diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index c1e4f467efda..b0a135b9af50 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_new_dai_widgets(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, struct snd_s
 void snd_soc_dapm_free_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w);
 int snd_soc_dapm_link_dai_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card);
 void snd_soc_dapm_connect_dai_link_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card);
+int snd_soc_dapm_ignore_suspend_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card);
 
 int snd_soc_dapm_update_dai(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			    struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params, struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 5e3eb617d832..7d6fa79f48e3 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1057,10 +1057,14 @@ struct snd_soc_card {
 	int num_dapm_widgets;
 	const struct snd_soc_dapm_route *dapm_routes;
 	int num_dapm_routes;
+	const char **ignore_suspend_widgets;
+	int num_ignore_suspend_widgets;
 	const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *of_dapm_widgets;
 	int num_of_dapm_widgets;
 	const struct snd_soc_dapm_route *of_dapm_routes;
 	int num_of_dapm_routes;
+	const char **of_ignore_suspend_widgets;
+	int num_of_ignore_suspend_widgets;
 
 	/* lists of probed devices belonging to this card */
 	struct list_head component_dev_list;
@@ -1339,6 +1343,7 @@ void snd_soc_of_parse_node_prefix(struct device_node *np,
 int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_routing(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 				   const char *propname);
 int snd_soc_of_parse_aux_devs(struct snd_soc_card *card, const char *propname);
+int snd_soc_of_parse_ignore_suspend_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card, const char *propname);
 
 unsigned int snd_soc_daifmt_clock_provider_flipped(unsigned int dai_fmt);
 unsigned int snd_soc_daifmt_clock_provider_from_bitmap(unsigned int bit_frame);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 3fecf9fc903c..705181dae472 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2289,6 +2289,10 @@ static int snd_soc_bind_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto probe_end;
 
+	ret = snd_soc_dapm_ignore_suspend_widgets(card);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto probe_end;
+
 	snd_soc_dapm_new_widgets(card);
 	snd_soc_card_fixup_controls(card);
 
@@ -3294,6 +3298,45 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_aux_devs(struct snd_soc_card *card, const char *propname)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_of_parse_aux_devs);
 
+int snd_soc_of_parse_ignore_suspend_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+					    const char *propname)
+{
+	struct device_node *np = card->dev->of_node;
+	int num_widgets;
+	const char **widgets;
+	int i;
+
+	num_widgets = of_property_count_strings(np, propname);
+	if (num_widgets < 0) {
+		dev_err(card->dev,
+			"ASoC: Property '%s' does not exist\n", propname);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	widgets = devm_kcalloc(card->dev, num_widgets, sizeof(char *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!widgets)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_widgets; i++) {
+		const char *name;
+		int ret = of_property_read_string_index(np, propname, i, &name);
+
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(card->dev,
+				"ASoC: Property '%s' could not be read: %d\n",
+				propname, ret);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		widgets[i] = name;
+	}
+
+	card->num_of_ignore_suspend_widgets = num_widgets;
+	card->of_ignore_suspend_widgets = widgets;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_of_parse_ignore_suspend_widgets);
+
 unsigned int snd_soc_daifmt_clock_provider_flipped(unsigned int dai_fmt)
 {
 	unsigned int inv_dai_fmt = dai_fmt & ~SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CLOCK_PROVIDER_MASK;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index a26771c8e6ee..4e3feb43836c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -4604,6 +4604,36 @@ void snd_soc_dapm_connect_dai_link_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	}
 }
 
+int snd_soc_dapm_ignore_suspend_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < card->num_ignore_suspend_widgets; i++) {
+		w = dapm_find_widget(snd_soc_card_to_dapm(card),
+				     card->ignore_suspend_widgets[i], true);
+		if (!w) {
+			dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: DAPM unknown ignore suspend widget %s\n",
+				card->ignore_suspend_widgets[i]);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		w->ignore_suspend = 1;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < card->num_of_ignore_suspend_widgets; i++) {
+		w = dapm_find_widget(snd_soc_card_to_dapm(card),
+				     card->of_ignore_suspend_widgets[i], true);
+		if (!w) {
+			dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: DAPM unknown ignore suspend widget %s\n",
+				card->of_ignore_suspend_widgets[i]);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		w->ignore_suspend = 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void dapm_stream_event(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int stream, int event)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;