diff --git a/include/sound/compress_driver.h b/include/sound/compress_driver.h
index c0abcdc..cee8c00 100644
--- a/include/sound/compress_driver.h
+++ b/include/sound/compress_driver.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct snd_compr_runtime {
  * @ops: pointer to DSP callbacks
  * @runtime: pointer to runtime structure
  * @device: device pointer
+ * @error_work: delayed work used when closing the stream due to an error
  * @direction: stream direction, playback/recording
  * @metadata_set: metadata set flag, true when set
  * @next_track: has userspace signal next track transition, true when set
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ struct snd_compr_stream {
 	struct snd_compr_ops *ops;
 	struct snd_compr_runtime *runtime;
 	struct snd_compr *device;
+	struct delayed_work error_work;
 	enum snd_compr_direction direction;
 	bool metadata_set;
 	bool next_track;
@@ -187,4 +189,7 @@ static inline void snd_compr_drain_notify(struct snd_compr_stream *stream)
 	wake_up(&stream->runtime->sleep);
 }
 
+int snd_compr_stop_error(struct snd_compr_stream *stream,
+			 snd_pcm_state_t state);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index 9b3334b..2c49848 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ struct snd_compr_file {
 	struct snd_compr_stream stream;
 };
 
+static void error_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work);
+
 /*
  * a note on stream states used:
  * we use following states in the compressed core
@@ -123,6 +125,9 @@ static int snd_compr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 		snd_card_unref(compr->card);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&data->stream.error_work, error_delayed_work);
+
 	data->stream.ops = compr->ops;
 	data->stream.direction = dirn;
 	data->stream.private_data = compr->private_data;
@@ -153,6 +158,8 @@ static int snd_compr_free(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 	struct snd_compr_file *data = f->private_data;
 	struct snd_compr_runtime *runtime = data->stream.runtime;
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->stream.error_work);
+
 	switch (runtime->state) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DRAINING:
@@ -237,6 +244,15 @@ snd_compr_ioctl_avail(struct snd_compr_stream *stream, unsigned long arg)
 	avail = snd_compr_calc_avail(stream, &ioctl_avail);
 	ioctl_avail.avail = avail;
 
+	switch (stream->runtime->state) {
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN:
+		return -EBADFD;
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_XRUN:
+		return -EPIPE;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	if (copy_to_user((__u64 __user *)arg,
 				&ioctl_avail, sizeof(ioctl_avail)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -346,11 +362,13 @@ static ssize_t snd_compr_read(struct file *f, char __user *buf,
 	switch (stream->runtime->state) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_PREPARED:
-	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_XRUN:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SUSPENDED:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DISCONNECTED:
 		retval = -EBADFD;
 		goto out;
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_XRUN:
+		retval = -EPIPE;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	avail = snd_compr_get_avail(stream);
@@ -399,10 +417,16 @@ static unsigned int snd_compr_poll(struct file *f, poll_table *wait)
 	stream = &data->stream;
 
 	mutex_lock(&stream->device->lock);
-	if (stream->runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN) {
+
+	switch (stream->runtime->state) {
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_STATE_XRUN:
 		retval = snd_compr_get_poll(stream) | POLLERR;
 		goto out;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
+
 	poll_wait(f, &stream->runtime->sleep, wait);
 
 	avail = snd_compr_get_avail(stream);
@@ -697,6 +721,45 @@ static int snd_compr_stop(struct snd_compr_stream *stream)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static void error_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct snd_compr_stream *stream;
+
+	stream = container_of(work, struct snd_compr_stream, error_work.work);
+
+	mutex_lock(&stream->device->lock);
+
+	stream->ops->trigger(stream, SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP);
+	wake_up(&stream->runtime->sleep);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&stream->device->lock);
+}
+
+/*
+ * snd_compr_stop_error: Report a fatal error on a stream
+ * @stream: pointer to stream
+ * @state: state to transition the stream to
+ *
+ * Stop the stream and set its state.
+ *
+ * Should be called with compressed device lock held.
+ */
+int snd_compr_stop_error(struct snd_compr_stream *stream,
+			 snd_pcm_state_t state)
+{
+	if (stream->runtime->state == state)
+		return 0;
+
+	stream->runtime->state = state;
+
+	pr_debug("Changing state to: %d\n", state);
+
+	queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &stream->error_work, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_compr_stop_error);
+
 static int snd_compress_wait_for_drain(struct snd_compr_stream *stream)
 {
 	int ret;
