diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 5db3445552b1..697c40983246 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -89,6 +89,38 @@ struct gpio_desc *gpio_to_desc(unsigned gpio)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_to_desc);
 
+/**
+ * Convert a GPIO name to its descriptor
+ */
+struct gpio_desc *gpio_name_to_desc(const char * const name)
+{
+	struct gpio_chip *chip;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(chip, &gpio_chips, list) {
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i != chip->ngpio; ++i) {
+			struct gpio_desc *gpio = &chip->desc[i];
+
+			if (!gpio->name)
+				continue;
+
+			if (!strcmp(gpio->name, name)) {
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+				return gpio;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_name_to_desc);
+
 /**
  * Get the GPIO descriptor corresponding to the given hw number for this chip.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
index bf343004b008..78e634d1c719 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ struct gpio_desc {
 #define FLAG_USED_AS_IRQ 9	/* GPIO is connected to an IRQ */
 #define FLAG_IS_HOGGED	11	/* GPIO is hogged */
 
+	/* Connection label */
 	const char		*label;
+	/* Name of the GPIO */
+	const char		*name;
 };
 
 int gpiod_request(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *label);
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h b/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
index 14cac67c2012..366a3fdbdbea 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ int gpiod_to_irq(const struct gpio_desc *desc);
 /* Convert between the old gpio_ and new gpiod_ interfaces */
 struct gpio_desc *gpio_to_desc(unsigned gpio);
 int desc_to_gpio(const struct gpio_desc *desc);
+struct gpio_desc *gpio_name_to_desc(const char *name);
 
 /* Child properties interface */
 struct fwnode_handle;
@@ -400,6 +401,12 @@ static inline struct gpio_desc *gpio_to_desc(unsigned gpio)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
+
+static inline struct gpio_desc *gpio_name_to_desc(const char *name)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+}
+
 static inline int desc_to_gpio(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
 {
 	/* GPIO can never have been requested */