diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
index 28ed52d..fc42a2e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "mxc-mmc"
+#define MXCMCI_TIMEOUT_MS 10000
 
 #define MMC_REG_STR_STP_CLK		0x00
 #define MMC_REG_STATUS			0x04
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@ struct mxcmci_host {
 	int			dmareq;
 	struct dma_slave_config dma_slave_config;
 	struct imx_dma_data	dma_data;
+
+	struct timer_list	watchdog;
 };
 
 static void mxcmci_set_clk_rate(struct mxcmci_host *host, unsigned int clk_ios);
@@ -271,9 +274,32 @@ static int mxcmci_setup_data(struct mxcmci_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 	dmaengine_submit(host->desc);
 	dma_async_issue_pending(host->dma);
 
+	mod_timer(&host->watchdog, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(MXCMCI_TIMEOUT_MS));
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void mxcmci_cmd_done(struct mxcmci_host *host, unsigned int stat);
+static void mxcmci_data_done(struct mxcmci_host *host, unsigned int stat);
+
+static void mxcmci_dma_callback(void *data)
+{
+	struct mxcmci_host *host = data;
+	u32 stat;
+
+	del_timer(&host->watchdog);
+
+	stat = readl(host->base + MMC_REG_STATUS);
+	writel(stat & ~STATUS_DATA_TRANS_DONE, host->base + MMC_REG_STATUS);
+
+	dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "%s: 0x%08x\n", __func__, stat);
+
+	if (stat & STATUS_READ_OP_DONE)
+		writel(STATUS_READ_OP_DONE, host->base + MMC_REG_STATUS);
+
+	mxcmci_data_done(host, stat);
+}
+
 static int mxcmci_start_cmd(struct mxcmci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd,
 		unsigned int cmdat)
 {
@@ -305,8 +331,14 @@ static int mxcmci_start_cmd(struct mxcmci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd,
 
 	int_cntr = INT_END_CMD_RES_EN;
 
-	if (mxcmci_use_dma(host))
-		int_cntr |= INT_READ_OP_EN | INT_WRITE_OP_DONE_EN;
+	if (mxcmci_use_dma(host)) {
+		if (host->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) {
+			host->desc->callback = mxcmci_dma_callback;
+			host->desc->callback_param = host;
+		} else {
+			int_cntr |= INT_WRITE_OP_DONE_EN;
+		}
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 	if (host->use_sdio)
@@ -345,11 +377,9 @@ static int mxcmci_finish_data(struct mxcmci_host *host, unsigned int stat)
 	struct mmc_data *data = host->data;
 	int data_error;
 
-	if (mxcmci_use_dma(host)) {
-		dmaengine_terminate_all(host->dma);
+	if (mxcmci_use_dma(host))
 		dma_unmap_sg(host->dma->device->dev, data->sg, data->sg_len,
 				host->dma_dir);
-	}
 
 	if (stat & STATUS_ERR_MASK) {
 		dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "request failed. status: 0x%08x\n",
@@ -624,8 +654,10 @@ static irqreturn_t mxcmci_irq(int irq, void *devid)
 		mxcmci_cmd_done(host, stat);
 
 	if (mxcmci_use_dma(host) &&
-		  (stat & (STATUS_DATA_TRANS_DONE | STATUS_WRITE_OP_DONE)))
+		  (stat & (STATUS_DATA_TRANS_DONE | STATUS_WRITE_OP_DONE))) {
+		del_timer(&host->watchdog);
 		mxcmci_data_done(host, stat);
+	}
 
 	if (host->default_irq_mask &&
 		  (stat & (STATUS_CARD_INSERTION | STATUS_CARD_REMOVAL)))
@@ -836,6 +868,34 @@ static bool filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static void mxcmci_watchdog(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct mmc_host *mmc = (struct mmc_host *)data;
+	struct mxcmci_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
+	struct mmc_request *req = host->req;
+	unsigned int stat = readl(host->base + MMC_REG_STATUS);
+
+	if (host->dma_dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) {
+		dmaengine_terminate_all(host->dma);
+		dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
+			"%s: read time out (status = 0x%08x)\n",
+			__func__, stat);
+	} else {
+		dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
+			"%s: write time out (status = 0x%08x)\n",
+			__func__, stat);
+		mxcmci_softreset(host);
+	}
+
+	/* Mark transfer as erroneus and inform the upper layers */
+
+	host->data->error = -ETIMEDOUT;
+	host->req = NULL;
+	host->cmd = NULL;
+	host->data = NULL;
+	mmc_request_done(host->mmc, req);
+}
+
 static const struct mmc_host_ops mxcmci_ops = {
 	.request		= mxcmci_request,
 	.set_ios		= mxcmci_set_ios,
@@ -968,6 +1028,10 @@ static int mxcmci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mmc_add_host(mmc);
 
+	init_timer(&host->watchdog);
+	host->watchdog.function = &mxcmci_watchdog;
+	host->watchdog.data = (unsigned long)mmc;
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_irq:
