diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp_accel.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp_accel.c
index 13e14ec1d3d7118c4e4ab63ac98a2ef0c1258118..6bec745b6b92dc6e3f849a12da003b639d1900ed 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp_accel.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp_accel.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/i8042.h>
+#include <linux/serio.h>
 #include "../../misc/lis3lv02d/lis3lv02d.h"
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME     "hp_accel"
@@ -73,6 +75,13 @@ static inline void delayed_sysfs_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 
 /* HP-specific accelerometer driver ------------------------------------ */
 
+/* e0 25, e0 26, e0 27, e0 28 are scan codes that the accelerometer with acpi id
+ * HPQ6000 sends through the keyboard bus */
+#define ACCEL_1 0x25
+#define ACCEL_2 0x26
+#define ACCEL_3 0x27
+#define ACCEL_4 0x28
+
 /* For automatic insertion of the module */
 static const struct acpi_device_id lis3lv02d_device_ids[] = {
 	{"HPQ0004", 0}, /* HP Mobile Data Protection System PNP */
@@ -294,6 +303,35 @@ static void lis3lv02d_enum_resources(struct acpi_device *device)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG DRIVER_NAME ": Error getting resources\n");
 }
 
+static bool hp_accel_i8042_filter(unsigned char data, unsigned char str,
+				  struct serio *port)
+{
+	static bool extended;
+
+	if (str & I8042_STR_AUXDATA)
+		return false;
+
+	if (data == 0xe0) {
+		extended = true;
+		return true;
+	} else if (unlikely(extended)) {
+		extended = false;
+
+		switch (data) {
+		case ACCEL_1:
+		case ACCEL_2:
+		case ACCEL_3:
+		case ACCEL_4:
+			return true;
+		default:
+			serio_interrupt(port, 0xe0, 0);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int lis3lv02d_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -326,6 +364,11 @@ static int lis3lv02d_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* filter to remove HPQ6000 accelerometer data
+	 * from keyboard bus stream */
+	if (strstr(dev_name(&device->dev), "HPQ6000"))
+		i8042_install_filter(hp_accel_i8042_filter);
+
 	INIT_WORK(&hpled_led.work, delayed_set_status_worker);
 	ret = led_classdev_register(NULL, &hpled_led.led_classdev);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -343,6 +386,7 @@ static int lis3lv02d_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 	if (!device)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	i8042_remove_filter(hp_accel_i8042_filter);
 	lis3lv02d_joystick_disable(&lis3_dev);
 	lis3lv02d_poweroff(&lis3_dev);