read_lock(&ehca_qp_idr_lock);
        qp = idr_find(&ehca_qp_idr, token);
+       if (qp)
+               atomic_inc(&qp->nr_events);
        read_unlock(&ehca_qp_idr_lock);
 
        if (!qp)
        if (fatal && qp->ext_type == EQPT_SRQBASE)
                dispatch_qp_event(shca, qp, IB_EVENT_QP_LAST_WQE_REACHED);
 
+       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&qp->nr_events))
+               wake_up(&qp->wait_completion);
        return;
 }
 
 
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        }
 
+       atomic_set(&my_qp->nr_events, 0);
+       init_waitqueue_head(&my_qp->wait_completion);
        spin_lock_init(&my_qp->spinlock_s);
        spin_lock_init(&my_qp->spinlock_r);
        my_qp->qp_type = qp_type;
        idr_remove(&ehca_qp_idr, my_qp->token);
        write_unlock_irqrestore(&ehca_qp_idr_lock, flags);
 
+       /* now wait until all pending events have completed */
+       wait_event(my_qp->wait_completion, !atomic_read(&my_qp->nr_events));
+
        h_ret = hipz_h_destroy_qp(shca->ipz_hca_handle, my_qp);
        if (h_ret != H_SUCCESS) {
                ehca_err(dev, "hipz_h_destroy_qp() failed h_ret=%li "