diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 982753ac1bf6..4c96c7c9e335 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -2257,6 +2257,49 @@ struct spi_controller *__spi_alloc_controller(struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__spi_alloc_controller);
 
+static void devm_spi_release_controller(struct device *dev, void *ctlr)
+{
+	spi_controller_put(*(struct spi_controller **)ctlr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * __devm_spi_alloc_controller - resource-managed __spi_alloc_controller()
+ * @dev: physical device of SPI controller
+ * @size: how much zeroed driver-private data to allocate
+ * @slave: whether to allocate an SPI master (false) or SPI slave (true)
+ * Context: can sleep
+ *
+ * Allocate an SPI controller and automatically release a reference on it
+ * when @dev is unbound from its driver.  Drivers are thus relieved from
+ * having to call spi_controller_put().
+ *
+ * The arguments to this function are identical to __spi_alloc_controller().
+ *
+ * Return: the SPI controller structure on success, else NULL.
+ */
+struct spi_controller *__devm_spi_alloc_controller(struct device *dev,
+						   unsigned int size,
+						   bool slave)
+{
+	struct spi_controller **ptr, *ctlr;
+
+	ptr = devres_alloc(devm_spi_release_controller, sizeof(*ptr),
+			   GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ptr)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ctlr = __spi_alloc_controller(dev, size, slave);
+	if (ctlr) {
+		*ptr = ctlr;
+		devres_add(dev, ptr);
+	} else {
+		devres_free(ptr);
+	}
+
+	return ctlr;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__devm_spi_alloc_controller);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 static int of_spi_get_gpio_numbers(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 {
@@ -2576,6 +2619,11 @@ int devm_spi_register_controller(struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_spi_register_controller);
 
+static int devm_spi_match_controller(struct device *dev, void *res, void *ctlr)
+{
+	return *(struct spi_controller **)res == ctlr;
+}
+
 static int __unregister(struct device *dev, void *null)
 {
 	spi_unregister_device(to_spi_device(dev));
@@ -2617,7 +2665,15 @@ void spi_unregister_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 	list_del(&ctlr->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&board_lock);
 
-	device_unregister(&ctlr->dev);
+	device_del(&ctlr->dev);
+
+	/* Release the last reference on the controller if its driver
+	 * has not yet been converted to devm_spi_alloc_master/slave().
+	 */
+	if (!devres_find(ctlr->dev.parent, devm_spi_release_controller,
+			 devm_spi_match_controller, ctlr))
+		put_device(&ctlr->dev);
+
 	/* free bus id */
 	mutex_lock(&board_lock);
 	if (found == ctlr)
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index af4f265d0f67..acd91300a4ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -663,6 +663,25 @@ static inline struct spi_controller *spi_alloc_slave(struct device *host,
 	return __spi_alloc_controller(host, size, true);
 }
 
+struct spi_controller *__devm_spi_alloc_controller(struct device *dev,
+						   unsigned int size,
+						   bool slave);
+
+static inline struct spi_controller *devm_spi_alloc_master(struct device *dev,
+							   unsigned int size)
+{
+	return __devm_spi_alloc_controller(dev, size, false);
+}
+
+static inline struct spi_controller *devm_spi_alloc_slave(struct device *dev,
+							  unsigned int size)
+{
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPI_SLAVE))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return __devm_spi_alloc_controller(dev, size, true);
+}
+
 extern int spi_register_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr);
 extern int devm_spi_register_controller(struct device *dev,
 					struct spi_controller *ctlr);