diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
index b4a0b2b99a78..6b4ef1d38fb2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
  * @disable_int: function to disable all interrupts
  * @init: function to initialize the I2C hardware
  * @mode: operation mode - DW_IC_MASTER or DW_IC_SLAVE
+ * @suspended: set to true if the controller is suspended
  *
  * HCNT and LCNT parameters can be used if the platform knows more accurate
  * values than the one computed based only on the input clock frequency.
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ struct dw_i2c_dev {
 	int			(*set_sda_hold_time)(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 	int			mode;
 	struct i2c_bus_recovery_info rinfo;
+	bool			suspended;
 };
 
 #define ACCESS_SWAP		0x00000001
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
index 8d1bc44d2530..bb8e3f149979 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
@@ -426,6 +426,12 @@ i2c_dw_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->dev);
 
+	if (dev->suspended) {
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "Error %s call while suspended\n", __func__);
+		ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
+		goto done_nolock;
+	}
+
 	reinit_completion(&dev->cmd_complete);
 	dev->msgs = msgs;
 	dev->msgs_num = num;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-pcidrv.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-pcidrv.c
index d50f80487214..76810deb2de6 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-pcidrv.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-pcidrv.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static int i2c_dw_pci_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *i_dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	i_dev->suspended = true;
 	i_dev->disable(i_dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -185,8 +186,12 @@ static int i2c_dw_pci_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *i_dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	int ret;
 
-	return i_dev->init(i_dev);
+	ret = i_dev->init(i_dev);
+	i_dev->suspended = false;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
index 9eaac3be1f63..ead5e7de3e4d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *i_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	i_dev->suspended = true;
+
 	if (i_dev->shared_with_punit)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_resume(struct device *dev)
 		i2c_dw_prepare_clk(i_dev, true);
 
 	i_dev->init(i_dev);
+	i_dev->suspended = false;
 
 	return 0;
 }