diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
index 9ff853229957..8d097d10fd13 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 #include "tpm.h"
 #include "tpm_eventlog.h"
 
@@ -388,8 +389,20 @@ static int tpm_add_legacy_sysfs(struct tpm_chip *chip)
  */
 int tpm_chip_register(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF
+	struct device_node *np;
+#endif
 	int rc;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF
+	np = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "vtpm");
+	if (np) {
+		if (of_property_read_bool(np, "powered-while-suspended"))
+			chip->flags |= TPM_CHIP_FLAG_ALWAYS_POWERED;
+	}
+	of_node_put(np);
+#endif
+
 	if (chip->ops->flags & TPM_OPS_AUTO_STARTUP) {
 		if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
 			rc = tpm2_auto_startup(chip);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index 830d7e30e508..5463b649bdf1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -969,6 +969,9 @@ int tpm_pm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (chip == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_ALWAYS_POWERED)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
 		tpm2_shutdown(chip, TPM2_SU_STATE);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
index aa4299cf7e5a..a4fc2badf633 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ enum tpm_chip_flags {
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2		= BIT(1),
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_IRQ		= BIT(2),
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_VIRTUAL		= BIT(3),
+	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_ALWAYS_POWERED	= BIT(5),
 };
 
 struct tpm_chip {