diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index 38af18645133..d54eafad7727 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ static int i2c_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 		if (client->flags & I2C_CLIENT_HOST_NOTIFY) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "Using Host Notify IRQ\n");
+			/* Adapter should not suspend for Host Notify */
+			pm_runtime_get_sync(&client->adapter->dev);
 			irq = i2c_smbus_host_notify_to_irq(client);
 		} else if (dev->of_node) {
 			irq = of_irq_get_byname(dev->of_node, "irq");
@@ -431,6 +433,8 @@ static int i2c_device_remove(struct device *dev)
 	device_init_wakeup(&client->dev, false);
 
 	client->irq = client->init_irq;
+	if (client->flags & I2C_CLIENT_HOST_NOTIFY)
+		pm_runtime_put(&client->adapter->dev);
 
 	return status;
 }