diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
index 539399dac551..429c03aaa902 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.c
@@ -409,6 +409,30 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int si2168_ts_bus_ctrl(struct dvb_frontend *fe, int acquire)
+{
+	struct i2c_client *client = fe->demodulator_priv;
+	struct si2168_dev *dev = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+	struct si2168_cmd cmd;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s acquire: %d\n", __func__, acquire);
+
+	/* set TS_MODE property */
+	memcpy(cmd.args, "\x14\x00\x01\x10\x10\x00", 6);
+	if (acquire)
+		cmd.args[4] |= dev->ts_mode;
+	else
+		cmd.args[4] |= SI2168_TS_TRISTATE;
+	if (dev->ts_clock_gapped)
+		cmd.args[4] |= 0x40;
+	cmd.wlen = 6;
+	cmd.rlen = 4;
+	ret = si2168_cmd_execute(client, &cmd);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int si2168_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = fe->demodulator_priv;
@@ -540,14 +564,7 @@ static int si2168_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 		 dev->version >> 24 & 0xff, dev->version >> 16 & 0xff,
 		 dev->version >> 8 & 0xff, dev->version >> 0 & 0xff);
 
-	/* set ts mode */
-	memcpy(cmd.args, "\x14\x00\x01\x10\x10\x00", 6);
-	cmd.args[4] |= dev->ts_mode;
-	if (dev->ts_clock_gapped)
-		cmd.args[4] |= 0x40;
-	cmd.wlen = 6;
-	cmd.rlen = 4;
-	ret = si2168_cmd_execute(client, &cmd);
+	ret = si2168_ts_bus_ctrl(fe, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -584,6 +601,9 @@ static int si2168_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 
 	dev->active = false;
 
+	/* tri-state data bus */
+	si2168_ts_bus_ctrl(fe, 0);
+
 	/* Firmware B 4.0-11 or later loses warm state during sleep */
 	if (dev->version > ('B' << 24 | 4 << 16 | 0 << 8 | 11 << 0))
 		dev->warm = false;
@@ -681,6 +701,8 @@ static const struct dvb_frontend_ops si2168_ops = {
 	.init = si2168_init,
 	.sleep = si2168_sleep,
 
+	.ts_bus_ctrl          = si2168_ts_bus_ctrl,
+
 	.set_frontend = si2168_set_frontend,
 
 	.read_status = si2168_read_status,
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.h b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.h
index 3225d0cc93c7..f48f0fb0ad69 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2168.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct si2168_config {
 	/* TS mode */
 #define SI2168_TS_PARALLEL	0x06
 #define SI2168_TS_SERIAL	0x03
+#define SI2168_TS_TRISTATE	0x00
 	u8 ts_mode;
 
 	/* TS clock inverted */