diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index c7da88f..f19c3e1 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@
  * wireless extensions but this is subject to reevaluation as soon as this
  * code is used more widely and we have a first user without wext.
  *
+ * @suspend: wiphy device needs to be suspended
+ * @resume: wiphy device needs to be resumed
+ *
  * @add_virtual_intf: create a new virtual interface with the given name,
  *	must set the struct wireless_dev's iftype.
  *
@@ -525,6 +528,9 @@
  * @set_mgmt_extra_ie: Set extra IE data for management frames
  */
 struct cfg80211_ops {
+	int	(*suspend)(struct wiphy *wiphy);
+	int	(*resume)(struct wiphy *wiphy);
+
 	int	(*add_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
 				    enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
 				    struct vif_params *params);
diff --git a/net/wireless/sysfs.c b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
index 79a3828..26a72b0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
@@ -55,6 +55,34 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+static int wiphy_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = dev_to_rdev(dev);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (rdev->ops->suspend) {
+		rtnl_lock();
+		ret = rdev->ops->suspend(&rdev->wiphy);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int wiphy_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = dev_to_rdev(dev);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (rdev->ops->resume) {
+		rtnl_lock();
+		ret = rdev->ops->resume(&rdev->wiphy);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 struct class ieee80211_class = {
 	.name = "ieee80211",
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
@@ -63,6 +91,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 	.dev_uevent = wiphy_uevent,
 #endif
+	.suspend = wiphy_suspend,
+	.resume = wiphy_resume,
 };
 
 int wiphy_sysfs_init(void)