diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-devres.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-devres.c
index 9a0475c87f95..4421be09b960 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-devres.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-devres.c
@@ -205,29 +205,15 @@ struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
 					      enum gpiod_flags flags,
 					      const char *label)
 {
-	char prop_name[32]; /* 32 is max size of property name */
 	struct gpio_desc **dr;
 	struct gpio_desc *desc;
-	unsigned int i;
 
 	dr = devres_alloc(devm_gpiod_release, sizeof(struct gpio_desc *),
 			  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dr)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_suffixes); i++) {
-		if (con_id)
-			snprintf(prop_name, sizeof(prop_name), "%s-%s",
-					    con_id, gpio_suffixes[i]);
-		else
-			snprintf(prop_name, sizeof(prop_name), "%s",
-					    gpio_suffixes[i]);
-
-		desc = fwnode_get_named_gpiod(fwnode, prop_name, index, flags,
-					      label);
-		if (!IS_ERR(desc) || (PTR_ERR(desc) != -ENOENT))
-			break;
-	}
+	desc = fwnode_gpiod_get_index(fwnode, con_id, index, flags, label);
 	if (IS_ERR(desc)) {
 		devres_free(dr);
 		return desc;
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index bdbc1649eafa..2342deaace17 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -4324,6 +4324,54 @@ static int platform_gpio_count(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
 	return count;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fwnode_gpiod_get_index - obtain a GPIO from firmware node
+ * @fwnode:	handle of the firmware node
+ * @con_id:	function within the GPIO consumer
+ * @index:	index of the GPIO to obtain for the consumer
+ * @flags:	GPIO initialization flags
+ * @label:	label to attach to the requested GPIO
+ *
+ * This function can be used for drivers that get their configuration
+ * from opaque firmware.
+ *
+ * The function properly finds the corresponding GPIO using whatever is the
+ * underlying firmware interface and then makes sure that the GPIO
+ * descriptor is requested before it is returned to the caller.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * On successful request the GPIO pin is configured in accordance with
+ * provided @flags.
+ *
+ * In case of error an ERR_PTR() is returned.
+ */
+struct gpio_desc *fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+					 const char *con_id, int index,
+					 enum gpiod_flags flags,
+					 const char *label)
+{
+	struct gpio_desc *desc;
+	char prop_name[32]; /* 32 is max size of property name */
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_suffixes); i++) {
+		if (con_id)
+			snprintf(prop_name, sizeof(prop_name), "%s-%s",
+					    con_id, gpio_suffixes[i]);
+		else
+			snprintf(prop_name, sizeof(prop_name), "%s",
+					    gpio_suffixes[i]);
+
+		desc = fwnode_get_named_gpiod(fwnode, prop_name, index, flags,
+					      label);
+		if (!IS_ERR(desc) || (PTR_ERR(desc) != -ENOENT))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return desc;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_gpiod_get_index);
+
 /**
  * gpiod_count - return the number of GPIOs associated with a device / function
  *		or -ENOENT if no GPIO has been assigned to the requested function
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h b/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
index dc0ddcd30515..5215fdba6b9a 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ struct gpio_desc *fwnode_get_named_gpiod(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 					 const char *propname, int index,
 					 enum gpiod_flags dflags,
 					 const char *label);
+struct gpio_desc *fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+					 const char *con_id, int index,
+					 enum gpiod_flags flags,
+					 const char *label);
 struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
 					      struct fwnode_handle *child,
 					      const char *con_id, int index,
@@ -531,6 +535,15 @@ struct gpio_desc *fwnode_get_named_gpiod(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
 }
 
+static inline
+struct gpio_desc *fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+					 const char *con_id, int index,
+					 enum gpiod_flags flags,
+					 const char *label)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+}
+
 static inline
 struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
 					      struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,