diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index f5eb737a677d..7ba3357c9882 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1050,6 +1050,9 @@ static __poll_t vsock_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 		mask |= EPOLLRDHUP;
 	}
 
+	if (sk_is_readable(sk))
+		mask |= EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
+
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
 		/* For datagram sockets we can read if there is something in
 		 * the queue and write as long as the socket isn't shutdown for