diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 88a053987403..60e813137f84 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -803,6 +803,11 @@ static irqreturn_t i2c_imx_slave_handle(struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx,
 		ctl &= ~I2CR_MTX;
 		imx_i2c_write_reg(ctl, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2CR);
 		imx_i2c_read_reg(i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2DR);
+
+		/* flag the last byte as processed */
+		i2c_imx_slave_event(i2c_imx,
+				    I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED, &value);
+
 		i2c_imx_slave_finish_op(i2c_imx);
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}