diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-eh.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-eh.c
index 1dcb2c13ffa98b050813f2beda7e94cba7adf669..29f59345305d93e7181ad599594710b22963792f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-eh.c
@@ -764,12 +764,27 @@ static void ata_eh_about_to_do(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 			       unsigned int action)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &ap->eh_info;
+	struct ata_eh_context *ehc = &ap->eh_context;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
 
-	ata_eh_clear_action(dev, &ap->eh_info, action);
+	/* Reset is represented by combination of actions and EHI
+	 * flags.  Suck in all related bits before clearing eh_info to
+	 * avoid losing requested action.
+	 */
+	if (action & ATA_EH_RESET_MASK) {
+		ehc->i.action |= ehi->action & ATA_EH_RESET_MASK;
+		ehc->i.flags |= ehi->flags & ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK;
+
+		/* make sure all reset actions are cleared & clear EHI flags */
+		action |= ATA_EH_RESET_MASK;
+		ehi->flags &= ~ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK;
+	}
+
+	ata_eh_clear_action(dev, ehi, action);
 
-	if (!(ap->eh_context.i.flags & ATA_EHI_QUIET))
+	if (!(ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_QUIET))
 		ap->pflags |= ATA_PFLAG_RECOVERED;
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
@@ -790,6 +805,12 @@ static void ata_eh_about_to_do(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 static void ata_eh_done(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 			unsigned int action)
 {
+	/* if reset is complete, clear all reset actions & reset modifier */
+	if (action & ATA_EH_RESET_MASK) {
+		action |= ATA_EH_RESET_MASK;
+		ap->eh_context.i.flags &= ~ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK;
+	}
+
 	ata_eh_clear_action(dev, &ap->eh_context.i, action);
 }
 
@@ -1478,6 +1499,9 @@ static int ata_eh_reset(struct ata_port *ap, int classify,
 	ata_reset_fn_t reset;
 	int i, did_followup_srst, rc;
 
+	/* about to reset */
+	ata_eh_about_to_do(ap, NULL, ehc->i.action & ATA_EH_RESET_MASK);
+
 	/* Determine which reset to use and record in ehc->i.action.
 	 * prereset() may examine and modify it.
 	 */
@@ -1526,8 +1550,7 @@ static int ata_eh_reset(struct ata_port *ap, int classify,
 		ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_INFO, "%s resetting port\n",
 				reset == softreset ? "soft" : "hard");
 
-	/* reset */
-	ata_eh_about_to_do(ap, NULL, ATA_EH_RESET_MASK);
+	/* mark that this EH session started with reset */
 	ehc->i.flags |= ATA_EHI_DID_RESET;
 
 	rc = ata_do_reset(ap, reset, classes);
@@ -1590,7 +1613,7 @@ static int ata_eh_reset(struct ata_port *ap, int classify,
 			postreset(ap, classes);
 
 		/* reset successful, schedule revalidation */
-		ata_eh_done(ap, NULL, ATA_EH_RESET_MASK);
+		ata_eh_done(ap, NULL, ehc->i.action & ATA_EH_RESET_MASK);
 		ehc->i.action |= ATA_EH_REVALIDATE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 6cc497a2b6da37b289ba2dcfc96ec12a2863fc8d..66c3100c2b94c19dc2eb581e000ce5fce24deb75 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -265,12 +265,14 @@ enum {
 
 	/* ata_eh_info->flags */
 	ATA_EHI_HOTPLUGGED	= (1 << 0),  /* could have been hotplugged */
-	ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK	= (1 << 1),  /* need to resume link */
+	ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK	= (1 << 1),  /* resume link (reset modifier) */
 	ATA_EHI_NO_AUTOPSY	= (1 << 2),  /* no autopsy */
 	ATA_EHI_QUIET		= (1 << 3),  /* be quiet */
 
 	ATA_EHI_DID_RESET	= (1 << 16), /* already reset this port */
 
+	ATA_EHI_RESET_MODIFIER_MASK = ATA_EHI_RESUME_LINK,
+
 	/* max repeat if error condition is still set after ->error_handler */
 	ATA_EH_MAX_REPEAT	= 5,