diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/adbhid.c b/drivers/macintosh/adbhid.c
index b46817f699f1..9ff2189d2e2a 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/adbhid.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/adbhid.c
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Franz Sirl <Franz.Sirl-kernel@lauterbach.com>");
 
+static int restore_capslock_events;
+module_param(restore_capslock_events, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(restore_capslock_events,
+	"Produce keypress events for capslock on both keyup and keydown.");
+
 #define KEYB_KEYREG	0	/* register # for key up/down data */
 #define KEYB_LEDREG	2	/* register # for leds on ADB keyboard */
 #define MOUSE_DATAREG	0	/* reg# for movement/button codes from mouse */
@@ -217,6 +222,8 @@ struct adbhid {
 #define FLAG_FN_KEY_PRESSED	0x00000001
 #define FLAG_POWER_FROM_FN	0x00000002
 #define FLAG_EMU_FWDEL_DOWN	0x00000004
+#define FLAG_CAPSLOCK_TRANSLATE	0x00000008
+#define FLAG_CAPSLOCK_DOWN	0x00000010
 
 static struct adbhid *adbhid[16];
 
@@ -272,19 +279,50 @@ adbhid_keyboard_input(unsigned char *data, int nb, int apoll)
 }
 
 static void
-adbhid_input_keycode(int id, int keycode, int repeat)
+adbhid_input_keycode(int id, int scancode, int repeat)
 {
 	struct adbhid *ahid = adbhid[id];
-	int up_flag;
+	int keycode, up_flag;
 
-	up_flag = (keycode & 0x80);
-	keycode &= 0x7f;
+	keycode = scancode & 0x7f;
+	up_flag = scancode & 0x80;
+
+	if (restore_capslock_events) {
+		if (keycode == ADB_KEY_CAPSLOCK && !up_flag) {
+			/* Key pressed, turning on the CapsLock LED.
+			 * The next 0xff will be interpreted as a release. */
+			ahid->flags |= FLAG_CAPSLOCK_TRANSLATE
+					| FLAG_CAPSLOCK_DOWN;
+		} else if (scancode == 0xff) {
+			/* Scancode 0xff usually signifies that the capslock
+			 * key was either pressed or released. */
+			if (ahid->flags & FLAG_CAPSLOCK_TRANSLATE) {
+				keycode = ADB_KEY_CAPSLOCK;
+				if (ahid->flags & FLAG_CAPSLOCK_DOWN) {
+					/* Key released */
+					up_flag = 1;
+					ahid->flags &= ~FLAG_CAPSLOCK_DOWN;
+				} else {
+					/* Key pressed */
+					up_flag = 0;
+					ahid->flags &= ~FLAG_CAPSLOCK_TRANSLATE;
+				}
+			} else {
+				printk(KERN_INFO "Spurious caps lock event "
+						"(scancode 0xff).");
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	switch (keycode) {
-	case ADB_KEY_CAPSLOCK: /* Generate down/up events for CapsLock everytime. */
-		input_report_key(ahid->input, KEY_CAPSLOCK, 1);
-		input_report_key(ahid->input, KEY_CAPSLOCK, 0);
-		input_sync(ahid->input);
+	case ADB_KEY_CAPSLOCK:
+		if (!restore_capslock_events) {
+			/* Generate down/up events for CapsLock everytime. */
+			input_report_key(ahid->input, KEY_CAPSLOCK, 1);
+			input_sync(ahid->input);
+			input_report_key(ahid->input, KEY_CAPSLOCK, 0);
+			input_sync(ahid->input);
+		}
 		return;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PMAC
 	case ADB_KEY_POWER_OLD: /* Power key on PBook 3400 needs remapping */