diff --git a/shared-module/usb_hid/Device.c b/shared-module/usb_hid/Device.c
index f92c93baa3540..0bc65036d836e 100644
--- a/shared-module/usb_hid/Device.c
+++ b/shared-module/usb_hid/Device.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "py/gc.h"
@@ -121,6 +122,18 @@ static const uint8_t mouse_report_descriptor[] = {
     0xC0,              // End Collection
 };
 
+static inline bool bitset_is_set(const uint8_t* bitset, int index) {
+    return (bitset[index >> 3] & (1 << (index & 0x7))) != 0;
+}
+
+static inline void bitset_set(uint8_t* bitset, int index) {
+    bitset[index >> 3] |= (1 << (index & 0x7));
+}
+
+static inline void bitset_clear(uint8_t* bitset, int index) {
+    bitset[index >> 3] &= ~(1 << (index & 0x7));
+}
+
 const usb_hid_device_obj_t usb_hid_device_mouse_obj = {
     .base = {
         .type = &usb_hid_device_type,
@@ -241,6 +254,9 @@ void common_hal_usb_hid_device_send_report(usb_hid_device_obj_t *self, uint8_t *
 mp_obj_t common_hal_usb_hid_device_get_last_received_report(usb_hid_device_obj_t *self, uint8_t report_id) {
     // report_id has already been validated for this device.
     size_t id_idx = get_report_id_idx(self, report_id);
+    if (!bitset_is_set(self->out_report_buffers_updated, id_idx))
+        return mp_const_none;
+    bitset_clear(self->out_report_buffers_updated, id_idx);
     return mp_obj_new_bytes(self->out_report_buffers[id_idx], self->out_report_lengths[id_idx]);
 }
 
@@ -258,6 +274,7 @@ void usb_hid_device_create_report_buffers(usb_hid_device_obj_t *self) {
             ? gc_alloc(self->out_report_lengths[i], false, true /*long-lived*/)
             : NULL;
     }
+    memset(self->out_report_buffers_updated, 0, sizeof(self->out_report_buffers_updated));
 }
 
 
@@ -304,6 +321,7 @@ void tud_hid_set_report_cb(uint8_t itf, uint8_t report_id, hid_report_type_t rep
             hid_device->out_report_buffers[id_idx] &&
             hid_device->out_report_lengths[id_idx] >= bufsize) {
             memcpy(hid_device->out_report_buffers[id_idx], buffer, bufsize);
+            bitset_set(hid_device->out_report_buffers_updated, id_idx);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/shared-module/usb_hid/Device.h b/shared-module/usb_hid/Device.h
index f265712be41e3..8254eb72a8a0e 100644
--- a/shared-module/usb_hid/Device.h
+++ b/shared-module/usb_hid/Device.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ typedef struct  {
     const uint8_t *report_descriptor;
     uint8_t *in_report_buffers[CIRCUITPY_USB_HID_MAX_REPORT_IDS_PER_DESCRIPTOR];
     uint8_t *out_report_buffers[CIRCUITPY_USB_HID_MAX_REPORT_IDS_PER_DESCRIPTOR];
+    uint8_t out_report_buffers_updated[(CIRCUITPY_USB_HID_MAX_REPORT_IDS_PER_DESCRIPTOR + 7) / 8];
     uint16_t report_descriptor_length;
     uint8_t report_ids[CIRCUITPY_USB_HID_MAX_REPORT_IDS_PER_DESCRIPTOR];
     uint8_t in_report_lengths[CIRCUITPY_USB_HID_MAX_REPORT_IDS_PER_DESCRIPTOR];