diff --git a/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c b/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
index c8a77b428b52..1b33a3ebbfec 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ struct bam_device {
 	/* execution environment ID, from DT */
 	u32 ee;
 	bool controlled_remotely;
+	bool powered_remotely;
+	u32 active_channels;
 
 	const struct reg_offset_data *layout;
 
@@ -415,6 +417,44 @@ static inline void __iomem *bam_addr(struct bam_device *bdev, u32 pipe,
 		r.ee_mult * bdev->ee;
 }
 
+/**
+ * bam_reset - reset and initialize BAM registers
+ * @bdev: bam device
+ */
+static void bam_reset(struct bam_device *bdev)
+{
+	u32 val;
+
+	/* s/w reset bam */
+	/* after reset all pipes are disabled and idle */
+	val = readl_relaxed(bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
+	val |= BAM_SW_RST;
+	writel_relaxed(val, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
+	val &= ~BAM_SW_RST;
+	writel_relaxed(val, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
+
+	/* make sure previous stores are visible before enabling BAM */
+	wmb();
+
+	/* enable bam */
+	val |= BAM_EN;
+	writel_relaxed(val, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
+
+	/* set descriptor threshhold, start with 4 bytes */
+	writel_relaxed(DEFAULT_CNT_THRSHLD,
+			bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_DESC_CNT_TRSHLD));
+
+	/* Enable default set of h/w workarounds, ie all except BAM_FULL_PIPE */
+	writel_relaxed(BAM_CNFG_BITS_DEFAULT, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CNFG_BITS));
+
+	/* enable irqs for errors */
+	writel_relaxed(BAM_ERROR_EN | BAM_HRESP_ERR_EN,
+			bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_IRQ_EN));
+
+	/* unmask global bam interrupt */
+	writel_relaxed(BAM_IRQ_MSK, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_IRQ_SRCS_MSK_EE));
+}
+
 /**
  * bam_reset_channel - Reset individual BAM DMA channel
  * @bchan: bam channel
@@ -512,6 +552,9 @@ static int bam_alloc_chan(struct dma_chan *chan)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	if (bdev->active_channels++ == 0 && bdev->powered_remotely)
+		bam_reset(bdev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -565,6 +608,13 @@ static void bam_free_chan(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	/* disable irq */
 	writel_relaxed(0, bam_addr(bdev, bchan->id, BAM_P_IRQ_EN));
 
+	if (--bdev->active_channels == 0 && bdev->powered_remotely) {
+		/* s/w reset bam */
+		val = readl_relaxed(bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
+		val |= BAM_SW_RST;
+		writel_relaxed(val, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
+	}
+
 err:
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(bdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(bdev->dev);
@@ -1164,38 +1214,10 @@ static int bam_init(struct bam_device *bdev)
 		bdev->num_channels = val & BAM_NUM_PIPES_MASK;
 	}
 
-	if (bdev->controlled_remotely)
+	if (bdev->controlled_remotely || bdev->powered_remotely)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* s/w reset bam */
-	/* after reset all pipes are disabled and idle */
-	val = readl_relaxed(bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
-	val |= BAM_SW_RST;
-	writel_relaxed(val, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
-	val &= ~BAM_SW_RST;
-	writel_relaxed(val, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
-
-	/* make sure previous stores are visible before enabling BAM */
-	wmb();
-
-	/* enable bam */
-	val |= BAM_EN;
-	writel_relaxed(val, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CTRL));
-
-	/* set descriptor threshhold, start with 4 bytes */
-	writel_relaxed(DEFAULT_CNT_THRSHLD,
-			bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_DESC_CNT_TRSHLD));
-
-	/* Enable default set of h/w workarounds, ie all except BAM_FULL_PIPE */
-	writel_relaxed(BAM_CNFG_BITS_DEFAULT, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_CNFG_BITS));
-
-	/* enable irqs for errors */
-	writel_relaxed(BAM_ERROR_EN | BAM_HRESP_ERR_EN,
-			bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_IRQ_EN));
-
-	/* unmask global bam interrupt */
-	writel_relaxed(BAM_IRQ_MSK, bam_addr(bdev, 0, BAM_IRQ_SRCS_MSK_EE));
-
+	bam_reset(bdev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1257,8 +1279,10 @@ static int bam_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	bdev->controlled_remotely = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
 						"qcom,controlled-remotely");
+	bdev->powered_remotely = of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node,
+						"qcom,powered-remotely");
 
-	if (bdev->controlled_remotely) {
+	if (bdev->controlled_remotely || bdev->powered_remotely) {
 		ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "num-channels",
 					   &bdev->num_channels);
 		if (ret)
@@ -1270,7 +1294,7 @@ static int bam_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dev_err(bdev->dev, "num-ees unspecified in dt\n");
 	}
 
-	if (bdev->controlled_remotely)
+	if (bdev->controlled_remotely || bdev->powered_remotely)
 		bdev->bamclk = devm_clk_get_optional(bdev->dev, "bam_clk");
 	else
 		bdev->bamclk = devm_clk_get(bdev->dev, "bam_clk");
