diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov7251.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov7251.c
index 0c6970b01c6b..724f651212f1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov7251.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov7251.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -883,8 +884,11 @@ static int ov7251_set_register_array(struct ov7251 *ov7251,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ov7251_set_power_on(struct ov7251 *ov7251)
+static int ov7251_set_power_on(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct i2c_client *client = container_of(dev, struct i2c_client, dev);
+	struct v4l2_subdev *sd = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+	struct ov7251 *ov7251 = to_ov7251(sd);
 	int ret;
 	u32 wait_us;
 
@@ -909,11 +913,17 @@ static int ov7251_set_power_on(struct ov7251 *ov7251)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void ov7251_set_power_off(struct ov7251 *ov7251)
+static int ov7251_set_power_off(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct i2c_client *client = container_of(dev, struct i2c_client, dev);
+	struct v4l2_subdev *sd = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+	struct ov7251 *ov7251 = to_ov7251(sd);
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ov7251->xclk);
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ov7251->enable_gpio, 0);
 	ov7251_regulators_disable(ov7251);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ov7251_s_power(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int on)
@@ -928,7 +938,7 @@ static int ov7251_s_power(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int on)
 		goto exit;
 
 	if (on) {
-		ret = ov7251_set_power_on(ov7251);
+		ret = ov7251_set_power_on(ov7251->dev);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto exit;
 
@@ -937,13 +947,13 @@ static int ov7251_s_power(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int on)
 					ARRAY_SIZE(ov7251_global_init_setting));
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(ov7251->dev, "could not set init registers\n");
-			ov7251_set_power_off(ov7251);
+			ov7251_set_power_off(ov7251->dev);
 			goto exit;
 		}
 
 		ov7251->power_on = true;
 	} else {
-		ov7251_set_power_off(ov7251);
+		ov7251_set_power_off(ov7251->dev);
 		ov7251->power_on = false;
 	}
 
@@ -1017,7 +1027,7 @@ static int ov7251_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 	/* v4l2_ctrl_lock() locks our mutex */
 
-	if (!ov7251->power_on)
+	if (!pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(ov7251->dev))
 		return 0;
 
 	switch (ctrl->id) {
@@ -1041,6 +1051,8 @@ static int ov7251_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_put(ov7251->dev);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1283,10 +1295,15 @@ static int ov7251_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev, int enable)
 	mutex_lock(&ov7251->lock);
 
 	if (enable) {
+		ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(ov7251->dev);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto unlock_out;
+
 		ret = ov7251_pll_configure(ov7251);
-		if (ret)
-			return dev_err_probe(ov7251->dev, ret,
-					     "error configuring PLLs\n");
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(ov7251->dev, "error configuring PLLs\n");
+			goto err_power_down;
+		}
 
 		ret = ov7251_set_register_array(ov7251,
 					ov7251->current_mode->data,
@@ -1295,23 +1312,29 @@ static int ov7251_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev, int enable)
 			dev_err(ov7251->dev, "could not set mode %dx%d\n",
 				ov7251->current_mode->width,
 				ov7251->current_mode->height);
-			goto exit;
+			goto err_power_down;
 		}
 		ret = __v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(&ov7251->ctrls);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(ov7251->dev, "could not sync v4l2 controls\n");
-			goto exit;
+			goto err_power_down;
 		}
 		ret = ov7251_write_reg(ov7251, OV7251_SC_MODE_SELECT,
 				       OV7251_SC_MODE_SELECT_STREAMING);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err_power_down;
 	} else {
 		ret = ov7251_write_reg(ov7251, OV7251_SC_MODE_SELECT,
 				       OV7251_SC_MODE_SELECT_SW_STANDBY);
+		pm_runtime_put(ov7251->dev);
 	}
 
-exit:
+unlock_out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ov7251->lock);
+	return ret;
 
+err_power_down:
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(ov7251->dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1611,23 +1634,24 @@ static int ov7251_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		goto free_ctrl;
 	}
 
-	ret = ov7251_s_power(&ov7251->sd, true);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "could not power up OV7251\n");
+	ret = ov7251_set_power_on(ov7251->dev);
+	if (ret)
 		goto free_entity;
-	}
 
 	ret = ov7251_detect_chip(ov7251);
 	if (ret)
 		goto power_down;
 
+	pm_runtime_set_active(&client->dev);
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&client->dev);
+	pm_runtime_enable(&client->dev);
 
 	ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_PRE_ISP_00,
 			      &ov7251->pre_isp_00);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "could not read test pattern value\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto power_down;
+		goto err_pm_runtime;
 	}
 
 	ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_TIMING_FORMAT1,
@@ -1635,7 +1659,7 @@ static int ov7251_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "could not read vflip value\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto power_down;
+		goto err_pm_runtime;
 	}
 
 	ret = ov7251_read_reg(ov7251, OV7251_TIMING_FORMAT2,
@@ -1643,10 +1667,12 @@ static int ov7251_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "could not read hflip value\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto power_down;
+		goto err_pm_runtime;
 	}
 
-	ov7251_s_power(&ov7251->sd, false);
+	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&client->dev, 1000);
+	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&client->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&client->dev);
 
 	ret = v4l2_async_register_subdev(&ov7251->sd);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1658,8 +1684,11 @@ static int ov7251_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_pm_runtime:
+	pm_runtime_disable(ov7251->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(ov7251->dev);
 power_down:
-	ov7251_s_power(&ov7251->sd, false);
+	ov7251_set_power_off(ov7251->dev);
 free_entity:
 	media_entity_cleanup(&ov7251->sd.entity);
 free_ctrl:
@@ -1679,9 +1708,18 @@ static int ov7251_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&ov7251->ctrls);
 	mutex_destroy(&ov7251->lock);
 
+	pm_runtime_disable(ov7251->dev);
+	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(ov7251->dev))
+		ov7251_set_power_off(ov7251->dev);
+	pm_runtime_set_suspended(ov7251->dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct dev_pm_ops ov7251_pm_ops = {
+	SET_RUNTIME_PM_OPS(ov7251_set_power_off, ov7251_set_power_on, NULL)
+};
+
 static const struct of_device_id ov7251_of_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "ovti,ov7251" },
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
@@ -1699,6 +1737,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver ov7251_i2c_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = ov7251_of_match,
 		.acpi_match_table = ov7251_acpi_match,
 		.name  = "ov7251",
+		.pm = &ov7251_pm_ops,
 	},
 	.probe_new  = ov7251_probe,
 	.remove = ov7251_remove,
