diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index d7a3888ad80f..7f105490604c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/tpm_eventlog.h>
 
@@ -394,7 +395,11 @@ int tpm_pm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_ALWAYS_POWERED)
-		return 0;
+		goto suspended;
+
+	if ((chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_FIRMWARE_POWER_MANAGED) &&
+	    !pm_suspend_via_firmware())
+		goto suspended;
 
 	if (!tpm_chip_start(chip)) {
 		if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
@@ -405,6 +410,7 @@ int tpm_pm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		tpm_chip_stop(chip);
 	}
 
+suspended:
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_pm_suspend);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
index a4f74dd02a35..80bca88b1f91 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ enum tpm_chip_flags {
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_VIRTUAL		= BIT(3),
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_HAVE_TIMEOUTS	= BIT(4),
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_ALWAYS_POWERED	= BIT(5),
+	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_FIRMWARE_POWER_MANAGED	= BIT(6),
 };
 
 #define to_tpm_chip(d) container_of(d, struct tpm_chip, dev)