diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nvidia-gpu.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nvidia-gpu.c
index 364244ffb5bf..cfc76b5de726 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nvidia-gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nvidia-gpu.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct gpu_i2c_dev {
 	void __iomem *regs;
 	struct i2c_adapter adapter;
 	struct i2c_board_info *gpu_ccgx_ucsi;
+	struct i2c_client *ccgx_client;
 };
 
 static void gpu_enable_i2c_bus(struct gpu_i2c_dev *i2cd)
@@ -268,8 +269,6 @@ static const struct property_entry ccgx_props[] = {
 
 static int gpu_populate_client(struct gpu_i2c_dev *i2cd, int irq)
 {
-	struct i2c_client *ccgx_client;
-
 	i2cd->gpu_ccgx_ucsi = devm_kzalloc(i2cd->dev,
 					   sizeof(*i2cd->gpu_ccgx_ucsi),
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -281,8 +280,8 @@ static int gpu_populate_client(struct gpu_i2c_dev *i2cd, int irq)
 	i2cd->gpu_ccgx_ucsi->addr = 0x8;
 	i2cd->gpu_ccgx_ucsi->irq = irq;
 	i2cd->gpu_ccgx_ucsi->properties = ccgx_props;
-	ccgx_client = i2c_new_device(&i2cd->adapter, i2cd->gpu_ccgx_ucsi);
-	if (!ccgx_client)
+	i2cd->ccgx_client = i2c_new_device(&i2cd->adapter, i2cd->gpu_ccgx_ucsi);
+	if (!i2cd->ccgx_client)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -377,6 +376,13 @@ static __maybe_unused int gpu_i2c_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct gpu_i2c_dev *i2cd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	gpu_enable_i2c_bus(i2cd);
+	/*
+	 * Runtime resume ccgx client so that it can see for any
+	 * connector change event. Old ccg firmware has known
+	 * issue of not triggering interrupt when a device is
+	 * connected to runtime resume the controller.
+	 */
+	pm_request_resume(&i2cd->ccgx_client->dev);
 	return 0;
 }