diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index bcb507771eeb..49dfafa99cc1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/pm_wakeup.h>
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/fault-inject.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
@@ -1692,6 +1693,28 @@ void mmc_detach_bus(struct mmc_host *host)
 	mmc_bus_put(host);
 }
 
+static void _mmc_detect_change(struct mmc_host *host, unsigned long delay,
+				bool cd_irq)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_DEBUG
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
+	WARN_ON(host->removed);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * If the device is configured as wakeup, we prevent a new sleep for
+	 * 5 s to give provision for user space to consume the event.
+	 */
+	if (cd_irq && !(host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL) &&
+		device_can_wakeup(mmc_dev(host)))
+		pm_wakeup_event(mmc_dev(host), 5000);
+
+	host->detect_change = 1;
+	mmc_schedule_delayed_work(&host->detect, delay);
+}
+
 /**
  *	mmc_detect_change - process change of state on a MMC socket
  *	@host: host which changed state.
@@ -1704,16 +1727,8 @@ void mmc_detach_bus(struct mmc_host *host)
  */
 void mmc_detect_change(struct mmc_host *host, unsigned long delay)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_DEBUG
-	unsigned long flags;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
-	WARN_ON(host->removed);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
-#endif
-	host->detect_change = 1;
-	mmc_schedule_delayed_work(&host->detect, delay);
+	_mmc_detect_change(host, delay, true);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_detect_change);
 
 void mmc_init_erase(struct mmc_card *card)
@@ -2392,7 +2407,7 @@ int mmc_detect_card_removed(struct mmc_host *host)
 			 * rescan handle the card removal.
 			 */
 			cancel_delayed_work(&host->detect);
-			mmc_detect_change(host, 0);
+			_mmc_detect_change(host, 0, false);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2474,7 +2489,7 @@ void mmc_start_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 		mmc_power_off(host);
 	else
 		mmc_power_up(host, host->ocr_avail);
-	mmc_detect_change(host, 0);
+	_mmc_detect_change(host, 0, false);
 }
 
 void mmc_stop_host(struct mmc_host *host)
@@ -2693,7 +2708,7 @@ int mmc_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *notify_block,
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 		host->rescan_disable = 0;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
-		mmc_detect_change(host, 0);
+		_mmc_detect_change(host, 0, false);
 
 	}