diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
index 4969dc1..c5cd635 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #define SUN4I_CTL_TP				BIT(18)
 
 #define SUN4I_INT_CTL_REG		0x0c
+#define SUN4I_INT_CTL_RF_F34			BIT(4)
+#define SUN4I_INT_CTL_TF_E34			BIT(12)
 #define SUN4I_INT_CTL_TC			BIT(16)
 
 #define SUN4I_INT_STA_REG		0x10
@@ -61,11 +63,14 @@
 #define SUN4I_CLK_CTL_CDR1(div)			(((div) & SUN4I_CLK_CTL_CDR1_MASK) << 8)
 #define SUN4I_CLK_CTL_DRS			BIT(12)
 
+#define SUN4I_MAX_XFER_SIZE			0xffffff
+
 #define SUN4I_BURST_CNT_REG		0x20
-#define SUN4I_BURST_CNT(cnt)			((cnt) & 0xffffff)
+#define SUN4I_BURST_CNT(cnt)			((cnt) & SUN4I_MAX_XFER_SIZE)
 
 #define SUN4I_XMIT_CNT_REG		0x24
-#define SUN4I_XMIT_CNT(cnt)			((cnt) & 0xffffff)
+#define SUN4I_XMIT_CNT(cnt)			((cnt) & SUN4I_MAX_XFER_SIZE)
+
 
 #define SUN4I_FIFO_STA_REG		0x28
 #define SUN4I_FIFO_STA_RF_CNT_MASK		0x7f
@@ -96,6 +101,31 @@ static inline void sun4i_spi_write(struct sun4i_spi *sspi, u32 reg, u32 value)
 	writel(value, sspi->base_addr + reg);
 }
 
+static inline u32 sun4i_spi_get_tx_fifo_count(struct sun4i_spi *sspi)
+{
+	u32 reg = sun4i_spi_read(sspi, SUN4I_FIFO_STA_REG);
+
+	reg >>= SUN4I_FIFO_STA_TF_CNT_BITS;
+
+	return reg & SUN4I_FIFO_STA_TF_CNT_MASK;
+}
+
+static inline void sun4i_spi_enable_interrupt(struct sun4i_spi *sspi, u32 mask)
+{
+	u32 reg = sun4i_spi_read(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_REG);
+
+	reg |= mask;
+	sun4i_spi_write(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_REG, reg);
+}
+
+static inline void sun4i_spi_disable_interrupt(struct sun4i_spi *sspi, u32 mask)
+{
+	u32 reg = sun4i_spi_read(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_REG);
+
+	reg &= ~mask;
+	sun4i_spi_write(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_REG, reg);
+}
+
 static inline void sun4i_spi_drain_fifo(struct sun4i_spi *sspi, int len)
 {
 	u32 reg, cnt;
@@ -118,10 +148,13 @@ static inline void sun4i_spi_drain_fifo(struct sun4i_spi *sspi, int len)
 
 static inline void sun4i_spi_fill_fifo(struct sun4i_spi *sspi, int len)
 {
+	u32 cnt;
 	u8 byte;
 
-	if (len > sspi->len)
-		len = sspi->len;
+	/* See how much data we can fit */
+	cnt = SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH - sun4i_spi_get_tx_fifo_count(sspi);
+
+	len = min3(len, (int)cnt, sspi->len);
 
 	while (len--) {
 		byte = sspi->tx_buf ? *sspi->tx_buf++ : 0;
@@ -184,10 +217,10 @@ static int sun4i_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 	u32 reg;
 
 	/* We don't support transfer larger than the FIFO */
-	if (tfr->len > SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH)
+	if (tfr->len > SUN4I_MAX_XFER_SIZE)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	if (tfr->tx_buf && tfr->len >= SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH)
+	if (tfr->tx_buf && tfr->len >= SUN4I_MAX_XFER_SIZE)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	reinit_completion(&sspi->done);
@@ -286,7 +319,11 @@ static int sun4i_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 	sun4i_spi_fill_fifo(sspi, SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH - 1);
 
 	/* Enable the interrupts */
-	sun4i_spi_write(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_REG, SUN4I_INT_CTL_TC);
+	sun4i_spi_enable_interrupt(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_TC |
+					 SUN4I_INT_CTL_RF_F34);
+	/* Only enable Tx FIFO interrupt if we really need it */
+	if (tx_len > SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH)
+		sun4i_spi_enable_interrupt(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_TF_E34);
 
 	/* Start the transfer */
 	reg = sun4i_spi_read(sspi, SUN4I_CTL_REG);
@@ -306,7 +343,6 @@ static int sun4i_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	sun4i_spi_drain_fifo(sspi, SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH);
 
 out:
 	sun4i_spi_write(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_REG, 0);
@@ -322,10 +358,33 @@ static irqreturn_t sun4i_spi_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	/* Transfer complete */
 	if (status & SUN4I_INT_CTL_TC) {
 		sun4i_spi_write(sspi, SUN4I_INT_STA_REG, SUN4I_INT_CTL_TC);
+		sun4i_spi_drain_fifo(sspi, SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH);
 		complete(&sspi->done);
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
 
+	/* Receive FIFO 3/4 full */
+	if (status & SUN4I_INT_CTL_RF_F34) {
+		sun4i_spi_drain_fifo(sspi, SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH);
+		/* Only clear the interrupt _after_ draining the FIFO */
+		sun4i_spi_write(sspi, SUN4I_INT_STA_REG, SUN4I_INT_CTL_RF_F34);
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
+
+	/* Transmit FIFO 3/4 empty */
+	if (status & SUN4I_INT_CTL_TF_E34) {
+		sun4i_spi_fill_fifo(sspi, SUN4I_FIFO_DEPTH);
+
+		if (!sspi->len)
+			/* nothing left to transmit */
+			sun4i_spi_disable_interrupt(sspi, SUN4I_INT_CTL_TF_E34);
+
+		/* Only clear the interrupt _after_ re-seeding the FIFO */
+		sun4i_spi_write(sspi, SUN4I_INT_STA_REG, SUN4I_INT_CTL_TF_E34);
+
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
+
 	return IRQ_NONE;
 }
 
