diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
index a482d4752b3f..70aa819cfbd6 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
@@ -595,6 +595,15 @@ static void cs35l41_hda_playback_hook(struct device *dev, int action)
 		mutex_unlock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
 		break;
 	case HDA_GEN_PCM_ACT_CLOSE:
+		mutex_lock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
+		if (!cs35l41->firmware_running && cs35l41->request_fw_load &&
+		    !cs35l41->fw_request_ongoing) {
+			dev_info(dev, "Requesting Firmware Load after HDA_GEN_PCM_ACT_CLOSE\n");
+			cs35l41->fw_request_ongoing = true;
+			schedule_work(&cs35l41->fw_load_work);
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
+
 		/*
 		 * Playback must be finished for all amps before we start runtime suspend.
 		 * This ensures no amps are playing back when we start putting them to sleep.
@@ -681,6 +690,25 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int cs35l41_system_suspend_prep(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	dev_dbg(cs35l41->dev, "System Suspend Prepare\n");
+
+	if (cs35l41->hw_cfg.bst_type == CS35L41_EXT_BOOST_NO_VSPK_SWITCH) {
+		dev_err_once(cs35l41->dev, "System Suspend not supported\n");
+		return 0; /* don't block the whole system suspend */
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
+	if (cs35l41->playback_started)
+		cs35l41_hda_pause_start(dev);
+	mutex_unlock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int cs35l41_system_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -693,6 +721,11 @@ static int cs35l41_system_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		return 0; /* don't block the whole system suspend */
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
+	if (cs35l41->playback_started)
+		cs35l41_hda_pause_done(dev);
+	mutex_unlock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
+
 	ret = pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "System Suspend Failed, unable to runtime suspend: %d\n", ret);
@@ -738,6 +771,7 @@ static int cs35l41_system_resume(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
+
 	if (cs35l41->request_fw_load && !cs35l41->fw_request_ongoing) {
 		cs35l41->fw_request_ongoing = true;
 		schedule_work(&cs35l41->fw_load_work);
@@ -770,11 +804,6 @@ static int cs35l41_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	mutex_lock(&cs35l41->fw_mutex);
 
-	if (cs35l41->playback_started) {
-		cs35l41_hda_pause_start(dev);
-		cs35l41_hda_pause_done(dev);
-	}
-
 	if (cs35l41->firmware_running) {
 		ret = cs35l41_enter_hibernate(cs35l41->dev, cs35l41->regmap,
 					      cs35l41->hw_cfg.bst_type);
@@ -1641,6 +1670,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cs35l41_hda_remove, SND_HDA_SCODEC_CS35L41);
 const struct dev_pm_ops cs35l41_hda_pm_ops = {
 	RUNTIME_PM_OPS(cs35l41_runtime_suspend, cs35l41_runtime_resume,
 		       cs35l41_runtime_idle)
+	.prepare = cs35l41_system_suspend_prep,
 	SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(cs35l41_system_suspend, cs35l41_system_resume)
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cs35l41_hda_pm_ops, SND_HDA_SCODEC_CS35L41);