diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index 07dd692c4737..70670dfd7135 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
 static struct omap_dm_timer clkev;
 static struct clock_event_device clockevent_gpt;
 
+/* Clockevent hwmod for am335x and am437x suspend */
+static struct omap_hwmod *clockevent_gpt_hwmod;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
 static unsigned long arch_timer_freq;
 
@@ -125,6 +128,23 @@ static int omap2_gp_timer_set_periodic(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void omap_clkevt_idle(struct clock_event_device *unused)
+{
+	if (!clockevent_gpt_hwmod)
+		return;
+
+	omap_hwmod_idle(clockevent_gpt_hwmod);
+}
+
+static void omap_clkevt_unidle(struct clock_event_device *unused)
+{
+	if (!clockevent_gpt_hwmod)
+		return;
+
+	omap_hwmod_enable(clockevent_gpt_hwmod);
+	__omap_dm_timer_int_enable(&clkev, OMAP_TIMER_INT_OVERFLOW);
+}
+
 static struct clock_event_device clockevent_gpt = {
 	.features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC |
 				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT,
@@ -358,6 +378,14 @@ static void __init omap2_gp_clockevent_init(int gptimer_id,
 					3, /* Timer internal resynch latency */
 					0xffffffff);
 
+	if (soc_is_am33xx() || soc_is_am43xx()) {
+		clockevent_gpt.suspend = omap_clkevt_idle;
+		clockevent_gpt.resume = omap_clkevt_unidle;
+
+		clockevent_gpt_hwmod =
+			omap_hwmod_lookup(clockevent_gpt.name);
+	}
+
 	pr_info("OMAP clockevent source: %s at %lu Hz\n", clockevent_gpt.name,
 		clkev.rate);
 }