diff --git a/providers/mlx5/mlx5.c b/providers/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 648e22059..ea55e0f24 100644
--- a/providers/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/providers/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static const struct verbs_context_ops mlx5_ctx_common_ops = {
 	.destroy_wq = mlx5_destroy_wq,
 	.free_dm = mlx5_free_dm,
 	.get_srq_num = mlx5_get_srq_num,
+	.import_pd = mlx5_import_pd,
 	.modify_cq = mlx5_modify_cq,
 	.modify_flow_action_esp = mlx5_modify_flow_action_esp,
 	.modify_qp_rate_limit = mlx5_modify_qp_rate_limit,
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ static const struct verbs_context_ops mlx5_ctx_common_ops = {
 	.alloc_null_mr = mlx5_alloc_null_mr,
 	.free_context = mlx5_free_context,
 	.set_ece = mlx5_set_ece,
+	.unimport_pd = mlx5_unimport_pd,
 };
 
 static const struct verbs_context_ops mlx5_ctx_cqev1_ops = {
diff --git a/providers/mlx5/mlx5.h b/providers/mlx5/mlx5.h
index b57ba25bb..3c129d714 100644
--- a/providers/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/providers/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -1040,6 +1040,9 @@ int mlx5_advise_mr(struct ibv_pd *pd,
 		   uint32_t flags,
 		   struct ibv_sge *sg_list,
 		   uint32_t num_sges);
+struct ibv_pd *mlx5_import_pd(struct ibv_context *context,
+			      uint32_t pd_handle);
+void mlx5_unimport_pd(struct ibv_pd *pd);
 int mlx5_qp_fill_wr_pfns(struct mlx5_qp *mqp,
 			 const struct ibv_qp_init_attr_ex *attr,
 			 const struct mlx5dv_qp_init_attr *mlx5_attr);
diff --git a/providers/mlx5/verbs.c b/providers/mlx5/verbs.c
index 5643ecccc..81e1ed90f 100644
--- a/providers/mlx5/verbs.c
+++ b/providers/mlx5/verbs.c
@@ -556,26 +556,39 @@ static int mlx5_dealloc_parent_domain(struct mlx5_parent_domain *mparent_domain)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mlx5_free_pd(struct ibv_pd *pd)
+static int _mlx5_free_pd(struct ibv_pd *pd, bool unimport)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct mlx5_parent_domain *mparent_domain = to_mparent_domain(pd);
 	struct mlx5_pd *mpd = to_mpd(pd);
 
-	if (mparent_domain)
+	if (mparent_domain) {
+		if (unimport)
+			return EINVAL;
+
 		return mlx5_dealloc_parent_domain(mparent_domain);
+	}
 
 	if (atomic_load(&mpd->refcount) > 1)
 		return EBUSY;
 
+	if (unimport)
+		goto end;
+
 	ret = ibv_cmd_dealloc_pd(pd);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+end:
 	free(mpd);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int mlx5_free_pd(struct ibv_pd *pd)
+{
+	return _mlx5_free_pd(pd, false);
+}
+
 struct ibv_mr *mlx5_reg_mr(struct ibv_pd *pd, void *addr, size_t length,
 			   uint64_t hca_va, int acc)
 {
@@ -706,6 +719,43 @@ int mlx5_advise_mr(struct ibv_pd *pd,
 	return ibv_cmd_advise_mr(pd, advice, flags, sg_list, num_sge);
 }
 
+struct ibv_pd *mlx5_import_pd(struct ibv_context *context,
+			      uint32_t pd_handle)
+{
+	DECLARE_COMMAND_BUFFER(cmd,
+			       UVERBS_OBJECT_PD,
+			       MLX5_IB_METHOD_PD_QUERY,
+			       2);
+
+	struct mlx5_pd *pd;
+	int ret;
+
+	pd = calloc(1, sizeof *pd);
+	if (!pd)
+		return NULL;
+
+	fill_attr_in_obj(cmd, MLX5_IB_ATTR_QUERY_PD_HANDLE, pd_handle);
+	fill_attr_out_ptr(cmd, MLX5_IB_ATTR_QUERY_PD_RESP_PDN, &pd->pdn);
+
+	ret = execute_ioctl(context, cmd);
+	if (ret) {
+		free(pd);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	pd->ibv_pd.context = context;
+	pd->ibv_pd.handle = pd_handle;
+	atomic_init(&pd->refcount, 1);
+
+	return &pd->ibv_pd;
+}
+
+void mlx5_unimport_pd(struct ibv_pd *pd)
+{
+	if (_mlx5_free_pd(pd, true))
+		assert(false);
+}
+
 struct ibv_mw *mlx5_alloc_mw(struct ibv_pd *pd, enum ibv_mw_type type)
 {
 	struct ibv_mw *mw;