diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
index ce63cf34c93c..0db2b7037e4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/io_apic.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ extern void mp_unmap_irq(int irq);
 extern int mp_register_ioapic(int id, u32 address, u32 gsi_base,
 			      struct ioapic_domain_cfg *cfg);
 extern int mp_unregister_ioapic(u32 gsi_base);
+extern int mp_ioapic_registered(u32 gsi_base);
 extern int mp_irqdomain_map(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int virq,
 			    irq_hw_number_t hwirq);
 extern void mp_irqdomain_unmap(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int virq);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 5427d9b70f75..ddddaed91872 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -826,6 +826,28 @@ int acpi_unregister_ioapic(acpi_handle handle, u32 gsi_base)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_unregister_ioapic);
 
+/**
+ * acpi_ioapic_registered - Check whether IOAPIC assoicatied with @gsi_base
+ *			    has been registered
+ * @handle:	ACPI handle of the IOAPIC deivce
+ * @gsi_base:	GSI base associated with the IOAPIC
+ *
+ * Assume caller holds some type of lock to serialize acpi_ioapic_registered()
+ * with acpi_register_ioapic()/acpi_unregister_ioapic().
+ */
+int acpi_ioapic_registered(acpi_handle handle, u32 gsi_base)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_IOAPIC
+	mutex_lock(&acpi_ioapic_lock);
+	ret  = mp_ioapic_registered(gsi_base);
+	mutex_unlock(&acpi_ioapic_lock);
+#endif
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int __init acpi_parse_sbf(struct acpi_table_header *table)
 {
 	struct acpi_table_boot *sb;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 06a0a6ce6750..1cedf410096e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -4026,6 +4026,17 @@ int mp_unregister_ioapic(u32 gsi_base)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int mp_ioapic_registered(u32 gsi_base)
+{
+	int ioapic;
+
+	for_each_ioapic(ioapic)
+		if (ioapics[ioapic].gsi_config.gsi_base == gsi_base)
+			return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int mp_irqdomain_map(struct irq_domain *domain, unsigned int virq,
 		     irq_hw_number_t hwirq)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 407a12f663eb..a81dd437a53c 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ int acpi_unmap_lsapic(int cpu);
 
 int acpi_register_ioapic(acpi_handle handle, u64 phys_addr, u32 gsi_base);
 int acpi_unregister_ioapic(acpi_handle handle, u32 gsi_base);
+int acpi_ioapic_registered(acpi_handle handle, u32 gsi_base);
 void acpi_irq_stats_init(void);
 extern u32 acpi_irq_handled;
 extern u32 acpi_irq_not_handled;