diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index 542a6810c81c..11ac5c58527f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ struct iwl_trans_txq_scd_cfg {
  * @txq_disable: de-configure a Tx queue to send AMPDUs
  *	Must be atomic
  * @wait_tx_queue_empty: wait until tx queues are empty. May sleep.
+ * @freeze_txq_timer: prevents the timer of the queue from firing until the
+ *	queue is set to awake. Must be atomic.
  * @dbgfs_register: add the dbgfs files under this directory. Files will be
  *	automatically deleted.
  * @write8: write a u8 to a register at offset ofs from the BAR
@@ -517,6 +519,8 @@ struct iwl_trans_ops {
 
 	int (*dbgfs_register)(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct dentry* dir);
 	int (*wait_tx_queue_empty)(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 txq_bm);
+	void (*freeze_txq_timer)(struct iwl_trans *trans, unsigned long txqs,
+				 bool freeze);
 
 	void (*write8)(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 ofs, u8 val);
 	void (*write32)(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 ofs, u32 val);
@@ -873,6 +877,17 @@ void iwl_trans_ac_txq_enable(struct iwl_trans *trans, int queue, int fifo,
 	iwl_trans_txq_enable_cfg(trans, queue, 0, &cfg, queue_wdg_timeout);
 }
 
+static inline void iwl_trans_freeze_txq_timer(struct iwl_trans *trans,
+					      unsigned long txqs,
+					      bool freeze)
+{
+	if (unlikely(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE))
+		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d\n", __func__, trans->state);
+
+	if (trans->ops->freeze_txq_timer)
+		trans->ops->freeze_txq_timer(trans, txqs, freeze);
+}
+
 static inline int iwl_trans_wait_tx_queue_empty(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 						u32 txqs)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
index cae0eb8835ce..01996c9d98a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ struct iwl_pcie_txq_scratch_buf {
  * @active: stores if queue is active
  * @ampdu: true if this queue is an ampdu queue for an specific RA/TID
  * @wd_timeout: queue watchdog timeout (jiffies) - per queue
+ * @frozen: tx stuck queue timer is frozen
+ * @frozen_expiry_remainder: remember how long until the timer fires
  *
  * A Tx queue consists of circular buffer of BDs (a.k.a. TFDs, transmit frame
  * descriptors) and required locking structures.
@@ -228,9 +230,11 @@ struct iwl_txq {
 	dma_addr_t scratchbufs_dma;
 	struct iwl_pcie_txq_entry *entries;
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	unsigned long frozen_expiry_remainder;
 	struct timer_list stuck_timer;
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie;
 	bool need_update;
+	bool frozen;
 	u8 active;
 	bool ampdu;
 	unsigned long wd_timeout;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 9ce5e614c324..dc247325d8d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -1504,6 +1504,60 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_write_mem(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void iwl_trans_pcie_freeze_txq_timer(struct iwl_trans *trans,
+					    unsigned long txqs,
+					    bool freeze)
+{
+	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
+	int queue;
+
+	for_each_set_bit(queue, &txqs, BITS_PER_LONG) {
+		struct iwl_txq *txq = &trans_pcie->txq[queue];
+		unsigned long now;
+
+		spin_lock_bh(&txq->lock);
+
+		now = jiffies;
+
+		if (txq->frozen == freeze)
+			goto next_queue;
+
+		IWL_DEBUG_TX_QUEUES(trans, "%s TXQ %d\n",
+				    freeze ? "Freezing" : "Waking", queue);
+
+		txq->frozen = freeze;
+
+		if (txq->q.read_ptr == txq->q.write_ptr)
+			goto next_queue;
+
+		if (freeze) {
+			if (unlikely(time_after(now,
+						txq->stuck_timer.expires))) {
+				/*
+				 * The timer should have fired, maybe it is
+				 * spinning right now on the lock.
+				 */
+				goto next_queue;
+			}
+			/* remember how long until the timer fires */
+			txq->frozen_expiry_remainder =
+				txq->stuck_timer.expires - now;
+			del_timer(&txq->stuck_timer);
+			goto next_queue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Wake a non-empty queue -> arm timer with the
+		 * remainder before it froze
+		 */
+		mod_timer(&txq->stuck_timer,
+			  now + txq->frozen_expiry_remainder);
+
+next_queue:
+		spin_unlock_bh(&txq->lock);
+	}
+}
+
 #define IWL_FLUSH_WAIT_MS	2000
 
 static int iwl_trans_pcie_wait_txq_empty(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 txq_bm)
@@ -1755,7 +1809,7 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_tx_queue_read(struct file *file,
 	int ret;
 	size_t bufsz;
 
-	bufsz = sizeof(char) * 64 * trans->cfg->base_params->num_of_queues;
+	bufsz = sizeof(char) * 75 * trans->cfg->base_params->num_of_queues;
 
 	if (!trans_pcie->txq)
 		return -EAGAIN;
@@ -1768,11 +1822,11 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_tx_queue_read(struct file *file,
 		txq = &trans_pcie->txq[cnt];
 		q = &txq->q;
 		pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos,
-				"hwq %.2d: read=%u write=%u use=%d stop=%d need_update=%d%s\n",
+				"hwq %.2d: read=%u write=%u use=%d stop=%d need_update=%d frozen=%d%s\n",
 				cnt, q->read_ptr, q->write_ptr,
 				!!test_bit(cnt, trans_pcie->queue_used),
 				 !!test_bit(cnt, trans_pcie->queue_stopped),
-				 txq->need_update,
+				 txq->need_update, txq->frozen,
 				 (cnt == trans_pcie->cmd_queue ? " HCMD" : ""));
 	}
 	ret = simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, pos);
@@ -2348,6 +2402,7 @@ static const struct iwl_trans_ops trans_ops_pcie = {
 	.dbgfs_register = iwl_trans_pcie_dbgfs_register,
 
 	.wait_tx_queue_empty = iwl_trans_pcie_wait_txq_empty,
+	.freeze_txq_timer = iwl_trans_pcie_freeze_txq_timer,
 
 	.write8 = iwl_trans_pcie_write8,
 	.write32 = iwl_trans_pcie_write32,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index 26e6dd0e9f05..06952aadfd7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -929,9 +929,18 @@ int iwl_pcie_tx_init(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 
 static inline void iwl_pcie_txq_progress(struct iwl_txq *txq)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&txq->lock);
+
 	if (!txq->wd_timeout)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * station is asleep and we send data - that must
+	 * be uAPSD or PS-Poll. Don't rearm the timer.
+	 */
+	if (txq->frozen)
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * if empty delete timer, otherwise move timer forward
 	 * since we're making progress on this queue
@@ -1265,6 +1274,9 @@ void iwl_trans_pcie_txq_disable(struct iwl_trans *trans, int txq_id,
 			SCD_TX_STTS_QUEUE_OFFSET(txq_id);
 	static const u32 zero_val[4] = {};
 
+	trans_pcie->txq[txq_id].frozen_expiry_remainder = 0;
+	trans_pcie->txq[txq_id].frozen = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Upon HW Rfkill - we stop the device, and then stop the queues
 	 * in the op_mode. Just for the sake of the simplicity of the op_mode,