diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-palmas.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-palmas.c
index e377f6dd4ccf..e64ee0487718 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-palmas.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-palmas.c
@@ -116,6 +116,24 @@ static int palmas_gpio_input(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int palmas_gpio_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	struct palmas_gpio *pg = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
+	struct palmas *palmas = pg->palmas;
+	unsigned int val;
+	unsigned int reg;
+	int ret;
+	int gpio16 = (offset/8);
+
+	offset %= 8;
+	reg = (gpio16) ? PALMAS_GPIO_DATA_DIR2 : PALMAS_GPIO_DATA_DIR;
+	ret = palmas_read(palmas, PALMAS_GPIO_BASE, reg, &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return (val & BIT(offset)) ? GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT : GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_IN;
+}
+
 static int palmas_gpio_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 {
 	struct palmas_gpio *pg = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
@@ -165,6 +183,7 @@ static int palmas_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	palmas_gpio->gpio_chip.can_sleep = true;
 	palmas_gpio->gpio_chip.direction_input = palmas_gpio_input;
 	palmas_gpio->gpio_chip.direction_output = palmas_gpio_output;
+	palmas_gpio->gpio_chip.get_direction = palmas_gpio_get_direction;
 	palmas_gpio->gpio_chip.to_irq = palmas_gpio_to_irq;
 	palmas_gpio->gpio_chip.set	= palmas_gpio_set;
 	palmas_gpio->gpio_chip.get	= palmas_gpio_get;