diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/pinctrl-bindings.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/pinctrl-bindings.txt
index 62d0f33fa65e..4483cc31e531 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/pinctrl-bindings.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/pinctrl-bindings.txt
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ output-enable		- enable output on a pin without actively driving it
 			  (such as enabling an output buffer)
 output-low		- set the pin to output mode with low level
 output-high		- set the pin to output mode with high level
+sleep-hardware-state	- indicate this is sleep related state which will be programmed
+			  into the registers for the sleep state.
 slew-rate		- set the slew rate
 
 For example:
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
index 4cf901c78130..8eaa25c3384f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static const struct pin_config_item conf_items[] = {
 	PCONFDUMP(PIN_CONFIG_OUTPUT_ENABLE, "output enabled", NULL, false),
 	PCONFDUMP(PIN_CONFIG_OUTPUT, "pin output", "level", true),
 	PCONFDUMP(PIN_CONFIG_POWER_SOURCE, "pin power source", "selector", true),
+	PCONFDUMP(PIN_CONFIG_SLEEP_HARDWARE_STATE, "sleep hardware state", NULL, false),
 	PCONFDUMP(PIN_CONFIG_SLEW_RATE, "slew rate", NULL, true),
 };
 
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ static const struct pinconf_generic_params dt_params[] = {
 	{ "output-high", PIN_CONFIG_OUTPUT, 1, },
 	{ "output-low", PIN_CONFIG_OUTPUT, 0, },
 	{ "power-source", PIN_CONFIG_POWER_SOURCE, 0 },
+	{ "sleep-hardware-state", PIN_CONFIG_SLEEP_HARDWARE_STATE, 0 },
 	{ "slew-rate", PIN_CONFIG_SLEW_RATE, 0 },
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h
index e91d1b6a260d..5d8bc7f21c2a 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
  * @PIN_CONFIG_POWER_SOURCE: if the pin can select between different power
  *	supplies, the argument to this parameter (on a custom format) tells
  *	the driver which alternative power source to use.
+ * @PIN_CONFIG_SLEEP_HARDWARE_STATE: indicate this is sleep related state.
  * @PIN_CONFIG_SLEW_RATE: if the pin can select slew rate, the argument to
  *	this parameter (on a custom format) tells the driver which alternative
  *	slew rate to use.
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ enum pin_config_param {
 	PIN_CONFIG_OUTPUT_ENABLE,
 	PIN_CONFIG_OUTPUT,
 	PIN_CONFIG_POWER_SOURCE,
+	PIN_CONFIG_SLEEP_HARDWARE_STATE,
 	PIN_CONFIG_SLEW_RATE,
 	PIN_CONFIG_END = 0x7F,
 	PIN_CONFIG_MAX = 0xFF,