diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst
index d5ec95a7195b..f62bdcbfed5b 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/request_firmware.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ request_firmware
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
    :functions: request_firmware
 
+firmware_request_nowarn
+-----------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+   :functions: firmware_request_nowarn
+
 request_firmware_direct
 -----------------------
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index abdc4e4d55f1..0943e7065e0e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -631,6 +631,33 @@ request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_firmware);
 
+/**
+ * firmware_request_nowarn() - request for an optional fw module
+ * @firmware: pointer to firmware image
+ * @name: name of firmware file
+ * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
+ *
+ * This function is similar in behaviour to request_firmware(), except
+ * it doesn't produce warning messages when the file is not found.
+ * The sysfs fallback mechanism is enabled if direct filesystem lookup fails,
+ * however, however failures to find the firmware file with it are still
+ * suppressed. It is therefore up to the driver to check for the return value
+ * of this call and to decide when to inform the users of errors.
+ **/
+int firmware_request_nowarn(const struct firmware **firmware, const char *name,
+			    struct device *device)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Need to pin this module until return */
+	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
+	ret = _request_firmware(firmware, name, device, NULL, 0,
+				FW_OPT_UEVENT | FW_OPT_NO_WARN);
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(firmware_request_nowarn);
+
 /**
  * request_firmware_direct() - load firmware directly without usermode helper
  * @firmware_p: pointer to firmware image
diff --git a/include/linux/firmware.h b/include/linux/firmware.h
index 41050417cafb..2dd566c91d44 100644
--- a/include/linux/firmware.h
+++ b/include/linux/firmware.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct builtin_fw {
 #if defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER) || (defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER_MODULE) && defined(MODULE))
 int request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name,
 		     struct device *device);
+int firmware_request_nowarn(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name,
+			    struct device *device);
 int request_firmware_nowait(
 	struct module *module, bool uevent,
 	const char *name, struct device *device, gfp_t gfp, void *context,
@@ -59,6 +61,14 @@ static inline int request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw,
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+
+static inline int firmware_request_nowarn(const struct firmware **fw,
+					  const char *name,
+					  struct device *device)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static inline int request_firmware_nowait(
 	struct module *module, bool uevent,
 	const char *name, struct device *device, gfp_t gfp, void *context,