diff --git a/drivers/base/power/resume.c b/drivers/base/power/resume.c
index 020be36705a6827f38bfa15c83a304672b9e9c55..a2c64188d7133fc95c31343592039f7ace18a64b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/resume.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/resume.c
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ int resume_device(struct device * dev)
 
 	TRACE_DEVICE(dev);
 	TRACE_RESUME(0);
+
 	down(&dev->sem);
+
 	if (dev->power.pm_parent
 			&& dev->power.pm_parent->power.power_state.event) {
 		dev_err(dev, "PM: resume from %d, parent %s still %d\n",
@@ -34,15 +36,24 @@ int resume_device(struct device * dev)
 			dev->power.pm_parent->bus_id,
 			dev->power.pm_parent->power.power_state.event);
 	}
+
 	if (dev->bus && dev->bus->resume) {
 		dev_dbg(dev,"resuming\n");
 		error = dev->bus->resume(dev);
 	}
-	if (dev->class && dev->class->resume) {
+
+	if (!error && dev->type && dev->type->resume) {
+		dev_dbg(dev,"resuming\n");
+		error = dev->type->resume(dev);
+	}
+
+	if (!error && dev->class && dev->class->resume) {
 		dev_dbg(dev,"class resume\n");
 		error = dev->class->resume(dev);
 	}
+
 	up(&dev->sem);
+
 	TRACE_RESUME(error);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/suspend.c b/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
index ece136bf97e35d2921b9ac8b1576eb32d53e7252..42d2b86ba7652944917a2b40a31d70e485a60622 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ int suspend_device(struct device * dev, pm_message_t state)
 		suspend_report_result(dev->class->suspend, error);
 	}
 
+	if (!error && dev->type && dev->type->suspend && !dev->power.power_state.event) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "%s%s\n",
+			suspend_verb(state.event),
+			((state.event == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND)
+					&& device_may_wakeup(dev))
+				? ", may wakeup"
+				: ""
+			);
+		error = dev->type->suspend(dev, state);
+		suspend_report_result(dev->type->suspend, error);
+	}
+
 	if (!error && dev->bus && dev->bus->suspend && !dev->power.power_state.event) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s%s\n",
 			suspend_verb(state.event),
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index c9dc458e8e507afffe4337e4fd20d922ce7b7494..af603a1376904a12c53058cff0bed6e07dfce43a 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ struct device_type {
 	int (*uevent)(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
 		      char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 	void (*release)(struct device *dev);
+	int (*suspend)(struct device * dev, pm_message_t state);
+	int (*resume)(struct device * dev);
 };
 
 /* interface for exporting device attributes */