diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index eea5b2c537d4..f36e839b4b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -5385,6 +5385,15 @@ enum {
 #define   DP_AUX_CH_CTL_FW_SYNC_PULSE_SKL(c) (((c) - 1) << 5)
 #define   DP_AUX_CH_CTL_SYNC_PULSE_SKL(c)   ((c) - 1)
 
+#define _DPA_AUX_CH_MUTEX	(dev_priv->info.display_mmio_offset + 0x6402C)
+#define _DPB_AUX_CH_MUTEX	(dev_priv->info.display_mmio_offset + 0x6412C)
+#define _DPC_AUX_CH_MUTEX	(dev_priv->info.display_mmio_offset + 0x6422C)
+#define _DPD_AUX_CH_MUTEX	(dev_priv->info.display_mmio_offset + 0x6432C)
+#define _DPF_AUX_CH_MUTEX	(dev_priv->info.display_mmio_offset + 0x6452C)
+#define DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX(port)	_MMIO_PORT(port, _DPA_AUX_CH_MUTEX, _DPB_AUX_CH_MUTEX)
+#define   DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX_ENABLE		(1 << 31)
+#define   DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX_STATUS		(1 << 30)
+
 /*
  * Computing GMCH M and N values for the Display Port link
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 2c3eb90b9499..7be2fec51651 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,45 @@ static uint32_t intel_dp_get_aux_send_ctl(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 						aux_clock_divider);
 }
 
+static bool intel_dp_aux_ch_trylock(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
+{
+	struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port = dp_to_dig_port(intel_dp);
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv =
+			to_i915(intel_dig_port->base.base.dev);
+	i915_reg_t ch_mutex;
+
+	if (!intel_dp->aux_ch_mutex_reg)
+		return true;
+
+	ch_mutex = intel_dp->aux_ch_mutex_reg(intel_dp);
+	I915_WRITE(ch_mutex, DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX_ENABLE);
+
+	/* Spec says that mutex is acquired when status bit is read as unset,
+	 * here waiting for 2msec or 4 tries before give up.
+	 */
+	if (intel_wait_for_register(dev_priv, ch_mutex, DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX_STATUS,
+				    0, 2)) {
+		DRM_WARN("dp_aux_ch port locked for too long");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void intel_dp_aux_ch_unlock(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
+{
+	struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port = dp_to_dig_port(intel_dp);
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv =
+			to_i915(intel_dig_port->base.base.dev);
+
+	if (!intel_dp->aux_ch_mutex_reg)
+		return;
+
+	/* setting the status bit releases the mutex + keep mutex enabled */
+	I915_WRITE(intel_dp->aux_ch_mutex_reg(intel_dp),
+		   DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX_ENABLE | DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX_STATUS);
+}
+
 static int
 intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 		const uint8_t *send, int send_bytes,
@@ -1119,6 +1158,11 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 
 	intel_dp_check_edp(intel_dp);
 
+	if (!intel_dp_aux_ch_trylock(intel_dp)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto out_locked;
+	}
+
 	/* Try to wait for any previous AUX channel activity */
 	for (try = 0; try < 3; try++) {
 		status = I915_READ_NOTRACE(ch_ctl);
@@ -1248,6 +1292,8 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 
 	ret = recv_bytes;
 out:
+	intel_dp_aux_ch_unlock(intel_dp);
+out_locked:
 	pm_qos_update_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos, PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 
 	if (vdd)
@@ -1504,6 +1550,24 @@ static i915_reg_t skl_aux_data_reg(struct intel_dp *intel_dp, int index)
 	}
 }
 
+static i915_reg_t skl_aux_mutex_reg(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(intel_dp_to_dev(intel_dp));
+	enum aux_ch aux_ch = intel_dp->aux_ch;
+
+	switch (aux_ch) {
+	case AUX_CH_A:
+	case AUX_CH_B:
+	case AUX_CH_C:
+	case AUX_CH_D:
+	case AUX_CH_F:
+		return DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX(aux_ch);
+	default:
+		MISSING_CASE(aux_ch);
+		return DP_AUX_CH_MUTEX(AUX_CH_A);
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 intel_dp_aux_fini(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 {
@@ -1544,6 +1608,9 @@ intel_dp_aux_init(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	else
 		intel_dp->get_aux_send_ctl = g4x_get_aux_send_ctl;
 
+	if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 9)
+		intel_dp->aux_ch_mutex_reg = skl_aux_mutex_reg;
+
 	drm_dp_aux_init(&intel_dp->aux);
 
 	/* Failure to allocate our preferred name is not critical */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 8f38e584d375..267cc6c5a89f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ struct intel_dp {
 
 	i915_reg_t (*aux_ch_ctl_reg)(struct intel_dp *dp);
 	i915_reg_t (*aux_ch_data_reg)(struct intel_dp *dp, int index);
+	i915_reg_t (*aux_ch_mutex_reg)(struct intel_dp *dp);
 
 	/* This is called before a link training is starterd */
 	void (*prepare_link_retrain)(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);
