diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
index 2ff2170dc30a..cbf5bab9113b 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-asus.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Asus HID Keyboard and TouchPad");
 #define FEATURE_REPORT_ID 0x0d
 #define INPUT_REPORT_ID 0x5d
 #define FEATURE_KBD_REPORT_ID 0x5a
-#define FEATURE_KBD_REPORT_SIZE 16
+#define FEATURE_KBD_REPORT_SIZE 64
 #define FEATURE_KBD_LED_REPORT_ID1 0x5d
 #define FEATURE_KBD_LED_REPORT_ID2 0x5e
 
@@ -395,15 +395,41 @@ static int asus_kbd_set_report(struct hid_device *hdev, const u8 *buf, size_t bu
 
 static int asus_kbd_init(struct hid_device *hdev, u8 report_id)
 {
+	/*
+	 * The handshake is first sent as a set_report, then retrieved
+	 * from a get_report. They should be equal.
+	 */
 	const u8 buf[] = { report_id, 0x41, 0x53, 0x55, 0x53, 0x20, 0x54,
 		     0x65, 0x63, 0x68, 0x2e, 0x49, 0x6e, 0x63, 0x2e, 0x00 };
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = asus_kbd_set_report(hdev, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		hid_err(hdev, "Asus failed to send init command: %d\n", ret);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		hid_err(hdev, "Asus handshake %02x failed to send: %d\n",
+			report_id, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	u8 *readbuf __free(kfree) = kzalloc(FEATURE_KBD_REPORT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!readbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = hid_hw_raw_request(hdev, report_id, readbuf,
+				 FEATURE_KBD_REPORT_SIZE, HID_FEATURE_REPORT,
+				 HID_REQ_GET_REPORT);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		hid_warn(hdev, "Asus handshake %02x failed to receive ack: %d\n",
+			 report_id, ret);
+	} else if (memcmp(readbuf, buf, sizeof(buf)) != 0) {
+		hid_warn(hdev, "Asus handshake %02x returned invalid response: %*ph\n",
+			 report_id, FEATURE_KBD_REPORT_SIZE, readbuf);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Do not return error if handshake is wrong until this is
+	 * verified to work for all devices.
+	 */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int asus_kbd_get_functions(struct hid_device *hdev,