diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 7b613c2280f1..9b85fcdb3918 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 			HPD_MARK_DISABLED = 2
 		} hpd_mark;
 	} hpd_stats[HPD_NUM_PINS];
+	struct timer_list hotplug_reenable_timer;
 
 	int num_pch_pll;
 	int num_plane;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 565ea96f772f..0aa2ef0d2ae0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ static int i915_get_vblank_timestamp(struct drm_device *dev, int pipe,
 /*
  * Handle hotplug events outside the interrupt handler proper.
  */
+#define I915_REENABLE_HOTPLUG_DELAY (2*60*1000)
+
 static void i915_hotplug_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = container_of(work, drm_i915_private_t,
@@ -375,8 +377,11 @@ static void i915_hotplug_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	 /* if there were no outputs to poll, poll was disabled,
 	  * therefore make sure it's enabled when disabling HPD on
 	  * some connectors */
-	if (hpd_disabled)
+	if (hpd_disabled) {
 		drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(dev);
+		mod_timer(&dev_priv->hotplug_reenable_timer,
+			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(I915_REENABLE_HOTPLUG_DELAY));
+	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->irq_lock, irqflags);
 
@@ -2367,6 +2372,8 @@ static void valleyview_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!dev_priv)
 		return;
 
+	del_timer_sync(&dev_priv->hotplug_reenable_timer);
+
 	for_each_pipe(pipe)
 		I915_WRITE(PIPESTAT(pipe), 0xffff);
 
@@ -2388,6 +2395,8 @@ static void ironlake_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!dev_priv)
 		return;
 
+	del_timer_sync(&dev_priv->hotplug_reenable_timer);
+
 	I915_WRITE(HWSTAM, 0xffffffff);
 
 	I915_WRITE(DEIMR, 0xffffffff);
@@ -2767,6 +2776,8 @@ static void i915_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 	int pipe;
 
+	del_timer_sync(&dev_priv->hotplug_reenable_timer);
+
 	if (I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev)) {
 		I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_EN, 0);
 		I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT, I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT));
@@ -3011,6 +3022,8 @@ static void i965_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	if (!dev_priv)
 		return;
 
+	del_timer_sync(&dev_priv->hotplug_reenable_timer);
+
 	I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_EN, 0);
 	I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT, I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT));
 
@@ -3026,6 +3039,41 @@ static void i965_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	I915_WRITE(IIR, I915_READ(IIR));
 }
 
+static void i915_reenable_hotplug_timer_func(unsigned long data)
+{
+	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *)data;
+	struct drm_device *dev = dev_priv->dev;
+	struct drm_mode_config *mode_config = &dev->mode_config;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
+	int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->irq_lock, irqflags);
+	for (i = (HPD_NONE + 1); i < HPD_NUM_PINS; i++) {
+		struct drm_connector *connector;
+
+		if (dev_priv->hpd_stats[i].hpd_mark != HPD_DISABLED)
+			continue;
+
+		dev_priv->hpd_stats[i].hpd_mark = HPD_ENABLED;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(connector, &mode_config->connector_list, head) {
+			struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);
+
+			if (intel_connector->encoder->hpd_pin == i) {
+				if (connector->polled != intel_connector->polled)
+					DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Reenabling HPD on connector %s\n",
+							 drm_get_connector_name(connector));
+				connector->polled = intel_connector->polled;
+				if (!connector->polled)
+					connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (dev_priv->display.hpd_irq_setup)
+		dev_priv->display.hpd_irq_setup(dev);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->irq_lock, irqflags);
+}
+
 void intel_irq_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -3038,6 +3086,8 @@ void intel_irq_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	setup_timer(&dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_timer,
 		    i915_hangcheck_elapsed,
 		    (unsigned long) dev);
+	setup_timer(&dev_priv->hotplug_reenable_timer, i915_reenable_hotplug_timer_func,
+		    (unsigned long) dev_priv);
 
 	pm_qos_add_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);