diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_i2c.c
index 32767570e43d..d8fa68206f41 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_i2c.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_print.h>
 #include <linux/array_size.h>
 #include <linux/container_of.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
@@ -215,11 +216,40 @@ void xe_i2c_irq_postinstall(struct xe_device *xe)
 	xe_mmio_rmw32(mmio, I2C_CONFIG_CMD, PCI_COMMAND_INTX_DISABLE, 0);
 }
 
+/* See "Disabling DW_apb_i2c" in the DesignWare DW_abp_i2c databook. */
+static void xe_i2c_disable(struct xe_i2c *i2c)
+{
+	int timeout = 100;
+	u32 status;
+
+	xe_mmio_rmw32(i2c->mmio, I2C_REG(DW_IC_ENABLE), DW_IC_ENABLE_ENABLE, 0);
+
+	do {
+		status = xe_mmio_read32(i2c->mmio, I2C_REG(DW_IC_ENABLE_STATUS));
+		if (!(status & DW_IC_ENABLE_ENABLE))
+			return;
+		/* Can't sleep here. */
+		udelay(25);
+	} while (timeout--);
+
+	dev_warn(i2c->drm_dev, "timeout in disabling i2c adapter\n");
+}
+
 static int xe_i2c_read(void *context, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val)
 {
 	struct xe_i2c *i2c = context;
 
-	*val = xe_mmio_read32(i2c->mmio, XE_REG(reg + I2C_MEM_SPACE_OFFSET));
+	*val = xe_mmio_read32(i2c->mmio, I2C_REG(reg));
+
+	switch (reg) {
+	case DW_IC_ENABLE:
+	case DW_IC_ENABLE_STATUS:
+		FIELD_MODIFY(DW_IC_ENABLE_ENABLE, val,
+			     i2c->ic_enable & DW_IC_ENABLE_ENABLE);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -229,6 +259,23 @@ static int xe_i2c_write(void *context, unsigned int reg, unsigned int val)
 	struct xe_i2c *i2c = context;
 
 	switch (reg) {
+	case DW_IC_CON:
+	case DW_IC_TAR:
+	case DW_IC_SAR:
+		/* Disable the controller. */
+		xe_i2c_disable(i2c);
+
+		/* Write the register. */
+		xe_mmio_write32(i2c->mmio, I2C_REG(reg), val);
+
+		/* Enable the controller. */
+		xe_mmio_rmw32(i2c->mmio, I2C_REG(DW_IC_ENABLE), 0, DW_IC_ENABLE_ENABLE);
+		return 0;
+	case DW_IC_ENABLE:
+		i2c->ic_enable = val;
+		/* Other fields can be updated except the enable bit. */
+		val |= DW_IC_ENABLE_ENABLE;
+		break;
 	case DW_IC_SMBUS_INTR_MASK:
 		/* Make sure the Alert is never masked. */
 		val |= DW_IC_SMBUS_INTR_ALERT;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_i2c.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_i2c.h
index b200966b0048..d63adacfefe7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_i2c.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_i2c.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct xe_i2c {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter;
 	struct i2c_client *client[XE_I2C_MAX_CLIENTS];
+	unsigned int ic_enable;
 
 	struct notifier_block bus_notifier;
 	struct work_struct work;