diff --git a/include/linux/io_uring_types.h b/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
index 39629ee77b91..90fea94ad202 100644
--- a/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ struct io_ring_ctx {
 
 	/* protected by ->completion_lock */
 	unsigned			nr_req_allocated;
+	/* pending SEND_ZC notifications, protected by ->uring_lock */
+	unsigned			nr_notifs;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
 	struct list_head	napi_list;	/* track busy poll napi_id */
diff --git a/io_uring/notif.c b/io_uring/notif.c
index efce8ae12eaa..6c49aff515df 100644
--- a/io_uring/notif.c
+++ b/io_uring/notif.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static void io_notif_tw_complete(struct io_tw_req tw_req, io_tw_token_t tw)
 		}
 
 		nd = nd->next;
+		ctx->nr_notifs--;
 		io_req_task_complete((struct io_tw_req){notif}, tw);
 	} while (nd);
 }
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ struct io_kiocb *io_alloc_notif(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 
 	if (unlikely(!io_alloc_req(ctx, &notif)))
 		return NULL;
+	ctx->nr_notifs++;
 	notif->ctx = ctx;
 	notif->opcode = IORING_OP_NOP;
 	notif->flags = 0;