diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index ecf2775..d327ffa 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 static int bdl_pos_adj[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = -1};
 static int probe_mask[SNDRV_CARDS] = {[0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)] = -1};
 static int probe_only[SNDRV_CARDS];
+static int jackpoll_ms[SNDRV_CARDS];
 static bool single_cmd;
 static int enable_msi = -1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(probe_mask, "Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1).");
 module_param_array(probe_only, int, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(probe_only, "Only probing and no codec initialization.");
+module_param_array(jackpoll_ms, int, NULL, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(jackpoll_ms, "Ms between polling for jack events (default = 0, using unsol events only)");
 module_param(single_cmd, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(single_cmd, "Use single command to communicate with codecs "
 		 "(for debugging only).");
@@ -1582,6 +1585,22 @@
 	bus->in_reset = 0;
 }
 
+static int get_jackpoll_interval(struct azx *chip)
+{
+	int i = jackpoll_ms[chip->dev_index];
+	unsigned int j;
+	if (i == 0)
+		return 0;
+	if (i < 50 || i > 60000)
+		j = 0;
+	else
+		j = msecs_to_jiffies(i);
+	if (j == 0)
+		snd_printk(KERN_WARNING SFX
+			   "jackpoll_ms value out of range: %d\n", i);
+	return j;
+}
+
 /*
  * Codec initialization
  */
@@ -1666,6 +1685,7 @@
 			err = snd_hda_codec_new(chip->bus, c, &codec);
 			if (err < 0)
 				continue;
+			codec->jackpoll_interval = get_jackpoll_interval(chip);
 			codec->beep_mode = chip->beep_mode;
 			codecs++;
 		}