diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index 4e67c1403cc9..be2078684417 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -1880,6 +1880,31 @@ static inline bool mmc_blk_rq_error(struct mmc_blk_request *brq)
 	       brq->data.error || brq->cmd.resp[0] & CMD_ERRORS;
 }
 
+static int mmc_spi_err_check(struct mmc_card *card)
+{
+	u32 status = 0;
+	int err;
+
+	/*
+	 * SPI does not have a TRAN state we have to wait on, instead the
+	 * card is ready again when it no longer holds the line LOW.
+	 * We still have to ensure two things here before we know the write
+	 * was successful:
+	 * 1. The card has not disconnected during busy and we actually read our
+	 * own pull-up, thinking it was still connected, so ensure it
+	 * still responds.
+	 * 2. Check for any error bits, in particular R1_SPI_IDLE to catch a
+	 * just reconnected card after being disconnected during busy.
+	 */
+	err = __mmc_send_status(card, &status, 0);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	/* All R1 and R2 bits of SPI are errors in our case */
+	if (status)
+		return -EIO;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int mmc_blk_busy_cb(void *cb_data, bool *busy)
 {
 	struct mmc_blk_busy_data *data = cb_data;
@@ -1903,9 +1928,16 @@ static int mmc_blk_card_busy(struct mmc_card *card, struct request *req)
 	struct mmc_blk_busy_data cb_data;
 	int err;
 
-	if (mmc_host_is_spi(card->host) || rq_data_dir(req) == READ)
+	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (mmc_host_is_spi(card->host)) {
+		err = mmc_spi_err_check(card);
+		if (err)
+			mqrq->brq.data.bytes_xfered = 0;
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	cb_data.card = card;
 	cb_data.status = 0;
 	err = __mmc_poll_for_busy(card->host, 0, MMC_BLK_TIMEOUT_MS,