struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept;
        struct completion comp;
+       struct completion ind_comp;
        struct completion shutdown_comp;
        struct mutex lock;
 
 }
 
 #define SSCTL_SHUTDOWN_REQ             0x21
+#define SSCTL_SHUTDOWN_READY_IND       0x21
 #define SSCTL_SUBSYS_EVENT_REQ         0x23
 
 #define SSCTL_MAX_MSG_LEN              7
        {}
 };
 
+static struct qmi_elem_info ssctl_shutdown_ind_ei[] = {
+       {}
+};
+
+static void sysmon_ind_cb(struct qmi_handle *qmi, struct sockaddr_qrtr *sq,
+                         struct qmi_txn *txn, const void *data)
+{
+       struct qcom_sysmon *sysmon = container_of(qmi, struct qcom_sysmon, qmi);
+
+       complete(&sysmon->ind_comp);
+}
+
+static struct qmi_msg_handler qmi_indication_handler[] = {
+       {
+               .type = QMI_INDICATION,
+               .msg_id = SSCTL_SHUTDOWN_READY_IND,
+               .ei = ssctl_shutdown_ind_ei,
+               .decoded_size = 0,
+               .fn = sysmon_ind_cb
+       },
+       {}
+};
+
 /**
  * ssctl_request_shutdown() - request shutdown via SSCTL QMI service
  * @sysmon:    sysmon context
        struct qmi_txn txn;
        int ret;
 
+       reinit_completion(&sysmon->ind_comp);
+       reinit_completion(&sysmon->shutdown_comp);
        ret = qmi_txn_init(&sysmon->qmi, &txn, ssctl_shutdown_resp_ei, &resp);
        if (ret < 0) {
                dev_err(sysmon->dev, "failed to allocate QMI txn\n");
                dev_err(sysmon->dev, "shutdown request failed\n");
        else
                dev_dbg(sysmon->dev, "shutdown request completed\n");
+
+       if (sysmon->shutdown_irq > 0) {
+               ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&sysmon->shutdown_comp,
+                                                 10 * HZ);
+               if (!ret) {
+                       ret = try_wait_for_completion(&sysmon->ind_comp);
+                       if (!ret)
+                               dev_err(sysmon->dev,
+                                       "timeout waiting for shutdown ack\n");
+               }
+       }
 }
 
 /**
        sysmon->ssctl_instance = ssctl_instance;
 
        init_completion(&sysmon->comp);
+       init_completion(&sysmon->ind_comp);
        init_completion(&sysmon->shutdown_comp);
        mutex_init(&sysmon->lock);
 
                }
        }
 
-       ret = qmi_handle_init(&sysmon->qmi, SSCTL_MAX_MSG_LEN, &ssctl_ops, NULL);
+       ret = qmi_handle_init(&sysmon->qmi, SSCTL_MAX_MSG_LEN, &ssctl_ops,
+                             qmi_indication_handler);
        if (ret < 0) {
                dev_err(sysmon->dev, "failed to initialize qmi handle\n");
                kfree(sysmon);