diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/amdtp-motu.c b/sound/firewire/motu/amdtp-motu.c
index 89638e1fbb69..1741ceb381c7 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/amdtp-motu.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/amdtp-motu.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct amdtp_motu {
 
 	int midi_db_count;
 	unsigned int midi_db_interval;
+
+	struct amdtp_motu_cache *cache;
 };
 
 int amdtp_motu_set_parameters(struct amdtp_stream *s, unsigned int rate,
@@ -333,6 +335,34 @@ static void probe_tracepoints_events(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	}
 }
 
+static void cache_event_offsets(struct amdtp_motu_cache *cache, const __be32 *buf,
+				unsigned int data_blocks, unsigned int data_block_quadlets)
+{
+	unsigned int *event_offsets = cache->event_offsets;
+	const unsigned int cache_size = cache->size;
+	unsigned int cache_tail = cache->tail;
+	unsigned int base_tick = cache->tx_cycle_count * TICKS_PER_CYCLE;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < data_blocks; ++i) {
+		u32 sph = be32_to_cpu(*buf);
+		unsigned int tick;
+
+		tick = ((sph & CIP_SPH_CYCLE_MASK) >> CIP_SPH_CYCLE_SHIFT) * TICKS_PER_CYCLE +
+		       (sph & CIP_SPH_OFFSET_MASK);
+
+		if (tick < base_tick)
+			tick += TICKS_PER_SECOND;
+		event_offsets[cache_tail] = tick - base_tick;
+
+		cache_tail = (cache_tail + 1) % cache_size;
+		buf += data_block_quadlets;
+	}
+
+	cache->tail = cache_tail;
+	cache->tx_cycle_count = (cache->tx_cycle_count + 1) % CYCLES_PER_SECOND;
+}
+
 static unsigned int process_ir_ctx_payloads(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 					    const struct pkt_desc *descs,
 					    unsigned int packets,
@@ -342,12 +372,17 @@ static unsigned int process_ir_ctx_payloads(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	unsigned int pcm_frames = 0;
 	int i;
 
+	if (p->cache->tx_cycle_count == UINT_MAX)
+		p->cache->tx_cycle_count = (s->domain->processing_cycle.tx_start % CYCLES_PER_SECOND);
+
 	// For data block processing.
 	for (i = 0; i < packets; ++i) {
 		const struct pkt_desc *desc = descs + i;
 		__be32 *buf = desc->ctx_payload;
 		unsigned int data_blocks = desc->data_blocks;
 
+		cache_event_offsets(p->cache, buf, data_blocks, s->data_block_quadlets);
+
 		if (pcm) {
 			read_pcm_s32(s, pcm, buf, data_blocks, pcm_frames);
 			pcm_frames += data_blocks;
@@ -449,11 +484,12 @@ static unsigned int process_it_ctx_payloads(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 
 int amdtp_motu_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 		    enum amdtp_stream_direction dir,
-		    const struct snd_motu_spec *spec)
+		    const struct snd_motu_spec *spec, struct amdtp_motu_cache *cache)
 {
 	amdtp_stream_process_ctx_payloads_t process_ctx_payloads;
 	int fmt = CIP_FMT_MOTU;
 	unsigned int flags = CIP_BLOCKING | CIP_UNAWARE_SYT;
+	struct amdtp_motu *p;
 	int err;
 
 	if (dir == AMDTP_IN_STREAM) {
@@ -493,5 +529,8 @@ int amdtp_motu_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 		s->ctx_data.rx.fdf = MOTU_FDF_AM824;
 	}
 
+	p = s->protocol;
+	p->cache = cache;
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-stream.c b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-stream.c
index 5d8d067f366d..369002568b2d 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu-stream.c
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ int snd_motu_stream_reserve_duplex(struct snd_motu *motu, unsigned int rate,
 		fw_iso_resources_free(&motu->tx_resources);
 		fw_iso_resources_free(&motu->rx_resources);
 
+		kfree(motu->cache.event_offsets);
+		motu->cache.event_offsets = NULL;
+
 		err = snd_motu_protocol_set_clock_rate(motu, rate);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_err(&motu->unit->device,
@@ -181,6 +184,15 @@ int snd_motu_stream_reserve_duplex(struct snd_motu *motu, unsigned int rate,
 			fw_iso_resources_free(&motu->rx_resources);
 			return err;
 		}
+
+		motu->cache.size = motu->tx_stream.syt_interval * frames_per_buffer;
+		motu->cache.event_offsets = kcalloc(motu->cache.size, sizeof(*motu->cache.event_offsets),
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!motu->cache.event_offsets) {
+			fw_iso_resources_free(&motu->tx_resources);
+			fw_iso_resources_free(&motu->rx_resources);
+			return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -260,6 +272,9 @@ int snd_motu_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_motu *motu)
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto stop_streams;
 
+		motu->cache.tail = 0;
+		motu->cache.tx_cycle_count = UINT_MAX;
+
 		err = amdtp_domain_start(&motu->domain, 0, false, false);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto stop_streams;
@@ -293,6 +308,9 @@ void snd_motu_stream_stop_duplex(struct snd_motu *motu)
 
 		fw_iso_resources_free(&motu->tx_resources);
 		fw_iso_resources_free(&motu->rx_resources);
+
+		kfree(motu->cache.event_offsets);
+		motu->cache.event_offsets = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +332,7 @@ static int init_stream(struct snd_motu *motu, struct amdtp_stream *s)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	err = amdtp_motu_init(s, motu->unit, dir, motu->spec);
+	err = amdtp_motu_init(s, motu->unit, dir, motu->spec, &motu->cache);
 	if (err < 0)
 		fw_iso_resources_destroy(resources);
 
diff --git a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
index 92effb6e6c96..10ba87062e81 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/motu/motu.h
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ struct snd_motu_packet_format {
 	unsigned char pcm_chunks[3];
 };
 
+struct amdtp_motu_cache {
+	unsigned int *event_offsets;
+	unsigned int size;
+	unsigned int tail;
+	unsigned int tx_cycle_count;
+};
+
 struct snd_motu {
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	struct fw_unit *unit;
@@ -70,6 +77,8 @@ struct snd_motu {
 	wait_queue_head_t hwdep_wait;
 
 	struct amdtp_domain domain;
+
+	struct amdtp_motu_cache cache;
 };
 
 enum snd_motu_spec_flags {
@@ -125,7 +134,8 @@ extern const struct snd_motu_spec snd_motu_spec_4pre;
 
 int amdtp_motu_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 		    enum amdtp_stream_direction dir,
-		    const struct snd_motu_spec *spec);
+		    const struct snd_motu_spec *spec,
+		    struct amdtp_motu_cache *cache);
 int amdtp_motu_set_parameters(struct amdtp_stream *s, unsigned int rate,
 			      unsigned int midi_ports,
 			      struct snd_motu_packet_format *formats);