diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
index 8b3d8ed..33d9e0d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
@@ -827,6 +827,28 @@ static int radeon_dvi_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool radeon_check_hpd_status_unchanged(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
+	struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector = to_radeon_connector(connector);
+	enum drm_connector_status status;
+
+	/* We only trust HPD on R600 and newer ASICS. */
+	if (rdev->family >= CHIP_R600
+	  && radeon_connector->hpd.hpd != RADEON_HPD_NONE) {
+		if (radeon_hpd_sense(rdev, radeon_connector->hpd.hpd))
+			status = connector_status_connected;
+		else
+			status = connector_status_disconnected;
+    
+		if (connector->status == status)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * DVI is complicated
  * Do a DDC probe, if DDC probe passes, get the full EDID so
@@ -851,6 +873,11 @@ radeon_dvi_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	enum drm_connector_status ret = connector_status_disconnected;
 	bool dret = false;
 
+	if (!force && radeon_check_hpd_status_unchanged(connector))
+		return connector->status;
+
 	if (radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
 		dret = radeon_ddc_probe(radeon_connector);
 	if (dret) {
@@ -1250,6 +1277,9 @@ radeon_dp_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	struct radeon_connector_atom_dig *radeon_dig_connector = radeon_connector->con_priv;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder = radeon_best_single_encoder(connector);
 
+	if (!force && radeon_check_hpd_status_unchanged(connector))
+		return connector->status;
+
 	if (radeon_connector->edid) {
 		kfree(radeon_connector->edid);
 		radeon_connector->edid = NULL;