diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 7dc10036eff5..e675971bdc3f 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ static inline irq_hw_number_t irqd_to_hwirq(struct irq_data *d)
  * @irq_pm_shutdown:	function called from core code on shutdown once per chip
  * @irq_calc_mask:	Optional function to set irq_data.mask for special cases
  * @irq_print_chip:	optional to print special chip info in show_interrupts
+ * @irq_request_resources:	optional to request resources before calling
+ *				any other callback related to this irq
+ * @irq_release_resources:	optional to release resources acquired with
+ *				irq_request_resources
  * @flags:		chip specific flags
  */
 struct irq_chip {
@@ -336,6 +340,8 @@ struct irq_chip {
 	void		(*irq_calc_mask)(struct irq_data *data);
 
 	void		(*irq_print_chip)(struct irq_data *data, struct seq_file *p);
+	int		(*irq_request_resources)(struct irq_data *data);
+	void		(*irq_release_resources)(struct irq_data *data);
 
 	unsigned long	flags;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index d3bf660cb57f..5d35cbe22896 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -896,6 +896,23 @@ static void irq_setup_forced_threading(struct irqaction *new)
 	}
 }
 
+static int irq_request_resources(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct irq_data *d = &desc->irq_data;
+	struct irq_chip *c = d->chip;
+
+	return c->irq_request_resources ? c->irq_request_resources(d) : 0;
+}
+
+static void irq_release_resources(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct irq_data *d = &desc->irq_data;
+	struct irq_chip *c = d->chip;
+
+	if (c->irq_release_resources)
+		c->irq_release_resources(d);
+}
+
 /*
  * Internal function to register an irqaction - typically used to
  * allocate special interrupts that are part of the architecture.
@@ -1091,6 +1108,13 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
 	}
 
 	if (!shared) {
+		ret = irq_request_resources(desc);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("Failed to request resources for %s (irq %d) on irqchip %s\n",
+			       new->name, irq, desc->irq_data.chip->name);
+			goto out_mask;
+		}
+
 		init_waitqueue_head(&desc->wait_for_threads);
 
 		/* Setup the type (level, edge polarity) if configured: */
@@ -1261,8 +1285,10 @@ static struct irqaction *__free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)
 	*action_ptr = action->next;
 
 	/* If this was the last handler, shut down the IRQ line: */
-	if (!desc->action)
+	if (!desc->action) {
 		irq_shutdown(desc);
+		irq_release_resources(desc);
+	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	/* make sure affinity_hint is cleaned up */