diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/dbdma.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/dbdma.c
index 601ee9180ee4fcad79ce0837b4f3c63b73a88348..3ab6d80d150d742b42daea99d652b7a04734c662 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/dbdma.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/dbdma.c
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ static dbdev_tab_t dbdev_tab[] = {
 
 #define DBDEV_TAB_SIZE	ARRAY_SIZE(dbdev_tab)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+static u32 au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[NUM_DBDMA_CHANS + 1][8];
+#endif
+
+
 static chan_tab_t *chan_tab_ptr[NUM_DBDMA_CHANS];
 
 static dbdev_tab_t *find_dbdev_id(u32 id)
@@ -975,4 +980,64 @@ u32 au1xxx_dbdma_put_dscr(u32 chanid, au1x_ddma_desc_t *dscr)
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+void au1xxx_dbdma_suspend(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	u32 addr;
+
+	addr = DDMA_GLOBAL_BASE;
+	au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[0][0] = au_readl(addr + 0x00);
+	au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[0][1] = au_readl(addr + 0x04);
+	au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[0][2] = au_readl(addr + 0x08);
+	au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[0][3] = au_readl(addr + 0x0c);
+
+	/* save channel configurations */
+	for (i = 1, addr = DDMA_CHANNEL_BASE; i < NUM_DBDMA_CHANS; i++) {
+		au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][0] = au_readl(addr + 0x00);
+		au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][1] = au_readl(addr + 0x04);
+		au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][2] = au_readl(addr + 0x08);
+		au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][3] = au_readl(addr + 0x0c);
+		au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][4] = au_readl(addr + 0x10);
+		au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][5] = au_readl(addr + 0x14);
+		au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][6] = au_readl(addr + 0x18);
+
+		/* halt channel */
+		au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][0] & ~1, addr + 0x00);
+		au_sync();
+		while (!(au_readl(addr + 0x14) & 1))
+			au_sync();
+
+		addr += 0x100;	/* next channel base */
+	}
+	/* disable channel interrupts */
+	au_writel(0, DDMA_GLOBAL_BASE + 0x0c);
+	au_sync();
+}
+
+void au1xxx_dbdma_resume(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	u32 addr;
+
+	addr = DDMA_GLOBAL_BASE;
+	au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[0][0], addr + 0x00);
+	au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[0][1], addr + 0x04);
+	au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[0][2], addr + 0x08);
+	au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[0][3], addr + 0x0c);
+
+	/* restore channel configurations */
+	for (i = 1, addr = DDMA_CHANNEL_BASE; i < NUM_DBDMA_CHANS; i++) {
+		au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][0], addr + 0x00);
+		au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][1], addr + 0x04);
+		au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][2], addr + 0x08);
+		au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][3], addr + 0x0c);
+		au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][4], addr + 0x10);
+		au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][5], addr + 0x14);
+		au_writel(au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs[i][6], addr + 0x18);
+		au_sync();
+		addr += 0x100;	/* next channel base */
+	}
+}
+#endif	/* CONFIG_PM */
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1550) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1200) */
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/power.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/power.c
index f08312b10d0417198cac4fdadae4199d488e4421..f58e151b38d495a5105478b551e74ebb92b9b2a0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/power.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/power.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/mach-au1x00/au1000.h>
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1550) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1200)
+#include <asm/mach-au1x00/au1xxx_dbdma.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 
@@ -156,6 +159,10 @@ static void save_core_regs(void)
 	sleep_static_memctlr[3][0] = au_readl(MEM_STCFG3);
 	sleep_static_memctlr[3][1] = au_readl(MEM_STTIME3);
 	sleep_static_memctlr[3][2] = au_readl(MEM_STADDR3);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1550) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1200)
+	au1xxx_dbdma_suspend();
+#endif
 }
 
 static void restore_core_regs(void)
@@ -221,6 +228,10 @@ static void restore_core_regs(void)
 	}
 
 	restore_au1xxx_intctl();
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1550) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1200)
+	au1xxx_dbdma_resume();
+#endif
 }
 
 unsigned long suspend_mode;
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-au1x00/au1xxx_dbdma.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-au1x00/au1xxx_dbdma.h
index 44a67bf05dc19aff393d72ca3bb999e1a1c8bda1..06f68f43800aef31adbcf9a1fced2e38b654bd94 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-au1x00/au1xxx_dbdma.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-au1x00/au1xxx_dbdma.h
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@ u32 au1xxx_dbdma_put_dscr(u32 chanid, au1x_ddma_desc_t *dscr);
 u32 au1xxx_ddma_add_device(dbdev_tab_t *dev);
 extern void au1xxx_ddma_del_device(u32 devid);
 void *au1xxx_ddma_get_nextptr_virt(au1x_ddma_desc_t *dp);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+void au1xxx_dbdma_suspend(void);
+void au1xxx_dbdma_resume(void);
+#endif
+
 
 /*
  * Some compatibilty macros -- needed to make changes to API