diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
index 2aeef0bc6930..850d4004c50e 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #define IMX_MU_CHANS		16
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ struct imx_mu_priv {
 	const struct imx_mu_dcfg	*dcfg;
 	struct clk		*clk;
 	int			irq;
+	bool			suspend;
 
 	u32 xcr[4];
 
@@ -307,6 +309,9 @@ static irqreturn_t imx_mu_isr(int irq, void *p)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
+	if (priv->suspend)
+		pm_system_wakeup();
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -652,6 +657,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused imx_mu_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev)
 			priv->xcr[i] = imx_mu_read(priv, priv->dcfg->xCR[i]);
 	}
 
+	priv->suspend = true;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -673,6 +680,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused imx_mu_resume_noirq(struct device *dev)
 			imx_mu_write(priv, priv->xcr[i], priv->dcfg->xCR[i]);
 	}
 
+	priv->suspend = false;
+
 	return 0;
 }