diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h b/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
index 5266ecc7..4b994aa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ int ir_raw_gen_manchester(struct ir_raw_event **ev, unsigned int max,
  * Routines from rc-raw.c to be used internally and by decoders
  */
 u64 ir_raw_get_allowed_protocols(void);
+u64 ir_raw_get_encode_protocols(void);
 int ir_raw_event_register(struct rc_dev *dev);
 void ir_raw_event_unregister(struct rc_dev *dev);
 int ir_raw_handler_register(struct ir_raw_handler *ir_raw_handler);
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
index 6c9580e..b9e4645 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(ir_raw_client_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ir_raw_handler_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(ir_raw_handler_list);
 static u64 available_protocols;
+static u64 encode_protocols;
 
 static int ir_raw_event_thread(void *data)
 {
@@ -240,6 +241,18 @@ ir_raw_get_allowed_protocols(void)
 	return protocols;
 }
 
+/* used internally by the sysfs interface */
+u64
+ir_raw_get_encode_protocols(void)
+{
+	u64 protocols;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
+	protocols = encode_protocols;
+	mutex_unlock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
+	return protocols;
+}
+
 static int change_protocol(struct rc_dev *dev, u64 *rc_type)
 {
 	/* the caller will update dev->enabled_protocols */
@@ -450,6 +463,8 @@ int ir_raw_handler_register(struct ir_raw_handler *ir_raw_handler)
 		list_for_each_entry(raw, &ir_raw_client_list, list)
 			ir_raw_handler->raw_register(raw->dev);
 	available_protocols |= ir_raw_handler->protocols;
+	if (ir_raw_handler->encode)
+		encode_protocols |= ir_raw_handler->protocols;
 	mutex_unlock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -466,6 +481,8 @@ void ir_raw_handler_unregister(struct ir_raw_handler *ir_raw_handler)
 		list_for_each_entry(raw, &ir_raw_client_list, list)
 			ir_raw_handler->raw_unregister(raw->dev);
 	available_protocols &= ~ir_raw_handler->protocols;
+	if (ir_raw_handler->encode)
+		encode_protocols &= ~ir_raw_handler->protocols;
 	mutex_unlock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ir_raw_handler_unregister);
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
index f8c5e47..cb42655 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
@@ -865,6 +865,8 @@ static ssize_t show_protocols(struct device *device,
 	} else {
 		enabled = dev->enabled_wakeup_protocols;
 		allowed = dev->allowed_wakeup_protocols;
+		if (dev->encode_wakeup && !allowed)
+			allowed = ir_raw_get_encode_protocols();
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
@@ -1406,13 +1408,16 @@ int rc_register_device(struct rc_dev *dev)
 		path ? path : "N/A");
 	kfree(path);
 
-	if (dev->driver_type == RC_DRIVER_IR_RAW) {
+	if (dev->driver_type == RC_DRIVER_IR_RAW || dev->encode_wakeup) {
 		/* Load raw decoders, if they aren't already */
 		if (!raw_init) {
 			IR_dprintk(1, "Loading raw decoders\n");
 			ir_raw_init();
 			raw_init = true;
 		}
+	}
+
+	if (dev->driver_type == RC_DRIVER_IR_RAW) {
 		/* calls ir_register_device so unlock mutex here*/
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 		rc = ir_raw_event_register(dev);
diff --git a/include/media/rc-core.h b/include/media/rc-core.h
index 5703c08..9ae433c 100644
--- a/include/media/rc-core.h
+++ b/include/media/rc-core.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ enum rc_filter_type {
  * @input_dev: the input child device used to communicate events to userspace
  * @driver_type: specifies if protocol decoding is done in hardware or software
  * @idle: used to keep track of RX state
+ * @encode_wakeup: wakeup filtering uses IR encode API, therefore the allowed
+ *	wakeup protocols is the set of all raw encoders
  * @allowed_protocols: bitmask with the supported RC_BIT_* protocols
  * @enabled_protocols: bitmask with the enabled RC_BIT_* protocols
  * @allowed_wakeup_protocols: bitmask with the supported RC_BIT_* wakeup protocols
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ struct rc_dev {
 	struct input_dev		*input_dev;
 	enum rc_driver_type		driver_type;
 	bool				idle;
+	bool				encode_wakeup;
 	u64				allowed_protocols;
 	u64				enabled_protocols;
 	u64				allowed_wakeup_protocols;
