diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
index d7e95f1445693e7d2071740d36cec850de6f1896..504ebbceafbc110e1834653bd9ce9aac8c9ce31d 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
 	  3stack-6ch    3-jack 6-channel
 	  3stack-6ch-dig 3-jack 6-channel with SPDIF I/O
 	  6stack-dig-demo  6-jack digital for Intel demo board
+	  acer		Acer laptops (Travelmate 3012WTMi, Aspire 5600, etc)
 	  auto		auto-config reading BIOS (default)
 
 	ALC861/660
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 53aa57f5a1a117af40c8d05c1c3b0c550c6fdd7e..65903812b307a392aa0acb9b4c8b70fa20184222 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ enum {
 	ALC883_3ST_6ch,
 	ALC883_6ST_DIG,
 	ALC888_DEMO_BOARD,
+	ALC883_ACER,
 	ALC883_AUTO,
 	ALC883_MODEL_LAST,
 };
@@ -5069,6 +5070,9 @@ static struct hda_board_config alc883_cfg_tbl[] = {
 	{ .pci_subvendor = 0x105b, .pci_subdevice = 0x6668,
 	  .config = ALC883_6ST_DIG }, /* Foxconn */
 	{ .modelname = "6stack-dig-demo", .config = ALC888_DEMO_BOARD },
+	{ .modelname = "acer", .config = ALC883_ACER },
+	{ .pci_subvendor = 0x1025, .pci_subdevice = 0/*0x0102*/,
+	  .config = ALC883_ACER },
 	{ .modelname = "auto", .config = ALC883_AUTO },
 	{}
 };
@@ -5139,6 +5143,23 @@ static struct alc_config_preset alc883_presets[] = {
 		.channel_mode = alc883_sixstack_modes,
 		.input_mux = &alc883_capture_source,
 	},
+	[ALC883_ACER] = {
+		.mixers = { alc883_base_mixer,
+			    alc883_chmode_mixer },
+		/* On TravelMate laptops, GPIO 0 enables the internal speaker
+		 * and the headphone jack.  Turn this on and rely on the
+		 * standard mute methods whenever the user wants to turn
+		 * these outputs off.
+		 */
+		.init_verbs = { alc883_init_verbs, alc880_gpio1_init_verbs },
+		.num_dacs = ARRAY_SIZE(alc883_dac_nids),
+		.dac_nids = alc883_dac_nids,
+		.num_adc_nids = ARRAY_SIZE(alc883_adc_nids),
+		.adc_nids = alc883_adc_nids,
+		.num_channel_mode = ARRAY_SIZE(alc883_3ST_2ch_modes),
+		.channel_mode = alc883_3ST_2ch_modes,
+		.input_mux = &alc883_capture_source,
+	},
 };