diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c
index e9ba9551832c..696b2c4613a7 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c
@@ -172,9 +172,28 @@ void mptcp_pm_subflow_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pm->lock);
 }
 
-void mptcp_pm_subflow_closed(struct mptcp_sock *msk, u8 id)
+void mptcp_pm_subflow_check_next(struct mptcp_sock *msk, const struct sock *ssk,
+				 const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
 {
-	pr_debug("msk=%p", msk);
+	struct mptcp_pm_data *pm = &msk->pm;
+	bool update_subflows;
+
+	update_subflows = (ssk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE) &&
+			  (subflow->request_join || subflow->mp_join);
+	if (!READ_ONCE(pm->work_pending) && !update_subflows)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&pm->lock);
+	if (update_subflows)
+		pm->subflows--;
+
+	/* Even if this subflow is not really established, tell the PM to try
+	 * to pick the next ones, if possible.
+	 */
+	if (mptcp_pm_nl_check_work_pending(msk))
+		mptcp_pm_schedule_work(msk, MPTCP_PM_SUBFLOW_ESTABLISHED);
+
+	spin_unlock_bh(&pm->lock);
 }
 
 void mptcp_pm_add_addr_received(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index ad3dc9c6c531..5efb63ab1fa3 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -251,14 +251,17 @@ unsigned int mptcp_pm_get_local_addr_max(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mptcp_pm_get_local_addr_max);
 
-static void check_work_pending(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+bool mptcp_pm_nl_check_work_pending(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet = net_generic(sock_net((struct sock *)msk), pm_nl_pernet_id);
 
 	if (msk->pm.subflows == mptcp_pm_get_subflows_max(msk) ||
 	    (find_next_and_bit(pernet->id_bitmap, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap,
-			       MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID + 1, 0) == MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID + 1))
+			       MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID + 1, 0) == MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID + 1)) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(msk->pm.work_pending, false);
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
 }
 
 struct mptcp_pm_add_entry *
@@ -427,6 +430,7 @@ static bool lookup_address_in_vec(struct mptcp_addr_info *addrs, unsigned int nr
 static unsigned int fill_remote_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk, bool fullmesh,
 					      struct mptcp_addr_info *addrs)
 {
+	bool deny_id0 = READ_ONCE(msk->pm.remote_deny_join_id0);
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk, *ssk;
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
 	struct mptcp_addr_info remote = { 0 };
@@ -434,22 +438,28 @@ static unsigned int fill_remote_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk, bool fullm
 	int i = 0;
 
 	subflows_max = mptcp_pm_get_subflows_max(msk);
+	remote_address((struct sock_common *)sk, &remote);
 
 	/* Non-fullmesh endpoint, fill in the single entry
 	 * corresponding to the primary MPC subflow remote address
 	 */
 	if (!fullmesh) {
-		remote_address((struct sock_common *)sk, &remote);
+		if (deny_id0)
+			return 0;
+
 		msk->pm.subflows++;
 		addrs[i++] = remote;
 	} else {
 		mptcp_for_each_subflow(msk, subflow) {
 			ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
-			remote_address((struct sock_common *)ssk, &remote);
-			if (!lookup_address_in_vec(addrs, i, &remote) &&
+			remote_address((struct sock_common *)ssk, &addrs[i]);
+			if (deny_id0 && addresses_equal(&addrs[i], &remote, false))
+				continue;
+
+			if (!lookup_address_in_vec(addrs, i, &addrs[i]) &&
 			    msk->pm.subflows < subflows_max) {
 				msk->pm.subflows++;
-				addrs[i++] = remote;
+				i++;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -503,12 +513,12 @@ static void mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 
 	/* do lazy endpoint usage accounting for the MPC subflows */
 	if (unlikely(!(msk->pm.status & BIT(MPTCP_PM_MPC_ENDPOINT_ACCOUNTED))) && msk->first) {
-		struct mptcp_addr_info local;
+		struct mptcp_addr_info mpc_addr;
 		int mpc_id;
 
-		local_address((struct sock_common *)msk->first, &local);
-		mpc_id = lookup_id_by_addr(pernet, &local);
-		if (mpc_id < 0)
+		local_address((struct sock_common *)msk->first, &mpc_addr);
+		mpc_id = lookup_id_by_addr(pernet, &mpc_addr);
+		if (mpc_id >= 0)
 			__clear_bit(mpc_id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
 
 		msk->pm.status |= BIT(MPTCP_PM_MPC_ENDPOINT_ACCOUNTED);
@@ -534,26 +544,28 @@ static void mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	}
 
 	/* check if should create a new subflow */
-	if (msk->pm.local_addr_used < local_addr_max &&
-	    msk->pm.subflows < subflows_max &&
-	    !READ_ONCE(msk->pm.remote_deny_join_id0)) {
-		local = select_local_address(pernet, msk);
-		if (local) {
-			bool fullmesh = !!(local->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_FULLMESH);
-			struct mptcp_addr_info addrs[MPTCP_PM_ADDR_MAX];
-			int i, nr;
+	while (msk->pm.local_addr_used < local_addr_max &&
+	       msk->pm.subflows < subflows_max) {
+		struct mptcp_addr_info addrs[MPTCP_PM_ADDR_MAX];
+		bool fullmesh;
+		int i, nr;
 
-			msk->pm.local_addr_used++;
-			nr = fill_remote_addresses_vec(msk, fullmesh, addrs);
-			if (nr)
-				__clear_bit(local->addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
-			for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
-				__mptcp_subflow_connect(sk, &local->addr, &addrs[i]);
-			spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
-		}
+		local = select_local_address(pernet, msk);
+		if (!local)
+			break;
+
+		fullmesh = !!(local->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_FULLMESH);
+
+		msk->pm.local_addr_used++;
+		nr = fill_remote_addresses_vec(msk, fullmesh, addrs);
+		if (nr)
+			__clear_bit(local->addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
+		for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
+			__mptcp_subflow_connect(sk, &local->addr, &addrs[i]);
+		spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 	}
-	check_work_pending(msk);
+	mptcp_pm_nl_check_work_pending(msk);
 }
 
 static void mptcp_pm_nl_fully_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
@@ -760,11 +772,12 @@ static void mptcp_pm_nl_rm_addr_or_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 				 i, rm_list->ids[i], subflow->local_id, subflow->remote_id);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 			mptcp_subflow_shutdown(sk, ssk, how);
+
+			/* the following takes care of updating the subflows counter */
 			mptcp_close_ssk(sk, ssk, subflow);
 			spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 
 			removed = true;
-			msk->pm.subflows--;
 			__MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), rm_type);
 		}
 		__set_bit(rm_list->ids[1], msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 5c956a8dc714..3e8cfaed00b5 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2332,6 +2332,12 @@ void mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 {
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
 		mptcp_event(MPTCP_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED, mptcp_sk(sk), ssk, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	/* subflow aborted before reaching the fully_established status
+	 * attempt the creation of the next subflow
+	 */
+	mptcp_pm_subflow_check_next(mptcp_sk(sk), ssk, subflow);
+
 	__mptcp_close_ssk(sk, ssk, subflow, MPTCP_CF_PUSH);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 2a6f0960ba27..a8eb32e29215 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -743,7 +743,9 @@ void mptcp_pm_fully_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk, const struct sock *ssk,
 bool mptcp_pm_allow_new_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
 void mptcp_pm_connection_closed(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
 void mptcp_pm_subflow_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
-void mptcp_pm_subflow_closed(struct mptcp_sock *msk, u8 id);
+bool mptcp_pm_nl_check_work_pending(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
+void mptcp_pm_subflow_check_next(struct mptcp_sock *msk, const struct sock *ssk,
+				 const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow);
 void mptcp_pm_add_addr_received(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 				const struct mptcp_addr_info *addr);
 void mptcp_pm_add_addr_echoed(struct mptcp_sock *msk,