diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 216b0ba109d7..526f10a637c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -392,6 +392,15 @@ static inline void irq_move_masked_irq(struct irq_data *data) { }
 
 extern int no_irq_affinity;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
+int irq_set_parent(int irq, int parent_irq);
+#else
+static inline int irq_set_parent(int irq, int parent_irq)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Built-in IRQ handlers for various IRQ types,
  * callable via desc->handle_irq()
diff --git a/include/linux/irqdesc.h b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
index 0ba014c55056..623325e2ff97 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqdesc.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 struct irq_affinity_notify;
 struct proc_dir_entry;
 struct module;
+struct irq_desc;
+
 /**
  * struct irq_desc - interrupt descriptor
  * @irq_data:		per irq and chip data passed down to chip functions
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ struct irq_desc {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct proc_dir_entry	*dir;
 #endif
+	int			parent_irq;
 	struct module		*owner;
 	const char		*name;
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 57d86d07221e..3aca9f29d30e 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ void handle_nested_irq(unsigned int irq)
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
 
+	desc->istate &= ~(IRQS_REPLAY | IRQS_WAITING);
 	kstat_incr_irqs_this_cpu(irq, desc);
 
 	action = desc->action;
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 4c69326aa773..d06a396c7ce3 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -616,6 +616,22 @@ int __irq_set_trigger(struct irq_desc *desc, unsigned int irq,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
+int irq_set_parent(int irq, int parent_irq)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_get_desc_lock(irq, &flags, 0);
+
+	if (!desc)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	desc->parent_irq = parent_irq;
+
+	irq_put_desc_unlock(desc, flags);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Default primary interrupt handler for threaded interrupts. Is
  * assigned as primary handler when request_threaded_irq is called
diff --git a/kernel/irq/resend.c b/kernel/irq/resend.c
index 6454db7b6a4d..9065107f083e 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/resend.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/resend.c
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ void check_irq_resend(struct irq_desc *desc, unsigned int irq)
 		if (!desc->irq_data.chip->irq_retrigger ||
 		    !desc->irq_data.chip->irq_retrigger(&desc->irq_data)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
+			/*
+			 * If the interrupt has a parent irq and runs
+			 * in the thread context of the parent irq,
+			 * retrigger the parent.
+			 */
+			if (desc->parent_irq &&
+			    irq_settings_is_nested_thread(desc))
+				irq = desc->parent_irq;
 			/* Set it pending and activate the softirq: */
 			set_bit(irq, irqs_resend);
 			tasklet_schedule(&resend_tasklet);