diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl.c
index e7b08a2..bef4fcd 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl.c
@@ -24,6 +24,51 @@
 
 static LIST_HEAD(pinctrl_list);
 
+static struct pinctrl_device *pin_to_pinctrl(unsigned int pin)
+{
+	struct pinctrl_device *pinctrl;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pinctrl, &pinctrl_list, list)
+		if (pin > pinctrl->base &&
+		    pin < pinctrl->base + pinctrl->npins)
+			return pinctrl;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int pinctrl_gpio_direction(unsigned pin, bool input)
+{
+	struct pinctrl_device *pinctrl = pin_to_pinctrl(pin);
+
+	if (!pinctrl)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	BUG_ON(!pinctrl->ops->set_direction);
+
+	return pinctrl->ops->set_direction(pinctrl, pin, input);
+}
+
+int pinctrl_gpio_direction_input(unsigned int pin)
+{
+	return pinctrl_gpio_direction(pin, true);
+}
+
+int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(unsigned int pin)
+{
+	return pinctrl_gpio_direction(pin, false);
+}
+
+int pinctrl_gpio_get_direction(unsigned pin)
+{
+	struct pinctrl_device *pinctrl = pin_to_pinctrl(pin);
+
+	if (!pinctrl)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	BUG_ON(!pinctrl->ops->get_direction);
+
+	return pinctrl->ops->get_direction(pinctrl, pin);
+}
+
 static struct pinctrl_device *find_pinctrl(struct device_node *node)
 {
 	struct pinctrl_device *pdev;
diff --git a/include/pinctrl.h b/include/pinctrl.h
index 0f03b10..7d87169 100644
--- a/include/pinctrl.h
+++ b/include/pinctrl.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 struct pinctrl_ops {
 	int (*set_state)(struct pinctrl_device *, struct device_node *);
+	int (*set_direction)(struct pinctrl_device *, unsigned int, bool);
+	int (*get_direction)(struct pinctrl_device *, unsigned int);
 };
 
 struct pinctrl_device {
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@
 	struct pinctrl_ops *ops;
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct device_node *node;
+	unsigned int base, npins;
 };
 
 int pinctrl_register(struct pinctrl_device *pdev);
@@ -22,6 +25,9 @@
 int pinctrl_select_state_default(struct device_d *dev);
 int of_pinctrl_select_state(struct device_node *np, const char *state);
 int of_pinctrl_select_state_default(struct device_node *np);
+int pinctrl_gpio_direction_input(unsigned pin);
+int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(unsigned int pin);
+int pinctrl_gpio_get_direction(unsigned pin);
 #else
 static inline int pinctrl_select_state(struct device_d *dev, const char *state)
 {
@@ -42,6 +48,21 @@
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
+
+static inline int pinctrl_gpio_direction_input(unsigned pin)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(unsigned int pin)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline int pinctrl_gpio_get_direction(unsigned pin)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* PINCTRL_H */