}
 
 static int
-gmbus_xfer_read(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, struct i2c_msg *msg)
+gmbus_xfer_read(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, struct i2c_msg *msg,
+               u32 gmbus1_index)
 {
        int reg_offset = dev_priv->gpio_mmio_base;
        u16 len = msg->len;
        u8 *buf = msg->buf;
 
        I915_WRITE(GMBUS1 + reg_offset,
+                  gmbus1_index |
                   GMBUS_CYCLE_WAIT |
                   (len << GMBUS_BYTE_COUNT_SHIFT) |
                   (msg->addr << GMBUS_SLAVE_ADDR_SHIFT) |
        return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The gmbus controller can combine a 1 or 2 byte write with a read that
+ * immediately follows it by using an "INDEX" cycle.
+ */
+static bool
+gmbus_is_index_read(struct i2c_msg *msgs, int i, int num)
+{
+       return (i + 1 < num &&
+               !(msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) && msgs[i].len <= 2 &&
+               (msgs[i + 1].flags & I2C_M_RD));
+}
+
+static int
+gmbus_xfer_index_read(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, struct i2c_msg *msgs)
+{
+       int reg_offset = dev_priv->gpio_mmio_base;
+       u32 gmbus1_index = 0;
+       u32 gmbus5 = 0;
+       int ret;
+
+       if (msgs[0].len == 2)
+               gmbus5 = GMBUS_2BYTE_INDEX_EN |
+                        msgs[0].buf[1] | (msgs[0].buf[0] << 8);
+       if (msgs[0].len == 1)
+               gmbus1_index = GMBUS_CYCLE_INDEX |
+                              (msgs[0].buf[0] << GMBUS_SLAVE_INDEX_SHIFT);
+
+       /* GMBUS5 holds 16-bit index */
+       if (gmbus5)
+               I915_WRITE(GMBUS5 + reg_offset, gmbus5);
+
+       ret = gmbus_xfer_read(dev_priv, &msgs[1], gmbus1_index);
+
+       /* Clear GMBUS5 after each index transfer */
+       if (gmbus5)
+               I915_WRITE(GMBUS5 + reg_offset, 0);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 gmbus_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
           struct i2c_msg *msgs,
        I915_WRITE(GMBUS0 + reg_offset, bus->reg0);
 
        for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-               if (msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD)
-                       ret = gmbus_xfer_read(dev_priv, &msgs[i]);
-               else
+               if (gmbus_is_index_read(msgs, i, num)) {
+                       ret = gmbus_xfer_index_read(dev_priv, &msgs[i]);
+                       i += 1;  /* set i to the index of the read xfer */
+               } else if (msgs[i].flags & I2C_M_RD) {
+                       ret = gmbus_xfer_read(dev_priv, &msgs[i], 0);
+               } else {
                        ret = gmbus_xfer_write(dev_priv, &msgs[i]);
+               }
 
                if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
                        goto timeout;