diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index c2278614e5bf..d776cdee30d7 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -816,10 +816,16 @@ struct snd_soc_component_driver {
 	void (*seq_notifier)(struct snd_soc_component *, enum snd_soc_dapm_type,
 		int subseq);
 	int (*stream_event)(struct snd_soc_component *, int event);
+	int (*set_bias_level)(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			      enum snd_soc_bias_level level);
 
 	/* probe ordering - for components with runtime dependencies */
 	int probe_order;
 	int remove_order;
+
+	/* bits */
+	unsigned int idle_bias_on:1;
+	unsigned int suspend_bias_off:1;
 };
 
 struct snd_soc_component {
@@ -885,6 +891,8 @@ struct snd_soc_component {
 		       int source, unsigned int freq_in, unsigned int freq_out);
 	int (*set_jack)(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 			struct snd_soc_jack *jack,  void *data);
+	int (*set_bias_level)(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			      enum snd_soc_bias_level level);
 
 	/* machine specific init */
 	int (*init)(struct snd_soc_component *component);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index faed564670cd..fb3435121172 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3270,6 +3270,14 @@ static void snd_soc_component_drv_pcm_free(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 		component->driver->pcm_free(pcm);
 }
 
+static int snd_soc_component_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
+					enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_component *component = dapm->component;
+
+	return component->driver->set_bias_level(component, level);
+}
+
 static int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	const struct snd_soc_component_driver *driver, struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -3297,11 +3305,14 @@ static int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	dapm->dev = dev;
 	dapm->component = component;
 	dapm->bias_level = SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF;
-	dapm->idle_bias_off = true;
+	dapm->idle_bias_off = !driver->idle_bias_on;
+	dapm->suspend_bias_off = driver->suspend_bias_off;
 	if (driver->seq_notifier)
 		dapm->seq_notifier = snd_soc_component_seq_notifier;
 	if (driver->stream_event)
 		dapm->stream_event = snd_soc_component_stream_event;
+	if (driver->set_bias_level)
+		dapm->set_bias_level = snd_soc_component_set_bias_level;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->dai_list);
 	mutex_init(&component->io_mutex);