diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 00ec46413146..000bc6d077ea 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -1706,6 +1706,7 @@ void transport_generic_request_failure(struct se_cmd *cmd,
 	case TCM_LOGICAL_BLOCK_GUARD_CHECK_FAILED:
 	case TCM_LOGICAL_BLOCK_APP_TAG_CHECK_FAILED:
 	case TCM_LOGICAL_BLOCK_REF_TAG_CHECK_FAILED:
+	case TCM_COPY_TARGET_DEVICE_NOT_REACHABLE:
 		break;
 	case TCM_OUT_OF_RESOURCES:
 		sense_reason = TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;
@@ -2873,6 +2874,12 @@ static const struct sense_info sense_info_table[] = {
 		.ascq = 0x03, /* LOGICAL BLOCK REFERENCE TAG CHECK FAILED */
 		.add_sector_info = true,
 	},
+	[TCM_COPY_TARGET_DEVICE_NOT_REACHABLE] = {
+		.key = COPY_ABORTED,
+		.asc = 0x0d,
+		.ascq = 0x02, /* COPY TARGET DEVICE NOT REACHABLE */
+
+	},
 	[TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE] = {
 		/*
 		 * Returning ILLEGAL REQUEST would cause immediate IO errors on
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c b/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
index 75cd85426ae3..f2a1443ecb33 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int target_xcopy_locate_se_dev_e4(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, struct xcopy_op
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&g_device_mutex);
 
-	pr_err("Unable to locate 0xe4 descriptor for EXTENDED_COPY\n");
+	pr_debug_ratelimited("Unable to locate 0xe4 descriptor for EXTENDED_COPY\n");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int target_xcopy_parse_tiddesc_e4(struct se_cmd *se_cmd, struct xcopy_op
 
 static int target_xcopy_parse_target_descriptors(struct se_cmd *se_cmd,
 				struct xcopy_op *xop, unsigned char *p,
-				unsigned short tdll)
+				unsigned short tdll, sense_reason_t *sense_ret)
 {
 	struct se_device *local_dev = se_cmd->se_dev;
 	unsigned char *desc = p;
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ static int target_xcopy_parse_target_descriptors(struct se_cmd *se_cmd,
 	unsigned short start = 0;
 	bool src = true;
 
+	*sense_ret = TCM_INVALID_PARAMETER_LIST;
+
 	if (offset != 0) {
 		pr_err("XCOPY target descriptor list length is not"
 			" multiple of %d\n", XCOPY_TARGET_DESC_LEN);
@@ -243,9 +245,16 @@ static int target_xcopy_parse_target_descriptors(struct se_cmd *se_cmd,
 		rc = target_xcopy_locate_se_dev_e4(se_cmd, xop, true);
 	else
 		rc = target_xcopy_locate_se_dev_e4(se_cmd, xop, false);
-
-	if (rc < 0)
+	/*
+	 * If a matching IEEE NAA 0x83 descriptor for the requested device
+	 * is not located on this node, return COPY_ABORTED with ASQ/ASQC
+	 * 0x0d/0x02 - COPY_TARGET_DEVICE_NOT_REACHABLE to request the
+	 * initiator to fall back to normal copy method.
+	 */
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		*sense_ret = TCM_COPY_TARGET_DEVICE_NOT_REACHABLE;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	pr_debug("XCOPY TGT desc: Source dev: %p NAA IEEE WWN: 0x%16phN\n",
 		 xop->src_dev, &xop->src_tid_wwn[0]);
@@ -816,7 +825,8 @@ out:
 	xcopy_pt_undepend_remotedev(xop);
 	kfree(xop);
 
-	pr_warn("target_xcopy_do_work: Setting X-COPY CHECK_CONDITION -> sending response\n");
+	pr_warn_ratelimited("target_xcopy_do_work: rc: %d, Setting X-COPY CHECK_CONDITION"
+			    " -> sending response\n", rc);
 	ec_cmd->scsi_status = SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
 	target_complete_cmd(ec_cmd, SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION);
 }
@@ -875,7 +885,7 @@ sense_reason_t target_do_xcopy(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 		" tdll: %hu sdll: %u inline_dl: %u\n", list_id, list_id_usage,
 		tdll, sdll, inline_dl);
 
-	rc = target_xcopy_parse_target_descriptors(se_cmd, xop, &p[16], tdll);
+	rc = target_xcopy_parse_target_descriptors(se_cmd, xop, &p[16], tdll, &ret);
 	if (rc <= 0)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_base.h b/include/target/target_core_base.h
index fb8e3b6febdf..c2119008990a 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_base.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_base.h
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ enum tcm_sense_reason_table {
 	TCM_LOGICAL_BLOCK_GUARD_CHECK_FAILED	= R(0x15),
 	TCM_LOGICAL_BLOCK_APP_TAG_CHECK_FAILED	= R(0x16),
 	TCM_LOGICAL_BLOCK_REF_TAG_CHECK_FAILED	= R(0x17),
+	TCM_COPY_TARGET_DEVICE_NOT_REACHABLE	= R(0x18),
 #undef R
 };