diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c
index 2b0301fc971c..b2cd8e06f374 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/pm_qos.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi-mem.h>
 
+/* runtime pm timeout */
+#define FSPI_RPM_TIMEOUT 50	/* 50ms */
 /*
  * The driver only uses one single LUT entry, that is updated on
  * each call of exec_op(). Index 0 is preset at boot with a basic
@@ -375,6 +379,8 @@ struct nxp_fspi {
 	struct mutex lock;
 	struct pm_qos_request pm_qos_req;
 	int selected;
+#define FSPI_INITILIZED		(1 << 0)
+	int flags;
 };
 
 static inline int needs_ip_only(struct nxp_fspi *f)
@@ -866,6 +872,12 @@ static int nxp_fspi_exec_op(struct spi_mem *mem, const struct spi_mem_op *op)
 
 	mutex_lock(&f->lock);
 
+	err = pm_runtime_get_sync(f->dev);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(f->dev, "Failed to enable clock %d\n", __LINE__);
+		goto err_mutex;
+	}
+
 	/* Wait for controller being ready. */
 	err = fspi_readl_poll_tout(f, f->iobase + FSPI_STS0,
 				   FSPI_STS0_ARB_IDLE, 1, POLL_TOUT, true);
@@ -894,8 +906,14 @@ static int nxp_fspi_exec_op(struct spi_mem *mem, const struct spi_mem_op *op)
 	/* Invalidate the data in the AHB buffer. */
 	nxp_fspi_invalid(f);
 
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(f->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(f->dev);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&f->lock);
+	return err;
 
+err_mutex:
+	mutex_unlock(&f->lock);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1141,12 +1159,17 @@ static int nxp_fspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			ret = PTR_ERR(f->clk);
 			goto err_put_ctrl;
 		}
+	}
 
-		ret = nxp_fspi_clk_prep_enable(f);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(dev, "can not enable the clock\n");
-			goto err_put_ctrl;
-		}
+	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(dev, FSPI_RPM_TIMEOUT);
+	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(dev);
+
+	/* enable clock */
+	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(f->dev);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(f->dev, "Failed to enable clock %d\n", __LINE__);
+		goto err_put_ctrl;
 	}
 
 	/* Clear potential interrupts */
@@ -1180,13 +1203,19 @@ static int nxp_fspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_destroy_mutex;
 
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(f->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(f->dev);
+
+	/* indicate the controller has been initialized */
+	f->flags |= FSPI_INITILIZED;
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_destroy_mutex:
 	mutex_destroy(&f->lock);
 
 err_disable_clk:
-	nxp_fspi_clk_disable_unprep(f);
+	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 
 err_put_ctrl:
 	spi_controller_put(ctlr);
@@ -1212,20 +1241,79 @@ static int nxp_fspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int nxp_fspi_suspend(struct device *dev)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+static int nxp_fspi_initialized(struct nxp_fspi *f)
+{
+	return f->flags & FSPI_INITILIZED;
+}
+
+static int nxp_fspi_need_reinit(struct nxp_fspi *f)
+{
+	/*
+	 * we always use the controller in combination mode, so we check
+	 * this register bit to determine if the controller once lost power,
+	 * such as suspend/resume, and need to be re-init.
+	 */
+
+	return !(readl(f->iobase + FSPI_MCR0) & FSPI_MCR0_OCTCOMB_EN);
+}
+
+static int nxp_fspi_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct nxp_fspi *f = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	nxp_fspi_clk_disable_unprep(f);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int nxp_fspi_resume(struct device *dev)
+static int nxp_fspi_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct nxp_fspi *f = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	nxp_fspi_default_setup(f);
+	nxp_fspi_clk_prep_enable(f);
+
+	if (nxp_fspi_initialized(f) && nxp_fspi_need_reinit(f))
+		nxp_fspi_default_setup(f);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int nxp_fspi_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "select flexspi sleep pinctrl failed!\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
+}
+
+static int nxp_fspi_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pm_runtime_force_resume(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = pinctrl_pm_select_default_state(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(dev, "select flexspi default pinctrl failed!\n");
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+static const struct dev_pm_ops nxp_fspi_pm_ops = {
+	SET_RUNTIME_PM_OPS(nxp_fspi_runtime_suspend, nxp_fspi_runtime_resume, NULL)
+	SET_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(nxp_fspi_suspend, nxp_fspi_resume)
+};
+#endif	/* CONFIG_PM */
+
 static const struct of_device_id nxp_fspi_dt_ids[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "nxp,lx2160a-fspi", .data = (void *)&lx2160a_data, },
 	{ .compatible = "nxp,imx8mm-fspi", .data = (void *)&imx8mm_data, },
@@ -1244,11 +1332,6 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id nxp_fspi_acpi_ids[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, nxp_fspi_acpi_ids);
 #endif
 
-static const struct dev_pm_ops nxp_fspi_pm_ops = {
-	.suspend	= nxp_fspi_suspend,
-	.resume		= nxp_fspi_resume,
-};
-
 static struct platform_driver nxp_fspi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "nxp-fspi",
