diff --git a/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/drivers/dsp_hitl/dsp_hitl.cpp b/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/drivers/dsp_hitl/dsp_hitl.cpp
index 380ebc04d0..7c9c350c01 100644
--- a/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/drivers/dsp_hitl/dsp_hitl.cpp
+++ b/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/drivers/dsp_hitl/dsp_hitl.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@
 
 #define ASYNC_UART_READ_WAIT_US 2000
 
-extern "C" { __EXPORT int dsp_hitl_main(int argc, char *argv[]); }
+
+extern "C" {
+	__EXPORT int dsp_hitl_main(int argc, char *argv[]);
+	__EXPORT int fc_uart_rx_available(int fd, uint32_t *data);
+	__EXPORT int fc_uart_flush_rx(int fd);
+}
 
 namespace dsp_hitl
 {
@@ -952,7 +957,17 @@ int readResponse(void *buf, size_t len)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	return qurt_uart_read(_uart_fd, (char *) buf, len, ASYNC_UART_READ_WAIT_US);
+	uint32_t rx_bytes_available = 0;
+	(void) fc_uart_rx_available(_uart_fd, &rx_bytes_available);
+	int bytes_read = 0;
+
+	if (rx_bytes_available) {
+		bytes_read = qurt_uart_read(_uart_fd, (char *) buf, len, ASYNC_UART_READ_WAIT_US);
+	}
+
+	// (void) fc_uart_flush_rx(_uart_fd);
+
+	return bytes_read;
 }
 
 int writeResponse(void *buf, size_t len)
diff --git a/platforms/qurt/src/px4/SerialImpl.cpp b/platforms/qurt/src/px4/SerialImpl.cpp
index 4977b3bd7d..e176f528c9 100644
--- a/platforms/qurt/src/px4/SerialImpl.cpp
+++ b/platforms/qurt/src/px4/SerialImpl.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 
 #define MODULE_NAME "SerialImpl"
 
+extern "C" {
+	__EXPORT int fc_uart_rx_available(int fd, uint32_t *data);
+	__EXPORT int fc_uart_flush_rx(int fd);
+}
+
 namespace device
 {
 
@@ -160,9 +165,14 @@ bool SerialImpl::close()
 
 ssize_t SerialImpl::bytesAvailable()
 {
-	// TODO:
-	PX4_WARN("bytesAvailable not implemented!");
-	return 0;
+	if (!_open) {
+		PX4_ERR("Device not open!");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	uint32_t rx_bytes = 0;
+	(void) fc_uart_rx_available(_serial_fd, &rx_bytes);
+	return (ssize_t) rx_bytes;
 }
 
 ssize_t SerialImpl::read(uint8_t *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
@@ -267,7 +277,9 @@ ssize_t SerialImpl::write(const void *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 
 void SerialImpl::flush()
 {
-	// TODO: Flush not implemented yet on Qurt
+	if (_open) {
+		(void) fc_uart_flush_rx(_serial_fd);
+	}
 }
 
 const char *SerialImpl::getPort() const