diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
index 59c6d81f5364..29afc5eab42d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/firewire.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_DICE_NOTIFICATION	0xd1ce004e
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_EFW_RESPONSE	0x4e617475
 #define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_DIGI00X_MESSAGE	0x746e736c
+#define SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_MOTU_NOTIFICATION	0x64776479
 
 struct snd_firewire_event_common {
 	unsigned int type; /* SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_xxx */
@@ -46,12 +47,18 @@ struct snd_firewire_event_digi00x_message {
 	__u32 message;	/* Digi00x-specific message */
 };
 
+struct snd_firewire_event_motu_notification {
+	unsigned int type;
+	__u32 message;	/* MOTU-specific bits. */
+};
+
 union snd_firewire_event {
 	struct snd_firewire_event_common            common;
 	struct snd_firewire_event_lock_status       lock_status;
 	struct snd_firewire_event_dice_notification dice_notification;
 	struct snd_firewire_event_efw_response      efw_response;
 	struct snd_firewire_event_digi00x_message   digi00x_message;
+	struct snd_firewire_event_motu_notification motu_notification;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-hwdep.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-hwdep.c
index e795a5219a21..b87ccb69d597 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-hwdep.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static long hwdep_read(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, char __user *buf, long count,
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&motu->lock);
 
-	while (!motu->dev_lock_changed) {
+	while (!motu->dev_lock_changed && motu->msg == 0) {
 		prepare_to_wait(&motu->hwdep_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&motu->lock);
 		schedule();
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ static long hwdep_read(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, char __user *buf, long count,
 		motu->dev_lock_changed = false;
 
 		count = min_t(long, count, sizeof(event.lock_status));
+	} else {
+		event.motu_notification.type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_MOTU_NOTIFICATION;
+		event.motu_notification.message = motu->msg;
+		motu->msg = 0;
+
+		count = min_t(long, count, sizeof(event.motu_notification));
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&motu->lock);
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ static unsigned int hwdep_poll(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, struct file *file,
 	poll_wait(file, &motu->hwdep_wait, wait);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&motu->lock);
-	if (motu->dev_lock_changed)
+	if (motu->dev_lock_changed || motu->msg)
 		events = POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 	else
 		events = 0;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-transaction.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-transaction.c
index 416dd9833896..7fc30091e0de 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-transaction.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-transaction.c
@@ -50,7 +50,27 @@ static void handle_message(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *request,
 			   int generation, unsigned long long offset,
 			   void *data, size_t length, void *callback_data)
 {
+	struct snd_motu *motu = callback_data;
+	__be32 *buf = (__be32 *)data;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (tcode != TCODE_WRITE_QUADLET_REQUEST) {
+		fw_send_response(card, request, RCODE_COMPLETE);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (offset != motu->async_handler.offset || length != 4) {
+		fw_send_response(card, request, RCODE_ADDRESS_ERROR);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&motu->lock, flags);
+	motu->msg = be32_to_cpu(*buf);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&motu->lock, flags);
+
 	fw_send_response(card, request, RCODE_COMPLETE);
+
+	wake_up(&motu->hwdep_wait);
 }
 
 int snd_motu_transaction_reregister(struct snd_motu *motu)