diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/cio.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/cio.h
index 6dccb07..619bf94 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/cio.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/cio.h
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@
 #define CIO_OPER       0x0004
 /* Sick revalidation of device. */
 #define CIO_REVALIDATE 0x0008
+/* Device did not respond in time. */
+#define CIO_BOXED      0x0010
 
 /**
  * struct ccw_dev_id - unique identifier for ccw devices
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
index 2fd64e5..0570794 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
@@ -2363,6 +2363,7 @@
 	ret = 0;
 	switch (event) {
 	case CIO_GONE:
+	case CIO_BOXED:
 	case CIO_NO_PATH:
 		/* First of all call extended error reporting. */
 		dasd_eer_write(device, NULL, DASD_EER_NOPATH);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
index cdbf664..868f8c6 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 	switch (cdev->private->state) {
+	case DEV_STATE_BOXED:
+		/* Device did not respond in time. */
 	case DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER:
 		cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 1;
 		/* Remove device found not operational. */
@@ -1044,8 +1046,6 @@
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ccw_device_init_count))
 			wake_up(&ccw_device_init_wq);
 		break;
-	case DEV_STATE_BOXED:
-		/* Device did not respond in time. */
 	case DEV_STATE_OFFLINE:
 		/* 
 		 * We can't register the device in interrupt context so
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index ccd72f9..e460492 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -256,14 +256,12 @@
 		old_lpm = 0;
 	if (sch->lpm != old_lpm)
 		__recover_lost_chpids(sch, old_lpm);
-	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED_SENSE_ID) {
-		if (state == DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER) {
-			cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 1;
-			cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
-			wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
-			return;
-		}
-		/* Boxed devices don't need extra treatment. */
+	if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED_SENSE_ID &&
+	    (state == DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER || state == DEV_STATE_BOXED)) {
+		cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 1;
+		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+		wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
+		return;
 	}
 	notify = 0;
 	same_dev = 0; /* Keep the compiler quiet... */
@@ -275,7 +273,7 @@
 			      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no);
 		break;
 	case DEV_STATE_OFFLINE:
-		if (cdev->private->state == DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED_SENSE_ID) {
+		if (cdev->online) {
 			same_dev = ccw_device_handle_oper(cdev);
 			notify = 1;
 		}
@@ -308,6 +306,12 @@
 			      " subchannel 0.%x.%04x\n",
 			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno,
 			      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no);
+		if (cdev->id.cu_type != 0) { /* device was recognized before */
+			cdev->private->flags.recog_done = 1;
+			cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_BOXED;
+			wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
+			return;
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 	cdev->private->state = state;
@@ -390,10 +394,13 @@
 
 	cdev->private->state = state;
 
-
-	if (state == DEV_STATE_BOXED)
+	if (state == DEV_STATE_BOXED) {
 		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Boxed device %04x on subchannel %04x\n",
 			      cdev->private->dev_id.devno, sch->schid.sch_no);
+		if (cdev->online && !ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_BOXED))
+			ccw_device_schedule_sch_unregister(cdev);
+		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
+	}
 
 	if (cdev->private->flags.donotify) {
 		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ccw.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ccw.c
index 1fe1e2e..cfb0dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ccw.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ccw.c
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@
 		zfcp_erp_adapter_reopen(adapter, ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED,
 					"ccnoti4", NULL);
 		break;
+	case CIO_BOXED:
+		dev_warn(&adapter->ccw_device->dev,
+			 "The ccw device did not respond in time.\n");
+		zfcp_erp_adapter_shutdown(adapter, 0, "ccnoti5", NULL);
+		break;
 	}
 	return 1;
 }