diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
index 6d36f63..d030a93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct dp_aux_private {
 	bool no_send_addr;
 	bool no_send_stop;
 	bool initted;
+	bool is_edp;
 	u32 offset;
 	u32 segment;
 
@@ -337,6 +338,22 @@ static ssize_t dp_aux_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * For eDP it's important to give a reasonably long wait here for HPD
+	 * to be asserted. This is because the panel driver may have _just_
+	 * turned on the panel and then tried to do an AUX transfer. The panel
+	 * driver has no way of knowing when the panel is ready, so it's up
+	 * to us to wait. For DP we never get into this situation so let's
+	 * avoid ever doing the extra long wait for DP.
+	 */
+	if (aux->is_edp) {
+		ret = dp_catalog_aux_wait_for_hpd_connect_state(aux->catalog);
+		if (ret) {
+			DRM_DEBUG_DP("Panel not ready for aux transactions\n");
+			goto exit;
+		}
+	}
+
 	dp_aux_update_offset_and_segment(aux, msg);
 	dp_aux_transfer_helper(aux, msg, true);
 
@@ -491,7 +508,8 @@ void dp_aux_unregister(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux)
 	drm_dp_aux_unregister(dp_aux);
 }
 
-struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux_get(struct device *dev, struct dp_catalog *catalog)
+struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux_get(struct device *dev, struct dp_catalog *catalog,
+			      bool is_edp)
 {
 	struct dp_aux_private *aux;
 
@@ -506,6 +524,7 @@ struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux_get(struct device *dev, struct dp_catalog *catalog)
 
 	init_completion(&aux->comp);
 	aux->cmd_busy = false;
+	aux->is_edp = is_edp;
 	mutex_init(&aux->mutex);
 
 	aux->dev = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.h
index 82afc8d..5a50c08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.h
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void dp_aux_init(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux);
 void dp_aux_deinit(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux);
 void dp_aux_reconfig(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux);
 
-struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux_get(struct device *dev, struct dp_catalog *catalog);
+struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux_get(struct device *dev, struct dp_catalog *catalog,
+			      bool is_edp);
 void dp_aux_put(struct drm_dp_aux *aux);
 
 #endif /*__DP_AUX_H_*/
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.c
index df9670d..0c6a96e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.c
@@ -242,6 +242,19 @@ void dp_catalog_aux_update_cfg(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog)
 	phy_calibrate(phy);
 }
 
+int dp_catalog_aux_wait_for_hpd_connect_state(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog)
+{
+	u32 state;
+	struct dp_catalog_private *catalog = container_of(dp_catalog,
+				struct dp_catalog_private, dp_catalog);
+
+	/* poll for hpd connected status every 2ms and timeout after 500ms */
+	return readl_poll_timeout(catalog->io->dp_controller.aux.base +
+				REG_DP_DP_HPD_INT_STATUS,
+				state, state & DP_DP_HPD_STATE_STATUS_CONNECTED,
+				2000, 500000);
+}
+
 static void dump_regs(void __iomem *base, int len)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.h
index 7dea101..45140a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ int dp_catalog_aux_clear_hw_interrupts(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
 void dp_catalog_aux_reset(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
 void dp_catalog_aux_enable(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog, bool enable);
 void dp_catalog_aux_update_cfg(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
+int dp_catalog_aux_wait_for_hpd_connect_state(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
 u32 dp_catalog_aux_get_irq(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
 
 /* DP Controller APIs */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index dea4de9..f197694 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int dp_init_sub_modules(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	dp->aux = dp_aux_get(dev, dp->catalog);
+	dp->aux = dp_aux_get(dev, dp->catalog, dp->dp_display.is_edp);
 	if (IS_ERR(dp->aux)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(dp->aux);
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to initialize aux, rc = %d\n", rc);
