#define TRF7970A_CMD_CLOSE_SLOT                        0x15
 #define TRF7970A_CMD_BLOCK_RX                  0x16
 #define TRF7970A_CMD_ENABLE_RX                 0x17
-#define TRF7970A_CMD_TEST_EXT_RF               0x18
-#define TRF7970A_CMD_TEST_INT_RF               0x19
+#define TRF7970A_CMD_TEST_INT_RF               0x18
+#define TRF7970A_CMD_TEST_EXT_RF               0x19
 #define TRF7970A_CMD_RX_GAIN_ADJUST            0x1a
 
 /* Bits determining whether its a direct command or register R/W,
                 TRF7970A_IRQ_STATUS_PARITY_ERROR |             \
                 TRF7970A_IRQ_STATUS_CRC_ERROR)
 
+#define TRF7970A_RSSI_OSC_STATUS_RSSI_MASK     (BIT(2) | BIT(1) | BIT(0))
+#define TRF7970A_RSSI_OSC_STATUS_RSSI_X_MASK   (BIT(5) | BIT(4) | BIT(3))
+#define TRF7970A_RSSI_OSC_STATUS_RSSI_OSC_OK   BIT(6)
+
 #define TRF7970A_SPECIAL_FCN_REG1_COL_7_6              BIT(0)
 #define TRF7970A_SPECIAL_FCN_REG1_14_ANTICOLL          BIT(1)
 #define TRF7970A_SPECIAL_FCN_REG1_4_BIT_RX             BIT(2)
        return ret;
 }
 
+static int trf7970a_is_rf_field(struct trf7970a *trf, bool *is_rf_field)
+{
+       int ret;
+       u8 rssi;
+
+       ret = trf7970a_write(trf, TRF7970A_CHIP_STATUS_CTRL,
+                       trf->chip_status_ctrl | TRF7970A_CHIP_STATUS_REC_ON);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       ret = trf7970a_cmd(trf, TRF7970A_CMD_TEST_EXT_RF);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       usleep_range(50, 60);
+
+       ret = trf7970a_read(trf, TRF7970A_RSSI_OSC_STATUS, &rssi);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       ret = trf7970a_write(trf, TRF7970A_CHIP_STATUS_CTRL,
+                       trf->chip_status_ctrl);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       if (rssi & TRF7970A_RSSI_OSC_STATUS_RSSI_MASK)
+               *is_rf_field = true;
+       else
+               *is_rf_field = false;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int trf7970a_in_config_framing(struct trf7970a *trf, int framing)
 {
        u8 iso_ctrl = trf->iso_ctrl_tech;
+       bool is_rf_field = false;
        int ret;
 
        dev_dbg(trf->dev, "framing: %d\n", framing);
 
        trf->framing = framing;
 
+       if (!(trf->chip_status_ctrl & TRF7970A_CHIP_STATUS_RF_ON)) {
+               ret = trf7970a_is_rf_field(trf, &is_rf_field);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+
+               if (is_rf_field)
+                       return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
        if (iso_ctrl != trf->iso_ctrl) {
                ret = trf7970a_write(trf, TRF7970A_ISO_CTRL, iso_ctrl);
                if (ret)