diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
index 7fae5b1b8adf..8a3c41a80c03 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ static int si2168_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 		goto err;
 
 	dev->warm = true;
+	dev->initialized = true;
 warm:
 	/* Init stats here to indicate which stats are supported */
 	c->cnr.len = 1;
@@ -535,6 +536,26 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int si2168_resume(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+	struct i2c_client *client = fe->demodulator_priv;
+	struct si2168_dev *dev = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+
+	/*
+	 * check whether si2168_init() has been called successfully
+	 * outside of a resume cycle. Only call it (and load firmware)
+	 * in this case. si2168_init() is only called during resume
+	 * once the device has actually been used. Otherwise, leave the
+	 * device untouched.
+	 */
+	if (dev->initialized) {
+		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "previsously initialized, call si2168_init()\n");
+		return si2168_init(fe);
+	}
+	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "not initialized yet, skipping init on resume\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int si2168_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = fe->demodulator_priv;
@@ -644,6 +665,7 @@ static const struct dvb_frontend_ops si2168_ops = {
 
 	.init = si2168_init,
 	.sleep = si2168_sleep,
+	.resume = si2168_resume,
 
 	.set_frontend = si2168_set_frontend,
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168_priv.h b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168_priv.h
index 4f4d122e3963..3a8976229a4a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168_priv.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct si2168_dev {
 	u8 ts_mode;
 	unsigned int active:1;
 	unsigned int warm:1;
+	unsigned int initialized:1;
 	unsigned int ts_clock_inv:1;
 	unsigned int ts_clock_gapped:1;
 	unsigned int spectral_inversion:1;