sink_request = dp->link->sink_request;
 
        if (sink_request & DS_PORT_STATUS_CHANGED) {
-               dp_add_event(dp, EV_USER_NOTIFICATION, false, 0);
                if (dp_display_is_sink_count_zero(dp)) {
                        DRM_DEBUG_DP("sink count is zero, nothing to do\n");
-                       return 0;
+                       return -ENOTCONN;
                }
 
                return dp_display_process_hpd_high(dp);
 static int dp_display_usbpd_attention_cb(struct device *dev)
 {
        int rc = 0;
+       u32 sink_request;
        struct dp_display_private *dp;
+       struct dp_usbpd *hpd;
 
        if (!dev) {
                DRM_ERROR("invalid dev\n");
                return -ENODEV;
        }
 
+       hpd = dp->usbpd;
+
        /* check for any test request issued by sink */
        rc = dp_link_process_request(dp->link);
-       if (!rc)
-               dp_display_handle_irq_hpd(dp);
+       if (!rc) {
+               sink_request = dp->link->sink_request;
+               if (sink_request & DS_PORT_STATUS_CHANGED) {
+                       /* same as unplugged */
+                       hpd->hpd_high = 0;
+                       dp->hpd_state = ST_DISCONNECT_PENDING;
+                       dp_add_event(dp, EV_USER_NOTIFICATION, false, 0);
+               }
+
+               rc = dp_display_handle_irq_hpd(dp);
+
+               if (!rc && (sink_request & DS_PORT_STATUS_CHANGED)) {
+                       hpd->hpd_high = 1;
+                       dp->hpd_state = ST_CONNECT_PENDING;
+               }
+       }
 
        return rc;
 }