diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 6deb8d1852cc..85886220ee74 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_delete_codec_preset);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 #define codec_in_pm(codec)	((codec)->in_pm)
+static void hda_pm_work(struct work_struct *work);
 static void hda_power_work(struct work_struct *work);
 static void hda_keep_power_on(struct hda_codec *codec);
 #define hda_codec_is_power_on(codec)	((codec)->power_on)
@@ -839,6 +840,12 @@ static int snd_hda_bus_free(struct hda_bus *bus)
 		bus->ops.private_free(bus);
 	if (bus->workq)
 		destroy_workqueue(bus->workq);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+	if (bus->pm_wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(bus->pm_wq);
+#endif
+
 	kfree(bus);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -883,6 +890,9 @@ int snd_hda_bus_new(struct snd_card *card,
 		.dev_register = snd_hda_bus_dev_register,
 		.dev_free = snd_hda_bus_dev_free,
 	};
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+	char wqname[16];
+#endif
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!temp))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -919,6 +929,16 @@ int snd_hda_bus_new(struct snd_card *card,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+	sprintf(wqname, "hda-pm-wq-%d", card->number);
+	bus->pm_wq = create_workqueue(wqname);
+	if (!bus->pm_wq) {
+		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot create PM workqueue\n");
+		snd_hda_bus_free(bus);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_BUS, bus, &dev_ops);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		snd_hda_bus_free(bus);
@@ -1388,6 +1408,7 @@ static void snd_hda_codec_free(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	kfree(codec->chip_name);
 	kfree(codec->modelname);
 	kfree(codec->wcaps);
+	codec->bus->num_codecs--;
 	kfree(codec);
 }
 
@@ -1453,6 +1474,7 @@ int snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	spin_lock_init(&codec->power_lock);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&codec->power_work, hda_power_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&codec->pm_work, hda_pm_work);
 	/* snd_hda_codec_new() marks the codec as power-up, and leave it as is.
 	 * the caller has to power down appropriatley after initialization
 	 * phase.
@@ -1469,6 +1491,11 @@ int snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus,
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&codec->list, &bus->codec_list);
+	bus->num_codecs++;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+	workqueue_set_max_active(bus->pm_wq, bus->num_codecs);
+#endif
+
 	bus->caddr_tbl[codec_addr] = codec;
 
 	codec->vendor_id = snd_hda_param_read(codec, AC_NODE_ROOT,
@@ -5088,6 +5115,14 @@ int snd_hda_check_amp_list_power(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_check_amp_list_power);
+
+static void hda_pm_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct hda_codec *codec =
+		container_of(work, struct hda_codec, pm_work);
+
+	hda_call_codec_suspend(codec, false);
+}
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -5663,9 +5698,17 @@ int snd_hda_suspend(struct hda_bus *bus)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(codec, &bus->codec_list, list) {
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&codec->jackpoll_work);
-		if (hda_codec_is_power_on(codec))
-			hda_call_codec_suspend(codec, false);
+		if (hda_codec_is_power_on(codec)) {
+			if (bus->num_codecs > 1)
+				queue_work(bus->pm_wq, &codec->pm_work);
+			else
+				hda_call_codec_suspend(codec, false);
+		}
 	}
+
+	if (bus->num_codecs > 1)
+		flush_workqueue(bus->pm_wq);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_suspend);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index a3e5f45d74c1..9a2798a0313c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ struct hda_bus {
 
 	/* codec linked list */
 	struct list_head codec_list;
+	unsigned int num_codecs;
 	/* link caddr -> codec */
 	struct hda_codec *caddr_tbl[HDA_MAX_CODEC_ADDRESS + 1];
 
@@ -683,6 +684,9 @@ struct hda_bus {
 	struct hda_bus_unsolicited *unsol;
 	char workq_name[16];
 	struct workqueue_struct *workq;	/* common workqueue for codecs */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+	struct workqueue_struct *pm_wq;	/* workqueue to parallel codec PM */
+#endif
 
 	/* assigned PCMs */
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(pcm_dev_bits, SNDRV_PCM_DEVICES);
@@ -917,6 +921,7 @@ struct hda_codec {
 	unsigned long power_off_acct;
 	unsigned long power_jiffies;
 	spinlock_t power_lock;
+	struct work_struct pm_work; /* task to parallel multi-codec PM */
 #endif
 
 	/* filter the requested power state per nid */