diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index 150e8cd424..507da4c74a 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <efi_loader.h>
 #include <wdt.h>
+#if defined(CONFIG_DM_GPIO_HOG)
+#include <asm/gpio.h>
+#endif
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -796,6 +799,9 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
 	initr_ethaddr,
 #endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_DM_GPIO_HOG)
+	gpio_hog_probe_all,
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 	board_late_init,
 #endif
diff --git a/doc/device-tree-bindings/gpio/gpio.txt b/doc/device-tree-bindings/gpio/gpio.txt
index f7a158d858..e774439369 100644
--- a/doc/device-tree-bindings/gpio/gpio.txt
+++ b/doc/device-tree-bindings/gpio/gpio.txt
@@ -210,3 +210,58 @@ Example 2:
 Here, three GPIO ranges are defined wrt. two pin controllers. pinctrl1 GPIO
 ranges are defined using pin numbers whereas the GPIO ranges wrt. pinctrl2
 are named "foo" and "bar".
+
+3) GPIO hog definitions
+-----------------------
+
+The GPIO chip may contain GPIO hog definitions. GPIO hogging is a mechanism
+providing automatic GPIO request and configuration as part of the
+gpio-controller's driver probe function.
+
+Each GPIO hog definition is represented as a child node of the GPIO controller.
+Required properties:
+- gpio-hog:   A property specifying that this child node represents a GPIO hog.
+- gpios:      Store the GPIO information (id, flags) for the GPIO to
+	      affect.
+
+              ! Not yet support more than one gpio !
+
+Only one of the following properties scanned in the order shown below.
+- input:      A property specifying to set the GPIO direction as input.
+- output-low  A property specifying to set the GPIO direction as output with
+	      the value low.
+- output-high A property specifying to set the GPIO direction as output with
+	      the value high.
+
+Optional properties:
+- line-name:  The GPIO label name. If not present the node name is used.
+
+Example:
+
+        tca6416@20 {
+                compatible = "ti,tca6416";
+                reg = <0x20>;
+                #gpio-cells = <2>;
+                gpio-controller;
+
+                env_reset {
+                        gpio-hog;
+                        input;
+                        gpios = <6 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+                };
+                boot_rescue {
+                        gpio-hog;
+                        input;
+                        gpios = <7 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+                };
+        };
+
+For the above Example you can than access the gpio in your boardcode
+with:
+
+        desc = gpio_hog_lookup_name("boot_rescue.gpio-hog");
+        if (desc) {
+                if (dm_gpio_get_value(desc))
+                        printf("\nBooting into Rescue System\n");
+		else
+			printf("\nBoot normal\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index e36a8abc42..fa1c99700f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ config DM_GPIO
 	  particular GPIOs that they provide. The uclass interface
 	  is defined in include/asm-generic/gpio.h.
 
+config DM_GPIO_HOG
+	bool "Enable GPIO hog support"
+	depends on DM_GPIO
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enable gpio hog support
+	  The GPIO chip may contain GPIO hog definitions. GPIO hogging
+	  is a mechanism providing automatic GPIO request and config-
+	  uration as part of the gpio-controller's driver probe function.
+
 config ALTERA_PIO
 	bool "Altera PIO driver"
 	depends on DM_GPIO
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
index da5e9ba6e5..4ecff115f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <dm.h>
+#include <dm/device-internal.h>
 #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fdtdec.h>
@@ -15,6 +16,18 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DM_GPIO_HOG)
+struct gpio_priv_one_hog {
+	struct list_head list;
+	char *name;
+	struct gpio_desc gpiod;
+};
+
+static struct list_head hogs;
+static int list_init;
+static int gpio_hogs_probed;
+#endif
+
 /**
  * gpio_to_device() - Convert global GPIO number to device, number
  *
@@ -141,6 +154,147 @@ static int gpio_find_and_xlate(struct gpio_desc *desc,
 		return gpio_xlate_offs_flags(desc->dev, desc, args);
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DM_GPIO_HOG)
+int gpio_hog_probe_all(void)
+{
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	ofnode node;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * We need to probe all gpio-hog devices
+	 * at some point, as we cannot be sure,
+	 * that all gpio devices, which contain a
+	 * gpio-hog definition are probed.
+	 *
+	 */
+	if (gpio_hogs_probed)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (uclass_first_device(UCLASS_GPIO, &dev);
+	     dev;
+	     uclass_next_device(&dev)) {
+		dev_for_each_subnode(node, dev) {
+			if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "gpio-hog")) {
+				ret = device_probe(dev);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	gpio_hogs_probed = 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct gpio_desc *gpio_hog_lookup_name(const char *name)
+{
+	struct list_head *entry;
+	struct gpio_priv_one_hog *cur;
+
+	/* be sure, all gpio devices with gpio-hogs are probed */
+	gpio_hog_probe_all();
+	list_for_each(entry, &hogs) {
+		cur = list_entry(entry, struct gpio_priv_one_hog, list);
+		if (strcmp(cur->name, name) == 0)
+			return &cur->gpiod;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int gpio_hog(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	ofnode node;
+	int found = 0;
+	int ret;
+	struct gpio_dev_priv *uc_priv = NULL;
+
+	if (!list_init) {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hogs);
+		list_init = 1;
+	}
+	dev_for_each_subnode(node, dev) {
+		if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "gpio-hog")) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!found)
+		return 0;
+
+	uc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
+	if (!uc_priv) {
+		printf("%s: missing private data.\n", __func__);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* scan for gpio-hog subnodes */
+	dev_for_each_subnode(node, dev) {
+		u32 val[2];
+		int value = 0;
+		int gpiod_flags;
+		struct gpio_priv_one_hog *new;
+		const char *nodename;
+
+		if (!ofnode_read_bool(node, "gpio-hog"))
+			continue;
+
+		if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "input")) {
+			gpiod_flags = GPIOD_IS_IN;
+		} else if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "output-high")) {
+			value = 1;
+			gpiod_flags = GPIOD_IS_OUT;
+		} else if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "output-low")) {
+			gpiod_flags = GPIOD_IS_OUT;
+		} else {
+			printf("%s: missing gpio-hog state.\n", __func__);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		ret = ofnode_read_u32_array(node, "gpios", val, 2);
+		if (ret) {
+			printf("%s: wrong gpios property, 2 values needed, ret: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		new = calloc(1, sizeof(struct gpio_priv_one_hog));
+		nodename = ofnode_read_string(node, "line-name");
+		if (!nodename)
+			nodename = ofnode_get_name(node);
+		ret = gpio_dev_request_index(dev, nodename, "gpio-hog",
+					     val[0], gpiod_flags, val[1],
+					     &new->gpiod);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			debug("%s: node %s could not get gpio.\n", __func__,
+			      ofnode_get_name(node));
+			free(new);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		new->name = uc_priv->name[new->gpiod.offset];
+		list_add_tail(&new->list, &hogs);
+		dm_gpio_set_dir(&new->gpiod);
+		if (gpiod_flags == GPIOD_IS_OUT)
+			dm_gpio_set_value(&new->gpiod, value);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+static int gpio_hog(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct gpio_desc *gpio_hog_lookup_name(const char *name)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
 int dm_gpio_request(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *label)
 {
 	struct udevice *dev = desc->dev;
@@ -149,8 +303,9 @@ int dm_gpio_request(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *label)
 	int ret;
 
 	uc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
-	if (uc_priv->name[desc->offset])
-		return -EBUSY;
+	if (uc_priv)
+		if (uc_priv->name[desc->offset])
+			return -EBUSY;
 	str = strdup(label);
 	if (!str)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -640,22 +795,25 @@ int dm_gpio_get_values_as_int(const struct gpio_desc *desc_list, int count)
 	return vector;
 }
 
-static int gpio_request_tail(int ret, ofnode node,
+static int gpio_request_tail(int ret, const char *nodename,
 			     struct ofnode_phandle_args *args,
 			     const char *list_name, int index,
-			     struct gpio_desc *desc, int flags, bool add_index)
+			     struct gpio_desc *desc, int flags,
+			     bool add_index, struct udevice *dev)
 {
-	desc->dev = NULL;
+	desc->dev = dev;
 	desc->offset = 0;
 	desc->flags = 0;
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	ret = uclass_get_device_by_ofnode(UCLASS_GPIO, args->node,
-					  &desc->dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		debug("%s: uclass_get_device_by_ofnode failed\n", __func__);
-		goto err;
+	if (!desc->dev) {
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_ofnode(UCLASS_GPIO, args->node,
+						  &desc->dev);
+		if (ret) {
+			debug("%s: uclass_get_device_by_ofnode failed\n", __func__);
+			goto err;
+		}
 	}
 	ret = gpio_find_and_xlate(desc, args);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -663,8 +821,7 @@ static int gpio_request_tail(int ret, ofnode node,
 		goto err;
 	}
 	ret = dm_gpio_requestf(desc, add_index ? "%s.%s%d" : "%s.%s",
-			       ofnode_get_name(node),
-			       list_name, index);
+			       nodename, list_name, index);
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("%s: dm_gpio_requestf failed\n", __func__);
 		goto err;
@@ -678,7 +835,7 @@ static int gpio_request_tail(int ret, ofnode node,
 	return 0;
 err:
 	debug("%s: Node '%s', property '%s', failed to request GPIO index %d: %d\n",
-	      __func__, ofnode_get_name(node), list_name, index, ret);
+	      __func__, nodename, list_name, index, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -692,8 +849,8 @@ static int _gpio_request_by_name_nodev(ofnode node, const char *list_name,
 	ret = ofnode_parse_phandle_with_args(node, list_name, "#gpio-cells", 0,
 					     index, &args);
 
-	return gpio_request_tail(ret, node, &args, list_name, index, desc,
-				 flags, add_index);
+	return gpio_request_tail(ret, ofnode_get_name(node), &args, list_name,
+				 index, desc, flags, add_index, NULL);
 }
 
 int gpio_request_by_name_nodev(ofnode node, const char *list_name, int index,
@@ -707,13 +864,14 @@ int gpio_request_by_name(struct udevice *dev, const char *list_name, int index,
 			 struct gpio_desc *desc, int flags)
 {
 	struct ofnode_phandle_args args;
+	ofnode node;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = dev_read_phandle_with_args(dev, list_name, "#gpio-cells", 0,
 					 index, &args);
-
-	return gpio_request_tail(ret, dev_ofnode(dev), &args, list_name,
-				 index, desc, flags, index > 0);
+	node = dev_ofnode(dev);
+	return gpio_request_tail(ret, ofnode_get_name(node), &args, list_name,
+				 index, desc, flags, index > 0, NULL);
 }
 
 int gpio_request_list_by_name_nodev(ofnode node, const char *list_name,
@@ -832,12 +990,17 @@ int gpio_get_number(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
 static int gpio_post_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	struct gpio_dev_priv *uc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
+	int ret;
 
 	uc_priv->name = calloc(uc_priv->gpio_count, sizeof(char *));
 	if (!uc_priv->name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return gpio_renumber(NULL);
+	ret = gpio_renumber(NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return gpio_hog(dev);
 }
 
 static int gpio_pre_remove(struct udevice *dev)
@@ -854,6 +1017,21 @@ static int gpio_pre_remove(struct udevice *dev)
 	return gpio_renumber(dev);
 }
 
+int gpio_dev_request_index(struct udevice *dev, const char *nodename,
+			   char *list_name, int index, int flags,
+			   int dtflags, struct gpio_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct ofnode_phandle_args args;
+
+	args.node =  ofnode_null();
+	args.args_count = 2;
+	args.args[0] = index;
+	args.args[1] = dtflags;
+
+	return gpio_request_tail(0, nodename, &args, list_name, index, desc,
+				 flags, 0, dev);
+}
+
 static int gpio_post_bind(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC)
@@ -885,6 +1063,7 @@ static int gpio_post_bind(struct udevice *dev)
 		reloc_done++;
 	}
 #endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index d03602696f..37f71e5708 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -348,6 +348,22 @@ const char *gpio_get_bank_info(struct udevice *dev, int *offset_count);
  */
 int dm_gpio_lookup_name(const char *name, struct gpio_desc *desc);
 
+/**
+ * gpio_hog_lookup_name() - Look up a named GPIO and return the gpio descr.
+ *
+ * @name:	Name to look up
+ * @return:	Returns gpio_desc for gpio
+ */
+struct gpio_desc *gpio_hog_lookup_name(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * gpio_hog_probe_all() - probe all gpio devices with
+ * gpio-hog subnodes.
+ *
+ * @return:	Returns return value from device_probe()
+ */
+int gpio_hog_probe_all(void);
+
 /**
  * gpio_lookup_name - Look up a GPIO name and return its details
  *
@@ -503,6 +519,22 @@ int gpio_request_list_by_name_nodev(ofnode node, const char *list_name,
 				    struct gpio_desc *desc_list, int max_count,
 				    int flags);
 
+/**
+ * gpio_dev_request_index() - request single GPIO from gpio device
+ *
+ * @dev:	GPIO device
+ * @nodename:	Name of node
+ * @list_name:	Name of GPIO list (e.g. "board-id-gpios")
+ * @index:	Index number of the GPIO in that list use request (0=first)
+ * @flags:	GPIOD_* flags
+ * @dtflags:	GPIO flags read from DT
+ * @desc:	GPIO descriotor filled from this function
+ * @return:	return value from gpio_request_tail()
+ */
+int gpio_dev_request_index(struct udevice *dev, const char *nodename,
+			   char *list_name, int index, int flags,
+			   int dtflags, struct gpio_desc *desc);
+
 /**
  * dm_gpio_free() - Free a single GPIO
  *
