diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index b06e32d0d22a..293ff8cc6994 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ void ixgbe_ptp_suspend(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbe_ptp_stop(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbe_ptp_overflow_check(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbe_ptp_rx_hang(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
+void ixgbe_ptp_tx_hang(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbe_ptp_rx_pktstamp(struct ixgbe_q_vector *, struct sk_buff *);
 void ixgbe_ptp_rx_rgtstamp(struct ixgbe_q_vector *, struct sk_buff *skb);
 static inline void ixgbe_ptp_rx_hwtstamp(struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 4c729faeb713..66b1cc0247b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7258,6 +7258,7 @@ static void ixgbe_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (test_bit(__IXGBE_PTP_RUNNING, &adapter->state)) {
 		ixgbe_ptp_overflow_check(adapter);
 		ixgbe_ptp_rx_hang(adapter);
+		ixgbe_ptp_tx_hang(adapter);
 	}
 
 	ixgbe_service_event_complete(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
index a92277683a64..a93a1b3bb8e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
@@ -662,6 +662,33 @@ static void ixgbe_ptp_clear_tx_timestamp(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	clear_bit_unlock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ixgbe_ptp_tx_hang - detect error case where Tx timestamp never finishes
+ * @adapter: private network adapter structure
+ */
+void ixgbe_ptp_tx_hang(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	bool timeout = time_is_before_jiffies(adapter->ptp_tx_start +
+					      IXGBE_PTP_TX_TIMEOUT);
+
+	if (!adapter->ptp_tx_skb)
+		return;
+
+	if (!test_bit(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state))
+		return;
+
+	/* If we haven't received a timestamp within the timeout, it is
+	 * reasonable to assume that it will never occur, so we can unlock the
+	 * timestamp bit when this occurs.
+	 */
+	if (timeout) {
+		cancel_work_sync(&adapter->ptp_tx_work);
+		ixgbe_ptp_clear_tx_timestamp(adapter);
+		adapter->tx_hwtstamp_timeouts++;
+		e_warn(drv, "clearing Tx timestamp hang\n");
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * ixgbe_ptp_tx_hwtstamp - utility function which checks for TX time stamp
  * @adapter: the private adapter struct