US5182D_PX_ONLY
 };
 
+enum pmode {
+       US5182D_CONTINUOUS,
+       US5182D_ONESHOT
+};
+
 struct us5182d_data {
        struct i2c_client *client;
        struct mutex lock;
        u16 *us5182d_dark_ths;
 
        u8 opmode;
+       u8 power_mode;
+
+       bool default_continuous;
 };
 
 static IIO_CONST_ATTR(in_illuminance_scale_available,
        u8 reg;
        u8 val;
 } us5182d_regvals[] = {
-       {US5182D_REG_CFG0, (US5182D_CFG0_SHUTDOWN_EN |
-                           US5182D_CFG0_WORD_ENABLE)},
+       {US5182D_REG_CFG0, US5182D_CFG0_WORD_ENABLE},
        {US5182D_REG_CFG1, US5182D_CFG1_ALS_RES16},
        {US5182D_REG_CFG2, (US5182D_CFG2_PX_RES16 |
                            US5182D_CFG2_PXGAIN_DEFAULT)},
        {US5182D_REG_CFG3, US5182D_CFG3_LED_CURRENT100},
-       {US5182D_REG_MODE_STORE, US5182D_STORE_MODE},
        {US5182D_REG_CFG4, 0x00},
 };
 
        return result;
 }
 
-static int us5182d_set_opmode(struct us5182d_data *data, u8 mode)
+static int us5182d_oneshot_en(struct us5182d_data *data)
 {
        int ret;
 
         */
        ret = ret | US5182D_CFG0_ONESHOT_EN;
 
+       return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(data->client, US5182D_REG_CFG0, ret);
+}
+
+static int us5182d_set_opmode(struct us5182d_data *data, u8 mode)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (mode == data->opmode)
+               return 0;
+
+       ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(data->client, US5182D_REG_CFG0);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+
        /* update mode */
        ret = ret & ~US5182D_OPMODE_MASK;
        ret = ret | (mode << US5182D_OPMODE_SHIFT);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       if (mode == data->opmode)
-               return 0;
-
        ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(data->client, US5182D_REG_MODE_STORE,
                                        US5182D_STORE_MODE);
        if (ret < 0)
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int us5182d_shutdown_en(struct us5182d_data *data, u8 state)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (data->power_mode == US5182D_ONESHOT)
+               return 0;
+
+       ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(data->client, US5182D_REG_CFG0);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+
+       ret = ret & ~US5182D_CFG0_SHUTDOWN_EN;
+       ret = ret | state;
+
+       return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(data->client, US5182D_REG_CFG0, ret);
+}
+
 static int us5182d_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
                            struct iio_chan_spec const *chan, int *val,
                            int *val2, long mask)
                switch (chan->type) {
                case IIO_LIGHT:
                        mutex_lock(&data->lock);
+                       if (data->power_mode == US5182D_ONESHOT) {
+                               ret = us5182d_oneshot_en(data);
+                               if (ret < 0)
+                                       goto out_err;
+                       }
                        ret = us5182d_set_opmode(data, US5182D_OPMODE_ALS);
                        if (ret < 0)
                                goto out_err;
                        return IIO_VAL_INT;
                case IIO_PROXIMITY:
                        mutex_lock(&data->lock);
+                       if (data->power_mode == US5182D_ONESHOT) {
+                               ret = us5182d_oneshot_en(data);
+                               if (ret < 0)
+                                       goto out_err;
+                       }
                        ret = us5182d_set_opmode(data, US5182D_OPMODE_PX);
                        if (ret < 0)
                                goto out_err;
                return ret;
 
        data->opmode = 0;
+       data->power_mode = US5182D_CONTINUOUS;
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(us5182d_regvals); i++) {
                ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(data->client,
                                                us5182d_regvals[i].reg,
                        return ret;
        }
 
-       return 0;
+       if (!data->default_continuous) {
+               ret = us5182d_shutdown_en(data, US5182D_CFG0_SHUTDOWN_EN);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       return ret;
+               data->power_mode = US5182D_ONESHOT;
+       }
+
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static void us5182d_get_platform_data(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
                                    "upisemi,lower-dark-gain",
                                    &data->lower_dark_gain))
                data->lower_dark_gain = US5182D_REG_AUTO_LDARK_GAIN_DEFAULT;
+       data->default_continuous = device_property_read_bool(&data->client->dev,
+                                                            "upisemi,continuous");
 }
 
 static int  us5182d_dark_gain_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 
        ret = us5182d_dark_gain_config(indio_dev);
        if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
+               goto out_err;
+
+       ret = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out_err;
+
+       return 0;
+
+out_err:
+       us5182d_shutdown_en(data, US5182D_CFG0_SHUTDOWN_EN);
+       return ret;
 
-       return iio_device_register(indio_dev);
 }
 
 static int us5182d_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
+       struct us5182d_data *data = iio_priv(i2c_get_clientdata(client));
+
        iio_device_unregister(i2c_get_clientdata(client));
-       return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, US5182D_REG_CFG0,
-                                        US5182D_CFG0_SHUTDOWN_EN);
+
+       return us5182d_shutdown_en(data, US5182D_CFG0_SHUTDOWN_EN);
 }
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id us5182d_acpi_match[] = {