diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/cros_ec_ucsi.c b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/cros_ec_ucsi.c
index 744f0709a40e..4ec1c6d22310 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/cros_ec_ucsi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/cros_ec_ucsi.c
@@ -206,12 +206,19 @@ static int cros_ucsi_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 {
 	struct cros_ucsi_data *udata = container_of(nb, struct cros_ucsi_data, nb);
 
-	if (!(host_event & PD_EVENT_PPM))
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
+	if (host_event & PD_EVENT_INIT) {
+		/* Late init event received from ChromeOS EC. Treat this as a
+		 * system resume to re-enable communication with the PPM.
+		 */
+		dev_dbg(udata->dev, "Late PD init received\n");
+		ucsi_resume(udata->ucsi);
+	}
 
-	dev_dbg(udata->dev, "UCSI notification received\n");
-	flush_work(&udata->work);
-	schedule_work(&udata->work);
+	if (host_event & PD_EVENT_PPM) {
+		dev_dbg(udata->dev, "UCSI notification received\n");
+		flush_work(&udata->work);
+		schedule_work(&udata->work);
+	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }