diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index e59a463c27618..a90002d48d4e1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -1532,6 +1532,40 @@ static void uvc_ctrl_send_slave_event(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 	uvc_ctrl_send_event(chain, handle, ctrl, mapping, val, changes);
 }
 
+static void uvc_ctrl_set_handle(struct uvc_fh *handle, struct uvc_control *ctrl,
+				struct uvc_fh *new_handle)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&handle->chain->ctrl_mutex);
+
+	if (new_handle) {
+		if (ctrl->handle)
+			dev_warn_ratelimited(&handle->stream->dev->udev->dev,
+					     "UVC non compliance: Setting an async control with a pending operation.");
+
+		if (new_handle == ctrl->handle)
+			return;
+
+		if (ctrl->handle) {
+			WARN_ON(!ctrl->handle->pending_async_ctrls);
+			if (ctrl->handle->pending_async_ctrls)
+				ctrl->handle->pending_async_ctrls--;
+		}
+
+		ctrl->handle = new_handle;
+		handle->pending_async_ctrls++;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Cannot clear the handle for a control not owned by us.*/
+	if (WARN_ON(ctrl->handle != handle))
+		return;
+
+	ctrl->handle = NULL;
+	if (WARN_ON(!handle->pending_async_ctrls))
+		return;
+	handle->pending_async_ctrls--;
+}
+
 void uvc_ctrl_status_event(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 			   struct uvc_control *ctrl, const u8 *data)
 {
@@ -1542,7 +1576,8 @@ void uvc_ctrl_status_event(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 	mutex_lock(&chain->ctrl_mutex);
 
 	handle = ctrl->handle;
-	ctrl->handle = NULL;
+	if (handle)
+		uvc_ctrl_set_handle(handle, ctrl, NULL);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(mapping, &ctrl->info.mappings, list) {
 		s32 value = __uvc_ctrl_get_value(mapping, data);
@@ -1764,7 +1799,10 @@ int uvc_ctrl_begin(struct uvc_video_chain *chain)
 }
 
 static int uvc_ctrl_commit_entity(struct uvc_device *dev,
-	struct uvc_entity *entity, int rollback, struct uvc_control **err_ctrl)
+				  struct uvc_fh *handle,
+				  struct uvc_entity *entity,
+				  int rollback,
+				  struct uvc_control **err_ctrl)
 {
 	struct uvc_control *ctrl;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -1812,6 +1850,10 @@ static int uvc_ctrl_commit_entity(struct uvc_device *dev,
 				*err_ctrl = ctrl;
 			return ret;
 		}
+
+		if (!rollback && handle &&
+		    ctrl->info.flags & UVC_CTRL_FLAG_ASYNCHRONOUS)
+			uvc_ctrl_set_handle(handle, ctrl, handle);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1848,18 +1890,20 @@ int __uvc_ctrl_commit(struct uvc_fh *handle, int rollback,
 
 	/* Find the control. */
 	list_for_each_entry(entity, &chain->entities, chain) {
-		ret = uvc_ctrl_commit_entity(chain->dev, entity, rollback,
-					     &err_ctrl);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		ret = uvc_ctrl_commit_entity(chain->dev, handle, entity,
+					     rollback, &err_ctrl);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			if (ctrls)
+				ctrls->error_idx =
+					uvc_ctrl_find_ctrl_idx(entity, ctrls,
+							       err_ctrl);
 			goto done;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!rollback)
 		uvc_ctrl_send_events(handle, ctrls->controls, ctrls->count);
 done:
-	if (ret < 0 && ctrls)
-		ctrls->error_idx = uvc_ctrl_find_ctrl_idx(entity, ctrls,
-							  err_ctrl);
 	mutex_unlock(&chain->ctrl_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1997,9 +2041,6 @@ int uvc_ctrl_set(struct uvc_fh *handle,
 	mapping->set(mapping, value,
 		uvc_ctrl_data(ctrl, UVC_CTRL_DATA_CURRENT));
 
-	if (ctrl->info.flags & UVC_CTRL_FLAG_ASYNCHRONOUS)
-		ctrl->handle = handle;
-
 	ctrl->dirty = 1;
 	ctrl->modified = 1;
 	return 0;
@@ -2165,7 +2206,7 @@ static int uvc_ctrl_init_xu_ctrl(struct uvc_device *dev,
 int uvc_xu_ctrl_query(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 	struct uvc_xu_control_query *xqry)
 {
-	struct uvc_entity *entity;
+	struct uvc_entity *entity, *iter;
 	struct uvc_control *ctrl;
 	unsigned int i;
 	bool found;
@@ -2175,16 +2216,16 @@ int uvc_xu_ctrl_query(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Find the extension unit. */
-	found = false;
-	list_for_each_entry(entity, &chain->entities, chain) {
-		if (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(entity) == UVC_VC_EXTENSION_UNIT &&
-		    entity->id == xqry->unit) {
-			found = true;
+	entity = NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry(iter, &chain->entities, chain) {
+		if (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(iter) == UVC_VC_EXTENSION_UNIT &&
+		    iter->id == xqry->unit) {
+			entity = iter;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!found) {
+	if (!entity) {
 		uvc_dbg(chain->dev, CONTROL, "Extension unit %u not found\n",
 			xqry->unit);
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -2321,7 +2362,7 @@ int uvc_ctrl_restore_values(struct uvc_device *dev)
 			ctrl->dirty = 1;
 		}
 
-		ret = uvc_ctrl_commit_entity(dev, entity, 0, NULL);
+		ret = uvc_ctrl_commit_entity(dev, NULL, entity, 0, NULL);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -2743,6 +2784,30 @@ int uvc_ctrl_init_device(struct uvc_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void uvc_ctrl_cleanup_fh(struct uvc_fh *handle)
+{
+	struct uvc_entity *entity;
+
+	mutex_lock(&handle->chain->ctrl_mutex);
+
+	if (!handle->pending_async_ctrls) {
+		mutex_unlock(&handle->chain->ctrl_mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entity, &handle->chain->dev->entities, list) {
+		unsigned int i;
+		for (i = 0; i < entity->ncontrols; ++i) {
+			if (entity->controls[i].handle != handle)
+				continue;
+			uvc_ctrl_set_handle(handle, &entity->controls[i], NULL);
+		}
+	}
+
+	WARN_ON(handle->pending_async_ctrls);
+	mutex_unlock(&handle->chain->ctrl_mutex);
+}
+
 /*
  * Cleanup device controls.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
index 85da663fb8186..1ff4ef6cd208f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -658,6 +658,8 @@ static int uvc_v4l2_release(struct file *file)
 
 	uvc_dbg(stream->dev, CALLS, "%s\n", __func__);
 
+	uvc_ctrl_cleanup_fh(handle);
+
 	/* Only free resources if this is a privileged handle. */
 	if (uvc_has_privileges(handle))
 		uvc_queue_release(&stream->queue);
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index 44de07ee4f99a..d6c91ff5c77ca 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -329,7 +329,11 @@ struct uvc_video_chain {
 	struct uvc_entity *processing;		/* Processing unit */
 	struct uvc_entity *selector;		/* Selector unit */
 
-	struct mutex ctrl_mutex;		/* Protects ctrl.info */
+	struct mutex ctrl_mutex;		/*
+						 * Protects ctrl.info,
+						 * ctrl.handle and
+						 * uvc_fh.pending_async_ctrls
+						 */
 
 	struct v4l2_prio_state prio;		/* V4L2 priority state */
 	u32 caps;				/* V4L2 chain-wide caps */
@@ -604,6 +608,7 @@ struct uvc_fh {
 	struct uvc_video_chain *chain;
 	struct uvc_streaming *stream;
 	enum uvc_handle_state state;
+	unsigned int pending_async_ctrls;
 };
 
 struct uvc_driver {
@@ -788,6 +793,8 @@ int uvc_ctrl_is_accessible(struct uvc_video_chain *chain, u32 v4l2_id,
 int uvc_xu_ctrl_query(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 		      struct uvc_xu_control_query *xqry);
 
+void uvc_ctrl_cleanup_fh(struct uvc_fh *handle);
+
 /* Utility functions */
 struct usb_host_endpoint *uvc_find_endpoint(struct usb_host_interface *alts,
 					    u8 epaddr);