diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index 1a1ef34..c58a7a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1479,6 +1479,52 @@
 	done(cmd);
 }
 
+void atapi_request_sense(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
+			 struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
+{
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION(wait);
+	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int rc;
+
+	DPRINTK("ATAPI request sense\n");
+
+	qc = ata_qc_new_init(ap, dev);
+	BUG_ON(qc == NULL);
+
+	/* FIXME: is this needed? */
+	memset(cmd->sense_buffer, 0, sizeof(cmd->sense_buffer));
+
+	ata_sg_init_one(qc, cmd->sense_buffer, sizeof(cmd->sense_buffer));
+	qc->dma_dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
+
+	memset(&qc->cdb, 0, ap->cdb_len);
+	qc->cdb[0] = REQUEST_SENSE;
+	qc->cdb[4] = SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE;
+
+	qc->tf.flags |= ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR | ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE;
+	qc->tf.command = ATA_CMD_PACKET;
+
+	qc->tf.protocol = ATA_PROT_ATAPI;
+	qc->tf.lbam = (8 * 1024) & 0xff;
+	qc->tf.lbah = (8 * 1024) >> 8;
+	qc->nbytes = SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE;
+
+	qc->waiting = &wait;
+	qc->complete_fn = ata_qc_complete_noop;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+	rc = ata_qc_issue(qc);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
+
+	if (rc)
+		ata_port_disable(ap);
+	else
+		wait_for_completion(&wait);
+
+	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
+}
+
 static int atapi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 drv_stat)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;