diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index a7a5df673b0f..97461e20425d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@
 #define ESDHC_FLAG_DUMMY_PAD		BIT(19)
 
 #define ESDHC_AUTO_TUNING_WINDOW	3
+/* 100ms timeout for data inhibit */
+#define ESDHC_DATA_INHIBIT_WAIT_US	100000
 
 enum wp_types {
 	ESDHC_WP_NONE,		/* no WP, neither controller nor gpio */
@@ -1453,6 +1455,22 @@ static void esdhc_set_uhs_signaling(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned timing)
 
 static void esdhc_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask)
 {
+	u32 present_state;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * For data or full reset, ensure any active data transfer completes
+	 * before resetting to avoid system hang.
+	 */
+	if (mask & (SDHCI_RESET_DATA | SDHCI_RESET_ALL)) {
+		ret = readl_poll_timeout_atomic(host->ioaddr + ESDHC_PRSSTAT, present_state,
+						!(present_state & SDHCI_DATA_INHIBIT), 2,
+						ESDHC_DATA_INHIBIT_WAIT_US);
+		if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
+			dev_warn(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
+				 "timeout waiting for data transfer completion\n");
+	}
+
 	sdhci_and_cqhci_reset(host, mask);
 
 	sdhci_writel(host, host->ier, SDHCI_INT_ENABLE);