if (aconnector->dc_link->type != dc_connection_mst_branch)
                mutex_lock(&aconnector->hpd_lock);
 
-       if (dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(aconnector->dc_link) &&
+       if (dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(aconnector->dc_link, NULL) &&
                        !is_mst_root_connector) {
                /* Downstream Port status changed. */
                if (dc_link_detect(aconnector->dc_link, false)) {
 
                        sizeof(test_response));
 }
 
-bool dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(const struct dc_link *dc_link)
+bool dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(const struct dc_link *dc_link, union hpd_irq_data *out_hpd_irq_dpcd_data)
 {
        struct core_link *link = DC_LINK_TO_LINK(dc_link);
        union hpd_irq_data hpd_irq_dpcd_data = {{{{0}}}};
                "%s: Got short pulse HPD on link %d\n",
                __func__, link->public.link_index);
 
+
         /* All the "handle_hpd_irq_xxx()" methods
                 * should be called only after
                 * dal_dpsst_ls_read_hpd_irq_data
                 * Order of calls is important too
                 */
        result = read_hpd_rx_irq_data(link, &hpd_irq_dpcd_data);
+       if (out_hpd_irq_dpcd_data)
+               *out_hpd_irq_dpcd_data = hpd_irq_dpcd_data;
 
        if (result != DC_OK) {
                dm_logger_write(link->ctx->logger, LOG_HW_HPD_IRQ,
 
  * detection.
  * false - no change in Downstream port status. No further action required
  * from DM. */
-bool dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(const struct dc_link *dc_link);
+bool dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(const struct dc_link *dc_link,
+               union hpd_irq_data *hpd_irq_dpcd_data);
 
 struct dc_sink_init_data;