diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/microchip,wilc1000.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/microchip,wilc1000.yaml
index 6c35682377e6..2ce316f5e353 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/microchip,wilc1000.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/microchip,wilc1000.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ properties:
   clock-names:
     const: rtc
 
+  enable-gpios:
+    maxItems: 1
+    description: A GPIO line connected to the ENABLE line.  If this
+      is specified, then reset-gpios also must be specified.
+
+  reset-gpios:
+    maxItems: 1
+    description: A GPIO line connected to the RESET line.
+
 required:
   - compatible
   - interrupts
@@ -51,6 +60,8 @@ examples:
         interrupts = <27 0>;
         clocks = <&pck1>;
         clock-names = "rtc";
+        enable-gpios = <&pioA 5 0>;
+        reset-gpios = <&pioA 6 0>;
       };
     };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/Makefile
index c3c9e34c1eaa..baf9f021a1d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_WILC1000) += wilc1000.o
 
 wilc1000-objs := cfg80211.o netdev.o mon.o \
-			hif.o wlan_cfg.o wlan.o
+			hif.o wlan_cfg.o wlan.o power.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_WILC1000_SDIO) += wilc1000-sdio.o
 wilc1000-sdio-objs += sdio.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.h b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.h
index cccd54ed0518..a57095d8088e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.h
@@ -213,4 +213,6 @@ void wilc_network_info_received(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *buffer, u32 length);
 void wilc_gnrl_async_info_received(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *buffer, u32 length);
 void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 				struct cfg80211_crypto_settings *crypto);
+int wilc_of_parse_power_pins(struct wilc *wilc);
+void wilc_wlan_power(struct wilc *wilc, bool on);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
index b9a88b3e322f..b95a247322a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
@@ -197,6 +197,15 @@ struct wilc_vif {
 	struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
 };
 
+struct wilc_power_gpios {
+	int reset;
+	int chip_en;
+};
+
+struct wilc_power {
+	struct wilc_power_gpios gpios;
+};
+
 struct wilc_tx_queue_status {
 	u8 buffer[AC_BUFFER_SIZE];
 	u16 end_index;
@@ -265,6 +274,7 @@ struct wilc {
 	bool suspend_event;
 
 	struct workqueue_struct *hif_workqueue;
+	struct wilc_power power;
 	struct wilc_cfg cfg;
 	void *bus_data;
 	struct net_device *monitor_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/power.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/power.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d26a39b7698d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/power.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 - 2018 Microchip Technology Inc., and its subsidiaries.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ */
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
+#include "netdev.h"
+
+/**
+ * wilc_of_parse_power_pins() - parse power sequence pins
+ *
+ * @wilc:	wilc data structure
+ *
+ * Returns:	 0 on success, negative error number on failures.
+ */
+int wilc_of_parse_power_pins(struct wilc *wilc)
+{
+	struct device_node *of = wilc->dev->of_node;
+	struct wilc_power *power = &wilc->power;
+	int ret;
+
+	power->gpios.reset = of_get_named_gpio_flags(of, "reset-gpios", 0,
+						     NULL);
+	power->gpios.chip_en = of_get_named_gpio_flags(of, "chip_en-gpios", 0,
+						       NULL);
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(power->gpios.reset))
+		return 0;	/* assume SDIO power sequence driver is used */
+
+	if (gpio_is_valid(power->gpios.chip_en)) {
+		ret = devm_gpio_request(wilc->dev, power->gpios.chip_en,
+					"CHIP_EN");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return devm_gpio_request(wilc->dev, power->gpios.reset, "RESET");
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wilc_of_parse_power_pins);
+
+/**
+ * wilc_wlan_power() - handle power on/off commands
+ *
+ * @wilc:	wilc data structure
+ * @on:		requested power status
+ *
+ * Returns:	none
+ */
+void wilc_wlan_power(struct wilc *wilc, bool on)
+{
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(wilc->power.gpios.reset)) {
+		/* In case SDIO power sequence driver is used to power this
+		 * device then the powering sequence is handled by the bus
+		 * via pm_runtime_* functions. */
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (on) {
+		if (gpio_is_valid(wilc->power.gpios.chip_en)) {
+			gpio_direction_output(wilc->power.gpios.chip_en, 1);
+			mdelay(5);
+		}
+		gpio_direction_output(wilc->power.gpios.reset, 1);
+	} else {
+		gpio_direction_output(wilc->power.gpios.reset, 0);
+		if (gpio_is_valid(wilc->power.gpios.chip_en))
+			gpio_direction_output(wilc->power.gpios.chip_en, 0);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wilc_wlan_power);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/spi.c
index 640850f989dd..884ad7f954d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/spi.c
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ static int wilc_bus_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	wilc->bus_data = spi_priv;
 	wilc->dev_irq_num = spi->irq;
 
+	ret = wilc_of_parse_power_pins(wilc);
+	if (ret)
+		goto netdev_cleanup;
+
 	wilc->rtc_clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&spi->dev, "rtc");
 	if (IS_ERR(wilc->rtc_clk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(wilc->rtc_clk);
@@ -178,6 +182,10 @@ static int wilc_bus_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 	clk_prepare_enable(wilc->rtc_clk);
 
+	/* ensure WILC1000 is reset and enabled: */
+	wilc_wlan_power(wilc, false);
+	wilc_wlan_power(wilc, true);
+
 	return 0;
 
 netdev_cleanup:
@@ -977,9 +985,10 @@ static int wilc_spi_reset(struct wilc *wilc)
 
 static int wilc_spi_deinit(struct wilc *wilc)
 {
-	/*
-	 * TODO:
-	 */
+	struct wilc_spi *spi_priv = wilc->bus_data;
+
+	spi_priv->isinit = false;
+	wilc_wlan_power(wilc, false);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.c
index 82566544419a..f1e4ac3a2ad5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.c
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ void wilc_wlan_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 	wilc->rx_buffer = NULL;
 	kfree(wilc->tx_buffer);
 	wilc->tx_buffer = NULL;
-	wilc->hif_func->hif_deinit(NULL);
+	wilc->hif_func->hif_deinit(wilc);
 }
 
 static int wilc_wlan_cfg_commit(struct wilc_vif *vif, int type,
