diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index b4744a68cd88..1595b8565875 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -4641,6 +4641,79 @@ static const struct file_operations i915_hpd_storm_ctl_fops = {
 	.write = i915_hpd_storm_ctl_write
 };
 
+static int i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl_show(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = m->private;
+
+	seq_printf(m, "Enabled: %s\n",
+		   yesno(dev_priv->hotplug.hpd_short_storm_enabled));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return single_open(file, i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl_show,
+			   inode->i_private);
+}
+
+static ssize_t i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl_write(struct file *file,
+					      const char __user *ubuf,
+					      size_t len, loff_t *offp)
+{
+	struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = m->private;
+	struct i915_hotplug *hotplug = &dev_priv->hotplug;
+	char *newline;
+	char tmp[16];
+	int i;
+	bool new_state;
+
+	if (len >= sizeof(tmp))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(tmp, ubuf, len))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	tmp[len] = '\0';
+
+	/* Strip newline, if any */
+	newline = strchr(tmp, '\n');
+	if (newline)
+		*newline = '\0';
+
+	/* Reset to the "default" state for this system */
+	if (strcmp(tmp, "reset") == 0)
+		new_state = !HAS_DP_MST(dev_priv);
+	else if (kstrtobool(tmp, &new_state) != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("%sabling HPD short storm detection\n",
+		      new_state ? "En" : "Dis");
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&dev_priv->irq_lock);
+	hotplug->hpd_short_storm_enabled = new_state;
+	/* Reset the HPD storm stats so we don't accidentally trigger a storm */
+	for_each_hpd_pin(i)
+		hotplug->stats[i].count = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&dev_priv->irq_lock);
+
+	/* Re-enable hpd immediately if we were in an irq storm */
+	flush_delayed_work(&dev_priv->hotplug.reenable_work);
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl_fops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.open = i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl_open,
+	.read = seq_read,
+	.llseek = seq_lseek,
+	.release = single_release,
+	.write = i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl_write,
+};
+
 static int i915_drrs_ctl_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = data;
@@ -4818,6 +4891,7 @@ static const struct i915_debugfs_files {
 	{"i915_guc_log_level", &i915_guc_log_level_fops},
 	{"i915_guc_log_relay", &i915_guc_log_relay_fops},
 	{"i915_hpd_storm_ctl", &i915_hpd_storm_ctl_fops},
+	{"i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl", &i915_hpd_short_storm_ctl_fops},
 	{"i915_ipc_status", &i915_ipc_status_fops},
 	{"i915_drrs_ctl", &i915_drrs_ctl_fops},
 	{"i915_edp_psr_debug", &i915_edp_psr_debug_fops}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 808204a7ca7c..a378e0fd2022 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ enum hpd_pin {
 #define for_each_hpd_pin(__pin) \
 	for ((__pin) = (HPD_NONE + 1); (__pin) < HPD_NUM_PINS; (__pin)++)
 
-#define HPD_STORM_DEFAULT_THRESHOLD 5
+/* Threshold == 5 for long IRQs, 50 for short */
+#define HPD_STORM_DEFAULT_THRESHOLD 50
 
 struct i915_hotplug {
 	struct work_struct hotplug_work;
@@ -307,6 +308,8 @@ struct i915_hotplug {
 	bool poll_enabled;
 
 	unsigned int hpd_storm_threshold;
+	/* Whether or not to count short HPD IRQs in HPD storms */
+	u8 hpd_short_storm_enabled;
 
 	/*
 	 * if we get a HPD irq from DP and a HPD irq from non-DP
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 10f28a2ee2e6..57970b3a22df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -4843,6 +4843,13 @@ void intel_irq_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		dev_priv->display_irqs_enabled = false;
 
 	dev_priv->hotplug.hpd_storm_threshold = HPD_STORM_DEFAULT_THRESHOLD;
+	/* If we have MST support, we want to avoid doing short HPD IRQ storm
+	 * detection, as short HPD storms will occur as a natural part of
+	 * sideband messaging with MST.
+	 * On older platforms however, IRQ storms can occur with both long and
+	 * short pulses, as seen on some G4x systems.
+	 */
+	dev_priv->hotplug.hpd_short_storm_enabled = !HAS_DP_MST(dev_priv);
 
 	dev->driver->get_vblank_timestamp = drm_calc_vbltimestamp_from_scanoutpos;
 	dev->driver->get_scanout_position = i915_get_crtc_scanoutpos;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hotplug.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hotplug.c
index 8326900a311e..aa6f52e723f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hotplug.c
@@ -114,32 +114,45 @@ enum hpd_pin intel_hpd_pin_default(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 #define HPD_STORM_REENABLE_DELAY	(2 * 60 * 1000)
 
 /**
- * intel_hpd_irq_storm_detect - gather stats and detect HPD irq storm on a pin
+ * intel_hpd_irq_storm_detect - gather stats and detect HPD IRQ storm on a pin
  * @dev_priv: private driver data pointer
  * @pin: the pin to gather stats on
  *
- * Gather stats about HPD irqs from the specified @pin, and detect irq
+ * Gather stats about HPD IRQs from the specified @pin, and detect IRQ
  * storms. Only the pin specific stats and state are changed, the caller is
  * responsible for further action.
  *
- * The number of irqs that are allowed within @HPD_STORM_DETECT_PERIOD is
+ * The number of IRQs that are allowed within @HPD_STORM_DETECT_PERIOD is
  * stored in @dev_priv->hotplug.hpd_storm_threshold which defaults to
- * @HPD_STORM_DEFAULT_THRESHOLD. If this threshold is exceeded, it's
- * considered an irq storm and the irq state is set to @HPD_MARK_DISABLED.
+ * @HPD_STORM_DEFAULT_THRESHOLD. Long IRQs count as +10 to this threshold, and
+ * short IRQs count as +1. If this threshold is exceeded, it's considered an
+ * IRQ storm and the IRQ state is set to @HPD_MARK_DISABLED.
+ *
+ * By default, most systems will only count long IRQs towards
+ * &dev_priv->hotplug.hpd_storm_threshold. However, some older systems also
+ * suffer from short IRQ storms and must also track these. Because short IRQ
+ * storms are naturally caused by sideband interactions with DP MST devices,
+ * short IRQ detection is only enabled for systems without DP MST support.
+ * Systems which are new enough to support DP MST are far less likely to
+ * suffer from IRQ storms at all, so this is fine.
  *
  * The HPD threshold can be controlled through i915_hpd_storm_ctl in debugfs,
  * and should only be adjusted for automated hotplug testing.
  *
- * Return true if an irq storm was detected on @pin.
+ * Return true if an IRQ storm was detected on @pin.
  */
 static bool intel_hpd_irq_storm_detect(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
-				       enum hpd_pin pin)
+				       enum hpd_pin pin, bool long_hpd)
 {
 	unsigned long start = dev_priv->hotplug.stats[pin].last_jiffies;
 	unsigned long end = start + msecs_to_jiffies(HPD_STORM_DETECT_PERIOD);
 	const int threshold = dev_priv->hotplug.hpd_storm_threshold;
+	const int increment = long_hpd ? 10 : 1;
 	bool storm = false;
 
+	if (!long_hpd && !dev_priv->hotplug.hpd_short_storm_enabled)
+		return false;
+
 	if (!time_in_range(jiffies, start, end)) {
 		dev_priv->hotplug.stats[pin].last_jiffies = jiffies;
 		dev_priv->hotplug.stats[pin].count = 0;
@@ -150,7 +163,7 @@ static bool intel_hpd_irq_storm_detect(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("HPD interrupt storm detected on PIN %d\n", pin);
 		storm = true;
 	} else {
-		dev_priv->hotplug.stats[pin].count++;
+		dev_priv->hotplug.stats[pin].count += increment;
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Received HPD interrupt on PIN %d - cnt: %d\n", pin,
 			      dev_priv->hotplug.stats[pin].count);
 	}
@@ -405,28 +418,24 @@ void intel_hpd_irq_handler(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	for_each_intel_encoder(&dev_priv->drm, encoder) {
 		enum hpd_pin pin = encoder->hpd_pin;
 		bool has_hpd_pulse = intel_encoder_has_hpd_pulse(encoder);
+		bool long_hpd = true;
 
 		if (!(BIT(pin) & pin_mask))
 			continue;
 
 		if (has_hpd_pulse) {
-			bool long_hpd = long_mask & BIT(pin);
 			enum port port = encoder->port;
 
+			long_hpd = !!(long_mask & BIT(pin));
+
 			DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("digital hpd port %c - %s\n", port_name(port),
 					 long_hpd ? "long" : "short");
-			/*
-			 * For long HPD pulses we want to have the digital queue happen,
-			 * but we still want HPD storm detection to function.
-			 */
 			queue_dig = true;
-			if (long_hpd) {
+			if (long_hpd)
 				dev_priv->hotplug.long_port_mask |= (1 << port);
-			} else {
-				/* for short HPD just trigger the digital queue */
+			else
 				dev_priv->hotplug.short_port_mask |= (1 << port);
-				continue;
-			}
+
 		}
 
 		if (dev_priv->hotplug.stats[pin].state == HPD_DISABLED) {
@@ -449,7 +458,7 @@ void intel_hpd_irq_handler(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 			queue_hp = true;
 		}
 
-		if (intel_hpd_irq_storm_detect(dev_priv, pin)) {
+		if (intel_hpd_irq_storm_detect(dev_priv, pin, long_hpd)) {
 			dev_priv->hotplug.event_bits &= ~BIT(pin);
 			storm_detected = true;
 		}
