diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 257d4f15e00e..66f07cdfb2f7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -713,6 +713,8 @@ static int dapm_seq_compare(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *a,
 {
 	if (sort[a->id] != sort[b->id])
 		return sort[a->id] - sort[b->id];
+	if (a->reg != b->reg)
+		return a->reg - b->reg;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -733,63 +735,133 @@ static void dapm_seq_insert(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *new_widget,
 	list_add_tail(&new_widget->power_list, list);
 }
 
-/* Apply a DAPM power sequence */
-static void dapm_seq_run(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, struct list_head *list,
-			 int event)
+/* Apply the coalesced changes from a DAPM sequence */
+static void dapm_seq_run_coalesced(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
+				   struct list_head *pending)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
+	int reg, power;
+	unsigned int value = 0;
+	unsigned int mask = 0;
+	unsigned int cur_mask;
+
+	reg = list_first_entry(pending, struct snd_soc_dapm_widget,
+			       power_list)->reg;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(w, pending, power_list) {
+		cur_mask = 1 << w->shift;
+		BUG_ON(reg != w->reg);
+
+		if (w->invert)
+			power = !w->power;
+		else
+			power = w->power;
+
+		mask |= cur_mask;
+		if (power)
+			value |= cur_mask;
+
+		pop_dbg(codec->pop_time,
+			"pop test : Queue %s: reg=0x%x, 0x%x/0x%x\n",
+			w->name, reg, value, mask);
+	}
+
+	pop_dbg(codec->pop_time,
+		"pop test : Applying 0x%x/0x%x to %x in %dms\n",
+		value, mask, reg, codec->pop_time);
+	pop_wait(codec->pop_time);
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, reg, mask, value);
+}
+
+/* Apply a DAPM power sequence.
+ *
+ * We walk over a pre-sorted list of widgets to apply power to.  In
+ * order to minimise the number of writes to the device required
+ * multiple widgets will be updated in a single write where possible.
+ * Currently anything that requires more than a single write is not
+ * handled.
+ */
+static void dapm_seq_run(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, struct list_head *list,
+			 int event, int sort[])
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, *n;
+	LIST_HEAD(pending);
+	int cur_sort = -1;
+	int cur_reg = SND_SOC_NOPM;
 	int ret;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(w, list, power_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(w, n, list, power_list) {
+		ret = 0;
+
+		/* Do we need to apply any queued changes? */
+		if (sort[w->id] != cur_sort || w->reg != cur_reg) {
+			if (!list_empty(&pending))
+				dapm_seq_run_coalesced(codec, &pending);
+
+			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pending);
+			cur_sort = -1;
+			cur_reg = SND_SOC_NOPM;
+		}
+
 		switch (w->id) {
 		case snd_soc_dapm_pre:
 			if (!w->event)
-				list_for_each_entry_continue(w, list,
-							     power_list);
+				list_for_each_entry_safe_continue(w, n, list,
+								  power_list);
 
-			if (event == SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_START) {
+			if (event == SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_START)
 				ret = w->event(w,
 					       NULL, SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU);
-				if (ret < 0)
-					pr_err("PRE widget failed: %d\n",
-					       ret);
-			} else if (event == SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_STOP) {
+			else if (event == SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_STOP)
 				ret = w->event(w,
 					       NULL, SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMD);
-				if (ret < 0)
-					pr_err("PRE widget failed: %d\n",
-					       ret);
-			}
 			break;
 
 		case snd_soc_dapm_post:
 			if (!w->event)
-				list_for_each_entry_continue(w, list,
-							     power_list);
+				list_for_each_entry_safe_continue(w, n, list,
+								  power_list);
 
-			if (event == SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_START) {
+			if (event == SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_START)
 				ret = w->event(w,
 					       NULL, SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU);
-				if (ret < 0)
-					pr_err("POST widget failed: %d\n",
-					       ret);
-			} else if (event == SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_STOP) {
+			else if (event == SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_STOP)
 				ret = w->event(w,
 					       NULL, SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD);
-				if (ret < 0)
-					pr_err("POST widget failed: %d\n",
-					       ret);
-			}
+			break;
+
+		case snd_soc_dapm_input:
+		case snd_soc_dapm_output:
+		case snd_soc_dapm_hp:
+		case snd_soc_dapm_mic:
+		case snd_soc_dapm_line:
+		case snd_soc_dapm_spk:
+			/* No register support currently */
+		case snd_soc_dapm_pga:
+			/* Don't coalsece these yet due to gain ramping */
+			ret = dapm_generic_apply_power(w);
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			ret = dapm_generic_apply_power(w);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				pr_err("Failed to apply widget power: %d\n",
-				       ret);
-			break;
+			/* If there's an event or an invalid register
+			 * then run immediately, otherwise store the
+			 * updates so that we can coalesce. */
+			if (w->reg >= 0 && !w->event) {
+				cur_sort = sort[w->id];
+				cur_reg = w->reg;
+				list_move(&w->power_list, &pending);
+			} else {
+				ret = dapm_generic_apply_power(w);
+			}
 		}
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			pr_err("Failed to apply widget power: %d\n",
+			       ret);
 	}
+
+	if (!list_empty(&pending))
+		dapm_seq_run_coalesced(codec, &pending);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -857,10 +929,10 @@ static int dapm_power_widgets(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, int event)
 	}
 
 	/* Power down widgets first; try to avoid amplifying pops. */
-	dapm_seq_run(codec, &codec->down_list, event);
+	dapm_seq_run(codec, &codec->down_list, event, dapm_down_seq);
 
 	/* Now power up. */
-	dapm_seq_run(codec, &codec->up_list, event);
+	dapm_seq_run(codec, &codec->up_list, event, dapm_up_seq);
 
 	/* If we just powered the last thing off drop to standby bias */
 	if (codec->bias_level == SND_SOC_BIAS_PREPARE && !sys_power) {