diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 460d4dde5994..316526a05250 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -2036,6 +2036,114 @@ int usb_disable_usb2_hardware_lpm(struct usb_device *udev)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_SIDEBAND_SUSPEND)
+
+/**
+ * usb_offload_get - increment the offload_usage of a USB device
+ * @udev: the USB device to increment its offload_usage
+ *
+ * Incrementing the offload_usage of a usb_device indicates that offload is
+ * enabled on this usb_device; that is, another entity is actively handling USB
+ * transfers. This information allows the USB driver to adjust its power
+ * management policy based on offload activity.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold @udev's device lock.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success. A negative error code otherwise.
+ */
+int usb_offload_get(struct usb_device *udev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (udev->state == USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED ||
+			udev->state == USB_STATE_SUSPENDED)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	/*
+	 * offload_usage could only be modified when the device is active, since
+	 * it will alter the suspend flow of the device.
+	 */
+	ret = usb_autoresume_device(udev);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	refcount_inc(&udev->offload_usage);
+	usb_autosuspend_device(udev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_offload_get);
+
+/**
+ * usb_offload_put - drop the offload_usage of a USB device
+ * @udev: the USB device to drop its offload_usage
+ *
+ * The inverse operation of usb_offload_get, which drops the offload_usage of
+ * a USB device. This information allows the USB driver to adjust its power
+ * management policy based on offload activity.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold @udev's device lock.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success. A negative error code otherwise.
+ */
+int usb_offload_put(struct usb_device *udev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (udev->state == USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED ||
+			udev->state == USB_STATE_SUSPENDED)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	/*
+	 * offload_usage could only be modified when the device is active, since
+	 * it will alter the suspend flow of the device.
+	 */
+	ret = usb_autoresume_device(udev);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Drop the count when it wasn't 0, ignore the operation otherwise. */
+	ret = refcount_add_not_zero(-1, &udev->offload_usage);
+	usb_autosuspend_device(udev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_offload_put);
+
+/**
+ * usb_offload_check - check offload activities on a USB device
+ * @udev: the USB device to check its offload activity.
+ *
+ * Check if there are any offload activity on the USB device right now. This
+ * information could be used for power management or other forms of resource
+ * management.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold @udev's device lock.
+ *
+ * Returns true on any offload activity, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool usb_offload_check(struct usb_device *udev)
+{
+	struct usb_device *child;
+	bool active;
+	int port1;
+
+	usb_hub_for_each_child(udev, port1, child) {
+		device_lock(&child->dev);
+		active = usb_offload_check(child);
+		device_unlock(&child->dev);
+		if (active)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return !!refcount_read(&udev->offload_usage);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_offload_check);
+
+#endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_SIDEBAND_SUSPEND) */
+
 const struct bus_type usb_bus_type = {
 	.name =		"usb",
 	.match =	usb_device_match,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 0b4685aad2d5..765987813630 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ struct usb_device *usb_alloc_dev(struct usb_device *parent,
 	dev->state = USB_STATE_ATTACHED;
 	dev->lpm_disable_count = 1;
 	atomic_set(&dev->urbnum, 0);
+	refcount_set(&dev->offload_usage, 0);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->ep0.urb_list);
 	dev->ep0.desc.bLength = USB_DT_ENDPOINT_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
index 033a9a4b51fe..b564f46f1c87 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ config USB_XHCI_SIDEBAND
 	  xHCI USB endpoints directly, allowing CPU to sleep while playing
 	  audio.
 
+config USB_XHCI_SIDEBAND_SUSPEND
+	  bool "xHCI support for sideband during system suspend"
+	  depends on USB_XHCI_SIDEBAND
+	  depends on USB_XHCI_PLATFORM
+	  depends on SUSPEND
+	  help
+	    Say 'Y' to enable the support for the xHCI sideband capability
+	    after system suspended. In addition to USB_XHCI_SIDEBAND, this
+	    config allows endpoints and interrupters associated with the
+	    sideband function when system is suspended.
+
 config USB_XHCI_TEGRA
 	tristate "xHCI support for NVIDIA Tegra SoCs"
 	depends on PHY_TEGRA_XUSB
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index b46738701f8d..f3a4064c729c 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ struct usb3_lpm_parameters {
  *	parent->hub_delay + wHubDelay + tTPTransmissionDelay (40ns)
  *	Will be used as wValue for SetIsochDelay requests.
  * @use_generic_driver: ask driver core to reprobe using the generic driver.
+ * @offload_usage: number of offload activities happening on this usb device.
  *
  * Notes:
  * Usbcore drivers should not set usbdev->state directly.  Instead use
@@ -733,6 +734,8 @@ struct usb_device {
 
 	u16 hub_delay;
 	unsigned use_generic_driver:1;
+
+	refcount_t offload_usage;
 };
 
 #define to_usb_device(__dev)	container_of_const(__dev, struct usb_device, dev)
@@ -839,6 +842,20 @@ static inline void usb_mark_last_busy(struct usb_device *udev)
 { }
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_SIDEBAND_SUSPEND)
+int usb_offload_get(struct usb_device *udev);
+int usb_offload_put(struct usb_device *udev);
+bool usb_offload_check(struct usb_device *udev);
+#else
+
+static inline int usb_offload_get(struct usb_device *udev)
+{ return 0; }
+static inline int usb_offload_put(struct usb_device *udev)
+{ return 0; }
+static inline bool usb_offload_check(struct usb_device *udev)
+{ return false; }
+#endif
+
 extern int usb_disable_lpm(struct usb_device *udev);
 extern void usb_enable_lpm(struct usb_device *udev);
 /* Same as above, but these functions lock/unlock the bandwidth_mutex. */
