diff --git a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.rst b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.rst
index 2c2ec99b5088..78bef529464f 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.rst
@@ -382,6 +382,12 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include/linux/pm_runtime.h:
       nonzero, increment the counter and return 1; otherwise return 0 without
       changing the counter
 
+  `int pm_runtime_get_if_active(struct device *dev, bool ign_usage_count);`
+    - return -EINVAL if 'power.disable_depth' is nonzero; otherwise, if the
+      runtime PM status is RPM_ACTIVE, and either ign_usage_count is true
+      or the device's usage_count is non-zero, increment the counter and
+      return 1; otherwise return 0 without changing the counter
+
   `void pm_runtime_put_noidle(struct device *dev);`
     - decrement the device's usage counter
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index 6e110c80079d..7f93ac63b5b6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1129,29 +1129,47 @@ int __pm_runtime_resume(struct device *dev, int rpmflags)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__pm_runtime_resume);
 
 /**
- * pm_runtime_get_if_in_use - Conditionally bump up the device's usage counter.
+ * pm_runtime_get_if_active - Conditionally bump up the device's usage counter.
  * @dev: Device to handle.
  *
  * Return -EINVAL if runtime PM is disabled for the device.
  *
- * If that's not the case and if the device's runtime PM status is RPM_ACTIVE
- * and the runtime PM usage counter is nonzero, increment the counter and
- * return 1.  Otherwise return 0 without changing the counter.
+ * Otherwise, if the device's runtime PM status is RPM_ACTIVE and either
+ * ign_usage_count is true or the device's usage_count is non-zero, increment
+ * the counter and return 1. Otherwise return 0 without changing the counter.
+ *
+ * If ign_usage_count is true, the function can be used to prevent suspending
+ * the device when its runtime PM status is RPM_ACTIVE.
+ *
+ * If ign_usage_count is false, the function can be used to prevent suspending
+ * the device when both its runtime PM status is RPM_ACTIVE and its usage_count
+ * is non-zero.
+ *
+ * The caller is resposible for putting the device's usage count when ther
+ * return value is greater than zero.
  */
-int pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(struct device *dev)
+int pm_runtime_get_if_active(struct device *dev, bool ign_usage_count)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int retval;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->power.lock, flags);
-	retval = dev->power.disable_depth > 0 ? -EINVAL :
-		dev->power.runtime_status == RPM_ACTIVE
-			&& atomic_inc_not_zero(&dev->power.usage_count);
+	if (dev->power.disable_depth > 0) {
+		retval = -EINVAL;
+	} else if (dev->power.runtime_status != RPM_ACTIVE) {
+		retval = 0;
+	} else if (ign_usage_count) {
+		retval = 1;
+		atomic_inc(&dev->power.usage_count);
+	} else {
+		retval = atomic_inc_not_zero(&dev->power.usage_count);
+	}
 	trace_rpm_usage_rcuidle(dev, 0);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->power.lock, flags);
+
 	return retval;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_runtime_get_if_in_use);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_runtime_get_if_active);
 
 /**
  * __pm_runtime_set_status - Set runtime PM status of a device.
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_runtime.h b/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
index 7145795b4b9d..f615e217e575 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extern int pm_runtime_force_resume(struct device *dev);
 extern int __pm_runtime_idle(struct device *dev, int rpmflags);
 extern int __pm_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev, int rpmflags);
 extern int __pm_runtime_resume(struct device *dev, int rpmflags);
-extern int pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(struct device *dev);
+extern int pm_runtime_get_if_active(struct device *dev, bool ign_usage_count);
 extern int pm_schedule_suspend(struct device *dev, unsigned int delay);
 extern int __pm_runtime_set_status(struct device *dev, unsigned int status);
 extern int pm_runtime_barrier(struct device *dev);
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ extern void pm_runtime_put_suppliers(struct device *dev);
 extern void pm_runtime_new_link(struct device *dev);
 extern void pm_runtime_drop_link(struct device_link *link);
 
+static inline int pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return pm_runtime_get_if_active(dev, false);
+}
+
 static inline void pm_suspend_ignore_children(struct device *dev, bool enable)
 {
 	dev->power.ignore_children = enable;
@@ -142,6 +147,11 @@ static inline int pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+static inline int pm_runtime_get_if_active(struct device *dev,
+					   bool ign_usage_count)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
 static inline int __pm_runtime_set_status(struct device *dev,
 					    unsigned int status) { return 0; }
 static inline int pm_runtime_barrier(struct device *dev) { return 0; }