diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index dcf8d23c5941a..e0962a17de7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ const struct bus_type i3c_bus_type = {
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i3c_bus_type);
 
 static enum i3c_addr_slot_status
-i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr)
+i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status_mask(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr, u32 mask)
 {
 	unsigned long status;
 	int bitpos = addr * I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_BITS;
@@ -356,11 +356,17 @@ i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr)
 	status = bus->addrslots[bitpos / BITS_PER_LONG];
 	status >>= bitpos % BITS_PER_LONG;
 
-	return status & I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_MASK;
+	return status & mask;
 }
 
-static void i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr,
-					 enum i3c_addr_slot_status status)
+static enum i3c_addr_slot_status
+i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr)
+{
+	return i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status_mask(bus, addr, I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_MASK);
+}
+
+static void i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status_mask(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr,
+					      enum i3c_addr_slot_status status, u32 mask)
 {
 	int bitpos = addr * I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_BITS;
 	unsigned long *ptr;
@@ -369,9 +375,14 @@ static void i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr,
 		return;
 
 	ptr = bus->addrslots + (bitpos / BITS_PER_LONG);
-	*ptr &= ~((unsigned long)I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_MASK <<
-						(bitpos % BITS_PER_LONG));
-	*ptr |= (unsigned long)status << (bitpos % BITS_PER_LONG);
+	*ptr &= ~((unsigned long)mask << (bitpos % BITS_PER_LONG));
+	*ptr |= ((unsigned long)status & mask) << (bitpos % BITS_PER_LONG);
+}
+
+static void i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr,
+					 enum i3c_addr_slot_status status)
+{
+	i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status_mask(bus, addr, status, I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_MASK);
 }
 
 static bool i3c_bus_dev_addr_is_avail(struct i3c_bus *bus, u8 addr)
@@ -383,13 +394,44 @@ static bool i3c_bus_dev_addr_is_avail(struct i3c_bus *bus, u8 addr)
 	return status == I3C_ADDR_SLOT_FREE;
 }
 
+/*
+ * ┌────┬─────────────┬───┬─────────┬───┐
+ * │S/Sr│ 7'h7E RnW=0 │ACK│ ENTDAA  │ T ├────┐
+ * └────┴─────────────┴───┴─────────┴───┘    │
+ * ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┘
+ * │  ┌──┬─────────────┬───┬─────────────────┬────────────────┬───┬─────────┐
+ * └─►│Sr│7'h7E RnW=1  │ACK│48bit UID BCR DCR│Assign 7bit Addr│PAR│ ACK/NACK│
+ *    └──┴─────────────┴───┴─────────────────┴────────────────┴───┴─────────┘
+ * Some master controllers (such as HCI) need to prepare the entire above transaction before
+ * sending it out to the I3C bus. This means that a 7-bit dynamic address needs to be allocated
+ * before knowing the target device's UID information.
+ *
+ * However, some I3C targets may request specific addresses (called as "init_dyn_addr"), which is
+ * typically specified by the DT-'s assigned-address property. Lower addresses having higher IBI
+ * priority. If it is available, i3c_bus_get_free_addr() preferably return a free address that is
+ * not in the list of desired addresses (called as "init_dyn_addr"). This allows the device with
+ * the "init_dyn_addr" to switch to its "init_dyn_addr" when it hot-joins the I3C bus. Otherwise,
+ * if the "init_dyn_addr" is already in use by another I3C device, the target device will not be
+ * able to switch to its desired address.
+ *
+ * If the previous step fails, fallback returning one of the remaining unassigned address,
+ * regardless of its state in the desired list.
+ */
 static int i3c_bus_get_free_addr(struct i3c_bus *bus, u8 start_addr)
 {
 	enum i3c_addr_slot_status status;
 	u8 addr;
 
 	for (addr = start_addr; addr < I3C_MAX_ADDR; addr++) {
-		status = i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status(bus, addr);
+		status = i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status_mask(bus, addr,
+							   I3C_ADDR_SLOT_EXT_STATUS_MASK);
+		if (status == I3C_ADDR_SLOT_FREE)
+			return addr;
+	}
+
+	for (addr = start_addr; addr < I3C_MAX_ADDR; addr++) {
+		status = i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status_mask(bus, addr,
+							   I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_MASK);
 		if (status == I3C_ADDR_SLOT_FREE)
 			return addr;
 	}
@@ -1918,9 +1960,10 @@ static int i3c_master_bus_init(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 			goto err_rstdaa;
 		}
 
-		i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status(&master->bus,
-					     i3cboardinfo->init_dyn_addr,
-					     I3C_ADDR_SLOT_I3C_DEV);
+		i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status_mask(&master->bus,
+						 i3cboardinfo->init_dyn_addr,
+						 I3C_ADDR_SLOT_I3C_DEV | I3C_ADDR_SLOT_EXT_DESIRED,
+						 I3C_ADDR_SLOT_EXT_STATUS_MASK);
 
 		/*
 		 * Only try to create/attach devices that have a static
diff --git a/include/linux/i3c/master.h b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
index 2100547b2d8d2..6e5328c6c6afd 100644
--- a/include/linux/i3c/master.h
+++ b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ enum i3c_open_drain_speed {
  * @I3C_ADDR_SLOT_I2C_DEV: address is assigned to an I2C device
  * @I3C_ADDR_SLOT_I3C_DEV: address is assigned to an I3C device
  * @I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_MASK: address slot mask
- *
+ * @I3C_ADDR_SLOT_EXT_DESIRED: the bitmask represents addresses that are preferred by some devices,
+ *			       such as the "assigned-address" property in a device tree source.
  * On an I3C bus, addresses are assigned dynamically, and we need to know which
  * addresses are free to use and which ones are already assigned.
  *
@@ -311,9 +312,11 @@ enum i3c_addr_slot_status {
 	I3C_ADDR_SLOT_I2C_DEV,
 	I3C_ADDR_SLOT_I3C_DEV,
 	I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_MASK = 3,
+	I3C_ADDR_SLOT_EXT_STATUS_MASK = 7,
+	I3C_ADDR_SLOT_EXT_DESIRED = BIT(2),
 };
 
-#define I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_BITS 2
+#define I3C_ADDR_SLOT_STATUS_BITS 4
 
 /**
  * struct i3c_bus - I3C bus object
