diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
index a1f6cba3ae6c..41b6411d0ef5 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
@@ -548,6 +548,75 @@ void dev_pm_genpd_synced_poweroff(struct device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_genpd_synced_poweroff);
 
+/**
+ * dev_pm_genpd_set_hwmode - Set the HW mode for the device and its PM domain.
+ *
+ * @dev: Device for which the HW-mode should be changed.
+ * @enable: Value to set or unset the HW-mode.
+ *
+ * Some PM domains can rely on HW signals to control the power for a device. To
+ * allow a consumer driver to switch the behaviour for its device in runtime,
+ * which may be beneficial from a latency or energy point of view, this function
+ * may be called.
+ *
+ * It is assumed that the users guarantee that the genpd wouldn't be detached
+ * while this routine is getting called.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success and negative error values on failures.
+ */
+int dev_pm_genpd_set_hwmode(struct device *dev, bool enable)
+{
+	struct generic_pm_domain *genpd;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	genpd = dev_to_genpd_safe(dev);
+	if (!genpd)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!genpd->set_hwmode_dev)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	genpd_lock(genpd);
+
+	if (dev_gpd_data(dev)->hw_mode == enable)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = genpd->set_hwmode_dev(genpd, dev, enable);
+	if (!ret)
+		dev_gpd_data(dev)->hw_mode = enable;
+
+out:
+	genpd_unlock(genpd);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_genpd_set_hwmode);
+
+/**
+ * dev_pm_genpd_get_hwmode - Get the HW mode setting for the device.
+ *
+ * @dev: Device for which the current HW-mode setting should be fetched.
+ *
+ * This helper function allows consumer drivers to fetch the current HW mode
+ * setting of its the device.
+ *
+ * It is assumed that the users guarantee that the genpd wouldn't be detached
+ * while this routine is getting called.
+ */
+bool dev_pm_genpd_get_hwmode(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct generic_pm_domain *genpd;
+
+	genpd = dev_to_genpd_safe(dev);
+	if (!genpd)
+		return false;
+
+	if (genpd->get_hwmode_dev)
+		return genpd->get_hwmode_dev(genpd, dev);
+
+	return dev_gpd_data(dev)->hw_mode;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_genpd_get_hwmode);
+
 static int _genpd_power_on(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd, bool timed)
 {
 	unsigned int state_idx = genpd->state_idx;
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
index b97c5e9820f9..5a26423a7ee1 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ struct generic_pm_domain {
 	int (*set_performance_state)(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 				     unsigned int state);
 	struct gpd_dev_ops dev_ops;
+	int (*set_hwmode_dev)(struct generic_pm_domain *domain,
+			      struct device *dev, bool enable);
+	bool (*get_hwmode_dev)(struct generic_pm_domain *domain,
+			      struct device *dev);
 	int (*attach_dev)(struct generic_pm_domain *domain,
 			  struct device *dev);
 	void (*detach_dev)(struct generic_pm_domain *domain,
@@ -210,6 +214,7 @@ struct generic_pm_domain_data {
 	unsigned int performance_state;
 	unsigned int default_pstate;
 	unsigned int rpm_pstate;
+	bool hw_mode;
 	void *data;
 };
 
@@ -239,6 +244,8 @@ int dev_pm_genpd_remove_notifier(struct device *dev);
 void dev_pm_genpd_set_next_wakeup(struct device *dev, ktime_t next);
 ktime_t dev_pm_genpd_get_next_hrtimer(struct device *dev);
 void dev_pm_genpd_synced_poweroff(struct device *dev);
+int dev_pm_genpd_set_hwmode(struct device *dev, bool enable);
+bool dev_pm_genpd_get_hwmode(struct device *dev);
 
 extern struct dev_power_governor simple_qos_governor;
 extern struct dev_power_governor pm_domain_always_on_gov;
@@ -307,6 +314,16 @@ static inline ktime_t dev_pm_genpd_get_next_hrtimer(struct device *dev)
 static inline void dev_pm_genpd_synced_poweroff(struct device *dev)
 { }
 
+static inline int dev_pm_genpd_set_hwmode(struct device *dev, bool enable)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline bool dev_pm_genpd_get_hwmode(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 #define simple_qos_governor		(*(struct dev_power_governor *)(NULL))
 #define pm_domain_always_on_gov		(*(struct dev_power_governor *)(NULL))
 #endif
