diff --git a/common/usb.c b/common/usb.c
index dc8e312c5f..61439e39eb 100644
--- a/common/usb.c
+++ b/common/usb.c
@@ -193,12 +193,15 @@ int usb_disable_asynch(int disable)
  */
 
 /*
- * submits an Interrupt Message
+ * submits an Interrupt Message. Some drivers may implement non-blocking
+ * polling: when non-block is true and the device is not responding return
+ * -EAGAIN instead of waiting for device to respond.
  */
-int usb_submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
-			void *buffer, int transfer_len, int interval)
+int usb_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
+		void *buffer, int transfer_len, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
-	return submit_int_msg(dev, pipe, buffer, transfer_len, interval);
+	return submit_int_msg(dev, pipe, buffer, transfer_len, interval,
+			      nonblock);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/common/usb_kbd.c b/common/usb_kbd.c
index 07932d1cb4..902473643e 100644
--- a/common/usb_kbd.c
+++ b/common/usb_kbd.c
@@ -317,10 +317,9 @@ static inline void usb_kbd_poll_for_event(struct usb_device *dev)
 	struct usb_kbd_pdata *data = dev->privptr;
 
 	/* Submit a interrupt transfer request */
-	usb_submit_int_msg(dev, data->intpipe, &data->new[0], data->intpktsize,
-			   data->intinterval);
-
-	usb_kbd_irq_worker(dev);
+	if (usb_int_msg(dev, data->intpipe, &data->new[0],
+			data->intpktsize, data->intinterval, true) >= 0)
+		usb_kbd_irq_worker(dev);
 #elif defined(CONFIG_SYS_USB_EVENT_POLL_VIA_CONTROL_EP) || \
       defined(CONFIG_SYS_USB_EVENT_POLL_VIA_INT_QUEUE)
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_USB_EVENT_POLL_VIA_CONTROL_EP)
@@ -480,8 +479,8 @@ static int usb_kbd_probe_dev(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int ifnum)
 	if (usb_get_report(dev, iface->desc.bInterfaceNumber,
 			   1, 0, data->new, USB_KBD_BOOT_REPORT_SIZE) < 0) {
 #else
-	if (usb_submit_int_msg(dev, data->intpipe, data->new, data->intpktsize,
-			       data->intinterval) < 0) {
+	if (usb_int_msg(dev, data->intpipe, data->new, data->intpktsize,
+			data->intinterval, false) < 0) {
 #endif
 		printf("Failed to get keyboard state from device %04x:%04x\n",
 		       dev->descriptor.idVendor, dev->descriptor.idProduct);
diff --git a/common/usb_storage.c b/common/usb_storage.c
index be0b2df5d9..c3784aff8f 100644
--- a/common/usb_storage.c
+++ b/common/usb_storage.c
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ static int usb_stor_CBI_get_status(struct scsi_cmd *srb, struct us_data *us)
 	int timeout;
 
 	us->ip_wanted = 1;
-	submit_int_msg(us->pusb_dev, us->irqpipe,
-			(void *) &us->ip_data, us->irqmaxp, us->irqinterval);
+	usb_int_msg(us->pusb_dev, us->irqpipe,
+		    (void *)&us->ip_data, us->irqmaxp, us->irqinterval, false);
 	timeout = 1000;
 	while (timeout--) {
 		if (us->ip_wanted == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/emul/sandbox_keyb.c b/drivers/usb/emul/sandbox_keyb.c
index cff017668f..f7247eef8c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/emul/sandbox_keyb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/emul/sandbox_keyb.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ static int sandbox_keyb_control(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 }
 
 static int sandbox_keyb_interrupt(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
-		unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length, int interval)
+		unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length, int interval,
+		bool nonblock)
 {
 	struct sandbox_keyb_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
 	uint8_t *data = buffer;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/emul/usb-emul-uclass.c b/drivers/usb/emul/usb-emul-uclass.c
index fbe11f3135..0aeddf826a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/emul/usb-emul-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/emul/usb-emul-uclass.c
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ int usb_emul_bulk(struct udevice *emul, struct usb_device *udev,
 }
 
 int usb_emul_int(struct udevice *emul, struct usb_device *udev,
-		  unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length, int interval)
+		  unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length, int interval,
+		  bool nonblock)
 {
 	struct dm_usb_ops *ops = usb_get_emul_ops(emul);
 
@@ -256,7 +257,8 @@ int usb_emul_int(struct udevice *emul, struct usb_device *udev,
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	debug("%s: dev=%s\n", __func__, emul->name);
 
-	return ops->interrupt(emul, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return ops->interrupt(emul, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+			      nonblock);
 }
 
 int usb_emul_setup_device(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_string *strings,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/dwc2.c b/drivers/usb/host/dwc2.c
index 884613fe4e..bc20a6154c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/dwc2.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/dwc2.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,8 @@ static int _submit_control_msg(struct dwc2_priv *priv, struct usb_device *dev,
 }
 
 int _submit_int_msg(struct dwc2_priv *priv, struct usb_device *dev,
-		    unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int len, int interval)
+		    unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int len, int interval,
+		    bool nonblock)
 {
 	unsigned long timeout;
 	int ret;
@@ -1239,9 +1240,10 @@ int submit_bulk_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
 }
 
 int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
-		   int len, int interval)
+		   int len, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
-	return _submit_int_msg(&local, dev, pipe, buffer, len, interval);
+	return _submit_int_msg(&local, dev, pipe, buffer, len, interval,
+			       nonblock);
 }
 
 /* U-Boot USB control interface */
@@ -1295,13 +1297,14 @@ static int dwc2_submit_bulk_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 
 static int dwc2_submit_int_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 			       unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length,
-			       int interval)
+			       int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	struct dwc2_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
 
 	debug("%s: dev='%s', udev=%p\n", __func__, dev->name, udev);
 
-	return _submit_int_msg(priv, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return _submit_int_msg(priv, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+			       nonblock);
 }
 
 static int dwc2_usb_ofdata_to_platdata(struct udevice *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index c70a365840..742759eef5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -1473,7 +1473,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int _ehci_submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
-				void *buffer, int length, int interval)
+				void *buffer, int length, int interval,
+				bool nonblock)
 {
 	void *backbuffer;
 	struct int_queue *queue;
@@ -1523,9 +1524,10 @@ int submit_control_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
 }
 
 int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
-		   void *buffer, int length, int interval)
+		   void *buffer, int length, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
-	return _ehci_submit_int_msg(dev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return _ehci_submit_int_msg(dev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+				    nonblock);
 }
 
 struct int_queue *create_int_queue(struct usb_device *dev,
@@ -1567,10 +1569,11 @@ static int ehci_submit_bulk_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 
 static int ehci_submit_int_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 			       unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length,
-			       int interval)
+			       int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	debug("%s: dev='%s', udev=%p\n", __func__, dev->name, udev);
-	return _ehci_submit_int_msg(udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return _ehci_submit_int_msg(udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+				    nonblock);
 }
 
 static struct int_queue *ehci_create_int_queue(struct udevice *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
index ed5e3f8d12..76b9c8d4f4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ int submit_bulk_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
 }
 
 int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
-		int transfer_len, int interval)
+		int transfer_len, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	info("submit_int_msg");
 	return submit_common_msg(&gohci, dev, pipe, buffer, transfer_len, NULL,
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ static int ohci_submit_bulk_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 
 static int ohci_submit_int_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 			       unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length,
-			       int interval)
+			       int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	ohci_t *ohci = dev_get_priv(usb_get_bus(dev));
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
index b29c67e189..58a98ea793 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ int submit_control_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
 }
 
 int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
-		   int len, int interval)
+		   int len, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	PDEBUG(0, "dev = %p pipe = %#lx buf = %p size = %d int = %d\n", dev, pipe,
 	       buffer, len, interval);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/usb-sandbox.c b/drivers/usb/host/usb-sandbox.c
index 15055b351a..bc91241aa7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/usb-sandbox.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/usb-sandbox.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int sandbox_submit_bulk(struct udevice *bus, struct usb_device *udev,
 
 static int sandbox_submit_int(struct udevice *bus, struct usb_device *udev,
 			      unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length,
-			      int interval)
+			      int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	struct udevice *emul;
 	int ret;
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ static int sandbox_submit_int(struct udevice *bus, struct usb_device *udev,
 	usbmon_trace(bus, pipe, NULL, emul);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ret = usb_emul_int(emul, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	ret = usb_emul_int(emul, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+			   nonblock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/usb-uclass.c b/drivers/usb/host/usb-uclass.c
index b79eadefa0..733e32db2b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/usb-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/usb-uclass.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int usb_disable_asynch(int disable)
 }
 
 int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
-		   int length, int interval)
+		   int length, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	struct udevice *bus = udev->controller_dev;
 	struct dm_usb_ops *ops = usb_get_ops(bus);
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
 	if (!ops->interrupt)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	return ops->interrupt(bus, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return ops->interrupt(bus, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+			      nonblock);
 }
 
 int submit_control_msg(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned long pipe,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index aaa1a6ce2b..cddaefb83d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,8 @@ unknown:
  * @return 0
  */
 static int _xhci_submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned long pipe,
-				void *buffer, int length, int interval)
+				void *buffer, int length, int interval,
+				bool nonblock)
 {
 	if (usb_pipetype(pipe) != PIPE_INTERRUPT) {
 		printf("non-interrupt pipe (type=%lu)", usb_pipetype(pipe));
@@ -1278,9 +1279,10 @@ int submit_bulk_msg(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
 }
 
 int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
-		   int length, int interval)
+		   int length, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
-	return _xhci_submit_int_msg(udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return _xhci_submit_int_msg(udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+				    nonblock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1387,10 +1389,11 @@ static int xhci_submit_bulk_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 
 static int xhci_submit_int_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 			       unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length,
-			       int interval)
+			       int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	debug("%s: dev='%s', udev=%p\n", __func__, dev->name, udev);
-	return _xhci_submit_int_msg(udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return _xhci_submit_int_msg(udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+				    nonblock);
 }
 
 static int xhci_alloc_device(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb-new/musb_uboot.c b/drivers/usb/musb-new/musb_uboot.c
index e2aa313850..497e211c4c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb-new/musb_uboot.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb-new/musb_uboot.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int _musb_submit_bulk_msg(struct musb_host_data *host,
 
 static int _musb_submit_int_msg(struct musb_host_data *host,
 	struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
-	void *buffer, int len, int interval)
+	void *buffer, int len, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	construct_urb(&host->urb, &host->hep, dev, USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_INT, pipe,
 		      buffer, len, NULL, interval);
@@ -274,9 +274,10 @@ int submit_control_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
 }
 
 int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
-		   void *buffer, int length, int interval)
+		   void *buffer, int length, int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
-	return _musb_submit_int_msg(&musb_host, dev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return _musb_submit_int_msg(&musb_host, dev, pipe, buffer, length,
+				    interval, nonblock);
 }
 
 struct int_queue *create_int_queue(struct usb_device *dev,
@@ -326,10 +327,11 @@ static int musb_submit_bulk_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 
 static int musb_submit_int_msg(struct udevice *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 			       unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length,
-			       int interval)
+			       int interval, bool nonblock)
 {
 	struct musb_host_data *host = dev_get_priv(dev);
-	return _musb_submit_int_msg(host, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval);
+	return _musb_submit_int_msg(host, udev, pipe, buffer, length, interval,
+				    nonblock);
 }
 
 static struct int_queue *musb_create_int_queue(struct udevice *dev,
diff --git a/include/usb.h b/include/usb.h
index cf8ec98177..2775b36e11 100644
--- a/include/usb.h
+++ b/include/usb.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int submit_bulk_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
 int submit_control_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
 			int transfer_len, struct devrequest *setup);
 int submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
-			int transfer_len, int interval);
+			int transfer_len, int interval, bool nonblock);
 
 #if defined CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD || defined CONFIG_USB_MUSB_HOST \
 	|| CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_USB)
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ int usb_control_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
 			void *data, unsigned short size, int timeout);
 int usb_bulk_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
 			void *data, int len, int *actual_length, int timeout);
-int usb_submit_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
-			void *buffer, int transfer_len, int interval);
+int usb_int_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe,
+		void *buffer, int transfer_len, int interval, bool nonblock);
 int usb_disable_asynch(int disable);
 int usb_maxpacket(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe);
 int usb_get_configuration_no(struct usb_device *dev, int cfgno,
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ struct dm_usb_ops {
 	 */
 	int (*interrupt)(struct udevice *bus, struct usb_device *udev,
 			 unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length,
-			 int interval);
+			 int interval, bool nonblock);
 
 	/**
 	 * create_int_queue() - Create and queue interrupt packets
@@ -1030,7 +1030,8 @@ int usb_emul_bulk(struct udevice *emul, struct usb_device *udev,
  * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
  */
 int usb_emul_int(struct udevice *emul, struct usb_device *udev,
-		  unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length, int interval);
+		  unsigned long pipe, void *buffer, int length, int interval,
+		  bool nonblock);
 
 /**
  * usb_emul_find() - Find an emulator for a particular device