diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index 762f6b4e7afcb4a44ae53fc3a1f183aa8d4f5043..0ae942cb66df4d55c5ab3d056f975749a670bd70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -1070,6 +1070,7 @@ static inline void rt2x00debug_dump_frame(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
  */
 void rt2x00lib_beacondone(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev);
 void rt2x00lib_pretbtt(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev);
+void rt2x00lib_dmadone(struct queue_entry *entry);
 void rt2x00lib_txdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
 		      struct txdone_entry_desc *txdesc);
 void rt2x00lib_txdone_noinfo(struct queue_entry *entry, u32 status);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c
index daf7f950a28f1f7d38abfbebf3728adb5e0523ff..54dc44bb415c974553fe5207f856ba3a57c97b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c
@@ -338,14 +338,15 @@ static ssize_t rt2x00debug_read_queue_stats(struct file *file,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	temp = data +
-	    sprintf(data, "qid\tcount\tlimit\tlength\tindex\tdone\n");
+	    sprintf(data, "qid\tcount\tlimit\tlength\tindex\tdma done\tdone\n");
 
 	queue_for_each(intf->rt2x00dev, queue) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, irqflags);
 
-		temp += sprintf(temp, "%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\n", queue->qid,
+		temp += sprintf(temp, "%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\t%d\n", queue->qid,
 				queue->count, queue->limit, queue->length,
 				queue->index[Q_INDEX],
+				queue->index[Q_INDEX_DMA_DONE],
 				queue->index[Q_INDEX_DONE]);
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, irqflags);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 580595ba5683fff536a8e8fd50d7a2929fad8b5b..053fdd3bd7206c56836a7aa73aed12e155edd026 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ void rt2x00lib_pretbtt(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00lib_pretbtt);
 
+void rt2x00lib_dmadone(struct queue_entry *entry)
+{
+	rt2x00queue_index_inc(entry->queue, Q_INDEX_DMA_DONE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00lib_dmadone);
+
 void rt2x00lib_txdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
 		      struct txdone_entry_desc *txdesc)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
index ecf57635ae5182396dc090f752dc32f72496ce66..6d41599a090c9c71fbd3fe8eff60ee28cd199d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
@@ -731,13 +731,13 @@ void rt2x00queue_index_inc(struct data_queue *queue, enum queue_index index)
 	if (queue->index[index] >= queue->limit)
 		queue->index[index] = 0;
 
+	queue->last_action[index] = jiffies;
+
 	if (index == Q_INDEX) {
 		queue->length++;
-		queue->last_index = jiffies;
 	} else if (index == Q_INDEX_DONE) {
 		queue->length--;
 		queue->count++;
-		queue->last_index_done = jiffies;
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, irqflags);
@@ -746,14 +746,17 @@ void rt2x00queue_index_inc(struct data_queue *queue, enum queue_index index)
 static void rt2x00queue_reset(struct data_queue *queue)
 {
 	unsigned long irqflags;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, irqflags);
 
 	queue->count = 0;
 	queue->length = 0;
-	queue->last_index = jiffies;
-	queue->last_index_done = jiffies;
-	memset(queue->index, 0, sizeof(queue->index));
+
+	for (i = 0; i < Q_INDEX_MAX; i++) {
+		queue->index[i] = 0;
+		queue->last_action[i] = jiffies;
+	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, irqflags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
index 0e38a911195d78bb5af8d6728573b74ef5a523c3..d81d85f3486611cb79b18571694727c9616d7885 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ struct queue_entry {
  *
  * @Q_INDEX: Index pointer to the current entry in the queue, if this entry is
  *	owned by the hardware then the queue is considered to be full.
+ * @Q_INDEX_DMA_DONE: Index pointer for the next entry which will have been
+ *	transfered to the hardware.
  * @Q_INDEX_DONE: Index pointer to the next entry which will be completed by
  *	the hardware and for which we need to run the txdone handler. If this
  *	entry is not owned by the hardware the queue is considered to be empty.
@@ -409,6 +411,7 @@ struct queue_entry {
  */
 enum queue_index {
 	Q_INDEX,
+	Q_INDEX_DMA_DONE,
 	Q_INDEX_DONE,
 	Q_INDEX_MAX,
 };
@@ -445,13 +448,12 @@ struct data_queue {
 	enum data_queue_qid qid;
 
 	spinlock_t lock;
-	unsigned long last_index;
-	unsigned long last_index_done;
 	unsigned int count;
 	unsigned short limit;
 	unsigned short threshold;
 	unsigned short length;
 	unsigned short index[Q_INDEX_MAX];
+	unsigned long last_action[Q_INDEX_MAX];
 
 	unsigned short txop;
 	unsigned short aifs;
@@ -616,12 +618,23 @@ static inline int rt2x00queue_threshold(struct data_queue *queue)
 }
 
 /**
- * rt2x00queue_timeout - Check if a timeout occured for this queue
+ * rt2x00queue_timeout - Check if a timeout occured for STATUS reorts
  * @queue: Queue to check.
  */
 static inline int rt2x00queue_timeout(struct data_queue *queue)
 {
-	return time_after(queue->last_index, queue->last_index_done + (HZ / 10));
+	return time_after(queue->last_action[Q_INDEX_DMA_DONE],
+			  queue->last_action[Q_INDEX_DONE] + (HZ / 10));
+}
+
+/**
+ * rt2x00queue_timeout - Check if a timeout occured for DMA transfers
+ * @queue: Queue to check.
+ */
+static inline int rt2x00queue_dma_timeout(struct data_queue *queue)
+{
+	return time_after(queue->last_action[Q_INDEX],
+			  queue->last_action[Q_INDEX_DMA_DONE] + (HZ / 10));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index 6cc7aa418d8727db8f511a42b1424fd9a7c31671..aec6440d364a7168f264b49997e95725bffdf3e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ static void rt2x00usb_interrupt_txdone(struct urb *urb)
 	    !__test_and_clear_bit(ENTRY_OWNER_DEVICE_DATA, &entry->flags))
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Report the frame as DMA done
+	 */
+	rt2x00lib_dmadone(entry);
+
 	/*
 	 * Check if the frame was correctly uploaded
 	 */
@@ -283,13 +288,14 @@ void rt2x00usb_kill_tx_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00usb_kill_tx_queue);
 
-static void rt2x00usb_watchdog_reset_tx(struct data_queue *queue)
+static void rt2x00usb_watchdog_tx_dma(struct data_queue *queue)
 {
 	struct queue_entry *entry;
 	struct queue_entry_priv_usb *entry_priv;
 	unsigned short threshold = queue->threshold;
 
-	WARNING(queue->rt2x00dev, "TX queue %d timed out, invoke reset", queue->qid);
+	WARNING(queue->rt2x00dev, "TX queue %d DMA timed out,"
+		" invoke forced forced reset", queue->qid);
 
 	/*
 	 * Temporarily disable the TX queue, this will force mac80211
@@ -331,13 +337,23 @@ static void rt2x00usb_watchdog_reset_tx(struct data_queue *queue)
 	ieee80211_wake_queue(queue->rt2x00dev->hw, queue->qid);
 }
 
+static void rt2x00usb_watchdog_tx_status(struct data_queue *queue)
+{
+	WARNING(queue->rt2x00dev, "TX queue %d status timed out,"
+		" invoke forced tx handler", queue->qid);
+
+	ieee80211_queue_work(queue->rt2x00dev->hw, &queue->rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
+}
+
 void rt2x00usb_watchdog(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
 	struct data_queue *queue;
 
 	tx_queue_for_each(rt2x00dev, queue) {
+		if (rt2x00queue_dma_timeout(queue))
+			rt2x00usb_watchdog_tx_dma(queue);
 		if (rt2x00queue_timeout(queue))
-			rt2x00usb_watchdog_reset_tx(queue);
+			rt2x00usb_watchdog_tx_status(queue);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00usb_watchdog);
@@ -382,6 +398,11 @@ static void rt2x00usb_interrupt_rxdone(struct urb *urb)
 	    !__test_and_clear_bit(ENTRY_OWNER_DEVICE_DATA, &entry->flags))
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Report the frame as DMA done
+	 */
+	rt2x00lib_dmadone(entry);
+
 	/*
 	 * Check if the received data is simply too small
 	 * to be actually valid, or if the urb is signaling