diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/card/Kconfig
index 3b1f783..ebb4afe 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say Y here.
 
+config MMC_BLOCK_DEFERRED_RESUME
+	bool "Deferr MMC layer resume until I/O is requested"
+	depends on MMC_BLOCK
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say Y here to enable deferred MMC resume until I/O
+	  is requested. This will reduce overall resume latency and
+	  save power when theres an SD card inserted but not being used.
+
 config SDIO_UART
 	tristate "SDIO UART/GPS class support"
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index 0227e13..697c223 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -1379,12 +1379,22 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+mmc_blk_set_blksize(struct mmc_blk_data *md, struct mmc_card *card);
+
 static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct mmc_blk_data *md = mq->data;
 	struct mmc_card *card = md->queue.card;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK_DEFERRED_RESUME
+	if (mmc_bus_needs_resume(card->host)) {
+		mmc_resume_bus(card->host);
+		mmc_blk_set_blksize(md, card);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (req && !mq->mqrq_prev->req)
 		/* claim host only for the first request */
 		mmc_claim_host(card->host);
@@ -1771,6 +1781,9 @@
 	mmc_set_drvdata(card, md);
 	mmc_fixup_device(card, blk_fixups);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK_DEFERRED_RESUME
+	mmc_set_bus_resume_policy(card->host, 1);
+#endif
 	if (mmc_add_disk(md))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1796,6 +1809,9 @@
 	mmc_release_host(card->host);
 	mmc_blk_remove_req(md);
 	mmc_set_drvdata(card, NULL);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK_DEFERRED_RESUME
+	mmc_set_bus_resume_policy(card->host, 0);
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 3aad3dc..4db6bc1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2050,6 +2050,12 @@
 
 	host->detect_change = 0;
 
+	/* If the card was removed the bus will be marked
+	 * as dead - extend the wakelock so userspace
+	 * can respond */
+	if (host->bus_dead)
+		extend_wakelock = 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Let mmc_bus_put() free the bus/bus_ops if we've found that
 	 * the card is no longer present.