diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
index 56d06cd..9cd61a5 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
@@ -1026,12 +1026,15 @@
 	/* Some keyboards don't work until their LEDs have been set.
 	 * Since BIOSes do set the LEDs, it must be safe for any device
 	 * that supports the keyboard boot protocol.
+	 * In addition, enable remote wakeup by default for all keyboard
+	 * devices supporting the boot protocol.
 	 */
 	if (interface->desc.bInterfaceSubClass == USB_INTERFACE_SUBCLASS_BOOT &&
 			interface->desc.bInterfaceProtocol ==
-				USB_INTERFACE_PROTOCOL_KEYBOARD)
+				USB_INTERFACE_PROTOCOL_KEYBOARD) {
 		usbhid_set_leds(hid);
-
+		device_set_wakeup_enable(&dev->dev, 1);
+	}
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbkbd.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbkbd.c
index f843443..b2fd0b0 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbkbd.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@
 		goto fail2;
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(iface, kbd);
+	device_set_wakeup_enable(&dev->dev, 1);
 	return 0;
 
 fail2: