diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.c b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
index 4f7e2b4120..9666c3b76e 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
@@ -875,16 +875,16 @@ spdk_iscsi_drop_conns(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, const char *conn_match,
  * Otherwise returns the number of bytes successfully read.
  */
 int
-spdk_iscsi_conn_read_data(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, int bytes,
-			  void *buf)
+spdk_iscsi_conn_readv_data(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn,
+			   struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (bytes == 0) {
+	if (iov == NULL || iovcnt == 0) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	ret = spdk_sock_recv(conn->sock, buf, bytes);
+	ret = spdk_sock_readv(conn->sock, iov, iovcnt);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		spdk_trace_record(TRACE_ISCSI_READ_FROM_SOCKET_DONE, conn->id, ret, 0, 0);
@@ -898,10 +898,10 @@ spdk_iscsi_conn_read_data(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, int bytes,
 
 		/* For connect reset issue, do not output error log */
 		if (errno == ECONNRESET) {
-			SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_ISCSI, "spdk_sock_recv() failed, errno %d: %s\n",
+			SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_ISCSI, "spdk_sock_readv() failed, errno %d: %s\n",
 				      errno, spdk_strerror(errno));
 		} else {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_sock_recv() failed, errno %d: %s\n",
+			SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_sock_readv() failed, errno %d: %s\n",
 				    errno, spdk_strerror(errno));
 		}
 	}
@@ -910,6 +910,18 @@ spdk_iscsi_conn_read_data(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, int bytes,
 	return SPDK_ISCSI_CONNECTION_FATAL;
 }
 
+int
+spdk_iscsi_conn_read_data(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, int bytes,
+			  void *buf)
+{
+	struct iovec iov;
+
+	iov.iov_base = buf;
+	iov.iov_len = bytes;
+
+	return spdk_iscsi_conn_readv_data(conn, &iov, 1);
+}
+
 void
 spdk_iscsi_task_mgmt_cpl(struct spdk_scsi_task *scsi_task)
 {
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.h b/lib/iscsi/conn.h
index ac372339ea..8e7ec6dfcf 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.h
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ int spdk_iscsi_drop_conns(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn,
 void spdk_iscsi_conn_set_min_per_core(int count);
 int spdk_iscsi_conn_get_min_per_core(void);
 
-int spdk_iscsi_conn_read_data(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, int len,
-			      void *buf);
+int spdk_iscsi_conn_read_data(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, int len, void *buf);
+int spdk_iscsi_conn_readv_data(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn,
+			       struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt);
 void spdk_iscsi_conn_write_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu);
 
 void spdk_iscsi_conn_free_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/common.c b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/common.c
index 6a353f3c66..758dbec205 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/common.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/common.c
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_iscsi_task_mgmt_cpl, (struct spdk_scsi_task *scsi_task));
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_iscsi_conn_read_data, int,
 	    (struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, int bytes, void *buf), 0);
 
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_iscsi_conn_readv_data, int,
+	    (struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt), 0);
+
 void
 spdk_iscsi_conn_write_pdu(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn, struct spdk_iscsi_pdu *pdu)
 {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
index e6ebeae77f..e0468b7e02 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/iscsi/conn.c/conn_ut.c
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ spdk_sock_close(struct spdk_sock **sock)
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_sock_recv, ssize_t,
 	    (struct spdk_sock *sock, void *buf, size_t len), 0);
 
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_sock_readv, ssize_t,
+	    (struct spdk_sock *sock, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt), 0);
+
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_sock_writev, ssize_t,
 	    (struct spdk_sock *sock, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt), 0);