diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
index d18bfb954bc4..801612c9eb2a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ extern struct list_head mrioc_list;
 #define MPI3MR_PORTENABLE_TIMEOUT		300
 #define MPI3MR_RESETTM_TIMEOUT			30
 #define MPI3MR_RESET_HOST_IOWAIT_TIMEOUT	5
+#define MPI3MR_TSUPDATE_INTERVAL		900
 #define MPI3MR_DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_TIME		120
 
 #define MPI3MR_WATCHDOG_INTERVAL		1000 /* in milli seconds */
@@ -631,6 +632,7 @@ struct scmd_priv {
  * @dev_handle_bitmap_sz: Device handle bitmap size
  * @removepend_bitmap: Remove pending bitmap
  * @delayed_rmhs_list: Delayed device removal list
+ * @ts_update_counter: Timestamp update counter
  * @fault_dbg: Fault debug flag
  * @reset_in_progress: Reset in progress flag
  * @unrecoverable: Controller unrecoverable flag
@@ -753,6 +755,7 @@ struct mpi3mr_ioc {
 	void *removepend_bitmap;
 	struct list_head delayed_rmhs_list;
 
+	u32 ts_update_counter;
 	u8 fault_dbg;
 	u8 reset_in_progress;
 	u8 unrecoverable;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
index b8e9c87ea677..d47031d05322 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
@@ -1485,6 +1485,74 @@ int mpi3mr_op_request_post(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	return retval;
 }
 
+/**
+ * mpi3mr_sync_timestamp - Issue time stamp sync request
+ * @mrioc: Adapter reference
+ *
+ * Issue IO unit control MPI request to synchornize firmware
+ * timestamp with host time.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, non-zero on failure.
+ */
+static int mpi3mr_sync_timestamp(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc)
+{
+	ktime_t current_time;
+	Mpi3IoUnitControlRequest_t iou_ctrl;
+	int retval = 0;
+
+	memset(&iou_ctrl, 0, sizeof(iou_ctrl));
+	mutex_lock(&mrioc->init_cmds.mutex);
+	if (mrioc->init_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_PENDING) {
+		retval = -1;
+		ioc_err(mrioc, "Issue IOUCTL TimeStamp: command is in use\n");
+		mutex_unlock(&mrioc->init_cmds.mutex);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	mrioc->init_cmds.state = MPI3MR_CMD_PENDING;
+	mrioc->init_cmds.is_waiting = 1;
+	mrioc->init_cmds.callback = NULL;
+	iou_ctrl.HostTag = cpu_to_le16(MPI3MR_HOSTTAG_INITCMDS);
+	iou_ctrl.Function = MPI3_FUNCTION_IO_UNIT_CONTROL;
+	iou_ctrl.Operation = MPI3_CTRL_OP_UPDATE_TIMESTAMP;
+	current_time = ktime_get_real();
+	iou_ctrl.Param64[0] = cpu_to_le64(ktime_to_ms(current_time));
+
+	init_completion(&mrioc->init_cmds.done);
+	retval = mpi3mr_admin_request_post(mrioc, &iou_ctrl,
+	    sizeof(iou_ctrl), 0);
+	if (retval) {
+		ioc_err(mrioc, "Issue IOUCTL TimeStamp: Admin Post failed\n");
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	wait_for_completion_timeout(&mrioc->init_cmds.done,
+	    (MPI3MR_INTADMCMD_TIMEOUT * HZ));
+	if (!(mrioc->init_cmds.state & MPI3MR_CMD_COMPLETE)) {
+		ioc_err(mrioc, "Issue IOUCTL TimeStamp: command timed out\n");
+		mrioc->init_cmds.is_waiting = 0;
+		mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(mrioc,
+		    MPI3MR_RESET_FROM_TSU_TIMEOUT, 1);
+		retval = -1;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+	if ((mrioc->init_cmds.ioc_status & MPI3_IOCSTATUS_STATUS_MASK)
+	    != MPI3_IOCSTATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		ioc_err(mrioc,
+		    "Issue IOUCTL TimeStamp: Failed IOCStatus(0x%04x) Loginfo(0x%08x)\n",
+		    (mrioc->init_cmds.ioc_status & MPI3_IOCSTATUS_STATUS_MASK),
+		    mrioc->init_cmds.ioc_loginfo);
+		retval = -1;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+out_unlock:
+	mrioc->init_cmds.state = MPI3MR_CMD_NOTUSED;
+	mutex_unlock(&mrioc->init_cmds.mutex);
+
+out:
+	return retval;
+}
+
 /**
  * mpi3mr_watchdog_work - watchdog thread to monitor faults
  * @work: work struct
@@ -1503,6 +1571,11 @@ static void mpi3mr_watchdog_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	enum mpi3mr_iocstate ioc_state;
 	u32 fault, host_diagnostic;
 
+	if (mrioc->ts_update_counter++ >= MPI3MR_TSUPDATE_INTERVAL) {
+		mrioc->ts_update_counter = 0;
+		mpi3mr_sync_timestamp(mrioc);
+	}
+
 	/*Check for fault state every one second and issue Soft reset*/
 	ioc_state = mpi3mr_get_iocstate(mrioc);
 	if (ioc_state == MRIOC_STATE_FAULT) {
@@ -3313,6 +3386,7 @@ int mpi3mr_soft_reset_handler(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 		mrioc->reset_in_progress = 0;
 		scsi_unblock_requests(mrioc->shost);
 		mpi3mr_rfresh_tgtdevs(mrioc);
+		mrioc->ts_update_counter = 0;
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&mrioc->watchdog_lock, flags);
 		if (mrioc->watchdog_work_q)
 			queue_delayed_work(mrioc->watchdog_work_q,
