diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/initializers.c b/drivers/usb/storage/initializers.c
index 3a41740..ee5b42a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/initializers.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/initializers.c
@@ -90,3 +90,17 @@
 
 	return (res ? -1 : 0);
 }
+
+/* This places the HUAWEI E220 devices in multi-port mode */
+int usb_stor_huawei_e220_init(struct us_data *us)
+{
+	int result;
+
+	us->iobuf[0] = 0x1;
+	result = usb_stor_control_msg(us, us->send_ctrl_pipe,
+				      USB_REQ_SET_FEATURE,
+				      USB_TYPE_STANDARD | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
+				      0x01, 0x0, us->iobuf, 0x1, 1000);
+	US_DEBUGP("usb_control_msg performing result is %d\n", result);
+	return (result ? 0 : -1);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/initializers.h b/drivers/usb/storage/initializers.h
index e2967a4..ad3ffd4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/initializers.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/initializers.h
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@
 /* This function is required to activate all four slots on the UCR-61S2B
  * flash reader */
 int usb_stor_ucr61s2b_init(struct us_data *us);
+
+/* This places the HUAWEI E220 devices in multi-port mode */
+int usb_stor_huawei_e220_init(struct us_data *us);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
index c6b78ba..94b1dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
@@ -1463,6 +1463,17 @@
 		US_SC_DEVICE, US_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
 		US_FL_IGNORE_RESIDUE ),
 
+/* Reported by fangxiaozhi <fangxiaozhi60675@huawei.com>
+ * and by linlei <linlei83@huawei.com>
+ * Patch reworked by Johann Wilhelm <johann.wilhelm@student.tugraz.at>
+ * This brings the HUAWEI E220 devices into multi-port mode
+ */
+UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x12d1, 0x1003, 0x0000, 0x0000,
+		"HUAWEI MOBILE",
+		"Mass Storage",
+		US_SC_DEVICE, US_PR_DEVICE, usb_stor_huawei_e220_init,
+		0),
+
 /* Reported by Vilius Bilinkevicius <vilisas AT xxx DOT lt) */
 UNUSUAL_DEV(  0x132b, 0x000b, 0x0001, 0x0001,
 		"Minolta",