diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
index daebd92f32c7..6c97953d593b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
@@ -1273,6 +1273,17 @@ static int sc16is7xx_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int sc16is7xx_gpio_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	struct sc16is7xx_port *s = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
+	struct uart_port *port = &s->p[0].port;
+	unsigned int val;
+
+	val = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_IODIR_REG);
+
+	return val & BIT(offset) ? GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT : GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_IN;
+}
+
 static int sc16is7xx_gpio_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 					  unsigned offset)
 {
@@ -1350,6 +1361,7 @@ static int sc16is7xx_setup_gpio_chip(struct sc16is7xx_port *s)
 	s->gpio.parent		 = dev;
 	s->gpio.label		 = dev_name(dev);
 	s->gpio.init_valid_mask	 = sc16is7xx_gpio_init_valid_mask;
+	s->gpio.get_direction	 = sc16is7xx_gpio_get_direction;
 	s->gpio.direction_input	 = sc16is7xx_gpio_direction_input;
 	s->gpio.get		 = sc16is7xx_gpio_get;
 	s->gpio.direction_output = sc16is7xx_gpio_direction_output;