diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
index 66b304309670..dada894b12b9 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
@@ -2755,6 +2755,11 @@ static long ipa3_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		retval = proc_sram_info_rqst(arg);
 		break;
 
+	case IPA_IOC_APP_CLOCK_VOTE:
+		retval = ipa3_app_clk_vote(
+			(enum ipa_app_clock_vote_type) arg);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_DEC_SIMPLE();
 		return -ENOTTY;
@@ -4672,6 +4677,9 @@ long compat_ipa3_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case IPA_IOC_GET_NAT_IN_SRAM_INFO32:
 		cmd = IPA_IOC_GET_NAT_IN_SRAM_INFO;
 		break;
+	case IPA_IOC_APP_CLOCK_VOTE32:
+		cmd = IPA_IOC_APP_CLOCK_VOTE;
+		break;
 	case IPA_IOC_COMMIT_HDR:
 	case IPA_IOC_RESET_HDR:
 	case IPA_IOC_COMMIT_RT:
@@ -7033,6 +7041,8 @@ static int ipa3_pre_init(const struct ipa3_plat_drv_res *resource_p,
 
 	ipa3_wwan_init();
 
+	mutex_init(&ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail_cdev_add:
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
index 6fc1eba69641..42a5fad6cff9 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
@@ -2693,6 +2693,22 @@ done:
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, count, ppos, dbg_buff, cnt);
 }
 
+static ssize_t ipa3_read_app_clk_vote(
+	struct file *file,
+	char __user *ubuf,
+	size_t count,
+	loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	int cnt =
+		scnprintf(
+			dbg_buff,
+			IPA_MAX_MSG_LEN,
+			"%u\n",
+			ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.cnt);
+
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, count, ppos, dbg_buff, cnt);
+}
+
 static void ipa_dump_status(struct ipahal_pkt_status *status)
 {
 	IPA_DUMP_STATUS_FIELD(status_opcode);
@@ -2970,7 +2986,11 @@ static const struct ipa3_debugfs_file debugfs_files[] = {
 		"usb_gsi_stats", IPA_READ_ONLY_MODE, NULL, {
 			.read = ipa3_read_usb_gsi_stats,
 		}
-	}
+	}, {
+		"app_clk_vote_cnt", IPA_READ_ONLY_MODE, NULL, {
+			.read = ipa3_read_app_clk_vote,
+		}
+	},
 };
 
 void ipa3_debugfs_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
index 603e4679cae8..f603c8df73a5 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _IPA3_I_H_
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ enum {
 # define __cpuc_flush_dcache_area __flush_dcache_area
 #endif
 
+#define IPA_APP_VOTE_MAX 500
+
 #define IPA_SMP2P_OUT_CLK_RSP_CMPLT_IDX 0
 #define IPA_SMP2P_OUT_CLK_VOTE_IDX 1
 #define IPA_SMP2P_SMEM_STATE_MASK 3
@@ -434,6 +436,9 @@ enum {
 #define IPA_IOC_GET_NAT_IN_SRAM_INFO32 _IOWR(IPA_IOC_MAGIC, \
 				IPA_IOCTL_GET_NAT_IN_SRAM_INFO, \
 				compat_uptr_t)
+#define IPA_IOC_APP_CLOCK_VOTE32 _IOWR(IPA_IOC_MAGIC, \
+				IPA_IOCTL_APP_CLOCK_VOTE, \
+				compat_uptr_t)
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT */
 
 #define IPA_TZ_UNLOCK_ATTRIBUTE 0x0C0311
@@ -1785,6 +1790,11 @@ struct ipa_fw_load_data {
 	struct mutex lock;
 };
 
+struct ipa3_app_clock_vote {
+	struct mutex mutex;
+	u32 cnt;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ipa3_context - IPA context
  * @cdev: cdev context
@@ -1874,6 +1884,7 @@ struct ipa_fw_load_data {
  * @flt_rt_counters: the counters usage info for flt rt stats
  * @wdi3_ctx: IPA wdi3 context
  * @gsi_info: channel/protocol info for GSI offloading uC stats
+ * @app_vote: holds userspace application clock vote count
  * IPA context - holds all relevant info about IPA driver and its state
  * @lan_rx_napi_enable: flag if NAPI is enabled on the LAN dp
  * @lan_ndev: dummy netdev for LAN rx NAPI
@@ -2061,6 +2072,7 @@ struct ipa3_context {
 	u32 icc_num_paths;
 	u32 icc_clk[IPA_ICC_LVL_MAX][IPA_ICC_PATH_MAX][IPA_ICC_TYPE_MAX];
 	struct ipahal_imm_cmd_pyld *coal_cmd_pyld;
+	struct ipa3_app_clock_vote app_clock_vote;
 };
 
 struct ipa3_plat_drv_res {
@@ -2567,6 +2579,7 @@ int ipa3_del_ipv6ct_table(struct ipa_ioc_nat_ipv6ct_table_del *del);
 
 int ipa3_nat_mdfy_pdn(struct ipa_ioc_nat_pdn_entry *mdfy_pdn);
 int ipa3_nat_get_sram_info(struct ipa_nat_in_sram_info *info_ptr);
+int ipa3_app_clk_vote(enum ipa_app_clock_vote_type vote_type);
 
 /*
  * Messaging
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
index c0dc4cddde75..671c1c985ee2 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <net/ip.h>
@@ -8997,6 +8997,52 @@ u32 ipa3_ctx_get_num_pipes(void)
 	return ipa3_ctx->ipa_num_pipes;
 }
 
+int ipa3_app_clk_vote(
+	enum ipa_app_clock_vote_type vote_type)
+{
+	const char *str_ptr = "APP_VOTE";
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	IPADBG("In\n");
+
+	mutex_lock(&ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.mutex);
+
+	switch (vote_type) {
+	case IPA_APP_CLK_VOTE:
+		if ((ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.cnt + 1) <= IPA_APP_VOTE_MAX) {
+			ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.cnt++;
+			IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_INC_SPECIAL(str_ptr);
+		} else {
+			IPAERR_RL("App vote count max hit\n");
+			ret = -EPERM;
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	case IPA_APP_CLK_DEVOTE:
+		if (ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.cnt) {
+			ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.cnt--;
+			IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_DEC_SPECIAL(str_ptr);
+		}
+		break;
+	case IPA_APP_CLK_RESET_VOTE:
+		while (ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.cnt > 0) {
+			IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_DEC_SPECIAL(str_ptr);
+			ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.cnt--;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		IPAERR_RL("Unknown vote_type(%u)\n", vote_type);
+		ret = -EPERM;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->app_clock_vote.mutex);
+
+	IPADBG("Out\n");
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * ipa3_get_prot_id() - Query gsi protocol id
  * @client: ipa_client_type
@@ -9049,4 +9095,3 @@ int ipa3_get_prot_id(enum ipa_client_type client)
 
 	return prot_id;
 }
-