diff --git a/drivers/media/video/soc_camera.c b/drivers/media/video/soc_camera.c
index a24174ddec4631b7171e05c06cd64fb0daa253b4..0c65031f3d82232c104808b2d11fe15f13f0fe49 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/soc_camera.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/soc_camera.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 #include <media/soc_camera.h>
@@ -388,6 +389,11 @@ static int soc_camera_open(struct file *file)
 			goto eiciadd;
 		}
 
+		pm_runtime_enable(&icd->vdev->dev);
+		ret = pm_runtime_resume(&icd->vdev->dev);
+		if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOSYS)
+			goto eresume;
+
 		/*
 		 * Try to configure with default parameters. Notice: this is the
 		 * very first open, so, we cannot race against other calls,
@@ -409,10 +415,12 @@ static int soc_camera_open(struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * First five errors are entered with the .video_lock held
+	 * First four errors are entered with the .video_lock held
 	 * and use_count == 1
 	 */
 esfmt:
+	pm_runtime_disable(&icd->vdev->dev);
+eresume:
 	ici->ops->remove(icd);
 eiciadd:
 	if (icl->power)
@@ -437,7 +445,11 @@ static int soc_camera_close(struct file *file)
 	if (!icd->use_count) {
 		struct soc_camera_link *icl = to_soc_camera_link(icd);
 
+		pm_runtime_suspend(&icd->vdev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_disable(&icd->vdev->dev);
+
 		ici->ops->remove(icd);
+
 		if (icl->power)
 			icl->power(icd->pdev, 0);
 	}
@@ -1319,6 +1331,7 @@ static int video_dev_create(struct soc_camera_device *icd)
  */
 static int soc_camera_video_start(struct soc_camera_device *icd)
 {
+	struct device_type *type = icd->vdev->dev.type;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!icd->dev.parent)
@@ -1335,6 +1348,9 @@ static int soc_camera_video_start(struct soc_camera_device *icd)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Restore device type, possibly set by the subdevice driver */
+	icd->vdev->dev.type = type;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/media/soc_camera.h b/include/media/soc_camera.h
index 5a173652cf4a9dd94fd1184975340bd467b2ca25..c9a5bbfa6ab5f91cdab0e90e548fea322bd47f0a 100644
--- a/include/media/soc_camera.h
+++ b/include/media/soc_camera.h
@@ -284,4 +284,12 @@ static inline void soc_camera_limit_side(int *start, int *length,
 extern unsigned long soc_camera_apply_sensor_flags(struct soc_camera_link *icl,
 						   unsigned long flags);
 
+/* This is only temporary here - until v4l2-subdev begins to link to video_device */
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
+static inline struct video_device *soc_camera_i2c_to_vdev(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+	struct soc_camera_device *icd = client->dev.platform_data;
+	return icd->vdev;
+}
+
 #endif