diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 8031769ac48584c3ae91c30261fe8f6099bfb35b..a3760c93a8a3b76cb03e726ba8007bd2a20e458a 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -157,6 +157,18 @@
 	.invert = winvert, .kcontrols = wcontrols, .num_kcontrols = 1, \
 	.event = wevent, .event_flags = wflags}
 
+/* additional sequencing control within an event type */
+#define SND_SOC_DAPM_PGA_S(wname, wsubseq, wreg, wshift, winvert, wcontrols, \
+	wncontrols, wevent, wflags) \
+{	.id = snd_soc_dapm_pga, .name = wname, .reg = wreg, .shift = wshift, \
+	.invert = winvert, .kcontrols = wcontrols, .num_kcontrols = wncontrols, \
+	.event = wevent, .event_flags = wflags, .subseq = wsubseq}
+#define SND_SOC_DAPM_SUPPLY_S(wname, wsubseq, wreg, wshift, winvert, wevent, \
+	wflags)	\
+{	.id = snd_soc_dapm_supply, .name = wname, .reg = wreg,	\
+	.shift = wshift, .invert = winvert, .event = wevent, \
+	.event_flags = wflags, .subseq = wsubseq}
+
 /* Simplified versions of above macros, assuming wncontrols = ARRAY_SIZE(wcontrols) */
 #define SOC_PGA_E_ARRAY(wname, wreg, wshift, winvert, wcontrols, \
 	wevent, wflags) \
@@ -450,6 +462,7 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_widget {
 	unsigned char ext:1;			/* has external widgets */
 	unsigned char force:1;			/* force state */
 	unsigned char ignore_suspend:1;         /* kept enabled over suspend */
+	int subseq;				/* sort within widget type */
 
 	int (*power_check)(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 57e1c9f71149a87ad0152ae7faf326febe81b6ec..eb7436c7acad186b2a4863a81699f95eeace4808 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -737,6 +737,12 @@ static int dapm_seq_compare(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *a,
 
 	if (sort[a->id] != sort[b->id])
 		return sort[a->id] - sort[b->id];
+	if (a->subseq != b->subseq) {
+		if (power_up)
+			return a->subseq - b->subseq;
+		else
+			return b->subseq - a->subseq;
+	}
 	if (a->reg != b->reg)
 		return a->reg - b->reg;
 	if (a->dapm != b->dapm)
@@ -869,6 +875,7 @@ static void dapm_seq_run(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, *n;
 	LIST_HEAD(pending);
 	int cur_sort = -1;
+	int cur_subseq = -1;
 	int cur_reg = SND_SOC_NOPM;
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *cur_dapm = NULL;
 	int ret;
@@ -884,12 +891,13 @@ static void dapm_seq_run(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 
 		/* Do we need to apply any queued changes? */
 		if (sort[w->id] != cur_sort || w->reg != cur_reg ||
-		    w->dapm != cur_dapm) {
+		    w->dapm != cur_dapm || w->subseq != cur_subseq) {
 			if (!list_empty(&pending))
 				dapm_seq_run_coalesced(cur_dapm, &pending);
 
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pending);
 			cur_sort = -1;
+			cur_subseq = -1;
 			cur_reg = SND_SOC_NOPM;
 			cur_dapm = NULL;
 		}
@@ -934,6 +942,7 @@ static void dapm_seq_run(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 		default:
 			/* Queue it up for application */
 			cur_sort = sort[w->id];
+			cur_subseq = w->subseq;
 			cur_reg = w->reg;
 			cur_dapm = w->dapm;
 			list_move(&w->power_list, &pending);