diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-axxia.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-axxia.c
index 35258321e81b..64779819a948 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-axxia.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-axxia.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/clkdev.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 #define I2C_XFER_TIMEOUT    (msecs_to_jiffies(250))
 #define I2C_STOP_TIMEOUT    (msecs_to_jiffies(100))
 #define FIFO_SIZE           8
+#define SEQ_LEN             2
 
 #define GLOBAL_CONTROL		0x00
 #define   GLOBAL_MST_EN         BIT(0)
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
 #define   CMD_BUSY		(1<<3)
 #define   CMD_MANUAL		(0x00 | CMD_BUSY)
 #define   CMD_AUTO		(0x01 | CMD_BUSY)
+#define   CMD_SEQUENCE		(0x02 | CMD_BUSY)
 #define MST_RX_XFER		0x2c
 #define MST_TX_XFER		0x30
 #define MST_ADDR_1		0x34
@@ -87,7 +90,9 @@
  * axxia_i2c_dev - I2C device context
  * @base: pointer to register struct
  * @msg: pointer to current message
- * @msg_xfrd: number of bytes transferred in msg
+ * @msg_r: pointer to current read message (sequence transfer)
+ * @msg_xfrd: number of bytes transferred in tx_fifo
+ * @msg_xfrd_r: number of bytes transferred in rx_fifo
  * @msg_err: error code for completed message
  * @msg_complete: xfer completion object
  * @dev: device reference
@@ -98,7 +103,9 @@
 struct axxia_i2c_dev {
 	void __iomem *base;
 	struct i2c_msg *msg;
+	struct i2c_msg *msg_r;
 	size_t msg_xfrd;
+	size_t msg_xfrd_r;
 	int msg_err;
 	struct completion msg_complete;
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -227,14 +234,14 @@ static int i2c_m_recv_len(const struct i2c_msg *msg)
  */
 static int axxia_i2c_empty_rx_fifo(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev)
 {
-	struct i2c_msg *msg = idev->msg;
+	struct i2c_msg *msg = idev->msg_r;
 	size_t rx_fifo_avail = readl(idev->base + MST_RX_FIFO);
-	int bytes_to_transfer = min(rx_fifo_avail, msg->len - idev->msg_xfrd);
+	int bytes_to_transfer = min(rx_fifo_avail, msg->len - idev->msg_xfrd_r);
 
 	while (bytes_to_transfer-- > 0) {
 		int c = readl(idev->base + MST_DATA);
 
-		if (idev->msg_xfrd == 0 && i2c_m_recv_len(msg)) {
+		if (idev->msg_xfrd_r == 0 && i2c_m_recv_len(msg)) {
 			/*
 			 * Check length byte for SMBus block read
 			 */
@@ -247,7 +254,7 @@ static int axxia_i2c_empty_rx_fifo(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev)
 			msg->len = 1 + c;
 			writel(msg->len, idev->base + MST_RX_XFER);
 		}
-		msg->buf[idev->msg_xfrd++] = c;
+		msg->buf[idev->msg_xfrd_r++] = c;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -287,7 +294,7 @@ static irqreturn_t axxia_i2c_isr(int irq, void *_dev)
 	}
 
 	/* RX FIFO needs service? */
-	if (i2c_m_rd(idev->msg) && (status & MST_STATUS_RFL))
+	if (i2c_m_rd(idev->msg_r) && (status & MST_STATUS_RFL))
 		axxia_i2c_empty_rx_fifo(idev);
 
 	/* TX FIFO needs service? */
@@ -320,9 +327,12 @@ static irqreturn_t axxia_i2c_isr(int irq, void *_dev)
 	} else if (status & MST_STATUS_SNS) {
 		/* Transfer done */
 		i2c_int_disable(idev, ~MST_STATUS_TSS);
-		if (i2c_m_rd(idev->msg) && idev->msg_xfrd < idev->msg->len)
+		if (i2c_m_rd(idev->msg_r) && idev->msg_xfrd_r < idev->msg_r->len)
 			axxia_i2c_empty_rx_fifo(idev);
 		complete(&idev->msg_complete);
+	} else if (status & MST_STATUS_SS) {
+		/* Auto/Sequence transfer done */
+		complete(&idev->msg_complete);
 	} else if (status & MST_STATUS_TSS) {
 		/* Transfer timeout */
 		idev->msg_err = -ETIMEDOUT;
@@ -363,6 +373,62 @@ static void axxia_i2c_set_addr(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 	writel(addr_2, idev->base + MST_ADDR_2);
 }
 
+/* The NAK interrupt will be sent _before_ issuing STOP command
+ * so the controller might still be busy processing it. No
+ * interrupt will be sent at the end so we have to poll for it
+ */
+static void axxia_i2c_handle_seq_nak(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev)
+{
+	while (readl(idev->base + MST_COMMAND) & CMD_BUSY)
+		udelay(100);
+}
+
+static int axxia_i2c_xfer_seq(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev, struct i2c_msg msgs[])
+{
+	u32 int_mask = MST_STATUS_ERR | MST_STATUS_SS | MST_STATUS_RFL;
+	u32 rlen = i2c_m_recv_len(&msgs[1]) ? I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX : msgs[1].len;
+	unsigned long time_left;
+
+	axxia_i2c_set_addr(idev, &msgs[0]);
+
+	writel(msgs[0].len, idev->base + MST_TX_XFER);
+	writel(rlen, idev->base + MST_RX_XFER);
+
+	idev->msg = &msgs[0];
+	idev->msg_r = &msgs[1];
+	idev->msg_xfrd = 0;
+	idev->msg_xfrd_r = 0;
+	axxia_i2c_fill_tx_fifo(idev);
+
+	writel(CMD_SEQUENCE, idev->base + MST_COMMAND);
+
+	reinit_completion(&idev->msg_complete);
+	i2c_int_enable(idev, int_mask);
+
+	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&idev->msg_complete,
+						I2C_XFER_TIMEOUT);
+
+	i2c_int_disable(idev, int_mask);
+
+	axxia_i2c_empty_rx_fifo(idev);
+
+	if (idev->msg_err == -ENXIO)
+		axxia_i2c_handle_seq_nak(idev);
+	else if (readl(idev->base + MST_COMMAND) & CMD_BUSY)
+		dev_warn(idev->dev, "busy after xfer\n");
+
+	if (time_left == 0) {
+		idev->msg_err = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		i2c_recover_bus(&idev->adapter);
+		axxia_i2c_init(idev);
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(idev->msg_err) && idev->msg_err != -ENXIO)
+		axxia_i2c_init(idev);
+
+	return idev->msg_err;
+}
+
 static int axxia_i2c_xfer_msg(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 {
 	u32 int_mask = MST_STATUS_ERR | MST_STATUS_SNS;
@@ -371,7 +437,9 @@ static int axxia_i2c_xfer_msg(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 	unsigned int wt_value;
 
 	idev->msg = msg;
+	idev->msg_r = msg;
 	idev->msg_xfrd = 0;
+	idev->msg_xfrd_r = 0;
 	reinit_completion(&idev->msg_complete);
 
 	axxia_i2c_set_addr(idev, msg);
@@ -452,6 +520,18 @@ static int axxia_i2c_stop(struct axxia_i2c_dev *idev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* This function checks if the msgs[] array contains messages compatible with
+ * Sequence mode of operation. This mode assumes there will be exactly one
+ * write of non-zero length followed by exactly one read of non-zero length,
+ * both targeted at the same client device.
+ */
+static bool axxia_i2c_sequence_ok(struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
+{
+	return num == SEQ_LEN && !i2c_m_rd(&msgs[0]) && i2c_m_rd(&msgs[1]) &&
+	       msgs[0].len > 0 && msgs[0].len <= FIFO_SIZE &&
+	       msgs[1].len > 0 && msgs[0].addr == msgs[1].addr;
+}
+
 static int
 axxia_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 {
@@ -460,6 +540,12 @@ axxia_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	idev->msg_err = 0;
+
+	if (axxia_i2c_sequence_ok(msgs, num)) {
+		ret = axxia_i2c_xfer_seq(idev, msgs);
+		return ret ? : SEQ_LEN;
+	}
+
 	i2c_int_enable(idev, MST_STATUS_TSS);
 
 	for (i = 0; ret == 0 && i < num; ++i)
