diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index d4609029f014..f4f85dd1cd97 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ struct device;
 #define SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD	0x8		/* after widget power down */
 #define SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_REG	0x10	/* before audio path setup */
 #define SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_REG	0x20	/* after audio path setup */
+#define SND_SOC_DAPM_WILL_PMU   0x40    /* called at start of sequence */
+#define SND_SOC_DAPM_WILL_PMD   0x80    /* called at start of sequence */
 #define SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_POST_PMD \
 				(SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMD | SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD)
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index a80c883bb8be..e4e5420de725 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -1277,6 +1277,14 @@ static void dapm_seq_check_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 		ev_name = "POST_PMD";
 		power = 0;
 		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAPM_WILL_PMU:
+		ev_name = "WILL_PMU";
+		power = 1;
+		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAPM_WILL_PMD:
+		ev_name = "WILL_PMD";
+		power = 0;
+		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();
 		return;
@@ -1737,6 +1745,14 @@ static int dapm_power_widgets(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, int event)
 					&async_domain);
 	async_synchronize_full_domain(&async_domain);
 
+	list_for_each_entry(w, &down_list, list) {
+		dapm_seq_check_event(dapm, w, SND_SOC_DAPM_WILL_PMD);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(w, &up_list, list) {
+		dapm_seq_check_event(dapm, w, SND_SOC_DAPM_WILL_PMU);
+	}
+
 	/* Power down widgets first; try to avoid amplifying pops. */
 	dapm_seq_run(dapm, &down_list, event, false);