struct rtl2832_priv *priv = fe->demodulator_priv;
 
        dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s:\n", __func__);
+       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->i2c_gate_work);
        i2c_del_mux_adapter(priv->i2c_adapter_tuner);
        i2c_del_mux_adapter(priv->i2c_adapter);
        kfree(priv);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Delay mechanism to avoid unneeded I2C gate open / close. Gate close is
+ * delayed here a little bit in order to see if there is sequence of I2C
+ * messages sent to same I2C bus.
+ * We must use unlocked version of __i2c_transfer() in order to avoid deadlock
+ * as lock is already taken by calling muxed i2c_transfer().
+ */
+static void rtl2832_i2c_gate_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct rtl2832_priv *priv = container_of(work,
+                       struct rtl2832_priv, i2c_gate_work.work);
+       struct i2c_adapter *adap = priv->i2c;
+       int ret;
+       u8 buf[2];
+       struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
+               {
+                       .addr = priv->cfg.i2c_addr,
+                       .flags = 0,
+                       .len = sizeof(buf),
+                       .buf = buf,
+               }
+       };
+
+       /* select reg bank 1 */
+       buf[0] = 0x00;
+       buf[1] = 0x01;
+       ret = __i2c_transfer(adap, msg, 1);
+       if (ret != 1)
+               goto err;
+
+       priv->page = 1;
+
+       /* close I2C repeater gate */
+       buf[0] = 0x01;
+       buf[1] = 0x10;
+       ret = __i2c_transfer(adap, msg, 1);
+       if (ret != 1)
+               goto err;
+
+       priv->i2c_gate_state = 0;
+
+       return;
+err:
+       dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s: failed=%d\n", __func__, ret);
+
+       return;
+}
+
 static int rtl2832_select(struct i2c_adapter *adap, void *mux_priv, u32 chan_id)
 {
        struct rtl2832_priv *priv = mux_priv;
        int ret;
-       u8 buf[2];
+       u8 buf[2], val;
        struct i2c_msg msg[1] = {
                {
                        .addr = priv->cfg.i2c_addr,
                        .buf = buf,
                }
        };
+       struct i2c_msg msg_rd[2] = {
+               {
+                       .addr = priv->cfg.i2c_addr,
+                       .flags = 0,
+                       .len = 1,
+                       .buf = "\x01",
+               }, {
+                       .addr = priv->cfg.i2c_addr,
+                       .flags = I2C_M_RD,
+                       .len = 1,
+                       .buf = &val,
+               }
+       };
+
+       /* terminate possible gate closing */
+       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->i2c_gate_work);
 
        if (priv->i2c_gate_state == chan_id)
                return 0;
        /* select reg bank 1 */
        buf[0] = 0x00;
        buf[1] = 0x01;
-
        ret = __i2c_transfer(adap, msg, 1);
        if (ret != 1)
                goto err;
 
        priv->page = 1;
 
+       /* we must read that register, otherwise there will be errors */
+       ret = __i2c_transfer(adap, msg_rd, 2);
+       if (ret != 2)
+               goto err;
+
        /* open or close I2C repeater gate */
        buf[0] = 0x01;
        if (chan_id == 1)
        return 0;
 err:
        dev_dbg(&priv->i2c->dev, "%s: failed=%d\n", __func__, ret);
+
        return -EREMOTEIO;
 }
 
+static int rtl2832_deselect(struct i2c_adapter *adap, void *mux_priv,
+               u32 chan_id)
+{
+       struct rtl2832_priv *priv = mux_priv;
+       schedule_delayed_work(&priv->i2c_gate_work, usecs_to_jiffies(100));
+       return 0;
+}
+
 struct i2c_adapter *rtl2832_get_i2c_adapter(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
        struct rtl2832_priv *priv = fe->demodulator_priv;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtl2832_get_i2c_adapter);
 
+struct i2c_adapter *rtl2832_get_private_i2c_adapter(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+       struct rtl2832_priv *priv = fe->demodulator_priv;
+       return priv->i2c_adapter;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtl2832_get_private_i2c_adapter);
+
 struct dvb_frontend *rtl2832_attach(const struct rtl2832_config *cfg,
        struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
 {
        priv->i2c = i2c;
        priv->tuner = cfg->tuner;
        memcpy(&priv->cfg, cfg, sizeof(struct rtl2832_config));
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->i2c_gate_work, rtl2832_i2c_gate_work);
 
        /* create muxed i2c adapter for demod itself */
        priv->i2c_adapter = i2c_add_mux_adapter(i2c, &i2c->dev, priv, 0, 0, 0,
 
        /* create muxed i2c adapter for demod tuner bus */
        priv->i2c_adapter_tuner = i2c_add_mux_adapter(i2c, &i2c->dev, priv,
-                       0, 1, 0, rtl2832_select, NULL);
+                       0, 1, 0, rtl2832_select, rtl2832_deselect);
        if (priv->i2c_adapter_tuner == NULL)
                goto err;