diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 01cefbb..d53312c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -1124,6 +1124,8 @@
 				cmd[1] = 1;	/* Return immediately */
 				memset((void *) &cmd[2], 0, 8);
 				cmd[4] = 1;	/* Start spin cycle */
+				if (sdkp->device->start_stop_pwr_cond)
+					cmd[4] |= 1 << 4;
 				scsi_execute_req(sdkp->device, cmd, DMA_NONE,
 						 NULL, 0, &sshdr,
 						 SD_TIMEOUT, SD_MAX_RETRIES);
@@ -1790,6 +1792,9 @@
 	if (start)
 		cmd[4] |= 1;	/* START */
 
+	if (sdp->start_stop_pwr_cond)
+		cmd[4] |= start ? 1 << 4 : 3 << 4;	/* Active or Standby */
+
 	if (!scsi_device_online(sdp))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index f6a9fe0..00b7876 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 	unsigned no_start_on_add:1;	/* do not issue start on add */
 	unsigned allow_restart:1; /* issue START_UNIT in error handler */
 	unsigned manage_start_stop:1;	/* Let HLD (sd) manage start/stop */
+	unsigned start_stop_pwr_cond:1;	/* Set power cond. in START_STOP_UNIT */
 	unsigned no_uld_attach:1; /* disable connecting to upper level drivers */
 	unsigned select_no_atn:1;
 	unsigned fix_capacity:1;	/* READ_CAPACITY is too high by 1 */