diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
index c53804a1451d..fc0c81ef04ff 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <linux/mfd/core.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/cros_ec.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/cros_ec_commands.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+
+#define EC_COMMAND_RETRIES	50
 
 int cros_ec_prepare_tx(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 		       struct cros_ec_command *msg)
@@ -69,6 +72,36 @@ int cros_ec_cmd_xfer(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&ec_dev->lock);
 	ret = ec_dev->cmd_xfer(ec_dev, msg);
+	if (msg->result == EC_RES_IN_PROGRESS) {
+		int i;
+		struct cros_ec_command status_msg;
+		struct ec_response_get_comms_status status;
+
+		status_msg.version = 0;
+		status_msg.command = EC_CMD_GET_COMMS_STATUS;
+		status_msg.outdata = NULL;
+		status_msg.outsize = 0;
+		status_msg.indata = (uint8_t *)&status;
+		status_msg.insize = sizeof(status);
+
+		/*
+		 * Query the EC's status until it's no longer busy or
+		 * we encounter an error.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < EC_COMMAND_RETRIES; i++) {
+			usleep_range(10000, 11000);
+
+			ret = ec_dev->cmd_xfer(ec_dev, &status_msg);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				break;
+
+			msg->result = status_msg.result;
+			if (status_msg.result != EC_RES_SUCCESS)
+				break;
+			if (!(status.flags & EC_COMMS_STATUS_PROCESSING))
+				break;
+		}
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ec_dev->lock);
 
 	return ret;