diff --git a/backend/fujitsu.c b/backend/fujitsu.c
index 6f3fc5440..d018f61cf 100644
--- a/backend/fujitsu.c
+++ b/backend/fujitsu.c
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@
       v122 2014-10-28, MAN
          - add support for object_position halt
          - call object_position halt in check_for_cancel when requested
+      v123 2014-11-06, MAN
+         - workaround Linux USB3 bugs by adding command counting code and
+           sending an even number of reads and writes during disconnect_fd
 
    SANE FLOW DIAGRAM
 
@@ -612,7 +615,7 @@
 #include "fujitsu.h"
 
 #define DEBUG 1
-#define BUILD 122
+#define BUILD 123
 
 /* values for SANE_DEBUG_FUJITSU env var:
  - errors           5
@@ -693,6 +696,9 @@ static int global_buffer_size = 64 * 1024;
 static const SANE_Device **sane_devArray = NULL;
 static struct fujitsu *fujitsu_devList = NULL;
 
+static int r_cmd_count = 0;
+static int w_cmd_count = 1;
+
 /*
  * @@ Section 2 - SANE & scanner init code
  */
@@ -8986,6 +8992,17 @@ disconnect_fd (struct fujitsu *s)
 
   if(s->fd > -1){
     if (s->connection == CONNECTION_USB) {
+
+      /* if read is odd, make it even */
+      if(r_cmd_count % 2){
+        wait_scanner(s);
+      }
+  
+      /* if write is odd, make it even */
+      if(w_cmd_count % 2){
+        get_hardware_status(s,0);
+      }
+
       DBG (15, "disconnecting usb device\n");
       sanei_usb_close (s->fd);
     }
@@ -9471,6 +9488,7 @@ do_usb_cmd(struct fujitsu *s, int runRS, int shortTime,
     hexdump(30, "cmd: >>", usb_cmdBuff, USB_COMMAND_LEN);
     ret = sanei_usb_write_bulk(s->fd, usb_cmdBuff, &usb_cmdLen);
     DBG(25, "cmd: wrote %d bytes, retVal %d\n", (int)usb_cmdLen, ret);
+    w_cmd_count += (usb_cmdLen+63)/64;
 
     if(ret == SANE_STATUS_EOF){
         DBG(5,"cmd: got EOF, returning IO_ERROR\n");
@@ -9495,6 +9513,7 @@ do_usb_cmd(struct fujitsu *s, int runRS, int shortTime,
         hexdump(30, "out: >>", outBuff, outLen);
         ret = sanei_usb_write_bulk(s->fd, outBuff, &usb_outLen);
         DBG(25, "out: wrote %d bytes, retVal %d\n", (int)usb_outLen, ret);
+        w_cmd_count += (usb_outLen+63)/64;
 
         if(ret == SANE_STATUS_EOF){
             DBG(5,"out: got EOF, returning IO_ERROR\n");
@@ -9524,6 +9543,7 @@ do_usb_cmd(struct fujitsu *s, int runRS, int shortTime,
 
         ret = sanei_usb_read_bulk(s->fd, inBuff, inLen);
         DBG(25, "in: retVal %d\n", ret);
+        r_cmd_count += (*inLen+63)/64;
 
         if(ret == SANE_STATUS_EOF){
             DBG(5,"in: got EOF, continuing\n");
@@ -9558,6 +9578,7 @@ do_usb_cmd(struct fujitsu *s, int runRS, int shortTime,
     ret2 = sanei_usb_read_bulk(s->fd, usb_statBuff, &usb_statLen);
     hexdump(30, "stat: <<", usb_statBuff, usb_statLen);
     DBG(25, "stat: read %d bytes, retVal %d\n", (int)usb_statLen, ret2);
+    r_cmd_count += (usb_statLen+63)/64;
 
     if(ret2 == SANE_STATUS_EOF){
         DBG(5,"stat: got EOF, returning IO_ERROR\n");