diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c
index ca75ebdc10b3..60dd82f9dedc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ static int su3000_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[],
 {
 	struct dvb_usb_device *d = i2c_get_adapdata(adap);
 	struct dw2102_state *state;
+	int j;
 
 	if (!d)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -705,11 +706,11 @@ static int su3000_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[],
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	switch (num) {
-	case 1:
-		switch (msg[0].addr) {
+	j = 0;
+	while (j < num) {
+		switch (msg[j].addr) {
 		case SU3000_STREAM_CTRL:
-			state->data[0] = msg[0].buf[0] + 0x36;
+			state->data[0] = msg[j].buf[0] + 0x36;
 			state->data[1] = 3;
 			state->data[2] = 0;
 			if (dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, state->data, 3,
@@ -721,61 +722,86 @@ static int su3000_i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[],
 			if (dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, state->data, 1,
 					state->data, 2, 0) < 0)
 				err("i2c transfer failed.");
-			msg[0].buf[1] = state->data[0];
-			msg[0].buf[0] = state->data[1];
+			msg[j].buf[1] = state->data[0];
+			msg[j].buf[0] = state->data[1];
 			break;
 		default:
-			if (3 + msg[0].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
-				warn("i2c wr: len=%d is too big!\n",
-				     msg[0].len);
+			/* if the current write msg is followed by a another
+			 * read msg to/from the same address
+			 */
+			if ((j+1 < num) && (msg[j+1].flags & I2C_M_RD) &&
+			    (msg[j].addr == msg[j+1].addr)) {
+				/* join both i2c msgs to one usb read command */
+				if (4 + msg[j].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
+					warn("i2c combined wr/rd: write len=%d is too big!\n",
+					    msg[j].len);
+					num = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+					break;
+				}
+				if (1 + msg[j+1].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
+					warn("i2c combined wr/rd: read len=%d is too big!\n",
+					    msg[j+1].len);
+					num = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+					break;
+				}
+
+				state->data[0] = 0x09;
+				state->data[1] = msg[j].len;
+				state->data[2] = msg[j+1].len;
+				state->data[3] = msg[j].addr;
+				memcpy(&state->data[4], msg[j].buf, msg[j].len);
+
+				if (dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, state->data, msg[j].len + 4,
+					state->data, msg[j+1].len + 1, 0) < 0)
+					err("i2c transfer failed.");
+
+				memcpy(msg[j+1].buf, &state->data[1], msg[j+1].len);
+				j++;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (msg[j].flags & I2C_M_RD) {
+				/* single read */
+				if (1 + msg[j].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
+					warn("i2c rd: len=%d is too big!\n", msg[j].len);
+					num = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+					break;
+				}
+
+				state->data[0] = 0x09;
+				state->data[1] = 0;
+				state->data[2] = msg[j].len;
+				state->data[3] = msg[j].addr;
+				memcpy(&state->data[4], msg[j].buf, msg[j].len);
+
+				if (dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, state->data, 4,
+					state->data, msg[j].len + 1, 0) < 0)
+					err("i2c transfer failed.");
+
+				memcpy(msg[j].buf, &state->data[1], msg[j].len);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			/* single write */
+			if (3 + msg[j].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
+				warn("i2c wr: len=%d is too big!\n", msg[j].len);
 				num = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 				break;
 			}
 
-			/* always i2c write*/
 			state->data[0] = 0x08;
-			state->data[1] = msg[0].addr;
-			state->data[2] = msg[0].len;
+			state->data[1] = msg[j].addr;
+			state->data[2] = msg[j].len;
 
-			memcpy(&state->data[3], msg[0].buf, msg[0].len);
+			memcpy(&state->data[3], msg[j].buf, msg[j].len);
 
-			if (dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, state->data, msg[0].len + 3,
+			if (dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, state->data, msg[j].len + 3,
 						state->data, 1, 0) < 0)
 				err("i2c transfer failed.");
+		} // switch
+		j++;
 
-		}
-		break;
-	case 2:
-		/* always i2c read */
-		if (4 + msg[0].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
-			warn("i2c rd: len=%d is too big!\n",
-			     msg[0].len);
-			num = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (1 + msg[1].len > sizeof(state->data)) {
-			warn("i2c rd: len=%d is too big!\n",
-			     msg[1].len);
-			num = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		state->data[0] = 0x09;
-		state->data[1] = msg[0].len;
-		state->data[2] = msg[1].len;
-		state->data[3] = msg[0].addr;
-		memcpy(&state->data[4], msg[0].buf, msg[0].len);
-
-		if (dvb_usb_generic_rw(d, state->data, msg[0].len + 4,
-					state->data, msg[1].len + 1, 0) < 0)
-			err("i2c transfer failed.");
-
-		memcpy(msg[1].buf, &state->data[1], msg[1].len);
-		break;
-	default:
-		warn("more than 2 i2c messages at a time is not handled yet.");
-		break;
-	}
+	} // while
 	mutex_unlock(&d->data_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&d->i2c_mutex);
 	return num;
