diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/plugin.py
index eda0101b9ff..57caf379b86 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/plugin.py
@@ -666,6 +666,22 @@ class Ml2Plugin(db_base_plugin_v2.NeutronDbPluginV2,
                 # Call the mechanism driver precommit methods, commit
                 # the results, and call the postcommit methods.
                 self.mechanism_manager.update_port_precommit(cur_context)
+            else:
+                # Try to populate the PortContext with the current binding
+                # levels so that the RPC notification won't get suppressed.
+                # This is to avoid leaving ports stuck in a DOWN state.
+                # For more information see bug:
+                # https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1755810
+                LOG.warning("Concurrent port binding operations failed on "
+                            "port %s", port_id)
+                levels = db.get_binding_levels(plugin_context, port_id,
+                                               cur_binding.host)
+                for level in levels:
+                    cur_context._push_binding_level(level)
+                # refresh context with a snapshot of the current binding state
+                cur_context._binding = driver_context.InstanceSnapshot(
+                    cur_binding)
+
         if commit:
             # Continue, using the port state as of the transaction that
             # just finished, whether that transaction committed new
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/test_plugin.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/test_plugin.py
index f6d2c4f71ec..1ab2e9046e7 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/test_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/test_plugin.py
@@ -2090,6 +2090,66 @@ class TestMl2PortBinding(Ml2PluginV2TestCase,
                     # Successful binding should only be attempted once.
                     self.assertEqual(1, at_mock.call_count)
 
+    def test__bind_port_if_needed_concurrent_calls(self):
+        port_vif_type = portbindings.VIF_TYPE_UNBOUND
+        bound_vif_type = portbindings.VIF_TYPE_OVS
+
+        plugin, port_context, bound_context = (
+            self._create_port_and_bound_context(port_vif_type,
+                                                bound_vif_type))
+        bound_context._binding_levels = [mock.Mock(
+            port_id="port_id",
+            level=0,
+            driver='fake_agent',
+            segment_id="11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555")]
+
+        # let _commit_port_binding replace the PortContext with a new instance
+        # which does not have any binding levels set to simulate the concurrent
+        # port binding operations fail
+        with mock.patch(
+            'neutron.plugins.ml2.plugin.Ml2Plugin._bind_port',
+            return_value=bound_context),\
+            mock.patch('neutron.plugins.ml2.plugin.Ml2Plugin.'
+                       '_notify_port_updated') as npu_mock,\
+            mock.patch('neutron.plugins.ml2.plugin.Ml2Plugin.'
+                       '_attempt_binding',
+                       side_effect=plugin._attempt_binding) as ab_mock,\
+            mock.patch('neutron.plugins.ml2.plugin.Ml2Plugin.'
+                       '_commit_port_binding', return_value=(
+                            mock.MagicMock(), True, True)) as cpb_mock:
+            ret_context = plugin._bind_port_if_needed(port_context,
+                                                      allow_notify=True)
+            # _attempt_binding will return without doing anything during
+            # the second iteration since _should_bind_port returns False
+            self.assertEqual(2, ab_mock.call_count)
+            self.assertEqual(1, cpb_mock.call_count)
+            # _notify_port_updated will still be called though it does
+            # nothing due to the missing binding levels
+            npu_mock.assert_called_once_with(ret_context)
+
+    def test__commit_port_binding_populating_with_binding_levels(self):
+        port_vif_type = portbindings.VIF_TYPE_OVS
+        bound_vif_type = portbindings.VIF_TYPE_OVS
+
+        plugin, port_context, bound_context = (
+            self._create_port_and_bound_context(port_vif_type,
+                                                bound_vif_type))
+        db_portbinding = port_obj.PortBindingLevel(
+            self.context,
+            port_id=uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
+            level=0,
+            driver='fake_agent',
+            segment_id="11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555")
+        bound_context.network.current = {'id': 'net_id'}
+
+        with mock.patch.object(ml2_db, 'get_binding_levels',
+                return_value=[db_portbinding]),\
+                mock.patch.object(driver_context.PortContext,
+                '_push_binding_level') as pbl_mock:
+            plugin._commit_port_binding(
+                    port_context, bound_context, True, False)
+            pbl_mock.assert_called_once_with(db_portbinding)
+
     def test_port_binding_profile_not_changed(self):
         profile = {'e': 5}
         profile_arg = {portbindings.PROFILE: profile}