diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index 2f0d4db40a9e..a0b4d781e606 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ static int acpi_suspend_begin(suspend_state_t pm_state)
 		pr_err("ACPI does not support sleep state S%u\n", acpi_state);
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
+	if (acpi_state > ACPI_STATE_S1)
+		pm_set_suspend_via_firmware();
 
 	acpi_pm_start(acpi_state);
 	return 0;
@@ -522,6 +524,7 @@ static int acpi_suspend_enter(suspend_state_t pm_state)
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 		pr_info(PREFIX "Low-level resume complete\n");
+		pm_set_resume_via_firmware();
 		break;
 	}
 	trace_suspend_resume(TPS("acpi_suspend"), acpi_state, false);
diff --git a/include/linux/suspend.h b/include/linux/suspend.h
index 33aaf9a9596c..8b6ec7ef0854 100644
--- a/include/linux/suspend.h
+++ b/include/linux/suspend.h
@@ -202,6 +202,36 @@ struct platform_freeze_ops {
 extern void suspend_set_ops(const struct platform_suspend_ops *ops);
 extern int suspend_valid_only_mem(suspend_state_t state);
 
+extern unsigned int pm_suspend_global_flags;
+
+#define PM_SUSPEND_FLAG_FW_SUSPEND	(1 << 0)
+#define PM_SUSPEND_FLAG_FW_RESUME	(1 << 1)
+
+static inline void pm_suspend_clear_flags(void)
+{
+	pm_suspend_global_flags = 0;
+}
+
+static inline void pm_set_suspend_via_firmware(void)
+{
+	pm_suspend_global_flags |= PM_SUSPEND_FLAG_FW_SUSPEND;
+}
+
+static inline void pm_set_resume_via_firmware(void)
+{
+	pm_suspend_global_flags |= PM_SUSPEND_FLAG_FW_RESUME;
+}
+
+static inline bool pm_suspend_via_firmware(void)
+{
+	return !!(pm_suspend_global_flags & PM_SUSPEND_FLAG_FW_SUSPEND);
+}
+
+static inline bool pm_resume_via_firmware(void)
+{
+	return !!(pm_suspend_global_flags & PM_SUSPEND_FLAG_FW_RESUME);
+}
+
 /* Suspend-to-idle state machnine. */
 enum freeze_state {
 	FREEZE_STATE_NONE,      /* Not suspended/suspending. */
@@ -241,6 +271,12 @@ extern int pm_suspend(suspend_state_t state);
 #else /* !CONFIG_SUSPEND */
 #define suspend_valid_only_mem	NULL
 
+static inline void pm_suspend_clear_flags(void) {}
+static inline void pm_set_suspend_via_firmware(void) {}
+static inline void pm_set_resume_via_firmware(void) {}
+static inline bool pm_suspend_via_firmware(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool pm_resume_via_firmware(void) { return false; }
+
 static inline void suspend_set_ops(const struct platform_suspend_ops *ops) {}
 static inline int pm_suspend(suspend_state_t state) { return -ENOSYS; }
 static inline bool idle_should_freeze(void) { return false; }
diff --git a/kernel/power/suspend.c b/kernel/power/suspend.c
index 7e4cda4a8dd9..f9fe133c13e2 100644
--- a/kernel/power/suspend.c
+++ b/kernel/power/suspend.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 const char *pm_labels[] = { "mem", "standby", "freeze", NULL };
 const char *pm_states[PM_SUSPEND_MAX];
 
+unsigned int pm_suspend_global_flags;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_suspend_global_flags);
+
 static const struct platform_suspend_ops *suspend_ops;
 static const struct platform_freeze_ops *freeze_ops;
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(suspend_freeze_wait_head);
@@ -493,6 +496,7 @@ static int enter_state(suspend_state_t state)
 #endif
 
 	pr_debug("PM: Preparing system for sleep (%s)\n", pm_states[state]);
+	pm_suspend_clear_flags();
 	error = suspend_prepare(state);
 	if (error)
 		goto Unlock;