diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-zpodd.c b/drivers/ata/libata-zpodd.c
index 540b0b7..a7df603 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-zpodd.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-zpodd.c
@@ -178,11 +178,16 @@ bool zpodd_zpready(struct ata_device *dev)
  * Enable runtime wake capability through ACPI and set the powered_off flag,
  * this flag will be used during resume to decide what operations are needed
  * to take.
+ *
+ * Also, media poll needs to be silenced, so that it doesn't bring the ODD
+ * back to full power state every few seconds.
  */
 void zpodd_enable_run_wake(struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	struct zpodd *zpodd = dev->zpodd;
 
+	sdev_disable_disk_events(dev->sdev);
+
 	zpodd->powered_off = true;
 	device_set_run_wake(&dev->sdev->sdev_gendev, true);
 	acpi_pm_device_run_wake(&dev->sdev->sdev_gendev, true);
@@ -231,6 +236,8 @@ void zpodd_post_poweron(struct ata_device *dev)
 
 	zpodd->zp_sampled = false;
 	zpodd->zp_ready = false;
+
+	sdev_enable_disk_events(dev->sdev);
 }
 
 static void zpodd_wake_dev(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *context)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index f1bf5af..765398c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2617,3 +2617,17 @@ void scsi_kunmap_atomic_sg(void *virt)
 	kunmap_atomic(virt);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_kunmap_atomic_sg);
+
+void sdev_disable_disk_events(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&sdev->disk_events_disable_depth);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sdev_disable_disk_events);
+
+void sdev_enable_disk_events(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&sdev->disk_events_disable_depth) <= 0))
+		return;
+	atomic_dec(&sdev->disk_events_disable_depth);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sdev_enable_disk_events);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index 4d1a610..c99ecd4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -594,7 +594,11 @@ static unsigned int sr_block_check_events(struct gendisk *disk,
 					  unsigned int clearing)
 {
 	struct scsi_cd *cd = scsi_cd(disk);
-	return cdrom_check_events(&cd->cdi, clearing);
+
+	if (atomic_read(&cd->device->disk_events_disable_depth) == 0)
+		return cdrom_check_events(&cd->cdi, clearing);
+	else
+		return 0;
 }
 
 static int sr_block_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index e65c62e..bb1371b 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ struct scsi_device {
 	unsigned wce_default_on:1;	/* Cache is ON by default */
 	unsigned no_dif:1;	/* T10 PI (DIF) should be disabled */
 
+	atomic_t disk_events_disable_depth; /* disable depth for disk events */
+
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(supported_events, SDEV_EVT_MAXBITS); /* supported events */
 	struct list_head event_list;	/* asserted events */
 	struct work_struct event_work;
@@ -397,6 +399,8 @@ extern int scsi_execute_req(struct scsi_device *sdev, const unsigned char *cmd,
 			    int data_direction, void *buffer, unsigned bufflen,
 			    struct scsi_sense_hdr *, int timeout, int retries,
 			    int *resid);
+extern void sdev_disable_disk_events(struct scsi_device *sdev);
+extern void sdev_enable_disk_events(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME
 extern int scsi_autopm_get_device(struct scsi_device *);