diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
index c3d78073d1ad09..7f8f939835fd1b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
@@ -417,10 +418,20 @@ static irqreturn_t ssp_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct driver_data *drv_data = dev_id;
 	void __iomem *reg = drv_data->ioaddr;
-	u32 sccr1_reg = read_SSCR1(reg);
+	u32 sccr1_reg;
 	u32 mask = drv_data->mask_sr;
 	u32 status;
 
+	/*
+	 * The IRQ might be shared with other peripherals so we must first
+	 * check that are we RPM suspended or not. If we are we assume that
+	 * the IRQ was not for us (we shouldn't be RPM suspended when the
+	 * interrupt is enabled).
+	 */
+	if (pm_runtime_suspended(&drv_data->pdev->dev))
+		return IRQ_NONE;
+
+	sccr1_reg = read_SSCR1(reg);
 	status = read_SSSR(reg);
 
 	/* Ignore possible writes if we don't need to write */
@@ -678,6 +689,27 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_master *master,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int pxa2xx_spi_prepare_transfer(struct spi_master *master)
+{
+	struct driver_data *drv_data = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&drv_data->pdev->dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pxa2xx_spi_unprepare_transfer(struct spi_master *master)
+{
+	struct driver_data *drv_data = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+
+	/* Disable the SSP now */
+	write_SSCR0(read_SSCR0(drv_data->ioaddr) & ~SSCR0_SSE,
+		    drv_data->ioaddr);
+
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&drv_data->pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&drv_data->pdev->dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int setup_cs(struct spi_device *spi, struct chip_data *chip,
 		    struct pxa2xx_spi_chip *chip_info)
 {
@@ -915,6 +947,8 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	master->cleanup = cleanup;
 	master->setup = setup;
 	master->transfer_one_message = pxa2xx_spi_transfer_one_message;
+	master->prepare_transfer_hardware = pxa2xx_spi_prepare_transfer;
+	master->unprepare_transfer_hardware = pxa2xx_spi_unprepare_transfer;
 
 	drv_data->ssp_type = ssp->type;
 	drv_data->null_dma_buf = (u32 *)PTR_ALIGN(&drv_data[1], DMA_ALIGNMENT);
@@ -980,6 +1014,11 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_error_clock_enabled;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&pdev->dev, 50);
+	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
+
 	return status;
 
 out_error_clock_enabled:
@@ -1002,6 +1041,8 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return 0;
 	ssp = drv_data->ssp;
 
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+
 	/* Disable the SSP at the peripheral and SOC level */
 	write_SSCR0(0, drv_data->ioaddr);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ssp->clk);
@@ -1010,6 +1051,9 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (drv_data->master_info->enable_dma)
 		pxa2xx_spi_dma_release(drv_data);
 
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
 	/* Release IRQ */
 	free_irq(ssp->irq, drv_data);
 
@@ -1069,20 +1113,37 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME
+static int pxa2xx_spi_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct driver_data *drv_data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	clk_disable_unprepare(drv_data->ssp->clk);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pxa2xx_spi_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct driver_data *drv_data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	clk_prepare_enable(drv_data->ssp->clk);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 
 static const struct dev_pm_ops pxa2xx_spi_pm_ops = {
-	.suspend	= pxa2xx_spi_suspend,
-	.resume		= pxa2xx_spi_resume,
+	SET_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(pxa2xx_spi_suspend, pxa2xx_spi_resume)
+	SET_RUNTIME_PM_OPS(pxa2xx_spi_runtime_suspend,
+			   pxa2xx_spi_runtime_resume, NULL)
 };
-#endif
 
 static struct platform_driver driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "pxa2xx-spi",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
 		.pm	= &pxa2xx_spi_pm_ops,
-#endif
 	},
 	.probe = pxa2xx_spi_probe,
 	.remove = pxa2xx_spi_remove,