diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 95d2a7b2ea3e..a5faaea6915d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -254,6 +254,20 @@ int gpio_device_get_base(struct gpio_device *gdev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_device_get_base);
 
+/**
+ * gpio_device_get_label() - Get the label of this GPIO device
+ * @gdev: GPIO device
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Pointer to the string containing the GPIO device label. The string's
+ * lifetime is tied to that of the underlying GPIO device.
+ */
+const char *gpio_device_get_label(struct gpio_device *gdev)
+{
+	return gdev->label;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpio_device_get_label);
+
 /**
  * gpio_device_get_chip() - Get the gpio_chip implementation of this GPIO device
  * @gdev: GPIO device
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
index 0aed62f0c633..100c329dc986 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ struct gpio_device *gpiod_to_gpio_device(struct gpio_desc *desc);
 
 /* struct gpio_device getters */
 int gpio_device_get_base(struct gpio_device *gdev);
+const char *gpio_device_get_label(struct gpio_device *gdev);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_GPIOLIB */