diff --git a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
index f3a0cf4da2b..7af494c3775 100644
--- a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
+++ b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ void floppy_image_device::setup_index_pulse_cb(index_pulse_cb cb)
 	cur_index_pulse_cb = cb;
 }
 
+void floppy_image_device::setup_ready_cb(ready_cb cb)
+{
+	cur_ready_cb = cb;
+}
+
 void floppy_image_device::set_formats(const floppy_format_type *formats)
 {
 	image_device_format **formatptr;
@@ -205,6 +210,8 @@ void floppy_image_device::device_start()
 	dskchg = exists() ? 1 : 0;
 	index_timer = timer_alloc(0);
 	image_dirty = false;
+	ready = true;
+	ready_counter = 0;
 }
 
 void floppy_image_device::device_reset()
@@ -212,6 +219,11 @@ void floppy_image_device::device_reset()
 	revolution_start_time = attotime::never;
 	revolution_count = 0;
 	mon = 1;
+	if(!ready) {
+		ready = true;
+		if(!cur_ready_cb.isnull())
+			cur_ready_cb(this, ready);
+	}
 	if(motor_always_on)
 		mon_w(0);
 }
@@ -280,6 +292,10 @@ bool floppy_image_device::call_load()
 
 	if (!cur_load_cb.isnull())
 		return cur_load_cb(this);
+
+	if(motor_always_on || !mon)
+		ready_counter = 2;
+
 	return IMAGE_INIT_PASS;
 }
 
@@ -295,6 +311,11 @@ void floppy_image_device::call_unload()
 	}
 	if (!cur_unload_cb.isnull())
 		cur_unload_cb(this);
+	if(!ready) {
+		ready = true;
+		if(!cur_ready_cb.isnull())
+			cur_ready_cb(this, ready);
+	}
 }
 
 bool floppy_image_device::call_create(int format_type, option_resolution *format_options)
@@ -316,6 +337,7 @@ void floppy_image_device::mon_w(int state)
 	if (!mon && image)
 	{
 		revolution_start_time = machine().time();
+		ready_counter = 2;
 		index_resync();
 	}
 
@@ -325,6 +347,11 @@ void floppy_image_device::mon_w(int state)
 			commit_image();
 		revolution_start_time = attotime::never;
 		index_timer->adjust(attotime::zero);
+		if(!ready) {
+			ready = true;
+			if(!cur_ready_cb.isnull())
+				cur_ready_cb(this, ready);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -365,7 +392,14 @@ void floppy_image_device::index_resync()
 
 	if(new_idx != idx) {
 		idx = new_idx;
-
+		if(idx && ready) {
+			ready_counter--;
+			if(!ready_counter) {
+				ready = false;
+				if(!cur_ready_cb.isnull())
+					cur_ready_cb(this, ready);
+			}
+		}
 		if (!cur_index_pulse_cb.isnull())
 			cur_index_pulse_cb(this, idx);
 	}
@@ -373,14 +407,7 @@ void floppy_image_device::index_resync()
 
 bool floppy_image_device::ready_r()
 {
-	if (exists())
-	{
-		if (mon == 0)
-		{
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-	return 1;
+	return ready;
 }
 
 double floppy_image_device::get_pos()
diff --git a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.h b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.h
index 1d104eb49e3..67751c658e7 100644
--- a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.h
+++ b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 	typedef delegate<int (floppy_image_device *)> load_cb;
 	typedef delegate<void (floppy_image_device *)> unload_cb;
 	typedef delegate<void (floppy_image_device *, int)> index_pulse_cb;
+	typedef delegate<void (floppy_image_device *, int)> ready_cb;
 
 	// construction/destruction
 	floppy_image_device(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *name, const char *tag, device_t *owner, UINT32 clock);
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public:
 	void setup_load_cb(load_cb cb);
 	void setup_unload_cb(unload_cb cb);
 	void setup_index_pulse_cb(index_pulse_cb cb);
+	void setup_ready_cb(ready_cb cb);
 
 	UINT32* get_buffer() { return image->get_buffer(cyl, ss); }
 	UINT32 get_len() { return image->get_track_size(cyl, ss); }
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ protected:
 	int wpt;  /* write protect */
 	int rdy;  /* ready */
 	int dskchg;     /* disk changed */
+	bool ready;
 
 	/* rotation per minute => gives index pulse frequency */
 	float rpm;
@@ -158,10 +161,12 @@ protected:
 	int cyl;
 
 	bool image_dirty;
+	int ready_counter;
 
 	load_cb cur_load_cb;
 	unload_cb cur_unload_cb;
 	index_pulse_cb cur_index_pulse_cb;
+	ready_cb cur_ready_cb;
 
 	UINT32 find_position(attotime &base, attotime when);
 	int find_index(UINT32 position, const UINT32 *buf, int buf_size);