diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
index cdd8c67d9129..affcfb243f0f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
@@ -441,8 +441,25 @@ err_release_lock:
 
 void __i2c_dw_disable(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
+	unsigned int raw_intr_stats;
+	unsigned int enable;
 	int timeout = 100;
+	bool abort_needed;
 	unsigned int status;
+	int ret;
+
+	regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_RAW_INTR_STAT, &raw_intr_stats);
+	regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_ENABLE, &enable);
+
+	abort_needed = raw_intr_stats & DW_IC_INTR_MST_ON_HOLD;
+	if (abort_needed) {
+		regmap_write(dev->map, DW_IC_ENABLE, enable | DW_IC_ENABLE_ABORT);
+		ret = regmap_read_poll_timeout(dev->map, DW_IC_ENABLE, enable,
+					       !(enable & DW_IC_ENABLE_ABORT), 10,
+					       100);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_err(dev->dev, "timeout while trying to abort current transfer\n");
+	}
 
 	do {
 		__i2c_dw_disable_nowait(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
index cf4f684f5356..a7f6f3eafad7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 #define DW_IC_INTR_START_DET			BIT(10)
 #define DW_IC_INTR_GEN_CALL			BIT(11)
 #define DW_IC_INTR_RESTART_DET			BIT(12)
+#define DW_IC_INTR_MST_ON_HOLD			BIT(13)
 
 #define DW_IC_INTR_DEFAULT_MASK			(DW_IC_INTR_RX_FULL | \
 						 DW_IC_INTR_TX_ABRT | \
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@
 						 DW_IC_INTR_RX_UNDER | \
 						 DW_IC_INTR_RD_REQ)
 
+#define DW_IC_ENABLE_ABORT			BIT(1)
+
 #define DW_IC_STATUS_ACTIVITY			BIT(0)
 #define DW_IC_STATUS_TFE			BIT(2)
 #define DW_IC_STATUS_RFNE			BIT(3)