diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index 4225d5e72131..8e64adf8e4d5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/usb/hcd.h>
@@ -1025,6 +1026,49 @@ static int register_root_hub(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+/*
+ * usb_hcd_start_port_resume - a root-hub port is sending a resume signal
+ * @bus: the bus which the root hub belongs to
+ * @portnum: the port which is being resumed
+ *
+ * HCDs should call this function when they know that a resume signal is
+ * being sent to a root-hub port.  The root hub will be prevented from
+ * going into autosuspend until usb_hcd_end_port_resume() is called.
+ *
+ * The bus's private lock must be held by the caller.
+ */
+void usb_hcd_start_port_resume(struct usb_bus *bus, int portnum)
+{
+	unsigned bit = 1 << portnum;
+
+	if (!(bus->resuming_ports & bit)) {
+		bus->resuming_ports |= bit;
+		pm_runtime_get_noresume(&bus->root_hub->dev);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_hcd_start_port_resume);
+
+/*
+ * usb_hcd_end_port_resume - a root-hub port has stopped sending a resume signal
+ * @bus: the bus which the root hub belongs to
+ * @portnum: the port which is being resumed
+ *
+ * HCDs should call this function when they know that a resume signal has
+ * stopped being sent to a root-hub port.  The root hub will be allowed to
+ * autosuspend again.
+ *
+ * The bus's private lock must be held by the caller.
+ */
+void usb_hcd_end_port_resume(struct usb_bus *bus, int portnum)
+{
+	unsigned bit = 1 << portnum;
+
+	if (bus->resuming_ports & bit) {
+		bus->resuming_ports &= ~bit;
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&bus->root_hub->dev);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_hcd_end_port_resume);
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index 689b14b26c8d..4d22d0f6167a 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ struct usb_bus {
 	int bandwidth_int_reqs;		/* number of Interrupt requests */
 	int bandwidth_isoc_reqs;	/* number of Isoc. requests */
 
+	unsigned resuming_ports;	/* bit array: resuming root-hub ports */
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_USB_MON) || defined(CONFIG_USB_MON_MODULE)
 	struct mon_bus *mon_bus;	/* non-null when associated */
 	int monitored;			/* non-zero when monitored */
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
index 608050b2545f..0a78df5f6cfd 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ extern void usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(struct usb_hcd *hcd);
 extern void usb_wakeup_notification(struct usb_device *hdev,
 		unsigned int portnum);
 
+extern void usb_hcd_start_port_resume(struct usb_bus *bus, int portnum);
+extern void usb_hcd_end_port_resume(struct usb_bus *bus, int portnum);
+
 /* The D0/D1 toggle bits ... USE WITH CAUTION (they're almost hcd-internal) */
 #define usb_gettoggle(dev, ep, out) (((dev)->toggle[out] >> (ep)) & 1)
 #define	usb_dotoggle(dev, ep, out)  ((dev)->toggle[out] ^= (1 << (ep)))