diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index f11d8e3b4041..5c9b384119b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ config OF_GPIO
 	def_bool y
 	depends on OF
 
+config GPIO_ACPI
+	def_bool y
+	depends on ACPI
+
 config DEBUG_GPIO
 	bool "Debug GPIO calls"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Makefile b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
index 9aeed6707326..420dbaca05f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_GPIO)	+= -DDEBUG
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIOLIB)		+= gpiolib.o devres.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_GPIO)		+= gpiolib-of.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_ACPI)		+= gpiolib-acpi.o
 
 # Device drivers. Generally keep list sorted alphabetically
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_GENERIC)	+= gpio-generic.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cbad6e908d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * ACPI helpers for GPIO API
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012, Intel Corporation
+ * Authors: Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@linux.intel.com>
+ *          Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/acpi_gpio.h>
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
+
+static int acpi_gpiochip_find(struct gpio_chip *gc, void *data)
+{
+	if (!gc->dev)
+		return false;
+
+	return ACPI_HANDLE(gc->dev) == data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * acpi_get_gpio() - Translate ACPI GPIO pin to GPIO number usable with GPIO API
+ * @path:	ACPI GPIO controller full path name, (e.g. "\\_SB.GPO1")
+ * @pin:	ACPI GPIO pin number (0-based, controller-relative)
+ *
+ * Returns GPIO number to use with Linux generic GPIO API, or errno error value
+ */
+
+int acpi_get_gpio(char *path, int pin)
+{
+	struct gpio_chip *chip;
+	acpi_handle handle;
+	acpi_status status;
+
+	status = acpi_get_handle(NULL, path, &handle);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	chip = gpiochip_find(handle, acpi_gpiochip_find);
+	if (!chip)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(chip->base + pin))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return chip->base + pin;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_get_gpio);
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi_gpio.h b/include/linux/acpi_gpio.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91615a389b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/acpi_gpio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_ACPI_GPIO_H_
+#define _LINUX_ACPI_GPIO_H_
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_ACPI
+
+int acpi_get_gpio(char *path, int pin);
+
+#else /* CONFIG_GPIO_ACPI */
+
+static inline int acpi_get_gpio(char *path, int pin)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_GPIO_ACPI */
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_ACPI_GPIO_H_ */