diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-adc.c b/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-adc.c
index 981623748706..1f0c5ba4d1c1 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-adc.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-adc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2017-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define WCD_MBHC_ADC_HS_THRESHOLD_MV    1700
 #define WCD_MBHC_ADC_HPH_THRESHOLD_MV   75
 #define WCD_MBHC_ADC_MICBIAS_MV         1800
+#define WCD_MBHC_FAKE_INS_RETRY         4
 
 static int wcd_mbhc_get_micbias(struct wcd_mbhc *mbhc)
 {
@@ -1021,6 +1022,8 @@ exit:
 static irqreturn_t wcd_mbhc_adc_hs_ins_irq(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct wcd_mbhc *mbhc = data;
+	u8 clamp_state = 0;
+	u8 clamp_retry = WCD_MBHC_FAKE_INS_RETRY;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: enter\n", __func__);
 
@@ -1035,6 +1038,19 @@ static irqreturn_t wcd_mbhc_adc_hs_ins_irq(int irq, void *data)
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}
 
+	do {
+		WCD_MBHC_REG_READ(WCD_MBHC_IN2P_CLAMP_STATE, clamp_state);
+		if (clamp_state) {
+			pr_debug("%s: fake insertion irq, leave\n", __func__);
+			return IRQ_HANDLED;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * check clamp for 120ms but at 30ms chunks to leave
+		 * room for other interrupts to be processed
+		 */
+		usleep_range(30000, 30100);
+	} while (--clamp_retry);
+
 	WCD_MBHC_RSC_LOCK(mbhc);
 	/*
 	 * If current plug is headphone then there is no chance to
diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.h b/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.h
index 4d00c2bb9800..fafac14083a4 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.h
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ enum wcd_mbhc_register_function {
 	WCD_MBHC_BTN_DBNC,
 	WCD_MBHC_HS_VREF,
 	WCD_MBHC_HS_COMP_RESULT,
+	WCD_MBHC_IN2P_CLAMP_STATE,
 	WCD_MBHC_MIC_SCHMT_RESULT,
 	WCD_MBHC_HPHL_SCHMT_RESULT,
 	WCD_MBHC_HPHR_SCHMT_RESULT,
diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wcd934x/wcd934x-mbhc.c b/asoc/codecs/wcd934x/wcd934x-mbhc.c
index ae147ca0f411..bfe1e17a4534 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wcd934x/wcd934x-mbhc.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wcd934x/wcd934x-mbhc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ static struct wcd_mbhc_register
 			  WCD934X_MBHC_NEW_CTL_2, 0x03, 0, 0),
 	WCD_MBHC_REGISTER("WCD_MBHC_HS_COMP_RESULT",
 			  WCD934X_ANA_MBHC_RESULT_3, 0x08, 3, 0),
+	WCD_MBHC_REGISTER("WCD_MBHC_IN2P_CLAMP_STATE",
+			  WCD934X_ANA_MBHC_RESULT_3, 0x10, 4, 0),
 	WCD_MBHC_REGISTER("WCD_MBHC_MIC_SCHMT_RESULT",
 			  WCD934X_ANA_MBHC_RESULT_3, 0x20, 5, 0),
 	WCD_MBHC_REGISTER("WCD_MBHC_HPHL_SCHMT_RESULT",