diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tda9887.c b/drivers/media/video/tda9887.c
index 8dab481d384aa58b292de4dd26fd6155c8fda1ac..87ffb0e84a7a063cd34589d8705e00d1a9b1b28b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tda9887.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tda9887.c
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ static int tda9887_set_config(struct tuner *t, char *buf)
 	}
 	if ((t->tda9887_config & TDA9887_INTERCARRIER_NTSC) && (t->std & V4L2_STD_NTSC))
 		buf[1] &= ~cQSS;
+	if (t->tda9887_config & TDA9887_GATING_18)
+		buf[3] &= ~cGating_36;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-simple.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-simple.c
index 4cfe71ba7304cd237bada76a5a138ab2d3c4a116..63db4e97ae6ce57a6003d55b0b0c6a187cc46e6e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-simple.c
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ static void default_set_tv_freq(struct i2c_client *c, unsigned int freq)
 			else if (params->default_top_high)
 				config |= TDA9887_TOP(params->default_top_high);
 		}
+		if (params->default_pll_gating_18)
+			config |= TDA9887_GATING_18;
 		i2c_clients_command(c->adapter, TDA9887_SET_CONFIG, &config);
 	}
 	tuner_dbg("tv 0x%02x 0x%02x 0x%02x 0x%02x\n",
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-types.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-types.c
index 8b542599ed471c0f84c9e4247d627178d87a4fd9..8fff642fad56fa8e2579c2741d96818ea6850d94 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-types.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-types.c
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ static struct tuner_params tuner_microtune_4049_fm5_params[] = {
 		.count  = ARRAY_SIZE(tuner_temic_4009f_5_pal_ranges),
 		.has_tda9887 = 1,
 		.port1_invert_for_secam_lc = 1,
+		.default_pll_gating_18 = 1,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/include/media/tuner-types.h b/include/media/tuner-types.h
index 3c43b95f4c0dd5062b07b5d3864027b0ca0aff89..37dad07a8439434c26127c2c766ceb8b2c03354f 100644
--- a/include/media/tuner-types.h
+++ b/include/media/tuner-types.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ struct tuner_params {
 	unsigned int port2_invert_for_secam_lc:1;
 	/* Some cards require PORT1 to be 1 for mono Radio FM and 0 for stereo. */
 	unsigned int port1_set_for_fm_mono:1;
+	/* Select 18% (or according to datasheet 0%) L standard PLL gating,
+	   vs the driver default of 36%. */
+	unsigned int default_pll_gating_18:1;
 	/* Default tda9887 TOP value in dB for the low band. Default is 0.
 	   Range: -16:+15 */
 	signed int default_top_low:5;
diff --git a/include/media/tuner.h b/include/media/tuner.h
index 2f7b00b08e8817224c5827ab09e7f13bd376d883..3116e750132f2e7575e07d2caced3b21bdf34bdb 100644
--- a/include/media/tuner.h
+++ b/include/media/tuner.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ extern int tuner_debug;
 #define TDA9887_DEEMPHASIS_50 		(2<<16)
 #define TDA9887_DEEMPHASIS_75 		(3<<16)
 #define TDA9887_AUTOMUTE 		(1<<18)
+#define TDA9887_GATING_18		(1<<19)
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__