diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index a2dc6223e8d2..e611f6797e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -2655,6 +2655,47 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_suspend_prepare);
 
+/**
+ * regulator_suspend_finish - resume regulators from system wide suspend
+ *
+ * Turn on regulators that might be turned off by regulator_suspend_prepare
+ * and that should be turned on according to the regulators properties.
+ */
+int regulator_suspend_finish(void)
+{
+	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
+	int ret = 0, error;
+
+	mutex_lock(&regulator_list_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &regulator_list, list) {
+		struct regulator_ops *ops = rdev->desc->ops;
+
+		mutex_lock(&rdev->mutex);
+		if ((rdev->use_count > 0  || rdev->constraints->always_on) &&
+				ops->enable) {
+			error = ops->enable(rdev);
+			if (error)
+				ret = error;
+		} else {
+			if (!has_full_constraints)
+				goto unlock;
+			if (!ops->disable)
+				goto unlock;
+			if (ops->is_enabled && !ops->is_enabled(rdev))
+				goto unlock;
+
+			error = ops->disable(rdev);
+			if (error)
+				ret = error;
+		}
+unlock:
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->mutex);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_suspend_finish);
+
 /**
  * regulator_has_full_constraints - the system has fully specified constraints
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/machine.h b/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
index 761c745b9c24..c4c4fc45f856 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ struct regulator_init_data {
 };
 
 int regulator_suspend_prepare(suspend_state_t state);
+int regulator_suspend_finish(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REGULATOR
 void regulator_has_full_constraints(void);