diff --git a/drivers/dma/pl330.c b/drivers/dma/pl330.c
index b4731fe6bbc1..3cf0b38387ae 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/pl330.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/pl330.c
@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ enum desc_status {
 	 * of a channel can be BUSY at any time.
 	 */
 	BUSY,
+	/*
+	 * Pause was called while descriptor was BUSY. Due to hardware
+	 * limitations, only termination is possible for descriptors
+	 * that have been paused.
+	 */
+	PAUSED,
 	/*
 	 * Sitting on the channel work_list but xfer done
 	 * by PL330 core
@@ -2041,7 +2047,7 @@ static inline void fill_queue(struct dma_pl330_chan *pch)
 	list_for_each_entry(desc, &pch->work_list, node) {
 
 		/* If already submitted */
-		if (desc->status == BUSY)
+		if (desc->status == BUSY || desc->status == PAUSED)
 			continue;
 
 		ret = pl330_submit_req(pch->thread, desc);
@@ -2326,6 +2332,7 @@ static int pl330_pause(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct dma_pl330_chan *pch = to_pchan(chan);
 	struct pl330_dmac *pl330 = pch->dmac;
+	struct dma_pl330_desc *desc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(pl330->ddma.dev);
@@ -2335,6 +2342,10 @@ static int pl330_pause(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	_stop(pch->thread);
 	spin_unlock(&pl330->lock);
 
+	list_for_each_entry(desc, &pch->work_list, node) {
+		if (desc->status == BUSY)
+			desc->status = PAUSED;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pch->lock, flags);
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(pl330->ddma.dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(pl330->ddma.dev);
@@ -2425,7 +2436,7 @@ pl330_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie,
 		else if (running && desc == running)
 			transferred =
 				pl330_get_current_xferred_count(pch, desc);
-		else if (desc->status == BUSY)
+		else if (desc->status == BUSY || desc->status == PAUSED)
 			/*
 			 * Busy but not running means either just enqueued,
 			 * or finished and not yet marked done
@@ -2442,6 +2453,9 @@ pl330_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie,
 			case DONE:
 				ret = DMA_COMPLETE;
 				break;
+			case PAUSED:
+				ret = DMA_PAUSED;
+				break;
 			case PREP:
 			case BUSY:
 				ret = DMA_IN_PROGRESS;