diff --git a/smartmontools/CHANGELOG b/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
index 9930001e28335f2c5391388db965d319d6dfffaa..20076c5155256055613ef340b0f93d5d2f64ed1f 100644
--- a/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
+++ b/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ NOTES FOR FUTURE RELEASES: see TODO file.
 
 <DEVELOPERS: ADDITIONS TO THE CHANGE LOG GO JUST BELOW HERE, PLEASE>
 
+  [AS] Linux: Fixed IDE drives support on megaraid device (see ticket #15).
+
   [AS] FreeBSD: Removed all old detection code, moving everything to
        the objects. Now we are using CAM/ATA enumerators to guess device
        type.
diff --git a/smartmontools/os_linux.cpp b/smartmontools/os_linux.cpp
index 98ffceee2f6bb420d6396f06e79714400bbb7971..3bb16ddefda4d0c7f68494069e2a2f7d2ed39203 100644
--- a/smartmontools/os_linux.cpp
+++ b/smartmontools/os_linux.cpp
@@ -1044,6 +1044,16 @@ bool linux_megaraid_device::scsi_pass_through(scsi_cmnd_io *iop)
     return true;
   if (iop->cmnd[0] == 0x85 && iop->cmnd[1] == 0x06) {
     pout("Rejecting SMART/ATA command to controller\n");
+    // Emulate SMART STATUS CHECK drive reply
+    // smartctl fail to work without this
+    if(iop->cmnd[2]==0x2c) {
+      iop->resp_sense_len=22;
+      iop->sensep[0]=0x72; // response code
+      iop->sensep[7]=0x0e; // no idea what it is, copied from sat device answer
+      iop->sensep[8]=0x09; // 
+      iop->sensep[17]=0x4f; // lm
+      iop->sensep[19]=0xc2; // lh
+    }
     return true;
   }