diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
index 0425dd5..31863cf 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
@@ -1423,9 +1423,10 @@
 	/* stale generation; cancelled; on certain controllers: no ack */
 	default:		e->phy_packet.rcode = status;		break;
 	}
+	e->phy_packet.data[0] = packet->timestamp;
 
-	queue_event(e->client, &e->event,
-		    &e->phy_packet, sizeof(e->phy_packet), NULL, 0);
+	queue_event(e->client, &e->event, &e->phy_packet,
+		    sizeof(e->phy_packet) + e->phy_packet.length, NULL, 0);
 	client_put(e->client);
 }
 
@@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@
 	if (!client->device->is_local)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	e = kzalloc(sizeof(*e), GFP_KERNEL);
+	e = kzalloc(sizeof(*e) + 4, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (e == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1453,6 +1454,8 @@
 	e->p.callback		= outbound_phy_packet_callback;
 	e->phy_packet.closure	= a->closure;
 	e->phy_packet.type	= FW_CDEV_EVENT_PHY_PACKET_SENT;
+	if (is_ping_packet(a->data))
+			e->phy_packet.length = 4;
 
 	card->driver->send_request(card, &e->p);
 
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core.h b/drivers/firewire/core.h
index 3102b6b..28621e4 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core.h
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core.h
@@ -234,4 +234,9 @@
 void fw_send_phy_config(struct fw_card *card,
 			int node_id, int generation, int gap_count);
 
+static inline bool is_ping_packet(u32 *data)
+{
+	return (data[0] & 0xc0ffffff) == 0 && ~data[0] == data[1];
+}
+
 #endif /* _FIREWIRE_CORE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
index 08afccc..5f6bb2c 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
@@ -1068,6 +1068,9 @@
 		header[1] = cpu_to_le32(packet->header[0]);
 		header[2] = cpu_to_le32(packet->header[1]);
 		d[0].req_count = cpu_to_le16(12);
+
+		if (is_ping_packet(packet->header))
+			d[0].control |= cpu_to_le16(DESCRIPTOR_PING);
 		break;
 
 	case 4:
diff --git a/include/linux/firewire-cdev.h b/include/linux/firewire-cdev.h
index b874091..da0fec7 100644
--- a/include/linux/firewire-cdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/firewire-cdev.h
@@ -294,7 +294,10 @@
  * @length:	Data length in bytes
  * @data:	Incoming data
  *
- * If @type is %FW_CDEV_EVENT_PHY_PACKET_SENT, @length is 0 and @data empty.
+ * If @type is %FW_CDEV_EVENT_PHY_PACKET_SENT, @length is 0 and @data empty,
+ * except in case of a ping packet:  Then, @length is 4, and @data[0] is the
+ * ping time in 49.152MHz clocks if @rcode is %RCODE_COMPLETE.
+ *
  * If @type is %FW_CDEV_EVENT_PHY_PACKET_RECEIVED, @length is 8 and @data
  * consists of the two PHY packet quadlets, in host byte order.
  */