diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/atmel,maxtouch.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/atmel,maxtouch.txt
index d7db16920083..62c93d94bc5d 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/atmel,maxtouch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/atmel,maxtouch.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Optional properties for main touchpad device:
 
 - atmel,input_name: Override name of input device from the default.
 
+- atmel,mtu: Maximum number of bytes that can read/transferred in an i2c transaction
+
 Example:
 
 	touch@4b {
@@ -49,4 +51,5 @@ Example:
 		reg = <0x4b>;
 		interrupt-parent = <&gpio>;
 		interrupts = <TEGRA_GPIO(W, 3) IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
+		atmel,mtu = <200>
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
index c5192f71a4fa..13583971eadb 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ struct mxt_data {
 	/* Indicates whether device is updating configuration */
 	bool updating_config;
 
+	unsigned int mtu;
 	bool t25_status;
 };
 
@@ -1465,11 +1466,32 @@ static int mxt_read_and_process_messages(struct mxt_data *data, u8 count)
 	return num_valid;
 }
 
+static u8 mxt_max_msg_read_count(struct mxt_data *data, u8 max_T5_msg_count)
+{
+	u8 T5_msg_count_limit = data->mtu / data->T5_msg_size;
+
+	if (!data->mtu)
+		return max_T5_msg_count;
+
+	if (data->mtu < data->T5_msg_size) {
+		WARN(1, "mtu set is lesser than the T5 message size\n");
+		/* Return count of 1, as fallback */
+		return 1;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Return maximum number of T5 messages in single i2c transaction
+	 * based on "atmel,mtu" property.
+	 */
+	return min(T5_msg_count_limit, max_T5_msg_count);
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t mxt_process_messages_t44(struct mxt_data *data)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &data->client->dev;
 	int ret;
-	u8 count, num_left;
+	u8 T5_msg_count, total_pending;
+	u8 total_processed = 0;
+	u8 processed_valid = 0;
 
 	/* Read T44 and T5 together */
 	ret = __mxt_read_reg(data->client, data->T44_address,
@@ -1479,18 +1501,19 @@ static irqreturn_t mxt_process_messages_t44(struct mxt_data *data)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
-	count = data->msg_buf[0];
+	T5_msg_count = data->msg_buf[0];
 
 	/*
 	 * This condition may be caused by the CHG line being configured in
 	 * Mode 0. It results in unnecessary I2C operations but it is benign.
 	 */
-	if (count == 0)
+	if (!T5_msg_count)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	if (count > data->max_reportid) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "T44 count %d exceeded max report id\n", count);
-		count = data->max_reportid;
+	if (T5_msg_count > data->max_reportid) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "T44 count %d exceeded max report id\n",
+			 T5_msg_count);
+		T5_msg_count = data->max_reportid;
 	}
 
 	/* Process first message */
@@ -1500,16 +1523,25 @@ static irqreturn_t mxt_process_messages_t44(struct mxt_data *data)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
-	num_left = count - 1;
+	total_pending = T5_msg_count - 1;
+	if (!total_pending)
+		goto end;
 
 	/* Process remaining messages if necessary */
-	if (num_left) {
-		ret = mxt_read_and_process_messages(data, num_left);
+	T5_msg_count = mxt_max_msg_read_count(data, total_pending);
+
+	do {
+		if ((total_pending - total_processed) < T5_msg_count)
+			T5_msg_count = total_pending - total_processed;
+		ret = mxt_read_and_process_messages(data, T5_msg_count);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto end;
-		else if (ret != num_left)
-			dev_warn(dev, "Unexpected invalid message\n");
-	}
+		total_processed += T5_msg_count;
+		processed_valid += ret;
+	} while (total_processed < total_pending);
+
+	if (processed_valid != total_pending)
+		dev_warn(dev, "Unexpected invalid message\n");
 
 end:
 	if (data->update_input) {
@@ -1524,9 +1556,10 @@ static int mxt_process_messages_until_invalid(struct mxt_data *data)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &data->client->dev;
 	int count, read;
-	u8 tries = 2;
+	int tries;
 
-	count = data->max_reportid;
+	count = mxt_max_msg_read_count(data, data->max_reportid);
+	tries = (data->max_reportid / count) + 1;
 
 	/* Read messages until we force an invalid */
 	do {
@@ -4112,6 +4145,10 @@ static int mxt_parse_device_properties(struct mxt_data *data)
 	}
 
 	device_property_read_u32(dev, "atmel,suspend-mode", &data->suspend_mode);
+	device_property_read_u32(dev, "atmel,mtu", &data->mtu);
+	if (data->mtu)
+		dev_dbg(dev, "mtu is set as %d\n", data->mtu);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
