diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h b/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
index 64ecc8a3f9f2bb4186b9217c95e76749e52fff80..166bb9bad05c5c116632e1f0dc0ba23ae0597c41 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct mptcp_info {
 	__u64	mptcpi_bytes_sent;
 	__u64	mptcpi_bytes_received;
 	__u64	mptcpi_bytes_acked;
+	__u8	mptcpi_subflows_total;
 };
 
 /* MPTCP Reset reason codes, rfc8684 */
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
index 61b0a4f15c28022e4d107989ce368e6dbe7e719a..b40a69649fe1f018f998797ea22bd0d0c4f09eff 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
@@ -288,12 +288,12 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_remove_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	if (!mptcp_pm_is_userspace(msk)) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "invalid request; userspace PM not selected");
-		goto remove_err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (id_val == 0) {
 		err = mptcp_userspace_pm_remove_id_zero_address(msk, info);
-		goto remove_err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_remove_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (!match) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "address with specified id not found");
 		release_sock(sk);
-		goto remove_err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	list_move(&match->list, &free_list);
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_remove_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
- remove_err:
+out:
 	sock_put(sk);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 7384613ea244446158fc6f7ca5a40bc02bfc16e4..07f6242afc1ae09d3c17aadfe7bb104eb3cf177c 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -1087,6 +1087,15 @@ static inline void __mptcp_do_fallback(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	set_bit(MPTCP_FALLBACK_DONE, &msk->flags);
 }
 
+static inline bool __mptcp_has_initial_subflow(const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+{
+	struct sock *ssk = READ_ONCE(msk->first);
+
+	return ssk && ((1 << inet_sk_state_load(ssk)) &
+		       (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_SYN_SENT |
+			TCPF_SYN_RECV | TCPF_LISTEN));
+}
+
 static inline void mptcp_do_fallback(struct sock *ssk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/sockopt.c b/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
index c5a21e40baa405f5ba890c956846935c8503e5a8..85133cde05874b376608b925b69a5611c29d4fb3 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ void mptcp_diag_fill_info(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_info *info)
 	info->mptcpi_bytes_sent = msk->bytes_sent;
 	info->mptcpi_bytes_received = msk->bytes_received;
 	info->mptcpi_bytes_retrans = msk->bytes_retrans;
+	info->mptcpi_subflows_total = info->mptcpi_subflows +
+		__mptcp_has_initial_subflow(msk);
 	unlock_sock_fast(sk, slow);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mptcp_diag_fill_info);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 371583009a662c5d33184b1deca64f36e2426016..9cd30826f3137d0eebffb43048147bf88441f697 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -3469,6 +3469,75 @@ userspace_tests()
 		kill_events_pids
 		mptcp_lib_kill_wait $tests_pid
 	fi
+
+	# userspace pm create id 0 subflow
+	if reset_with_events "userspace pm create id 0 subflow" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
+		set_userspace_pm $ns2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
+		speed=5 \
+			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 &
+		local tests_pid=$!
+		wait_mpj $ns2
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 0 subflows 0
+		chk_subflows_total 1 1
+		userspace_pm_add_sf $ns2 10.0.3.2 0
+		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
+		chk_subflows_total 2 2
+		kill_events_pids
+		wait $tests_pid
+	fi
+
+	# userspace pm remove initial subflow
+	if reset_with_events "userspace pm remove initial subflow" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
+		set_userspace_pm $ns2
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
+		speed=5 \
+			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 &
+		local tests_pid=$!
+		wait_mpj $ns2
+		userspace_pm_add_sf $ns2 10.0.3.2 20
+		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
+		chk_subflows_total 2 2
+		userspace_pm_rm_sf $ns2 10.0.1.2
+		# we don't look at the counter linked to the RM_ADDR but
+		# to the one linked to the subflows that have been removed
+		chk_rm_nr 0 1
+		chk_rst_nr 0 0 invert
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
+		chk_subflows_total 1 1
+		kill_events_pids
+		wait $tests_pid
+	fi
+
+	# userspace pm send RM_ADDR for ID 0
+	if reset_with_events "userspace pm send RM_ADDR for ID 0" &&
+	   continue_if mptcp_lib_has_file '/proc/sys/net/mptcp/pm_type'; then
+		set_userspace_pm $ns1
+		pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 1 1
+		speed=5 \
+			run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 &
+		local tests_pid=$!
+		wait_mpj $ns1
+		userspace_pm_add_addr $ns1 10.0.2.1 10
+		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
+		chk_add_nr 1 1
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
+		chk_subflows_total 2 2
+		chk_mptcp_info add_addr_signal 1 add_addr_accepted 1
+		userspace_pm_rm_addr $ns1 0
+		# we don't look at the counter linked to the subflows that
+		# have been removed but to the one linked to the RM_ADDR
+		chk_rm_nr 1 0 invert
+		chk_rst_nr 0 0 invert
+		chk_mptcp_info subflows 1 subflows 1
+		chk_subflows_total 1 1
+		kill_events_pids
+		wait $tests_pid
+	fi
 }
 
 endpoint_tests()