WARN_ON(call_op(adap, adap_monitor_all_enable, 0));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Helper functions to keep track of the 'monitor pin' use count.
+ *
+ * These functions are called with adap->lock held.
+ */
+int cec_monitor_pin_cnt_inc(struct cec_adapter *adap)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       if (adap->monitor_pin_cnt == 0)
+               ret = call_op(adap, adap_monitor_pin_enable, 1);
+       if (ret == 0)
+               adap->monitor_pin_cnt++;
+       return ret;
+}
+
+void cec_monitor_pin_cnt_dec(struct cec_adapter *adap)
+{
+       adap->monitor_pin_cnt--;
+       if (adap->monitor_pin_cnt == 0)
+               WARN_ON(call_op(adap, adap_monitor_pin_enable, 0));
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 /*
  * Log the current state of the CEC adapter.
 
        u32 mode;
        u8 mode_initiator;
        u8 mode_follower;
+       bool send_pin_event = false;
        long err = 0;
 
        if (copy_from_user(&mode, parg, sizeof(mode)))
                }
        }
 
+       if (!err) {
+               bool old_mon_pin = fh->mode_follower == CEC_MODE_MONITOR_PIN;
+               bool new_mon_pin = mode_follower == CEC_MODE_MONITOR_PIN;
+
+               if (old_mon_pin != new_mon_pin) {
+                       send_pin_event = new_mon_pin;
+                       if (new_mon_pin)
+                               err = cec_monitor_pin_cnt_inc(adap);
+                       else
+                               cec_monitor_pin_cnt_dec(adap);
+               }
+       }
+
        if (err) {
                mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
                return err;
 
        if (fh->mode_follower == CEC_MODE_FOLLOWER)
                adap->follower_cnt--;
-       if (fh->mode_follower == CEC_MODE_MONITOR_PIN)
-               adap->monitor_pin_cnt--;
        if (mode_follower == CEC_MODE_FOLLOWER)
                adap->follower_cnt++;
-       if (mode_follower == CEC_MODE_MONITOR_PIN) {
+       if (send_pin_event) {
                struct cec_event ev = {
                        .flags = CEC_EVENT_FL_INITIAL_STATE,
                };
                ev.event = adap->cec_pin_is_high ? CEC_EVENT_PIN_CEC_HIGH :
                                                   CEC_EVENT_PIN_CEC_LOW;
                cec_queue_event_fh(fh, &ev, 0);
-               adap->monitor_pin_cnt++;
        }
        if (mode_follower == CEC_MODE_EXCL_FOLLOWER ||
            mode_follower == CEC_MODE_EXCL_FOLLOWER_PASSTHRU) {
        if (fh->mode_follower == CEC_MODE_FOLLOWER)
                adap->follower_cnt--;
        if (fh->mode_follower == CEC_MODE_MONITOR_PIN)
-               adap->monitor_pin_cnt--;
+               cec_monitor_pin_cnt_dec(adap);
        if (fh->mode_follower == CEC_MODE_MONITOR_ALL)
                cec_monitor_all_cnt_dec(adap);
        mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 
 /* cec-adap.c */
 int cec_monitor_all_cnt_inc(struct cec_adapter *adap);
 void cec_monitor_all_cnt_dec(struct cec_adapter *adap);
+int cec_monitor_pin_cnt_inc(struct cec_adapter *adap);
+void cec_monitor_pin_cnt_dec(struct cec_adapter *adap);
 int cec_adap_status(struct seq_file *file, void *priv);
 int cec_thread_func(void *_adap);
 void __cec_s_phys_addr(struct cec_adapter *adap, u16 phys_addr, bool block);
 
        /* Low-level callbacks */
        int (*adap_enable)(struct cec_adapter *adap, bool enable);
        int (*adap_monitor_all_enable)(struct cec_adapter *adap, bool enable);
+       int (*adap_monitor_pin_enable)(struct cec_adapter *adap, bool enable);
        int (*adap_log_addr)(struct cec_adapter *adap, u8 logical_addr);
        int (*adap_transmit)(struct cec_adapter *adap, u8 attempts,
                             u32 signal_free_time, struct cec_msg *msg);