diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 8c54d3707fba..e8257de495fd 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -4089,13 +4089,19 @@ static bool hotkey_notify_6xxx(const u32 hkey,
 
 	case TP_HKEY_EV_KEY_NUMLOCK:
 	case TP_HKEY_EV_KEY_FN:
-	case TP_HKEY_EV_KEY_FN_ESC:
 		/* key press events, we just ignore them as long as the EC
 		 * is still reporting them in the normal keyboard stream */
 		*send_acpi_ev = false;
 		*ignore_acpi_ev = true;
 		return true;
 
+	case TP_HKEY_EV_KEY_FN_ESC:
+		/* Get the media key status to foce the status LED to update */
+		acpi_evalf(hkey_handle, NULL, "GMKS", "v");
+		*send_acpi_ev = false;
+		*ignore_acpi_ev = true;
+		return true;
+
 	case TP_HKEY_EV_TABLET_CHANGED:
 		tpacpi_input_send_tabletsw();
 		hotkey_tablet_mode_notify_change();