diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base.h b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base.h
index c74c548f0db62..b6c38d2edfd40 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct serial_ctrl_device {
 struct serial_port_device {
 	struct device dev;
 	struct uart_port *port;
+	unsigned int tx_enabled:1;
 };
 
 int serial_base_ctrl_init(void);
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ void serial_base_ctrl_exit(void);
 int serial_base_port_init(void);
 void serial_base_port_exit(void);
 
+void serial_base_port_startup(struct uart_port *port);
+void serial_base_port_shutdown(struct uart_port *port);
+
 int serial_base_driver_register(struct device_driver *driver);
 void serial_base_driver_unregister(struct device_driver *driver);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 2247efe972503..c476d884356db 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -323,16 +323,26 @@ static int uart_startup(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *state,
 			bool init_hw)
 {
 	struct tty_port *port = &state->port;
+	struct uart_port *uport;
 	int retval;
 
 	if (tty_port_initialized(port))
-		return 0;
+		goto out_base_port_startup;
 
 	retval = uart_port_startup(tty, state, init_hw);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval) {
 		set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
+		return retval;
+	}
 
-	return retval;
+out_base_port_startup:
+	uport = uart_port_check(state);
+	if (!uport)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	serial_base_port_startup(uport);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -355,6 +365,9 @@ static void uart_shutdown(struct tty_struct *tty, struct uart_state *state)
 	if (tty)
 		set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
 
+	if (uport)
+		serial_base_port_shutdown(uport);
+
 	if (tty_port_initialized(port)) {
 		tty_port_set_initialized(port, false);
 
@@ -1775,6 +1788,7 @@ static void uart_tty_port_shutdown(struct tty_port *port)
 	uport->ops->stop_rx(uport);
 	uart_port_unlock_irq(uport);
 
+	serial_base_port_shutdown(uport);
 	uart_port_shutdown(port);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c
index 22b9eeb23e68a..7e3a1c7b097c3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_port.c
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ static int serial_port_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	/* Flush any pending TX for the port */
 	uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
+	if (!port_dev->tx_enabled)
+		goto unlock;
 	if (__serial_port_busy(port))
 		port->ops->start_tx(port);
+
+unlock:
 	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);
 
 out:
@@ -60,6 +64,11 @@ static int serial_port_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
+	if (!port_dev->tx_enabled) {
+		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	busy = __serial_port_busy(port);
 	if (busy)
 		port->ops->start_tx(port);
@@ -71,6 +80,31 @@ static int serial_port_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	return busy ? -EBUSY : 0;
 }
 
+static void serial_base_port_set_tx(struct uart_port *port,
+				    struct serial_port_device *port_dev,
+				    bool enabled)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	uart_port_lock_irqsave(port, &flags);
+	port_dev->tx_enabled = enabled;
+	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(port, flags);
+}
+
+void serial_base_port_startup(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	struct serial_port_device *port_dev = port->port_dev;
+
+	serial_base_port_set_tx(port, port_dev, true);
+}
+
+void serial_base_port_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	struct serial_port_device *port_dev = port->port_dev;
+
+	serial_base_port_set_tx(port, port_dev, false);
+}
+
 static DEFINE_RUNTIME_DEV_PM_OPS(serial_port_pm,
 				 serial_port_runtime_suspend,
 				 serial_port_runtime_resume, NULL);