diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index df7dbbff57ae..2ace62b1d326 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
 #include <linux/hrtime.h>
@@ -222,6 +223,12 @@ struct smi_info
 	unsigned long incoming_messages;
 };
 
+static struct notifier_block *xaction_notifier_list;
+static int register_xaction_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb)
+{
+	return notifier_chain_register(&xaction_notifier_list, nb);
+}
+
 static void si_restart_short_timer(struct smi_info *smi_info);
 
 static void deliver_recv_msg(struct smi_info *smi_info,
@@ -281,6 +288,11 @@ static enum si_sm_result start_next_msg(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 		do_gettimeofday(&t);
 		printk("**Start2: %d.%9.9d\n", t.tv_sec, t.tv_usec);
 #endif
+		err = notifier_call_chain(&xaction_notifier_list, 0, smi_info);
+		if (err & NOTIFY_STOP_MASK) {
+			rv = SI_SM_CALL_WITHOUT_DELAY;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		err = smi_info->handlers->start_transaction(
 			smi_info->si_sm,
 			smi_info->curr_msg->data,
@@ -291,6 +303,7 @@ static enum si_sm_result start_next_msg(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 
 		rv = SI_SM_CALL_WITHOUT_DELAY;
 	}
+	out:
 	spin_unlock(&(smi_info->msg_lock));
 
 	return rv;
@@ -2080,6 +2093,71 @@ static void setup_dell_poweredge_oem_data_handler(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 	}
 }
 
+#define CANNOT_RETURN_REQUESTED_LENGTH 0xCA
+static void return_hosed_msg_badsize(struct smi_info *smi_info)
+{
+	struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg = smi_info->curr_msg;
+
+	/* Make it a reponse */
+	msg->rsp[0] = msg->data[0] | 4;
+	msg->rsp[1] = msg->data[1];
+	msg->rsp[2] = CANNOT_RETURN_REQUESTED_LENGTH;
+	msg->rsp_size = 3;
+	smi_info->curr_msg = NULL;
+	deliver_recv_msg(smi_info, msg);
+}
+
+/*
+ * dell_poweredge_bt_xaction_handler
+ * @info - smi_info.device_id must be populated
+ *
+ * Dell PowerEdge servers with the BT interface (x6xx and 1750) will
+ * not respond to a Get SDR command if the length of the data
+ * requested is exactly 0x3A, which leads to command timeouts and no
+ * data returned.  This intercepts such commands, and causes userspace
+ * callers to try again with a different-sized buffer, which succeeds.
+ */
+
+#define STORAGE_NETFN 0x0A
+#define STORAGE_CMD_GET_SDR 0x23
+static int dell_poweredge_bt_xaction_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
+					     unsigned long unused,
+					     void *in)
+{
+	struct smi_info *smi_info = in;
+	unsigned char *data = smi_info->curr_msg->data;
+	unsigned int size   = smi_info->curr_msg->data_size;
+	if (size >= 8 &&
+	    (data[0]>>2) == STORAGE_NETFN &&
+	    data[1] == STORAGE_CMD_GET_SDR &&
+	    data[7] == 0x3A) {
+		return_hosed_msg_badsize(smi_info);
+		return NOTIFY_STOP;
+	}
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block dell_poweredge_bt_xaction_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call	= dell_poweredge_bt_xaction_handler,
+};
+
+/*
+ * setup_dell_poweredge_bt_xaction_handler
+ * @info - smi_info.device_id must be filled in already
+ *
+ * Fills in smi_info.device_id.start_transaction_pre_hook
+ * when we know what function to use there.
+ */
+static void
+setup_dell_poweredge_bt_xaction_handler(struct smi_info *smi_info)
+{
+	struct ipmi_device_id *id = &smi_info->device_id;
+	const char mfr[3]=DELL_IANA_MFR_ID;
+ 	if (! memcmp(mfr, id->manufacturer_id, sizeof(mfr)) &&
+	    smi_info->si_type == SI_BT)
+		register_xaction_notifier(&dell_poweredge_bt_xaction_notifier);
+}
+
 /*
  * setup_oem_data_handler
  * @info - smi_info.device_id must be filled in already
@@ -2093,6 +2171,11 @@ static void setup_oem_data_handler(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 	setup_dell_poweredge_oem_data_handler(smi_info);
 }
 
+static void setup_xaction_handlers(struct smi_info *smi_info)
+{
+	setup_dell_poweredge_bt_xaction_handler(smi_info);
+}
+
 /* Returns 0 if initialized, or negative on an error. */
 static int init_one_smi(int intf_num, struct smi_info **smi)
 {
@@ -2188,6 +2271,7 @@ static int init_one_smi(int intf_num, struct smi_info **smi)
 		goto out_err;
 
 	setup_oem_data_handler(new_smi);
+	setup_xaction_handlers(new_smi);
 
 	/* Try to claim any interrupts. */
 	new_smi->irq_setup(new_smi);