diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/fast_spi/fast_spi.c b/src/soc/intel/common/block/fast_spi/fast_spi.c
index 5a76df3d37..4ff1e9ba70 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/fast_spi/fast_spi.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/fast_spi/fast_spi.c
@@ -428,3 +428,11 @@ void fast_spi_disable_wp(void)
 	bios_cntl |= SPI_BIOS_CONTROL_WPD;
 	pci_write_config8(dev, SPI_BIOS_CONTROL, bios_cntl);
 }
+
+void fast_spi_clear_outstanding_status(void)
+{
+	void *spibar = fast_spi_get_bar();
+
+	/* Make sure all W1C status bits get cleared. */
+	write32(spibar + SPIBAR_HSFSTS_CTL, SPIBAR_HSFSTS_W1C_BITS);
+}
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/fast_spi.h b/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/fast_spi.h
index eb3f2aabb6..1e96603438 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/fast_spi.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/fast_spi.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <types.h>
 
+/* Clear any SPI outstanding status bits, i.e., FCERR, FDONE etc. */
+void fast_spi_clear_outstanding_status(void);
 /* Check if SPI transaction is pending */
 int fast_spi_cycle_in_progress(void);
 /*