diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
index 69004b968122f625d3b31fc38ded5f18f7c89ead..20059727ef80be8af6a37e35296f4876e6f3d164 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@ static void rt2800usb_stop_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * test if there is an entry in any TX queue for which DMA is done
+ * but the TX status has not been returned yet
+ */
+static bool rt2800usb_txstatus_pending(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
+{
+	struct data_queue *queue;
+
+	tx_queue_for_each(rt2x00dev, queue) {
+		if (rt2x00queue_get_entry(queue, Q_INDEX_DMA_DONE) !=
+		    rt2x00queue_get_entry(queue, Q_INDEX_DONE))
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void rt2800usb_tx_sta_fifo_read_completed(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 						 int urb_status, u32 tx_status)
 {
@@ -115,8 +131,11 @@ static void rt2800usb_tx_sta_fifo_read_completed(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 		} else
 			rt2x00usb_register_read_async(rt2x00dev, TX_STA_FIFO,
 						      rt2800usb_tx_sta_fifo_read_completed);
-	} else if (!kfifo_is_empty(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_fifo))
+	} else if (!kfifo_is_empty(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_fifo)) {
 		queue_work(rt2x00dev->workqueue, &rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
+	} else if (rt2800usb_txstatus_pending(rt2x00dev)) {
+		mod_timer(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(20));
+	}
 }
 
 static void rt2800usb_tx_dma_done(struct queue_entry *entry)
@@ -127,6 +146,14 @@ static void rt2800usb_tx_dma_done(struct queue_entry *entry)
 				      rt2800usb_tx_sta_fifo_read_completed);
 }
 
+static void rt2800usb_tx_sta_fifo_timeout(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
+
+	rt2x00usb_register_read_async(rt2x00dev, TX_STA_FIFO,
+				      rt2800usb_tx_sta_fifo_read_completed);
+}
+
 /*
  * Firmware functions
  */
@@ -459,6 +486,14 @@ static void rt2800usb_work_txdone(struct work_struct *work)
 				break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The hw may delay sending the packet after DMA complete
+	 * if the medium is busy, thus the TX_STA_FIFO entry is
+	 * also delayed -> use a timer to retrieve it.
+	 */
+	if (rt2800usb_txstatus_pending(rt2x00dev))
+		mod_timer(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(20));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -599,6 +634,10 @@ static int rt2800usb_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	__set_bit(REQUIRE_HT_TX_DESC, &rt2x00dev->cap_flags);
 	__set_bit(REQUIRE_TXSTATUS_FIFO, &rt2x00dev->cap_flags);
 
+	setup_timer(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_timer,
+		    rt2800usb_tx_sta_fifo_timeout,
+		    (unsigned long) rt2x00dev);
+
 	/*
 	 * Set the rssi offset.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index e3b9b5146bf5ee2c5dc4f4db0c1e7d10cde9ee58..8f37121bb83f1ccf2bae8b47e7fc25eb02ec4866 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/input-polldev.h>
 #include <linux/kfifo.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
 
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 
@@ -923,6 +924,11 @@ struct rt2x00_dev {
 	 */
 	DECLARE_KFIFO_PTR(txstatus_fifo, u32);
 
+	/*
+	 * Timer to ensure tx status reports are read (rt2800usb).
+	 */
+	struct timer_list txstatus_timer;
+
 	/*
 	 * Tasklet for processing tx status reports (rt2800pci).
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 2e490e0998da291a1b9d2edc15dac760c9bded6e..7776d9f1f29750ee3d4669e29c1bd708c8315888 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ void rt2x00lib_remove_dev(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	/*
 	 * Stop all work.
 	 */
+	del_timer_sync(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_timer);
 	cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->intf_work);
 	if (rt2x00_is_usb(rt2x00dev)) {
 		cancel_work_sync(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_work);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index 14736e217947fa39a1ba88da3da9ef02d600f658..34b8a887831bdd0d40ffa69dd82608394dc7ef55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ static void rt2x00usb_interrupt_txdone(struct urb *urb)
 	 * Schedule the delayed work for reading the TX status
 	 * from the device.
 	 */
-	queue_work(rt2x00dev->workqueue, &rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
+	if (!test_bit(REQUIRE_TXSTATUS_FIFO, &rt2x00dev->cap_flags) ||
+	    !kfifo_is_empty(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_fifo))
+		queue_work(rt2x00dev->workqueue, &rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
 }
 
 static bool rt2x00usb_kick_tx_entry(struct queue_entry *entry, void* data)
@@ -816,6 +818,7 @@ int rt2x00usb_probe(struct usb_interface *usb_intf,
 
 	INIT_WORK(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_work, rt2x00usb_work_rxdone);
 	INIT_WORK(&rt2x00dev->txdone_work, rt2x00usb_work_txdone);
+	init_timer(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_timer);
 
 	retval = rt2x00usb_alloc_reg(rt2x00dev);
 	if (retval)