diff --git a/hw/e1000.c b/hw/e1000.c
index 9bc444248f..b0542d76cb 100644
--- a/hw/e1000.c
+++ b/hw/e1000.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ set_interrupt_cause(E1000State *s, int index, uint32_t val)
     if (val)
         val |= E1000_ICR_INT_ASSERTED;
     s->mac_reg[ICR] = val;
+    s->mac_reg[ICS] = val;
     qemu_set_irq(s->dev.irq[0], (s->mac_reg[IMS] & s->mac_reg[ICR]) != 0);
 }
 
@@ -286,10 +287,14 @@ flash_eerd_read(E1000State *s, int x)
 {
     unsigned int index, r = s->mac_reg[EERD] & ~E1000_EEPROM_RW_REG_START;
 
+    if ((s->mac_reg[EERD] & E1000_EEPROM_RW_REG_START) == 0)
+        return (s->mac_reg[EERD]);
+
     if ((index = r >> E1000_EEPROM_RW_ADDR_SHIFT) > EEPROM_CHECKSUM_REG)
-        return 0;
-    return (s->eeprom_data[index] << E1000_EEPROM_RW_REG_DATA) |
-           E1000_EEPROM_RW_REG_DONE | r;
+        return (E1000_EEPROM_RW_REG_DONE | r);
+
+    return ((s->eeprom_data[index] << E1000_EEPROM_RW_REG_DATA) |
+           E1000_EEPROM_RW_REG_DONE | r);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -780,7 +785,7 @@ static uint32_t (*macreg_readops[])(E1000State *, int) = {
     getreg(WUFC),	getreg(TDT),	getreg(CTRL),	getreg(LEDCTL),
     getreg(MANC),	getreg(MDIC),	getreg(SWSM),	getreg(STATUS),
     getreg(TORL),	getreg(TOTL),	getreg(IMS),	getreg(TCTL),
-    getreg(RDH),	getreg(RDT),	getreg(VET),
+    getreg(RDH),	getreg(RDT),	getreg(VET),	getreg(ICS),
 
     [TOTH] = mac_read_clr8,	[TORH] = mac_read_clr8,	[GPRC] = mac_read_clr4,
     [GPTC] = mac_read_clr4,	[TPR] = mac_read_clr4,	[TPT] = mac_read_clr4,