diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk_sandbox_ccf.c b/drivers/clk/clk_sandbox_ccf.c
index 0619d04f0e..e90b860257 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk_sandbox_ccf.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk_sandbox_ccf.c
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ static int sandbox_clk_ccf_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	clk_dm(SANDBOX_CLK_ECSPI_ROOT,
 	       sandbox_clk_divider("ecspi_root", "pll3_60m", &reg, 19, 6));
 
+	reg = 0;
+	clk_dm(SANDBOX_CLK_ECSPI0,
+	       sandbox_clk_gate("ecspi0", "ecspi_root", &reg, 0, 0));
+
 	clk_dm(SANDBOX_CLK_ECSPI1,
 	       sandbox_clk_gate2("ecspi1", "ecspi_root", base + 0x6c, 0));
 
diff --git a/include/sandbox-clk.h b/include/sandbox-clk.h
index 296cddfbb0..c2616c27a4 100644
--- a/include/sandbox-clk.h
+++ b/include/sandbox-clk.h
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ static inline struct clk *sandbox_clk_divider(const char *name,
 			reg, shift, width, 0);
 }
 
+static inline struct clk *sandbox_clk_gate(const char *name, const char *parent,
+					   void __iomem *reg, u8 bit_idx,
+					   u8 clk_gate_flags)
+{
+	return clk_register_gate(NULL, name, parent, CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT,
+				 reg, bit_idx, clk_gate_flags, NULL);
+}
+
 struct clk *sandbox_clk_register_gate2(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 				       const char *parent_name,
 				       unsigned long flags,
diff --git a/test/dm/clk_ccf.c b/test/dm/clk_ccf.c
index 050fa80453..960cb2db0d 100644
--- a/test/dm/clk_ccf.c
+++ b/test/dm/clk_ccf.c
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ static int dm_test_clk_ccf(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 	rate = clk_get_parent_rate(clk);
 	ut_asserteq(rate, 20000000);
 
+	/* test the gate of CCF */
+	ret = clk_get_by_id(SANDBOX_CLK_ECSPI0, &clk);
+	ut_assertok(ret);
+	ut_asserteq_str("ecspi0", clk->dev->name);
+
+	rate = clk_get_parent_rate(clk);
+	ut_asserteq(rate, 20000000);
+
 	/* Test the mux of CCF */
 	ret = clk_get_by_id(SANDBOX_CLK_USDHC1_SEL, &clk);
 	ut_assertok(ret);