diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
index 347843b4f5dd..6ecd8b1aab56 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@
 
 #define DW_IC_ERR_TX_ABRT			0x1
 
+#define DW_IC_TAR_SPECIAL			BIT(11)
 #define DW_IC_TAR_10BITADDR_MASTER		BIT(12)
+#define DW_IC_TAR_SMBUS_QUICK_CMD		BIT(16)
 
 #define DW_IC_COMP_PARAM_1_SPEED_MODE_HIGH	(BIT(2) | BIT(3))
 #define DW_IC_COMP_PARAM_1_SPEED_MODE_MASK	GENMASK(3, 2)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
index 41e9b5ecad20..38f1ecbbe98f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ static void i2c_dw_xfer_init(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 		ic_tar = DW_IC_TAR_10BITADDR_MASTER;
 	}
 
+	/* Convert a zero-length read into an SMBUS quick command */
+	if (!msgs[dev->msg_write_idx].len)
+		ic_tar = DW_IC_TAR_SPECIAL | DW_IC_TAR_SMBUS_QUICK_CMD;
+
 	regmap_update_bits(dev->map, DW_IC_CON, DW_IC_CON_10BITADDR_MASTER,
 			   ic_con);
 
@@ -475,6 +479,14 @@ i2c_dw_xfer_msg(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 		regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_RXFLR, &flr);
 		rx_limit = dev->rx_fifo_depth - flr;
 
+		/* Handle SMBUS quick commands */
+		if (!buf_len) {
+			if (msgs[dev->msg_write_idx].flags & I2C_M_RD)
+				regmap_write(dev->map, DW_IC_DATA_CMD, 0x300);
+			else
+				regmap_write(dev->map, DW_IC_DATA_CMD, 0x200);
+		}
+
 		while (buf_len > 0 && tx_limit > 0 && rx_limit > 0) {
 			u32 cmd = 0;
 
@@ -912,14 +924,15 @@ static const struct i2c_algorithm i2c_dw_algo = {
 };
 
 static const struct i2c_adapter_quirks i2c_dw_quirks = {
-	.flags = I2C_AQ_NO_ZERO_LEN,
+	.flags = 0,
 };
 
 void i2c_dw_configure_master(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct i2c_timings *t = &dev->timings;
 
-	dev->functionality = I2C_FUNC_10BIT_ADDR | DW_IC_DEFAULT_FUNCTIONALITY;
+	dev->functionality = I2C_FUNC_10BIT_ADDR | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_QUICK |
+			     DW_IC_DEFAULT_FUNCTIONALITY;
 
 	dev->master_cfg = DW_IC_CON_MASTER | DW_IC_CON_SLAVE_DISABLE |
 			  DW_IC_CON_RESTART_EN;