diff --git a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
index 480c0c8c18e4..6a9327f3c5b4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/atmel-quadspi.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi-mem.h>
 
 /* QSPI register offsets */
@@ -417,9 +418,13 @@ static int atmel_qspi_exec_op(struct spi_mem *mem, const struct spi_mem_op *op)
 	if (op->addr.val + op->data.nbytes > aq->mmap_size)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
+	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&aq->pdev->dev);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 	err = atmel_qspi_set_cfg(aq, op, &offset);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto pm_runtime_put;
 
 	/* Skip to the final steps if there is no data */
 	if (op->data.nbytes) {
@@ -441,7 +446,7 @@ static int atmel_qspi_exec_op(struct spi_mem *mem, const struct spi_mem_op *op)
 	/* Poll INSTRuction End status */
 	sr = atmel_qspi_read(aq, QSPI_SR);
 	if ((sr & QSPI_SR_CMD_COMPLETED) == QSPI_SR_CMD_COMPLETED)
-		return err;
+		goto pm_runtime_put;
 
 	/* Wait for INSTRuction End interrupt */
 	reinit_completion(&aq->cmd_completion);
@@ -452,6 +457,9 @@ static int atmel_qspi_exec_op(struct spi_mem *mem, const struct spi_mem_op *op)
 		err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	atmel_qspi_write(QSPI_SR_CMD_COMPLETED, aq, QSPI_IDR);
 
+pm_runtime_put:
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&aq->pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&aq->pdev->dev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -472,6 +480,7 @@ static int atmel_qspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct atmel_qspi *aq = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctrl);
 	unsigned long src_rate;
 	u32 scbr;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (ctrl->busy)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -488,9 +497,16 @@ static int atmel_qspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (scbr > 0)
 		scbr--;
 
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(ctrl->dev.parent);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	aq->scr = QSPI_SCR_SCBR(scbr);
 	atmel_qspi_write(aq->scr, aq, QSPI_SCR);
 
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(ctrl->dev.parent);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(ctrl->dev.parent);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -621,11 +637,24 @@ static int atmel_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto disable_qspick;
 
+	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&pdev->dev, 500);
+	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
+
 	atmel_qspi_init(aq);
 
 	err = spi_register_controller(ctrl);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 		goto disable_qspick;
+	}
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -641,9 +670,18 @@ static int atmel_qspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct spi_controller *ctrl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct atmel_qspi *aq = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctrl);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	spi_unregister_controller(ctrl);
 	atmel_qspi_write(QSPI_CR_QSPIDIS, aq, QSPI_CR);
+
+	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(aq->qspick);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(aq->pclk);
 	return 0;
@@ -653,10 +691,19 @@ static int __maybe_unused atmel_qspi_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct spi_controller *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct atmel_qspi *aq = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctrl);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	atmel_qspi_write(QSPI_CR_QSPIDIS, aq, QSPI_CR);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(aq->qspick);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(aq->pclk);
+
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
+	pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
+
+	clk_unprepare(aq->qspick);
+	clk_unprepare(aq->pclk);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -665,19 +712,54 @@ static int __maybe_unused atmel_qspi_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct spi_controller *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct atmel_qspi *aq = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctrl);
+	int ret;
 
-	clk_prepare_enable(aq->pclk);
-	clk_prepare_enable(aq->qspick);
+	clk_prepare(aq->pclk);
+	clk_prepare(aq->qspick);
+
+	ret = pm_runtime_force_resume(dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	atmel_qspi_init(aq);
 
 	atmel_qspi_write(aq->scr, aq, QSPI_SCR);
 
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __maybe_unused atmel_qspi_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct spi_controller *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct atmel_qspi *aq = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctrl);
+
+	clk_disable(aq->qspick);
+	clk_disable(aq->pclk);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(atmel_qspi_pm_ops, atmel_qspi_suspend,
-			 atmel_qspi_resume);
+static int __maybe_unused atmel_qspi_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct spi_controller *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct atmel_qspi *aq = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctrl);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = clk_enable(aq->pclk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return clk_enable(aq->qspick);
+}
+
+static const struct dev_pm_ops __maybe_unused atmel_qspi_pm_ops = {
+	SET_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(atmel_qspi_suspend, atmel_qspi_resume)
+	SET_RUNTIME_PM_OPS(atmel_qspi_runtime_suspend,
+			   atmel_qspi_runtime_resume, NULL)
+};
 
 static const struct atmel_qspi_caps atmel_sama5d2_qspi_caps = {};
 
