diff --git a/include/target.h b/include/target.h
index 772afdf..2a3579a 100644
--- a/include/target.h
+++ b/include/target.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Travis Geiselbrecht
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2014, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
  * a copy of this software and associated documentation files
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 void target_usb_stop(void);
 uint32_t target_get_hlos_subtype(void);
 void shutdown_device();
+uint32_t target_is_pwrkey_pon_reason(void);
 bool target_warm_boot(void);
 bool target_use_signed_kernel(void);
 int _emmc_recovery_init(void);
diff --git a/target/msm8952/init.c b/target/msm8952/init.c
index 1f4f60c..c77cd39 100644
--- a/target/msm8952/init.c
+++ b/target/msm8952/init.c
@@ -194,6 +194,15 @@
 	return pm8x41_resin_status();
 }
 
+uint32_t target_is_pwrkey_pon_reason()
+{
+	uint8_t pon_reason = pm8950_get_pon_reason();
+	if (pm8x41_get_is_cold_boot() && ((pon_reason == KPDPWR_N) || (pon_reason == (KPDPWR_N|PON1))))
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
 static void target_keystatus()
 {
 	keys_init();