diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/mcbsp.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/mcbsp.h
index bd5b759991c879105e4d64807d23e5021282cc2b..333061d4f4a7f203dc1a4f6719bcacaca000e6ba 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/mcbsp.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/mcbsp.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 #define OMAP_MCBSP_REG_THRSH1	0x94
 #define OMAP_MCBSP_REG_IRQST	0xA0
 #define OMAP_MCBSP_REG_IRQEN	0xA4
+#define OMAP_MCBSP_REG_WAKEUPEN	0xA8
 #define OMAP_MCBSP_REG_XCCR	0xAC
 #define OMAP_MCBSP_REG_RCCR	0xB0
 
@@ -253,6 +254,8 @@
 #define RDISABLE		0x0001
 
 /********************** McBSP SYSCONFIG bit definitions ********************/
+#define SIDLEMODE(value)	((value)<<3)
+#define ENAWAKEUP		0x0004
 #define SOFTRST			0x0002
 
 /********************** McBSP DMA operating modes **************************/
@@ -260,6 +263,20 @@
 #define MCBSP_DMA_MODE_THRESHOLD	1
 #define MCBSP_DMA_MODE_FRAME		2
 
+/********************** McBSP WAKEUPEN bit definitions *********************/
+#define XEMPTYEOFEN		0x4000
+#define XRDYEN			0x0400
+#define XEOFEN			0x0200
+#define XFSXEN			0x0100
+#define XSYNCERREN		0x0080
+#define RRDYEN			0x0008
+#define REOFEN			0x0004
+#define RFSREN			0x0002
+#define RSYNCERREN		0x0001
+#define WAKEUPEN_ALL		(XEMPTYEOFEN | XRDYEN | XEOFEN | XFSXEN | \
+				 XSYNCERREN | RRDYEN | REOFEN | RFSREN | \
+				 RSYNCERREN)
+
 /* we don't do multichannel for now */
 struct omap_mcbsp_reg_cfg {
 	u16 spcr2;
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/mcbsp.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/mcbsp.c
index 9e699947a693d3476326252d7cd45284b1115480..136f8c5d0dac075fb8c601e5d840958ec2aa6633 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/mcbsp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/mcbsp.c
@@ -305,6 +305,46 @@ int omap_mcbsp_get_dma_op_mode(unsigned int id)
 	return dma_op_mode;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_mcbsp_get_dma_op_mode);
+
+static inline void omap34xx_mcbsp_request(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Enable wakup behavior, smart idle and all wakeups
+	 * REVISIT: some wakeups may be unnecessary
+	 */
+	if (cpu_is_omap34xx()) {
+		u16 syscon;
+
+		syscon = OMAP_MCBSP_READ(mcbsp->io_base, SYSCON);
+		syscon &= ~(ENAWAKEUP | SIDLEMODE(0x03));
+		syscon |= (ENAWAKEUP | SIDLEMODE(0x02));
+		OMAP_MCBSP_WRITE(mcbsp->io_base, SYSCON, syscon);
+
+		OMAP_MCBSP_WRITE(mcbsp->io_base, WAKEUPEN, WAKEUPEN_ALL);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void omap34xx_mcbsp_free(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Disable wakup behavior, smart idle and all wakeups
+	 */
+	if (cpu_is_omap34xx()) {
+		u16 syscon;
+		u16 wakeupen;
+
+		syscon = OMAP_MCBSP_READ(mcbsp->io_base, SYSCON);
+		syscon &= ~(ENAWAKEUP | SIDLEMODE(0x03));
+		OMAP_MCBSP_WRITE(mcbsp->io_base, SYSCON, syscon);
+
+		wakeupen = OMAP_MCBSP_READ(mcbsp->io_base, WAKEUPEN);
+		wakeupen &= ~WAKEUPEN_ALL;
+		OMAP_MCBSP_WRITE(mcbsp->io_base, WAKEUPEN, wakeupen);
+	}
+}
+#else
+static inline void omap34xx_mcbsp_request(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp) {}
+static inline void omap34xx_mcbsp_free(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp) {}
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -366,6 +406,9 @@ int omap_mcbsp_request(unsigned int id)
 	clk_enable(mcbsp->iclk);
 	clk_enable(mcbsp->fclk);
 
+	/* Do procedure specific to omap34xx arch, if applicable */
+	omap34xx_mcbsp_request(mcbsp);
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that transmitter, receiver and sample-rate generator are
 	 * not running before activating IRQs.
@@ -414,6 +457,9 @@ void omap_mcbsp_free(unsigned int id)
 	if (mcbsp->pdata && mcbsp->pdata->ops && mcbsp->pdata->ops->free)
 		mcbsp->pdata->ops->free(id);
 
+	/* Do procedure specific to omap34xx arch, if applicable */
+	omap34xx_mcbsp_free(mcbsp);
+
 	clk_disable(mcbsp->fclk);
 	clk_disable(mcbsp->iclk);