diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c b/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c
index 238a8088e17f..7cc8813f5d8c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/transport.c
@@ -651,6 +651,13 @@ void usb_stor_invoke_transport(struct scsi_cmnd *srb, struct us_data *us)
 		need_auto_sense = 1;
 	}
 
+	/* Some devices (Kindle) require another command after SYNC CACHE */
+	if ((us->fflags & US_FL_SENSE_AFTER_SYNC) &&
+			srb->cmnd[0] == SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE) {
+		usb_stor_dbg(us, "-- sense after SYNC CACHE\n");
+		need_auto_sense = 1;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If we have a failure, we're going to do a REQUEST_SENSE 
 	 * automatically.  Note that we differentiate between a command
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
index 5732e9691f08..efa972be2ee3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
@@ -2211,6 +2211,18 @@ UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x1908, 0x3335, 0x0200, 0x0200,
 		USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
 		US_FL_NO_READ_DISC_INFO ),
 
+/*
+ * Reported by Matthias Schwarzott <zzam@gentoo.org>
+ * The Amazon Kindle treats SYNCHRONIZE CACHE as an indication that
+ * the host may be finished with it, and automatically ejects its
+ * emulated media unless it receives another command within one second.
+ */
+UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x1949, 0x0004, 0x0000, 0x9999,
+		"Amazon",
+		"Kindle",
+		USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
+		US_FL_SENSE_AFTER_SYNC ),
+
 /*
  * Reported by Oliver Neukum <oneukum@suse.com>
  * This device morphes spontaneously into another device if the access
diff --git a/include/linux/usb_usual.h b/include/linux/usb_usual.h
index 6b03fdd69d27..712363c7a2e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb_usual.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb_usual.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 		/* lies about caching, so always sync */	\
 	US_FLAG(NO_SAME, 0x40000000)				\
 		/* Cannot handle WRITE_SAME */			\
+	US_FLAG(SENSE_AFTER_SYNC, 0x80000000)			\
+		/* Do REQUEST_SENSE after SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE */	\
 
 #define US_FLAG(name, value)	US_FL_##name = value ,
 enum { US_DO_ALL_FLAGS };