diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index 0c8075d9717c..8248cdc30e1d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static int hid_add_field(struct hid_parser *parser, unsigned report_type, unsign
 {
 	struct hid_report *report;
 	struct hid_field *field;
+	unsigned int max_buffer_size = HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE;
 	unsigned int usages;
 	unsigned int offset;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -288,8 +289,11 @@ static int hid_add_field(struct hid_parser *parser, unsigned report_type, unsign
 	offset = report->size;
 	report->size += parser->global.report_size * parser->global.report_count;
 
+	if (parser->device->ll_driver->max_buffer_size)
+		max_buffer_size = parser->device->ll_driver->max_buffer_size;
+
 	/* Total size check: Allow for possible report index byte */
-	if (report->size > (HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE - 1) << 3) {
+	if (report->size > (max_buffer_size - 1) << 3) {
 		hid_err(parser->device, "report is too long\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -1745,6 +1749,7 @@ int hid_report_raw_event(struct hid_device *hid, int type, u8 *data, u32 size,
 	struct hid_report_enum *report_enum = hid->report_enum + type;
 	struct hid_report *report;
 	struct hid_driver *hdrv;
+	int max_buffer_size = HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE;
 	unsigned int a;
 	u32 rsize, csize = size;
 	u8 *cdata = data;
@@ -1761,10 +1766,13 @@ int hid_report_raw_event(struct hid_device *hid, int type, u8 *data, u32 size,
 
 	rsize = hid_compute_report_size(report);
 
-	if (report_enum->numbered && rsize >= HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE)
-		rsize = HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE - 1;
-	else if (rsize > HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE)
-		rsize = HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE;
+	if (hid->ll_driver->max_buffer_size)
+		max_buffer_size = hid->ll_driver->max_buffer_size;
+
+	if (report_enum->numbered && rsize >= max_buffer_size)
+		rsize = max_buffer_size - 1;
+	else if (rsize > max_buffer_size)
+		rsize = max_buffer_size;
 
 	if (csize < rsize) {
 		dbg_hid("report %d is too short, (%d < %d)\n", report->id,
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index d5f9bbf8afa5..20266127cf66 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ struct hid_driver {
  * @raw_request: send raw report request to device (e.g. feature report)
  * @output_report: send output report to device
  * @idle: send idle request to device
+ * @max_buffer_size: over-ride maximum data buffer size (default: HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE)
  */
 struct hid_ll_driver {
 	int (*start)(struct hid_device *hdev);
@@ -820,6 +821,8 @@ struct hid_ll_driver {
 	int (*output_report) (struct hid_device *hdev, __u8 *buf, size_t len);
 
 	int (*idle)(struct hid_device *hdev, int report, int idle, int reqtype);
+
+	unsigned int max_buffer_size;
 };
 
 extern struct hid_ll_driver i2c_hid_ll_driver;