers, uint32_t newflag, char *tlscertname)
+    int minvers, uint32_t newflag, char *tlscertname, int nconn)
 {
 	struct nfsmount *nmp;
 	struct nfsnode *np;
@@ -1577,7 +1602,8 @@
 	else
 		nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_vers = NFS_VER2;
 
-	if ((error = newnfs_connect(nmp, &nmp->nm_sockreq, cred, td, 0, false)))
+	if ((error = newnfs_connect(nmp, &nmp->nm_sockreq, cred, td, 0, false,
+	    &nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_client)))
 		goto bad;
 	/* For NFSv4, get the clientid now. */
 	if ((argp->flags & NFSMNT_NFSV4) != 0) {
@@ -1586,6 +1612,12 @@
 		NFSCL_DEBUG(3, "aft getcl=%d\n", error);
 		if (error != 0)
 			goto bad;
+		if (nconn > 0 && nmp->nm_minorvers == 0) {
+			vfs_mount_error(mp, "nconnect should only be used "
+			    "for NFSv4.1/4.2 mounts");
+			error = EINVAL;
+			goto bad;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (nmp->nm_fhsize == 0 && (nmp->nm_flag & NFSMNT_NFSV4) &&
@@ -1680,6 +1712,10 @@
 			MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
 		}
 
+		/* Can now allow additional connections. */
+		if (nconn > 0)
+			nmp->nm_nconnect = nconn;
+
 		/*
 		 * Lose the lock but keep the ref.
 		 */
@@ -1692,7 +1728,7 @@
 bad:
 	if (clp != NULL)
 		nfscl_clientrelease(clp);
-	newnfs_disconnect(&nmp->nm_sockreq);
+	newnfs_disconnect(NULL, &nmp->nm_sockreq);
 	crfree(nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_cred);
 	if (nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_auth != NULL)
 		AUTH_DESTROY(nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_auth);
@@ -1707,7 +1743,7 @@
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(dsp, &nmp->nm_sess, nfsclds_list, tdsp) {
 		if (dsp != TAILQ_FIRST(&nmp->nm_sess) &&
 		    dsp->nfsclds_sockp != NULL)
-			newnfs_disconnect(dsp->nfsclds_sockp);
+			newnfs_disconnect(NULL, dsp->nfsclds_sockp);
 		nfscl_freenfsclds(dsp);
 	}
 	free(nmp->nm_tlscertname, M_NEWNFSMNT);
@@ -1793,7 +1829,7 @@
 		msleep(nmp, &nmp->nm_mtx, PVFS, "nfsfdism", 0);
 	mtx_unlock(&nmp->nm_mtx);
 
-	newnfs_disconnect(&nmp->nm_sockreq);
+	newnfs_disconnect(nmp, &nmp->nm_sockreq);
 	crfree(nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_cred);
 	free(nmp->nm_nam, M_SONAME);
 	if (nmp->nm_sockreq.nr_auth != NULL)
@@ -1803,7 +1839,7 @@
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(dsp, &nmp->nm_sess, nfsclds_list, tdsp) {
 		if (dsp != TAILQ_FIRST(&nmp->nm_sess) &&
 		    dsp->nfsclds_sockp != NULL)
-			newnfs_disconnect(dsp->nfsclds_sockp);
+			newnfs_disconnect(NULL, dsp->nfsclds_sockp);
 		nfscl_freenfsclds(dsp);
 	}
 	free(nmp->nm_tlscertname, M_NEWNFSMNT);
@@ -2067,6 +2103,7 @@
 	    &blen);
 	nfscl_printopt(nmp, (nmp->nm_flag & NFSMNT_NOCONN) != 0, ",noconn",
 	    &buf, &blen);
+	nfscl_printoptval(nmp, nmp->nm_nconnect, ",nconnect", &buf, &blen);
 	nfscl_printopt(nmp, (nmp->nm_flag & NFSMNT_SOFT) == 0, ",hard", &buf,
 	    &blen);
 	nfscl_printopt(nmp, (nmp->nm_flag & NFSMNT_SOFT) != 0, ",soft", &buf,
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfsmount.h.nconn b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfsmount.h
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfsmount.h.nconn
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfsmount.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 
 #include <nfs/nfs_mountcommon.h>
 
+/* Maximum value for nm_nconnect. */
+#define	NFS_MAXNCONN	16
+
 /*
  * Mount structure.
  * One allocated on every NFS mount.
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@
 	u_int64_t nm_clval;		/* identifies which clientid */
 	u_int64_t nm_fsid[2];		/* NFSv4 fsid */
 	int	nm_minorvers;		/* Minor version # for NFSv4 */
+	u_int	nm_nconnect;		/* nconnect value */
+	u_int	nm_nextnconn;		/* Next nconnect to use */
+	struct __rpc_client *nm_aconn[NFS_MAXNCONN - 1]; /* Additional nconn */
 	u_int16_t nm_krbnamelen;	/* Krb5 host principal, if any */
 	u_int16_t nm_dirpathlen;	/* and mount dirpath, for V4 */
 	u_int16_t nm_srvkrbnamelen;	/* and the server's target name */
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdstate.c.nconn b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdstate.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdstate.c.nconn
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdstate.c
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@
 			NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, p);
 	}
 #endif
-	newnfs_disconnect(&clp->lc_req);
+	newnfs_disconnect(NULL, &clp->lc_req);
 	free(clp->lc_req.nr_nam, M_SONAME);
 	NFSFREEMUTEX(&clp->lc_req.nr_mtx);
 	free(clp->lc_stateid, M_NFSDCLIENT);
@@ -4578,10 +4578,10 @@
 			nfsrv_freesession(sep, NULL);
 		} else if (nd->nd_procnum == NFSV4PROC_CBNULL)
 			error = newnfs_connect(NULL, &clp->lc_req, cred,
-			    NULL, 1, dotls);
+			    NULL, 1, dotls, &clp->lc_req.nr_client);
 		else
 			error = newnfs_connect(NULL, &clp->lc_req, cred,
-			    NULL, 3, dotls);
+			    NULL, 3, dotls, &clp->lc_req.nr_client);
 	}
 	newnfs_sndunlock(&clp->lc_req.nr_lock);
 	NFSD_DEBUG(4, "aft sndunlock=%d\n", error);