diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 8324e3ec21c2..771c60ab4a32 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -921,6 +921,29 @@ mmci_cmd_irq(struct mmci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd,
 {
 	void __iomem *base = host->base;
 	bool sbc = (cmd == host->mrq->sbc);
+	bool busy_resp = host->variant->busy_detect &&
+			(cmd->flags & MMC_RSP_BUSY);
+
+	/* Check if we need to wait for busy completion. */
+	if (host->busy_status && (status & MCI_ST_CARDBUSY))
+		return;
+
+	/* Enable busy completion if needed and supported. */
+	if (!host->busy_status && busy_resp &&
+		!(status & (MCI_CMDCRCFAIL|MCI_CMDTIMEOUT)) &&
+		(readl(base + MMCISTATUS) & MCI_ST_CARDBUSY)) {
+		writel(readl(base + MMCIMASK0) | MCI_ST_BUSYEND,
+			base + MMCIMASK0);
+		host->busy_status = status & (MCI_CMDSENT|MCI_CMDRESPEND);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* At busy completion, mask the IRQ and complete the request. */
+	if (host->busy_status) {
+		writel(readl(base + MMCIMASK0) & ~MCI_ST_BUSYEND,
+			base + MMCIMASK0);
+		host->busy_status = 0;
+	}
 
 	host->cmd = NULL;
 
@@ -1139,14 +1162,19 @@ static irqreturn_t mmci_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			status &= ~MCI_IRQ1MASK;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * We intentionally clear the MCI_ST_CARDBUSY IRQ here (if it's
+		 * enabled) since the HW seems to be triggering the IRQ on both
+		 * edges while monitoring DAT0 for busy completion.
+		 */
 		status &= readl(host->base + MMCIMASK0);
 		writel(status, host->base + MMCICLEAR);
 
 		dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "irq0 (data+cmd) %08x\n", status);
 
 		cmd = host->cmd;
-		if (status & (MCI_CMDCRCFAIL|MCI_CMDTIMEOUT|MCI_CMDSENT|
-			      MCI_CMDRESPEND) && cmd)
+		if ((status|host->busy_status) & (MCI_CMDCRCFAIL|MCI_CMDTIMEOUT|
+			MCI_CMDSENT|MCI_CMDRESPEND) && cmd)
 			mmci_cmd_irq(host, cmd, status);
 
 		data = host->data;
@@ -1155,6 +1183,10 @@ static irqreturn_t mmci_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			      MCI_DATABLOCKEND) && data)
 			mmci_data_irq(host, data, status);
 
+		/* Don't poll for busy completion in irq context. */
+		if (host->busy_status)
+			status &= ~MCI_ST_CARDBUSY;
+
 		ret = 1;
 	} while (status);
 
@@ -1504,12 +1536,6 @@ static int mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev,
 		goto clk_disable;
 	}
 
-	if (variant->busy_detect) {
-		mmci_ops.card_busy = mmci_card_busy;
-		mmci_write_datactrlreg(host, MCI_ST_DPSM_BUSYMODE);
-	}
-
-	mmc->ops = &mmci_ops;
 	/*
 	 * The ARM and ST versions of the block have slightly different
 	 * clock divider equations which means that the minimum divider
@@ -1543,6 +1569,15 @@ static int mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev,
 	mmc->caps = plat->capabilities;
 	mmc->caps2 = plat->capabilities2;
 
+	if (variant->busy_detect) {
+		mmci_ops.card_busy = mmci_card_busy;
+		mmci_write_datactrlreg(host, MCI_ST_DPSM_BUSYMODE);
+		mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY;
+		mmc->max_busy_timeout = 0;
+	}
+
+	mmc->ops = &mmci_ops;
+
 	/* We support these PM capabilities. */
 	mmc->pm_caps = MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
index 168bc72f7a94..b008ace3e8ee 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 /* Extended status bits for the ST Micro variants */
 #define MCI_ST_SDIOITMASK	(1 << 22)
 #define MCI_ST_CEATAENDMASK	(1 << 23)
+#define MCI_ST_BUSYEND		(1 << 24)
 
 #define MMCIMASK1		0x040
 #define MMCIFIFOCNT		0x048
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ struct mmci_host {
 	u32			pwr_reg;
 	u32			clk_reg;
 	u32			datactrl_reg;
+	u32			busy_status;
 	bool			vqmmc_enabled;
 	struct mmci_platform_data *plat;
 	struct variant_data	*variant;