diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 4c7aee4..f960098 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -475,6 +475,13 @@
 	return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 }
 
+struct gpio_chip *gpio_get_chip(int gpio)
+{
+	struct gpio_info *gi = gpio_to_desc(gpio);
+
+	return gi ? gi->chip : NULL;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_GPIO
 static int do_gpiolib(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
diff --git a/include/gpio.h b/include/gpio.h
index 38d6ba2..e822fd5 100644
--- a/include/gpio.h
+++ b/include/gpio.h
@@ -153,5 +153,6 @@
 void gpiochip_remove(struct gpio_chip *chip);
 
 int gpio_get_num(struct device_d *dev, int gpio);
+struct gpio_chip *gpio_get_chip(int gpio);
 
 #endif /* __GPIO_H */