diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index 87f2f395d79a1f9a9cd3dbc81675f0d71ac6f2cd..cf4e7020adacde5e69881a21adb0c578d31d7a3e 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -156,8 +156,10 @@ static void ata_acpi_handle_hotplug(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
 
-	if (wait)
+	if (wait) {
 		ata_port_wait_eh(ap);
+		flush_work(&ap->hotplug_task.work);
+	}
 }
 
 static void ata_acpi_dev_notify_dock(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
@@ -214,6 +216,39 @@ static const struct acpi_dock_ops ata_acpi_ap_dock_ops = {
 	.uevent = ata_acpi_ap_uevent,
 };
 
+void ata_acpi_hotplug_init(struct ata_host *host)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
+		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
+		acpi_handle handle;
+		struct ata_device *dev;
+
+		if (!ap)
+			continue;
+
+		handle = ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap);
+		if (handle) {
+			/* we might be on a docking station */
+			register_hotplug_dock_device(handle,
+						     &ata_acpi_ap_dock_ops, ap,
+						     NULL, NULL);
+		}
+
+		ata_for_each_dev(dev, &ap->link, ALL) {
+			handle = ata_dev_acpi_handle(dev);
+			if (!handle)
+				continue;
+
+			/* we might be on a docking station */
+			register_hotplug_dock_device(handle,
+						     &ata_acpi_dev_dock_ops,
+						     dev, NULL, NULL);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * ata_acpi_dissociate - dissociate ATA host from ACPI objects
  * @host: target ATA host
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index f2184276539d885d167c2048a305847b51e58417..adf002a3c584b3d2bd7fb27357df040a381f3b82 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6148,6 +6148,8 @@ int ata_host_register(struct ata_host *host, struct scsi_host_template *sht)
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_tadd;
 
+	ata_acpi_hotplug_init(host);
+
 	/* set cable, sata_spd_limit and report */
 	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
 		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index c949dd311b2ecd2e6d65e294409d24c4afea6eb7..577d902bc4deaa12d69d1acdc8aa304732163227 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ extern int ata_acpi_register(void);
 extern void ata_acpi_unregister(void);
 extern void ata_acpi_bind(struct ata_device *dev);
 extern void ata_acpi_unbind(struct ata_device *dev);
+extern void ata_acpi_hotplug_init(struct ata_host *host);
 #else
 static inline void ata_acpi_dissociate(struct ata_host *host) { }
 static inline int ata_acpi_on_suspend(struct ata_port *ap) { return 0; }
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ static inline int ata_acpi_register(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void ata_acpi_unregister(void) { }
 static inline void ata_acpi_bind(struct ata_device *dev) { }
 static inline void ata_acpi_unbind(struct ata_device *dev) { }
+static inline void ata_acpi_hotplug_init(struct ata_host *host) {}
 #endif
 
 /* libata-scsi.c */