diff --git a/drivers/clk/ti/clkctrl.c b/drivers/clk/ti/clkctrl.c
index d904a9a7626a..d6cb41b55800 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/ti/clkctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/ti/clkctrl.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #define OMAP4_IDLEST_MASK		(0x3 << 16)
 #define OMAP4_IDLEST_SHIFT		16
 
+#define OMAP4_STBYST_MASK		BIT(18)
+#define OMAP4_STBYST_SHIFT		18
+
 #define CLKCTRL_IDLEST_FUNCTIONAL	0x0
 #define CLKCTRL_IDLEST_INTERFACE_IDLE	0x2
 #define CLKCTRL_IDLEST_DISABLED		0x3
@@ -647,3 +650,33 @@ static void __init _ti_omap4_clkctrl_setup(struct device_node *node)
 }
 CLK_OF_DECLARE(ti_omap4_clkctrl_clock, "ti,clkctrl",
 	       _ti_omap4_clkctrl_setup);
+
+/**
+ * ti_clk_is_in_standby - Check if clkctrl clock is in standby or not
+ * @clk: clock to check standby status for
+ *
+ * Finds whether the provided clock is in standby mode or not. Returns
+ * true if the provided clock is a clkctrl type clock and it is in standby,
+ * false otherwise.
+ */
+bool ti_clk_is_in_standby(struct clk *clk)
+{
+	struct clk_hw *hw;
+	struct clk_hw_omap *hwclk;
+	u32 val;
+
+	hw = __clk_get_hw(clk);
+
+	if (!omap2_clk_is_hw_omap(hw))
+		return false;
+
+	hwclk = to_clk_hw_omap(hw);
+
+	val = ti_clk_ll_ops->clk_readl(&hwclk->enable_reg);
+
+	if (val & OMAP4_STBYST_MASK)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ti_clk_is_in_standby);
diff --git a/include/linux/clk/ti.h b/include/linux/clk/ti.h
index bb2c5af9082a..c62f6fa6763d 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk/ti.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk/ti.h
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ struct ti_clk_features {
 
 void ti_clk_setup_features(struct ti_clk_features *features);
 const struct ti_clk_features *ti_clk_get_features(void);
+bool ti_clk_is_in_standby(struct clk *clk);
 int omap3_noncore_dpll_save_context(struct clk_hw *hw);
 void omap3_noncore_dpll_restore_context(struct clk_hw *hw);