diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/gpio.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/gpio.c
index 66828f2a3577..6d8f4d549fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/gpio.c
@@ -135,6 +135,30 @@ static int qe_gpio_dir_out(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio, int val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int qe_gpio_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int gpio)
+{
+	struct qe_gpio_chip *qe_gc = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
+	struct qe_pio_regs __iomem *regs = qe_gc->regs;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	u32 val, mask;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&qe_gc->lock, flags);
+
+	if (gpio < QE_PIO_PINS / 2)
+		val = ioread32be(&regs->cpdir1);
+	else
+		val = ioread32be(&regs->cpdir2);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qe_gc->lock, flags);
+
+	mask = (u32)QE_PIO_DIR_OUT << (QE_PIO_PINS - 2 - (gpio % (QE_PIO_PINS / 2)) * 2);
+
+	if (val & mask)
+		return GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT;
+	else
+		return GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_IN;
+}
+
 struct qe_pin {
 	/*
 	 * The qe_gpio_chip name is unfortunate, we should change that to
@@ -308,6 +332,7 @@ static int qe_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	gc->ngpio = QE_PIO_PINS;
 	gc->direction_input = qe_gpio_dir_in;
 	gc->direction_output = qe_gpio_dir_out;
+	gc->get_direction = qe_gpio_get_direction;
 	gc->get = qe_gpio_get;
 	gc->set = qe_gpio_set;
 	gc->set_multiple = qe_gpio_set_multiple;