diff --git a/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/Kconfig
index a5a98c9e17a6..36a47c9e129d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/Kconfig
@@ -34,3 +34,18 @@ menuconfig SURFACE_AGGREGATOR
 	  devices using SAM-over-SSH are supported, whereas devices using
 	  SAM-over-HID, which is used on the 4th generation, are currently not
 	  supported.
+
+config SURFACE_AGGREGATOR_ERROR_INJECTION
+	bool "Surface System Aggregator Module Error Injection Capabilities"
+	depends on SURFACE_AGGREGATOR
+	depends on FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION
+	default n
+	help
+	  Provides error-injection capabilities for the Surface System
+	  Aggregator Module subsystem and Surface Serial Hub driver.
+
+	  Specifically, exports error injection hooks to be used with the
+	  kernel's function error injection capabilities to simulate underlying
+	  transport and communication problems, such as invalid data sent to or
+	  received from the EC, dropped data, and communication timeouts.
+	  Intended for development and debugging.
diff --git a/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/ssh_packet_layer.c b/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/ssh_packet_layer.c
index 29dc64dd27a8..4ce8e493cfa3 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/ssh_packet_layer.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/ssh_packet_layer.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/error-injection.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/kfifo.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
@@ -207,6 +208,288 @@
 #define SSH_PTL_RX_FIFO_LEN			4096
 
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SURFACE_AGGREGATOR_ERROR_INJECTION
+
+/**
+ * ssh_ptl_should_drop_ack_packet() - Error injection hook to drop ACK packets.
+ *
+ * Useful to test detection and handling of automated re-transmits by the EC.
+ * Specifically of packets that the EC consideres not-ACKed but the driver
+ * already consideres ACKed (due to dropped ACK). In this case, the EC
+ * re-transmits the packet-to-be-ACKed and the driver should detect it as
+ * duplicate/already handled. Note that the driver should still send an ACK
+ * for the re-transmitted packet.
+ */
+static noinline bool ssh_ptl_should_drop_ack_packet(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(ssh_ptl_should_drop_ack_packet, TRUE);
+
+/**
+ * ssh_ptl_should_drop_nak_packet() - Error injection hook to drop NAK packets.
+ *
+ * Useful to test/force automated (timeout-based) re-transmit by the EC.
+ * Specifically, packets that have not reached the driver completely/with valid
+ * checksums. Only useful in combination with receival of (injected) bad data.
+ */
+static noinline bool ssh_ptl_should_drop_nak_packet(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(ssh_ptl_should_drop_nak_packet, TRUE);
+
+/**
+ * ssh_ptl_should_drop_dsq_packet() - Error injection hook to drop sequenced
+ * data packet.
+ *
+ * Useful to test re-transmit timeout of the driver. If the data packet has not
+ * been ACKed after a certain time, the driver should re-transmit the packet up
+ * to limited number of times defined in SSH_PTL_MAX_PACKET_TRIES.
+ */
+static noinline bool ssh_ptl_should_drop_dsq_packet(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(ssh_ptl_should_drop_dsq_packet, TRUE);
+
+/**
+ * ssh_ptl_should_fail_write() - Error injection hook to make
+ * serdev_device_write() fail.
+ *
+ * Hook to simulate errors in serdev_device_write when transmitting packets.
+ */
+static noinline int ssh_ptl_should_fail_write(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(ssh_ptl_should_fail_write, ERRNO);
+
+/**
+ * ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_tx_data() - Error injection hook to simualte invalid
+ * data being sent to the EC.
+ *
+ * Hook to simulate corrupt/invalid data being sent from host (driver) to EC.
+ * Causes the packet data to be actively corrupted by overwriting it with
+ * pre-defined values, such that it becomes invalid, causing the EC to respond
+ * with a NAK packet. Useful to test handling of NAK packets received by the
+ * driver.
+ */
+static noinline bool ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_tx_data(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_tx_data, TRUE);
+
+/**
+ * ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_rx_syn() - Error injection hook to simulate invalid
+ * data being sent by the EC.
+ *
+ * Hook to simulate invalid SYN bytes, i.e. an invalid start of messages and
+ * test handling thereof in the driver.
+ */
+static noinline bool ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_rx_syn(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_rx_syn, TRUE);
+
+/**
+ * ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_rx_data() - Error injection hook to simulate invalid
+ * data being sent by the EC.
+ *
+ * Hook to simulate invalid data/checksum of the message frame and test handling
+ * thereof in the driver.
+ */
+static noinline bool ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_rx_data(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_rx_data, TRUE);
+
+
+static bool __ssh_ptl_should_drop_ack_packet(struct ssh_packet *packet)
+{
+	if (likely(!ssh_ptl_should_drop_ack_packet()))
+		return false;
+
+	trace_ssam_ei_tx_drop_ack_packet(packet);
+	ptl_info(packet->ptl, "packet error injection: dropping ACK packet %p\n",
+		 packet);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool __ssh_ptl_should_drop_nak_packet(struct ssh_packet *packet)
+{
+	if (likely(!ssh_ptl_should_drop_nak_packet()))
+		return false;
+
+	trace_ssam_ei_tx_drop_nak_packet(packet);
+	ptl_info(packet->ptl, "packet error injection: dropping NAK packet %p\n",
+		 packet);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool __ssh_ptl_should_drop_dsq_packet(struct ssh_packet *packet)
+{
+	if (likely(!ssh_ptl_should_drop_dsq_packet()))
+		return false;
+
+	trace_ssam_ei_tx_drop_dsq_packet(packet);
+	ptl_info(packet->ptl,
+		"packet error injection: dropping sequenced data packet %p\n",
+		 packet);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool ssh_ptl_should_drop_packet(struct ssh_packet *packet)
+{
+	// ignore packets that don't carry any data (i.e. flush)
+	if (!packet->data.ptr || !packet->data.len)
+		return false;
+
+	switch (packet->data.ptr[SSH_MSGOFFSET_FRAME(type)]) {
+	case SSH_FRAME_TYPE_ACK:
+		return __ssh_ptl_should_drop_ack_packet(packet);
+
+	case SSH_FRAME_TYPE_NAK:
+		return __ssh_ptl_should_drop_nak_packet(packet);
+
+	case SSH_FRAME_TYPE_DATA_SEQ:
+		return __ssh_ptl_should_drop_dsq_packet(packet);
+
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+static int ssh_ptl_write_buf(struct ssh_ptl *ptl, struct ssh_packet *packet,
+			     const unsigned char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int status;
+
+	status = ssh_ptl_should_fail_write();
+	if (unlikely(status)) {
+		trace_ssam_ei_tx_fail_write(packet, status);
+		ptl_info(packet->ptl,
+			 "packet error injection: simulating transmit error %d,"
+			 " packet %p\n", status, packet);
+
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	return serdev_device_write_buf(ptl->serdev, buf, count);
+}
+
+static void ssh_ptl_tx_inject_invalid_data(struct ssh_packet *packet)
+{
+	// ignore packets that don't carry any data (i.e. flush)
+	if (!packet->data.ptr || !packet->data.len)
+		return;
+
+	// only allow sequenced data packets to be modified
+	if (packet->data.ptr[SSH_MSGOFFSET_FRAME(type)] != SSH_FRAME_TYPE_DATA_SEQ)
+		return;
+
+	if (likely(!ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_tx_data()))
+		return;
+
+	trace_ssam_ei_tx_corrupt_data(packet);
+	ptl_info(packet->ptl,
+		 "packet error injection: simulating invalid transmit data on packet %p\n",
+		 packet);
+
+	/*
+	 * NB: The value 0xb3 has been chosen more or less randomly so that it
+	 * doesn't have any (major) overlap with the SYN bytes (aa 55) and is
+	 * non-trivial (i.e. non-zero, non-0xff).
+	 */
+	memset(packet->data.ptr, 0xb3, packet->data.len);
+}
+
+static void ssh_ptl_rx_inject_invalid_syn(struct ssh_ptl *ptl,
+					  struct ssam_span *data)
+{
+	struct ssam_span frame;
+
+	// check if there actually is something to corrupt
+	if (!sshp_find_syn(data, &frame))
+		return;
+
+	if (likely(!ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_rx_syn()))
+		return;
+
+	trace_ssam_ei_rx_corrupt_syn("data_length", data->len);
+
+	data->ptr[1] = 0xb3;	// set second byte of SYN to "random" value
+}
+
+static void ssh_ptl_rx_inject_invalid_data(struct ssh_ptl *ptl,
+					   struct ssam_span *frame)
+{
+	size_t payload_len, message_len;
+	struct ssh_frame *sshf;
+
+	// ignore incomplete messages, will get handled once it's complete
+	if (frame->len < SSH_MESSAGE_LENGTH(0))
+		return;
+
+	// ignore incomplete messages, part 2
+	payload_len = get_unaligned_le16(&frame->ptr[SSH_MSGOFFSET_FRAME(len)]);
+	message_len = SSH_MESSAGE_LENGTH(payload_len);
+	if (frame->len < message_len)
+		return;
+
+	if (likely(!ssh_ptl_should_corrupt_rx_data()))
+		return;
+
+	sshf = (struct ssh_frame *)&frame->ptr[SSH_MSGOFFSET_FRAME(type)];
+	trace_ssam_ei_rx_corrupt_data(sshf);
+
+	/*
+	 * Flip bits in first byte of payload checksum. This is basically
+	 * equivalent to a payload/frame data error without us having to worry
+	 * about (the, arguably pretty small, probability of) accidental
+	 * checksum collisions.
+	 */
+	frame->ptr[frame->len - 2] = ~frame->ptr[frame->len - 2];
+}
+
+#else /* CONFIG_SURFACE_AGGREGATOR_ERROR_INJECTION */
+
+static inline bool ssh_ptl_should_drop_packet(struct ssh_packet *packet)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline int ssh_ptl_write_buf(struct ssh_ptl *ptl,
+				    struct ssh_packet *packet,
+				    const unsigned char *buf,
+				    size_t count)
+{
+	return serdev_device_write_buf(ptl->serdev, buf, count);
+}
+
+static inline void ssh_ptl_tx_inject_invalid_data(struct ssh_packet *packet)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void ssh_ptl_rx_inject_invalid_syn(struct ssh_ptl *ptl,
+						 struct ssam_span *data)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void ssh_ptl_rx_inject_invalid_data(struct ssh_ptl *ptl,
+						  struct ssam_span *frame)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_SURFACE_AGGREGATOR_ERROR_INJECTION */
+
+
 static void __ssh_ptl_packet_release(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct ssh_packet *p = container_of(kref, struct ssh_packet, refcnt);
@@ -736,6 +1019,7 @@ static int ssh_ptl_tx_threadfn(void *data)
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		unsigned char *buf;
+		bool drop = false;
 		size_t len = 0;
 		int status = 0;
 
@@ -751,8 +1035,16 @@ static int ssh_ptl_tx_threadfn(void *data)
 			}
 		}
 
+		// error injection: drop packet to simulate transmission problem
+		if (ptl->tx.offset == 0)
+			drop = ssh_ptl_should_drop_packet(ptl->tx.packet);
+
+		// error injection: simulate invalid packet data
+		if (ptl->tx.offset == 0 && !drop)
+			ssh_ptl_tx_inject_invalid_data(ptl->tx.packet);
+
 		// note: flush-packets don't have any data
-		if (likely(ptl->tx.packet->data.ptr)) {
+		if (likely(ptl->tx.packet->data.ptr && !drop)) {
 			buf = ptl->tx.packet->data.ptr + ptl->tx.offset;
 			len = ptl->tx.packet->data.len - ptl->tx.offset;
 
@@ -760,7 +1052,7 @@ static int ssh_ptl_tx_threadfn(void *data)
 			print_hex_dump_debug("tx: ", DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 16, 1,
 					     buf, len, false);
 
-			status = serdev_device_write_buf(ptl->serdev, buf, len);
+			status = ssh_ptl_write_buf(ptl, ptl->tx.packet, buf, len);
 		}
 
 		if (status < 0) {
@@ -1340,6 +1632,9 @@ static size_t ssh_ptl_rx_eval(struct ssh_ptl *ptl, struct ssam_span *source)
 	bool syn_found;
 	int status;
 
+	// error injection: modify data to simulate corrupt SYN bytes
+	ssh_ptl_rx_inject_invalid_syn(ptl, source);
+
 	// find SYN
 	syn_found = sshp_find_syn(source, &aligned);
 
@@ -1370,6 +1665,9 @@ static size_t ssh_ptl_rx_eval(struct ssh_ptl *ptl, struct ssam_span *source)
 	if (unlikely(!syn_found))
 		return aligned.ptr - source->ptr;
 
+	// error injection: modify data to simulate corruption
+	ssh_ptl_rx_inject_invalid_data(ptl, &aligned);
+
 	// parse and validate frame
 	status = sshp_parse_frame(&ptl->serdev->dev, &aligned, &frame, &payload,
 				  SSH_PTL_RX_BUF_LEN);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/ssh_request_layer.c b/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/ssh_request_layer.c
index e7358b9a2e4d..62513594d4e8 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/ssh_request_layer.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/ssh_request_layer.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/error-injection.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -47,6 +48,31 @@
 #define SSH_RTL_MAX_PENDING		3
 
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SURFACE_AGGREGATOR_ERROR_INJECTION
+
+/**
+ * ssh_rtl_should_drop_response() - Error injection hook to drop request
+ * responses.
+ *
+ * Useful to cause request transmission timeouts in the driver by dropping the
+ * response to a request.
+ */
+static noinline bool ssh_rtl_should_drop_response(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+ALLOW_ERROR_INJECTION(ssh_rtl_should_drop_response, TRUE);
+
+#else
+
+static inline bool ssh_rtl_should_drop_response(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
 static u16 ssh_request_get_rqid(struct ssh_request *rqst)
 {
 	return get_unaligned_le16(rqst->packet.data.ptr
@@ -453,6 +479,16 @@ static void ssh_rtl_complete(struct ssh_rtl *rtl,
 		if (unlikely(ssh_request_get_rqid(p) != rqid))
 			continue;
 
+		// simulate response timeout
+		if (ssh_rtl_should_drop_response()) {
+			spin_unlock(&rtl->pending.lock);
+
+			trace_ssam_ei_rx_drop_response(p);
+			rtl_info(rtl, "request error injection: dropping response for request %p\n",
+				 &p->packet);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Mark as "response received" and "locked" as we're going to
 		 * complete it.
diff --git a/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/trace.h b/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/trace.h
index eb2e3e1457de..e99e35a2d939 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/trace.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/surface_aggregator/trace.h
@@ -594,6 +594,15 @@ DEFINE_SSAM_REQUEST_EVENT(request_cancel);
 DEFINE_SSAM_REQUEST_STATUS_EVENT(request_complete);
 DEFINE_SSAM_GENERIC_UINT_EVENT(rtl_timeout_reap);
 
+DEFINE_SSAM_PACKET_EVENT(ei_tx_drop_ack_packet);
+DEFINE_SSAM_PACKET_EVENT(ei_tx_drop_nak_packet);
+DEFINE_SSAM_PACKET_EVENT(ei_tx_drop_dsq_packet);
+DEFINE_SSAM_PACKET_STATUS_EVENT(ei_tx_fail_write);
+DEFINE_SSAM_PACKET_EVENT(ei_tx_corrupt_data);
+DEFINE_SSAM_GENERIC_UINT_EVENT(ei_rx_corrupt_syn);
+DEFINE_SSAM_FRAME_EVENT(ei_rx_corrupt_data);
+DEFINE_SSAM_REQUEST_EVENT(ei_rx_drop_response);
+
 DEFINE_SSAM_ALLOC_EVENT(ctrl_packet_alloc);
 DEFINE_SSAM_FREE_EVENT(ctrl_packet_free);
 
