diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
index fa2eef9e622f..51b5fd5768db 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enum xiic_endian {
  * @singlemaster: Indicates bus is single master
  * @dynamic: Mode of controller
  * @prev_msg_tx: Previous message is Tx
+ * @smbus_block_read: Flag to handle block read
  */
 struct xiic_i2c {
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ struct xiic_i2c {
 	bool singlemaster;
 	bool dynamic;
 	bool prev_msg_tx;
+	bool smbus_block_read;
 };
 
 #define XIIC_MSB_OFFSET 0
@@ -336,6 +338,54 @@ static void xiic_deinit(struct xiic_i2c *i2c)
 	xiic_setreg8(i2c, XIIC_CR_REG_OFFSET, cr & ~XIIC_CR_ENABLE_DEVICE_MASK);
 }
 
+static void xiic_smbus_block_read_setup(struct xiic_i2c *i2c)
+{
+	u8 rxmsg_len;
+	u8 rfd_set = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Clear the I2C_M_RECV_LEN flag to avoid setting
+	 * message length again
+	 */
+	i2c->rx_msg->flags &= ~I2C_M_RECV_LEN;
+
+	/* Set smbus_block_read flag to identify in isr */
+	i2c->smbus_block_read = true;
+
+	/* Read byte from rx fifo and set message length */
+	rxmsg_len  = xiic_getreg8(i2c, XIIC_DRR_REG_OFFSET);
+
+	i2c->rx_msg->buf[i2c->rx_pos++] = rxmsg_len;
+
+	/* Check if received length is valid */
+	if (rxmsg_len <= I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX) {
+		/* Set Receive fifo depth */
+		if (rxmsg_len > IIC_RX_FIFO_DEPTH) {
+			rfd_set = IIC_RX_FIFO_DEPTH - 1;
+			i2c->rx_msg->len = rxmsg_len + 1;
+		} else if ((rxmsg_len == 1) ||
+			   (rxmsg_len == 0)) {
+			/*
+			 * Minimum of 3 bytes required to exit cleanly. 1 byte
+			 * already received, Second byte is being received. Have
+			 * to set NACK in read_rx before receiving the last byte
+			 */
+			i2c->rx_msg->len = 3;
+		} else {
+			rfd_set = rxmsg_len - 2;
+			i2c->rx_msg->len = rxmsg_len + 1;
+		}
+		xiic_setreg8(i2c, XIIC_RFD_REG_OFFSET, rfd_set);
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Invalid message length, trigger STATE_ERROR with tx_msg_len in ISR */
+	i2c->tx_msg->len = 3;
+	i2c->smbus_block_read = false;
+	dev_err(i2c->adap.dev.parent, "smbus_block_read Invalid msg length\n");
+}
+
 static void xiic_read_rx(struct xiic_i2c *i2c)
 {
 	u8 bytes_in_fifo, cr = 0, bytes_to_read = 0;
@@ -358,6 +408,12 @@ static void xiic_read_rx(struct xiic_i2c *i2c)
 	if (!i2c->dynamic) {
 		bytes_rem = xiic_rx_space(i2c) - bytes_in_fifo;
 
+		/* Set msg length if smbus_block_read */
+		if (i2c->rx_msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN) {
+			xiic_smbus_block_read_setup(i2c);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (bytes_rem > IIC_RX_FIFO_DEPTH) {
 			bytes_to_read = bytes_in_fifo;
 		} else if (bytes_rem > 1) {
@@ -627,6 +683,12 @@ static irqreturn_t xiic_process(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		/* The bus is not busy, disable BusNotBusy interrupt */
 		xiic_irq_dis(i2c, XIIC_INTR_BNB_MASK);
 
+		if (i2c->tx_msg && i2c->smbus_block_read) {
+			i2c->smbus_block_read = false;
+			/* Set requested message len=1 to indicate STATE_DONE */
+			i2c->tx_msg->len = 1;
+		}
+
 		if (!i2c->tx_msg)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -755,8 +817,12 @@ static void xiic_start_recv(struct xiic_i2c *i2c)
 			rfd_set = IIC_RX_FIFO_DEPTH - 1;
 		} else if ((rx_watermark == 1) || (rx_watermark == 0)) {
 			rfd_set = rx_watermark - 1;
-			/* Handle single byte transfer separately */
-			cr |= XIIC_CR_NO_ACK_MASK;
+
+			/* Set No_ACK, except for smbus_block_read */
+			if (!(i2c->rx_msg->flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN)) {
+				/* Handle single byte transfer separately */
+				cr |= XIIC_CR_NO_ACK_MASK;
+			}
 		} else {
 			rfd_set = rx_watermark - 2;
 		}
@@ -986,10 +1052,14 @@ static int xiic_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msgs, int num)
 	/* Initialize prev message type */
 	i2c->prev_msg_tx = false;
 
-	/* Enter standard mode only when read length is > 255 bytes */
+	/*
+	 * Enter standard mode only when read length is > 255 bytes or
+	 * for smbus_block_read transaction
+	 */
 	for (count = 0; count < i2c->nmsgs; count++) {
-		if ((i2c->tx_msg[count].flags & I2C_M_RD) &&
-		    i2c->tx_msg[count].len > MAX_READ_LENGTH_DYNAMIC) {
+		if (((i2c->tx_msg[count].flags & I2C_M_RD) &&
+		     i2c->tx_msg[count].len > MAX_READ_LENGTH_DYNAMIC) ||
+		    (i2c->tx_msg[count].flags & I2C_M_RECV_LEN)) {
 			i2c->dynamic = false;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1020,7 +1090,7 @@ static int xiic_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msgs, int num)
 
 static u32 xiic_func(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 {
-	return I2C_FUNC_I2C | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_EMUL;
+	return I2C_FUNC_I2C | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_EMUL | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA;
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_algorithm xiic_algorithm = {
