diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
index f0a547d86679..b9bc4bb1756b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
@@ -88,4 +88,6 @@ struct snd_firewire_get_info {
  * Returns -EBUSY if the driver is already streaming.
  */
 
+#define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_TASCAM_STATE_COUNT	64
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_SOUND_FIREWIRE_H_INCLUDED */
diff --git a/sound/firewire/tascam/amdtp-tascam.c b/sound/firewire/tascam/amdtp-tascam.c
index ab482423c165..516cb931fd5e 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/tascam/amdtp-tascam.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/tascam/amdtp-tascam.c
@@ -117,6 +117,21 @@ int amdtp_tscm_add_pcm_hw_constraints(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	return amdtp_stream_add_pcm_hw_constraints(s, runtime);
 }
 
+static void read_status_messages(struct amdtp_stream *s,
+				 __be32 *buffer, unsigned int data_blocks)
+{
+	struct snd_tscm *tscm = container_of(s, struct snd_tscm, tx_stream);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < data_blocks; i++) {
+		unsigned int index;
+
+		index = be32_to_cpu(buffer[0]) % SNDRV_FIREWIRE_TASCAM_STATE_COUNT;
+		tscm->state[index] = buffer[s->data_block_quadlets - 1];
+		buffer += s->data_block_quadlets;
+	}
+}
+
 static unsigned int process_tx_data_blocks(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 					   __be32 *buffer,
 					   unsigned int data_blocks,
@@ -128,7 +143,7 @@ static unsigned int process_tx_data_blocks(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	if (data_blocks > 0 && pcm)
 		read_pcm_s32(s, pcm, buffer, data_blocks);
 
-	/* A place holder for control messages. */
+	read_status_messages(s, buffer, data_blocks);
 
 	return data_blocks;
 }
diff --git a/sound/firewire/tascam/tascam.h b/sound/firewire/tascam/tascam.h
index a5bd167eb5d9..c710496a99cf 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/tascam/tascam.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/tascam/tascam.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ struct snd_tscm {
 
 	/* For MIDI message outgoing transactions. */
 	struct snd_fw_async_midi_port out_ports[TSCM_MIDI_OUT_PORT_MAX];
+
+	// A cache of status information in tx isoc packets.
+	__be32 state[SNDRV_FIREWIRE_TASCAM_STATE_COUNT];
 };
 
 #define TSCM_ADDR_BASE			0xffff00000000ull