diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
index 0fdc014c9401..b30298986a69 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-hub.c
@@ -1648,6 +1648,17 @@ int xhci_hub_status_data(struct usb_hcd *hcd, char *buf)
 
 	status = bus_state->resuming_ports;
 
+	/*
+	 * SS devices are only visible to roothub after link training completes.
+	 * Keep polling roothubs for a grace period after xHC start
+	 */
+	if (xhci->run_graceperiod) {
+		if (time_before(jiffies, xhci->run_graceperiod))
+			status = 1;
+		else
+			xhci->run_graceperiod = 0;
+	}
+
 	mask = PORT_CSC | PORT_PEC | PORT_OCC | PORT_PLC | PORT_WRC | PORT_CEC;
 
 	/* For each port, did anything change?  If so, set that bit in buf. */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 65858f607437..1afd32beec99 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@ int xhci_start(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 		xhci_err(xhci, "Host took too long to start, "
 				"waited %u microseconds.\n",
 				XHCI_MAX_HALT_USEC);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
 		/* clear state flags. Including dying, halted or removing */
 		xhci->xhc_state = 0;
+		xhci->run_graceperiod = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(500);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
index 1960b47acfb2..df6f2ebaff18 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ struct xhci_hcd {
 
 	/* Host controller watchdog timer structures */
 	unsigned int		xhc_state;
-
+	unsigned long		run_graceperiod;
 	u32			command;
 	struct s3_save		s3;
 /* Host controller is dying - not responding to commands. "I'm not dead yet!"