diff --git a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
index 7d6ba5114a1e0745fecb03c78a8cd374b0a04b8c..122d60db4ff7881cc33bc14144f86b220b56209c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ struct veth_lpar_connection {
 	struct kobject kobject;
 	struct timer_list ack_timer;
 
+	struct timer_list reset_timer;
+	unsigned int reset_timeout;
+	unsigned long last_contact;
+	int outstanding_tx;
+
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	unsigned long state;
 	HvLpInstanceId src_inst;
@@ -171,8 +176,9 @@ static int veth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 static void veth_recycle_msg(struct veth_lpar_connection *, struct veth_msg *);
 static void veth_flush_pending(struct veth_lpar_connection *cnx);
 static void veth_receive(struct veth_lpar_connection *, struct VethLpEvent *);
-static void veth_timed_ack(unsigned long connectionPtr);
 static void veth_release_connection(struct kobject *kobject);
+static void veth_timed_ack(unsigned long ptr);
+static void veth_timed_reset(unsigned long ptr);
 
 static struct kobj_type veth_lpar_connection_ktype = {
 	.release	= veth_release_connection
@@ -360,7 +366,7 @@ static void veth_handle_int(struct VethLpEvent *event)
 	HvLpIndex rlp = event->base_event.xSourceLp;
 	struct veth_lpar_connection *cnx = veth_cnx[rlp];
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int i;
+	int i, acked = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(! cnx);
 
@@ -374,13 +380,22 @@ static void veth_handle_int(struct VethLpEvent *event)
 		break;
 	case VethEventTypeFramesAck:
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&cnx->lock, flags);
+
 		for (i = 0; i < VETH_MAX_ACKS_PER_MSG; ++i) {
 			u16 msgnum = event->u.frames_ack_data.token[i];
 
-			if (msgnum < VETH_NUMBUFFERS)
+			if (msgnum < VETH_NUMBUFFERS) {
 				veth_recycle_msg(cnx, cnx->msgs + msgnum);
+				cnx->outstanding_tx--;
+				acked++;
+			}
 		}
+
+		if (acked > 0)
+			cnx->last_contact = jiffies;
+
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cnx->lock, flags);
+
 		veth_flush_pending(cnx);
 		break;
 	case VethEventTypeFrames:
@@ -454,8 +469,6 @@ static void veth_statemachine(void *p)
 
  restart:
 	if (cnx->state & VETH_STATE_RESET) {
-		int i;
-
 		if (cnx->state & VETH_STATE_OPEN)
 			HvCallEvent_closeLpEventPath(cnx->remote_lp,
 						     HvLpEvent_Type_VirtualLan);
@@ -474,15 +487,20 @@ static void veth_statemachine(void *p)
 				| VETH_STATE_SENTCAPACK | VETH_STATE_READY);
 
 		/* Clean up any leftover messages */
-		if (cnx->msgs)
+		if (cnx->msgs) {
+			int i;
 			for (i = 0; i < VETH_NUMBUFFERS; ++i)
 				veth_recycle_msg(cnx, cnx->msgs + i);
+		}
+		cnx->outstanding_tx = 0;
 
 		/* Drop the lock so we can do stuff that might sleep or
 		 * take other locks. */
 		spin_unlock_irq(&cnx->lock);
 
 		del_timer_sync(&cnx->ack_timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&cnx->reset_timer);
+
 		veth_flush_pending(cnx);
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&cnx->lock);
@@ -631,9 +649,16 @@ static int veth_init_connection(u8 rlp)
 	cnx->remote_lp = rlp;
 	spin_lock_init(&cnx->lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&cnx->statemachine_wq, veth_statemachine, cnx);
+
 	init_timer(&cnx->ack_timer);
 	cnx->ack_timer.function = veth_timed_ack;
 	cnx->ack_timer.data = (unsigned long) cnx;
+
+	init_timer(&cnx->reset_timer);
+	cnx->reset_timer.function = veth_timed_reset;
+	cnx->reset_timer.data = (unsigned long) cnx;
+	cnx->reset_timeout = 5 * HZ * (VETH_ACKTIMEOUT / 1000000);
+
 	memset(&cnx->pending_acks, 0xff, sizeof (cnx->pending_acks));
 
 	veth_cnx[rlp] = cnx;
@@ -948,6 +973,13 @@ static int veth_transmit_to_one(struct sk_buff *skb, HvLpIndex rlp,
 	if (rc != HvLpEvent_Rc_Good)
 		goto recycle_and_drop;
 
+	/* If the timer's not already running, start it now. */
+	if (0 == cnx->outstanding_tx)
+		mod_timer(&cnx->reset_timer, jiffies + cnx->reset_timeout);
+
+	cnx->last_contact = jiffies;
+	cnx->outstanding_tx++;
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cnx->lock, flags);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1093,6 +1125,37 @@ static void veth_flush_pending(struct veth_lpar_connection *cnx)
 	}
 }
 
+static void veth_timed_reset(unsigned long ptr)
+{
+	struct veth_lpar_connection *cnx = (struct veth_lpar_connection *)ptr;
+	unsigned long trigger_time, flags;
+
+	/* FIXME is it possible this fires after veth_stop_connection()?
+	 * That would reschedule the statemachine for 5 seconds and probably
+	 * execute it after the module's been unloaded. Hmm. */
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&cnx->lock, flags);
+
+	if (cnx->outstanding_tx > 0) {
+		trigger_time = cnx->last_contact + cnx->reset_timeout;
+
+		if (trigger_time < jiffies) {
+			cnx->state |= VETH_STATE_RESET;
+			veth_kick_statemachine(cnx);
+			veth_error("%d packets not acked by LPAR %d within %d "
+					"seconds, resetting.\n",
+					cnx->outstanding_tx, cnx->remote_lp,
+					cnx->reset_timeout / HZ);
+		} else {
+			/* Reschedule the timer */
+			trigger_time = jiffies + cnx->reset_timeout;
+			mod_timer(&cnx->reset_timer, trigger_time);
+		}
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cnx->lock, flags);
+}
+
 /*
  * Rx path
  */