u8 i2c_addr;
        struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap;
        unsigned char tda18271_regs[TDA18271_NUM_REGS];
+
        enum tda18271_mode mode;
+       enum tda18271_i2c_gate gate;
 
        u32 frequency;
        u32 bandwidth;
 {
        struct tda18271_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
        struct analog_tuner_ops *ops = fe->ops.analog_demod_ops;
+       enum tda18271_i2c_gate gate;
        int ret = 0;
 
-       switch (priv->mode) {
-       case TDA18271_ANALOG:
+       switch (priv->gate) {
+       case TDA18271_GATE_DIGITAL:
+       case TDA18271_GATE_ANALOG:
+               gate = priv->gate;
+               break;
+       case TDA18271_GATE_AUTO:
+       default:
+               switch (priv->mode) {
+               case TDA18271_DIGITAL:
+                       gate = TDA18271_GATE_DIGITAL;
+                       break;
+               case TDA18271_ANALOG:
+               default:
+                       gate = TDA18271_GATE_ANALOG;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       switch (gate) {
+       case TDA18271_GATE_ANALOG:
                if (ops && ops->i2c_gate_ctrl)
                        ret = ops->i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, enable);
                break;
-       case TDA18271_DIGITAL:
+       case TDA18271_GATE_DIGITAL:
                if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
                        ret = fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, enable);
                break;
+       default:
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               break;
        }
 
        return ret;
 };
 
 struct dvb_frontend *tda18271_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u8 addr,
-                                    struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
+                                    struct i2c_adapter *i2c,
+                                    enum tda18271_i2c_gate gate)
 {
        struct tda18271_priv *priv = NULL;
 
 
        priv->i2c_addr = addr;
        priv->i2c_adap = i2c;
+       priv->gate = gate;
 
        memcpy(&fe->ops.tuner_ops, &tda18271_tuner_ops,
               sizeof(struct dvb_tuner_ops));
 
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include "dvb_frontend.h"
 
+enum tda18271_i2c_gate {
+       TDA18271_GATE_AUTO = 0,
+       TDA18271_GATE_ANALOG,
+       TDA18271_GATE_DIGITAL,
+};
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_DVB_TDA18271) || (defined(CONFIG_DVB_TDA18271_MODULE) && defined(MODULE))
 extern struct dvb_frontend *tda18271_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u8 addr,
-                                           struct i2c_adapter *i2c);
+                                           struct i2c_adapter *i2c,
+                                           enum tda18271_i2c_gate gate);
 #else
 static inline struct dvb_frontend *tda18271_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
                                                   u8 addr,
-                                                  struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
+                                                  struct i2c_adapter *i2c,
+                                                  enum tda18271_i2c_gate gate);
 {
        printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __FUNCTION__);
        return NULL;