diff --git a/samples/subsys/usb/hid-keyboard/prj.conf b/samples/subsys/usb/hid-keyboard/prj.conf
index 04ce14ad588e1..a854a502f0683 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/usb/hid-keyboard/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/subsys/usb/hid-keyboard/prj.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CONFIG_USBD_LOG_LEVEL_WRN=y
 CONFIG_USBD_HID_LOG_LEVEL_WRN=y
 CONFIG_UDC_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_WRN=y
 CONFIG_SAMPLE_USBD_PID=0x0007
+CONFIG_SAMPLE_USBD_REMOTE_WAKEUP=y
 
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_INPUT=y
diff --git a/samples/subsys/usb/hid-keyboard/src/main.c b/samples/subsys/usb/hid-keyboard/src/main.c
index 14f360beb3a8d..c02072d3f5df9 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/usb/hid-keyboard/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/subsys/usb/hid-keyboard/src/main.c
@@ -279,6 +279,17 @@ int main(void)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (usbd_is_suspended(sample_usbd)) {
+			/* on a press of any button, send wakeup request */
+			if (kb_evt.value) {
+				ret = usbd_wakeup_request(sample_usbd);
+				if (ret) {
+					LOG_ERR("Remote wakeup error, %d", ret);
+				}
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		ret = hid_device_submit_report(hid_dev, KB_REPORT_COUNT, report);
 		if (ret) {
 			LOG_ERR("HID submit report error, %d", ret);