diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
index 84f4beefa4f8..b6ff6ecf519d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int pm_genpd_poweroff(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	not_suspended = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(pdd, &genpd->dev_list, list_node)
 		if (pdd->dev->driver && (!pm_runtime_suspended(pdd->dev)
-		    || pdd->dev->power.irq_safe))
+		    || pdd->dev->power.irq_safe || to_gpd_data(pdd)->always_on))
 			not_suspended++;
 
 	if (not_suspended > genpd->in_progress)
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ static int pm_genpd_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	might_sleep_if(!genpd->dev_irq_safe);
 
+	if (dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	stop_ok = genpd->gov ? genpd->gov->stop_ok : NULL;
 	if (stop_ok && !stop_ok(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -859,7 +862,7 @@ static int pm_genpd_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (genpd->suspend_power_off
+	if (genpd->suspend_power_off || dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on
 	    || (dev->power.wakeup_path && genpd_dev_active_wakeup(genpd, dev)))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -892,7 +895,7 @@ static int pm_genpd_resume_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (genpd->suspend_power_off
+	if (genpd->suspend_power_off || dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on
 	    || (dev->power.wakeup_path && genpd_dev_active_wakeup(genpd, dev)))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1012,7 +1015,8 @@ static int pm_genpd_freeze_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return genpd->suspend_power_off ? 0 : genpd_stop_dev(genpd, dev);
+	return genpd->suspend_power_off || dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on ?
+		0 : genpd_stop_dev(genpd, dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1032,7 +1036,8 @@ static int pm_genpd_thaw_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return genpd->suspend_power_off ? 0 : genpd_start_dev(genpd, dev);
+	return genpd->suspend_power_off || dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on ?
+		0 : genpd_start_dev(genpd, dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1124,7 +1129,7 @@ static int pm_genpd_restore_noirq(struct device *dev)
 
 	pm_genpd_poweron(genpd);
 
-	return genpd_start_dev(genpd, dev);
+	return dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on ? 0 : genpd_start_dev(genpd, dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1319,6 +1324,26 @@ int pm_genpd_remove_device(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * pm_genpd_dev_always_on - Set/unset the "always on" flag for a given device.
+ * @dev: Device to set/unset the flag for.
+ * @val: The new value of the device's "always on" flag.
+ */
+void pm_genpd_dev_always_on(struct device *dev, bool val)
+{
+	struct pm_subsys_data *psd;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->power.lock, flags);
+
+	psd = dev_to_psd(dev);
+	if (psd && psd->domain_data)
+		to_gpd_data(psd->domain_data)->always_on = val;
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->power.lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_genpd_dev_always_on);
+
 /**
  * pm_genpd_add_subdomain - Add a subdomain to an I/O PM domain.
  * @genpd: Master PM domain to add the subdomain to.
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
index 5c2bbc248c11..1236d262b3e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct generic_pm_domain_data {
 	struct gpd_dev_ops ops;
 	struct gpd_timing_data td;
 	bool need_restore;
+	bool always_on;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static inline int pm_genpd_of_add_device(struct device_node *genpd_node,
 
 extern int pm_genpd_remove_device(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 				  struct device *dev);
+extern void pm_genpd_dev_always_on(struct device *dev, bool val);
 extern int pm_genpd_add_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 				  struct generic_pm_domain *new_subdomain);
 extern int pm_genpd_remove_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ static inline int pm_genpd_remove_device(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
+static inline void pm_genpd_dev_always_on(struct device *dev, bool val) {}
 static inline int pm_genpd_add_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 					 struct generic_pm_domain *new_sd)
 {