diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qmc.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qmc.c
index 8dc73cc1a83b..2d2a9d88ba6c 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qmc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qmc.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 struct qmc_xfer_desc {
 	union {
 		void (*tx_complete)(void *context);
-		void (*rx_complete)(void *context, size_t length);
+		void (*rx_complete)(void *context, size_t length, unsigned int flags);
 	};
 	void *context;
 };
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@ static void qmc_chan_write_done(struct qmc_chan *chan)
 }
 
 int qmc_chan_read_submit(struct qmc_chan *chan, dma_addr_t addr, size_t length,
-			 void (*complete)(void *context, size_t length), void *context)
+			 void (*complete)(void *context, size_t length, unsigned int flags),
+			 void *context)
 {
 	struct qmc_xfer_desc *xfer_desc;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -454,6 +455,10 @@ int qmc_chan_read_submit(struct qmc_chan *chan, dma_addr_t addr, size_t length,
 	xfer_desc->rx_complete = complete;
 	xfer_desc->context = context;
 
+	/* Clear previous status flags */
+	ctrl &= ~(QMC_BD_RX_L | QMC_BD_RX_F | QMC_BD_RX_LG | QMC_BD_RX_NO |
+		  QMC_BD_RX_AB | QMC_BD_RX_CR);
+
 	/* Activate the descriptor */
 	ctrl |= (QMC_BD_RX_E | QMC_BD_RX_UB);
 	wmb(); /* Be sure to flush data before descriptor activation */
@@ -485,7 +490,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(qmc_chan_read_submit);
 
 static void qmc_chan_read_done(struct qmc_chan *chan)
 {
-	void (*complete)(void *context, size_t size);
+	void (*complete)(void *context, size_t size, unsigned int flags);
 	struct qmc_xfer_desc *xfer_desc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	cbd_t __iomem *bd;
@@ -527,7 +532,23 @@ static void qmc_chan_read_done(struct qmc_chan *chan)
 
 		if (complete) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->rx_lock, flags);
-			complete(context, datalen);
+
+			/*
+			 * Avoid conversion between internal hardware flags and
+			 * the software API flags.
+			 * -> Be sure that the software API flags are consistent
+			 *    with the hardware flags
+			 */
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_LAST  != QMC_BD_RX_L);
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_FIRST != QMC_BD_RX_F);
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_OVF   != QMC_BD_RX_LG);
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_UNA   != QMC_BD_RX_NO);
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_ABORT != QMC_BD_RX_AB);
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_CRC   != QMC_BD_RX_CR);
+
+			complete(context, datalen,
+				 ctrl & (QMC_BD_RX_L | QMC_BD_RX_F | QMC_BD_RX_LG |
+					 QMC_BD_RX_NO | QMC_BD_RX_AB | QMC_BD_RX_CR));
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->rx_lock, flags);
 		}
 
diff --git a/include/soc/fsl/qe/qmc.h b/include/soc/fsl/qe/qmc.h
index 3c61a50d2ae2..6f1d6cebc9fe 100644
--- a/include/soc/fsl/qe/qmc.h
+++ b/include/soc/fsl/qe/qmc.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef __SOC_FSL_QMC_H__
 #define __SOC_FSL_QMC_H__
 
+#include <linux/bits.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct device_node;
@@ -56,8 +57,20 @@ int qmc_chan_set_param(struct qmc_chan *chan, const struct qmc_chan_param *param
 int qmc_chan_write_submit(struct qmc_chan *chan, dma_addr_t addr, size_t length,
 			  void (*complete)(void *context), void *context);
 
+/* Flags available (ORed) for read complete() flags parameter in HDLC mode.
+ * No flags are available in transparent mode and the read complete() flags
+ * parameter has no meaning in transparent mode.
+ */
+#define QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_LAST	BIT(11) /* Last in frame */
+#define QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_FIRST	BIT(10) /* First in frame */
+#define QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_OVF	BIT(5)  /* Data overflow */
+#define QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_UNA	BIT(4)  /* Unaligned (ie. bits received not multiple of 8) */
+#define QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_ABORT	BIT(3)  /* Received an abort sequence (seven consecutive ones) */
+#define QMC_RX_FLAG_HDLC_CRC	BIT(2)  /* CRC error */
+
 int qmc_chan_read_submit(struct qmc_chan *chan, dma_addr_t addr, size_t length,
-			 void (*complete)(void *context, size_t length),
+			 void (*complete)(void *context, size_t length,
+					  unsigned int flags),
 			 void *context);
 
 #define QMC_CHAN_READ  (1<<0)
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_qmc_audio.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_qmc_audio.c
index 56d6b0b039a2..bfaaa451735b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_qmc_audio.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_qmc_audio.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void qmc_audio_pcm_write_complete(void *context)
 	snd_pcm_period_elapsed(prtd->substream);
 }
 
-static void qmc_audio_pcm_read_complete(void *context, size_t length)
+static void qmc_audio_pcm_read_complete(void *context, size_t length, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct qmc_dai_prtd *prtd = context;
 	int ret;
