diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index 94f3e1c64490..189ab1212d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -942,6 +942,21 @@ static struct uart_8250_port *serial8250_find_match_or_unused(struct uart_port *
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void serial_8250_overrun_backoff_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct uart_8250_port *up =
+	    container_of(to_delayed_work(work), struct uart_8250_port,
+			 overrun_backoff);
+	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+	up->ier |= UART_IER_RLSI | UART_IER_RDI;
+	up->port.read_status_mask |= UART_LSR_DR;
+	serial_out(up, UART_IER, up->ier);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+}
+
 /**
  *	serial8250_register_8250_port - register a serial port
  *	@up: serial port template
@@ -1056,6 +1071,16 @@ int serial8250_register_8250_port(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 			ret = 0;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* Initialise interrupt backoff work if required */
+	if (up->overrun_backoff_time_ms > 0) {
+		uart->overrun_backoff_time_ms = up->overrun_backoff_time_ms;
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&uart->overrun_backoff,
+				  serial_8250_overrun_backoff_work);
+	} else {
+		uart->overrun_backoff_time_ms = 0;
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&serial_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_fsl.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_fsl.c
index ff3dcaea5d93..aa0e216d5ead 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_fsl.c
@@ -49,8 +49,29 @@ int fsl8250_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	lsr = orig_lsr = up->port.serial_in(&up->port, UART_LSR);
 
-	if (lsr & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI))
+	/* Process incoming characters first */
+	if ((lsr & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)) &&
+	    (up->ier & (UART_IER_RLSI | UART_IER_RDI))) {
 		lsr = serial8250_rx_chars(up, lsr);
+	}
+
+	/* Stop processing interrupts on input overrun */
+	if ((orig_lsr & UART_LSR_OE) && (up->overrun_backoff_time_ms > 0)) {
+		unsigned long delay;
+
+		up->ier = port->serial_in(port, UART_IER);
+		if (up->ier & (UART_IER_RLSI | UART_IER_RDI)) {
+			port->ops->stop_rx(port);
+		} else {
+			/* Keep restarting the timer until
+			 * the input overrun subsides.
+			 */
+			cancel_delayed_work(&up->overrun_backoff);
+		}
+
+		delay = msecs_to_jiffies(up->overrun_backoff_time_ms);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&up->overrun_backoff, delay);
+	}
 
 	serial8250_modem_status(up);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
index 877fd7f8a8ed..a1a85805d010 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ static int of_platform_serial_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	if (of_property_read_bool(ofdev->dev.of_node, "auto-flow-control"))
 		port8250.capabilities |= UART_CAP_AFE;
 
+	if (of_property_read_u32(ofdev->dev.of_node,
+			"overrun-throttle-ms",
+			&port8250.overrun_backoff_time_ms) != 0)
+		port8250.overrun_backoff_time_ms = 0;
+
 	ret = serial8250_register_8250_port(&port8250);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_dispose;
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_8250.h b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
index 18e21427bce4..5a655ba8d273 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ struct uart_8250_port {
 	void			(*dl_write)(struct uart_8250_port *, int);
 
 	struct uart_8250_em485 *em485;
+
+	/* Serial port overrun backoff */
+	struct delayed_work overrun_backoff;
+	u32 overrun_backoff_time_ms;
 };
 
 static inline struct uart_8250_port *up_to_u8250p(struct uart_port *up)