diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index c299156..29cc853 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * net/tipc/node.c: TIPC node management routines
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2006, 2012-2015, Ericsson AB
+ * Copyright (c) 2000-2006, 2012-2016, Ericsson AB
  * Copyright (c) 2005-2006, 2010-2014, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@
 	tipc_node_put(n);
 	return mtu;
 }
+
+u16 tipc_node_get_capabilities(struct net *net, u32 addr)
+{
+	struct tipc_node *n;
+	u16 caps;
+
+	n = tipc_node_find(net, addr);
+	if (unlikely(!n))
+		return TIPC_NODE_CAPABILITIES;
+	caps = n->capabilities;
+	tipc_node_put(n);
+	return caps;
+}
+
 /*
  * A trivial power-of-two bitmask technique is used for speed, since this
  * operation is done for every incoming TIPC packet. The number of hash table
@@ -304,8 +318,11 @@
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
 	n = tipc_node_find(net, addr);
-	if (n)
+	if (n) {
+		/* Same node may come back with new capabilities */
+		n->capabilities = capabilities;
 		goto exit;
+	}
 	n = kzalloc(sizeof(*n), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!n) {
 		pr_warn("Node creation failed, no memory\n");