diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/hpe/test_hpe3par.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/hpe/test_hpe3par.py
index b915537777e..3ce6b4748cd 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/hpe/test_hpe3par.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/hpe/test_hpe3par.py
@@ -763,14 +763,15 @@ class HPE3PARBaseDriver(test.TestCase):
         spec=True,
     )
     def setup_mock_client(self, _m_client, driver, conf=None, m_conf=None,
-                          is_primera=False):
+                          is_primera=False,
+                          wsapi_version=wsapi_version_latest):
 
         _m_client = _m_client.return_value
 
         # Configure the base constants, defaults etc...
         _m_client.configure_mock(**self.mock_client_conf)
 
-        _m_client.getWsApiVersion.return_value = self.wsapi_version_latest
+        _m_client.getWsApiVersion.return_value = wsapi_version
 
         _m_client.is_primera_array.return_value = is_primera
 
@@ -8901,10 +8902,49 @@ class TestHPE3PARISCSIDriver(HPE3PARBaseDriver):
 
         return mock_client
 
-    def test_iscsi_primera(self):
+    def test_iscsi_primera_old(self):
+        # primera 4.0.xx.yyy
+        wsapi_version_primera_old = {'major': 1,
+                                     'build': 40000128,
+                                     'minor': 8,
+                                     'revision': 1}
+
         self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError, self.setup_mock_client,
                           driver=hpedriver.HPE3PARISCSIDriver,
-                          is_primera=True)
+                          is_primera=True,
+                          wsapi_version=wsapi_version_primera_old)
+
+    def test_iscsi_primera_new(self, config=None, mock_conf=None):
+        # primera 4.2.xx.yyy
+        wsapi_version_primera_new = {'major': 1,
+                                     'build': 40202010,
+                                     'minor': 8,
+                                     'revision': 1}
+
+        self.ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
+
+        mock_client = self.setup_mock_client(
+            conf=config,
+            m_conf=mock_conf,
+            driver=hpedriver.HPE3PARISCSIDriver,
+            is_primera=True,
+            wsapi_version=wsapi_version_primera_new)
+
+        expected_get_cpgs = [
+            mock.call.getCPG(HPE3PAR_CPG),
+            mock.call.getCPG(HPE3PAR_CPG2)]
+        expected_get_ports = [mock.call.getPorts()]
+        expected_primera = [
+            mock.call.is_primera_array(),
+            mock.call.getWsApiVersion()]
+        mock_client.assert_has_calls(
+            self.standard_login +
+            expected_get_cpgs +
+            self.standard_logout +
+            expected_primera +
+            self.standard_login +
+            expected_get_ports +
+            self.standard_logout)
 
     @ddt.data('volume', 'volume_name_id')
     def test_initialize_connection(self, volume_attr):
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_3par_iscsi.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_3par_iscsi.py
index 83febae894a..0d809e048f1 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_3par_iscsi.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_3par_iscsi.py
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ class HPE3PARISCSIDriver(hpebasedriver.HPE3PARDriverBase):
                 failover. bug #1773069
         4.0.4 - Added Peer Persistence feature
         4.0.5 - Added Primera array check. bug #1849525
+        4.0.6 - Allow iSCSI support for Primera 4.2 onwards
 
     """
 
-    VERSION = "4.0.5"
+    VERSION = "4.0.6"
 
     # The name of the CI wiki page.
     CI_WIKI_NAME = "HPE_Storage_CI"
@@ -144,9 +145,17 @@ class HPE3PARISCSIDriver(hpebasedriver.HPE3PARDriverBase):
         client_obj = common.client
         is_primera = client_obj.is_primera_array()
         if is_primera:
-            LOG.error("For Primera, only FC is supported. "
-                      "iSCSI cannot be used")
-            raise NotImplementedError()
+            api_version = client_obj.getWsApiVersion()
+            array_version = api_version['build']
+            LOG.debug("array version: %(version)s",
+                      {'version': array_version})
+            if array_version < 40200000:
+                err_msg = (_('The iSCSI driver is not supported for '
+                             'Primera %(version)s. It is supported '
+                             'for Primera 4.2 or higher versions.')
+                           % {'version': array_version})
+                LOG.error(err_msg)
+                raise NotImplementedError()
 
         self.iscsi_ips = {}
         common.client_login()
diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/block-storage/drivers/hpe-3par-driver.rst b/doc/source/configuration/block-storage/drivers/hpe-3par-driver.rst
index d013cdc0392..bad3e3d4c7d 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/block-storage/drivers/hpe-3par-driver.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/block-storage/drivers/hpe-3par-driver.rst
@@ -378,15 +378,15 @@ OpenStack software.
       san_password=3parpass
 
       # FIBRE CHANNEL DRIVER
-      # Note: For Primera, only FC driver is supported as of now.
       # (uncomment the next line to enable the FC driver)
       #volume_driver=cinder.volume.drivers.hpe.hpe_3par_fc.HPE3PARFCDriver
 
       # iSCSI DRIVER
       # If you enable the iSCSI driver, you must also set values
       # for hpe3par_iscsi_ips or iscsi_ip_address in this file.
-      # Note: Primera currently requires the FC driver. If you
-      # configure iSCSI with Primera, the driver will fail to start.
+      # Note: The iSCSI driver is supported with 3PAR (all versions)
+      # and Primera (version 4.2 or higher). If you configure iSCSI
+      # with Primera 4.0 or 4.1, the driver will fail to start.
       # (uncomment the next line to enable the iSCSI driver)
       #volume_driver=cinder.volume.drivers.hpe.hpe_3par_iscsi.HPE3PARISCSIDriver
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/hpe-3par-primera-add-iscsi-5af339643dfa0928.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/hpe-3par-primera-add-iscsi-5af339643dfa0928.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03166024b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/hpe-3par-primera-add-iscsi-5af339643dfa0928.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    HPE 3PAR Driver: Add support of iSCSI driver for Primera 4.2
+    or higher versions.