diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-img-scb.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-img-scb.c
index f416010a0b493e0d0c054f923a5ea20241dc6d50..991118f837be31c8412dbb3a1af65958d79e5d4d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-img-scb.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-img-scb.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 #define INT_FIFO_EMPTYING		BIT(12)
 #define INT_TRANSACTION_DONE		BIT(15)
 #define INT_SLAVE_EVENT			BIT(16)
+#define INT_MASTER_HALTED		BIT(17)
 #define INT_TIMING			BIT(18)
 #define INT_STOP_DETECTED		BIT(19)
 
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@
 					 INT_FIFO_FULL        | \
 					 INT_FIFO_FILLING     | \
 					 INT_FIFO_EMPTY       | \
+					 INT_MASTER_HALTED    | \
 					 INT_STOP_DETECTED)
 
 #define INT_ENABLE_MASK_WAITSTOP	(INT_SLAVE_EVENT      | \
@@ -875,18 +877,27 @@ static unsigned int img_i2c_auto(struct img_i2c *i2c,
 	}
 
 	if (i2c->msg.flags & I2C_M_RD) {
-		if (int_status & INT_FIFO_FULL_FILLING) {
+		if (int_status & (INT_FIFO_FULL_FILLING | INT_MASTER_HALTED)) {
 			img_i2c_read_fifo(i2c);
 			if (i2c->msg.len == 0)
 				return ISR_WAITSTOP;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (int_status & INT_FIFO_EMPTY) {
-			if (i2c->msg.len == 0)
+		if (int_status & (INT_FIFO_EMPTY | INT_MASTER_HALTED)) {
+			if ((int_status & INT_FIFO_EMPTY) &&
+			    i2c->msg.len == 0)
 				return ISR_WAITSTOP;
 			img_i2c_write_fifo(i2c);
 		}
 	}
+	if (int_status & INT_MASTER_HALTED) {
+		/*
+		 * Release and then enable transaction halt, to
+		 * allow only a single byte to proceed.
+		 */
+		img_i2c_transaction_halt(i2c, false);
+		img_i2c_transaction_halt(i2c, !i2c->last_msg);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }