diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/asahi-kasei,ak4619.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/asahi-kasei,ak4619.yaml
index 2e81947bb8dd..7a7534493e6b 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/asahi-kasei,ak4619.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/asahi-kasei,ak4619.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ properties:
     $ref: audio-graph-port.yaml#
     unevaluatedProperties: false
 
+  powerdown-gpios:
+    maxItems: 1
+    description:
+      GPIO connected to the 'PDN' pin, if any. Needs to be set low to
+      power down the codec, hence the GPIO must be GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW.
+
 required:
   - compatible
   - reg
@@ -42,6 +48,8 @@ unevaluatedProperties: false
 
 examples:
   - |
+    #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
+
     i2c {
         #address-cells = <1>;
         #size-cells = <0>;
@@ -49,6 +57,8 @@ examples:
             compatible = "asahi-kasei,ak4619";
             reg = <0x10>;
 
+            powerdown-gpios = <&gpio1 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+
             clocks = <&rcar_sound>;
             clock-names = "mclk";
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4619.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4619.c
index 5252b30669d4..bae8e8b6a430 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4619.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4619.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 struct ak4619_priv {
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list constraint;
+	struct gpio_desc *pdn_gpio;
 	int deemph_en;
 	unsigned int playback_rate;
 	unsigned int sysclk;
@@ -894,10 +895,20 @@ static int ak4619_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, ak4619);
 
+	ak4619->pdn_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "powerdown",
+		GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(ak4619->pdn_gpio))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(ak4619->pdn_gpio),
+			"powerdown GPIO request failed\n");
+	if (ak4619->pdn_gpio)
+		msleep(10);
+
 	ak4619->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(i2c, &ak4619_regmap_cfg);
 	if (IS_ERR(ak4619->regmap)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ak4619->regmap);
 		dev_err(dev, "regmap_init() failed: %d\n", ret);
+		if (ak4619->pdn_gpio)
+			gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ak4619->pdn_gpio, 1);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -906,6 +917,8 @@ static int ak4619_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to register ak4619 component: %d\n",
 			ret);
+		if (ak4619->pdn_gpio)
+			gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ak4619->pdn_gpio, 1);
 		return ret;
 	}