ar->state = ATH6KL_STATE_DEEPSLEEP;
 
                break;
+
+       case ATH6KL_CFG_SUSPEND_CUTPOWER:
+               if (ar->state == ATH6KL_STATE_OFF) {
+                       ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SUSPEND,
+                                  "suspend hw off, no action for cutpower\n");
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SUSPEND, "suspend cutting power\n");
+
+               ret = ath6kl_init_hw_stop(ar);
+               if (ret) {
+                       ath6kl_warn("failed to stop hw during suspend: %d\n",
+                                   ret);
+               }
+
+               ar->state = ATH6KL_STATE_CUTPOWER;
+
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               break;
        }
 
        return 0;
 
                break;
 
+       case ATH6KL_STATE_CUTPOWER:
+               ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SUSPEND, "resume restoring power\n");
+
+               ret = ath6kl_init_hw_start(ar);
+               if (ret) {
+                       ath6kl_warn("Failed to boot hw in resume: %d\n", ret);
+                       return ret;
+               }
+
        default:
                break;
        }
 
 
        flags = sdio_get_host_pm_caps(func);
 
+       ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SUSPEND, "sdio suspend pm_caps 0x%x\n", flags);
+
        if (!(flags & MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER)) {
-               /* as host doesn't support keep power we need to bail out */
-               ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SDIO,
-                          "func %d doesn't support MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER\n",
-                          func->num);
-               return -EINVAL;
+               /* as host doesn't support keep power we need to cut power */
+               return ath6kl_cfg80211_suspend(ar, ATH6KL_CFG_SUSPEND_CUTPOWER);
        }
 
        ret = sdio_set_host_pm_flags(func, MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER);
                return ret;
        }
 
-       ath6kl_cfg80211_suspend(ar, ATH6KL_CFG_SUSPEND_DEEPSLEEP);
-
-       return 0;
+       return ath6kl_cfg80211_suspend(ar, ATH6KL_CFG_SUSPEND_DEEPSLEEP);
 }
 
 static int ath6kl_sdio_resume(struct ath6kl *ar)
 {
+       switch (ar->state) {
+       case ATH6KL_STATE_OFF:
+       case ATH6KL_STATE_CUTPOWER:
+               ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SUSPEND,
+                          "sdio resume configuring sdio\n");
+
+               /* need to set sdio settings after power is cut from sdio */
+               ath6kl_sdio_config(ar);
+               break;
+
+       case ATH6KL_STATE_ON:
+               /* we shouldn't be on this state during resume */
+               WARN_ON(1);
+               break;
+
+       case ATH6KL_STATE_DEEPSLEEP:
+               break;
+       }
+
        ath6kl_cfg80211_resume(ar);
 
        return 0;
        .stop = ath6kl_sdio_stop,
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+
+/*
+ * Empty handlers so that mmc subsystem doesn't remove us entirely during
+ * suspend. We instead follow cfg80211 suspend/resume handlers.
+ */
+static int ath6kl_sdio_pm_suspend(struct device *device)
+{
+       ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SUSPEND, "sdio pm suspend\n");
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int ath6kl_sdio_pm_resume(struct device *device)
+{
+       ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_SUSPEND, "sdio pm resume\n");
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(ath6kl_sdio_pm_ops, ath6kl_sdio_pm_suspend,
+                        ath6kl_sdio_pm_resume);
+
+#define ATH6KL_SDIO_PM_OPS (&ath6kl_sdio_pm_ops)
+
+#else
+
+#define ATH6KL_SDIO_PM_OPS NULL
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
+
 static int ath6kl_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
                             const struct sdio_device_id *id)
 {
        .id_table = ath6kl_sdio_devices,
        .probe = ath6kl_sdio_probe,
        .remove = ath6kl_sdio_remove,
+       .drv.pm = ATH6KL_SDIO_PM_OPS,
 };
 
 static int __init ath6kl_sdio_init(void)