diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 150dde04cf4f..950ae4501826 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -361,6 +361,20 @@ static inline int disable_irq_wake(unsigned int irq)
 	return irq_set_irq_wake(irq, 0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * irq_get_irqchip_state/irq_set_irqchip_state specific flags
+ */
+enum irqchip_irq_state {
+	IRQCHIP_STATE_PENDING,		/* Is interrupt pending? */
+	IRQCHIP_STATE_ACTIVE,		/* Is interrupt in progress? */
+	IRQCHIP_STATE_MASKED,		/* Is interrupt masked? */
+	IRQCHIP_STATE_LINE_LEVEL,	/* Is IRQ line high? */
+};
+
+extern int irq_get_irqchip_state(unsigned int irq, enum irqchip_irq_state which,
+				 bool *state);
+extern int irq_set_irqchip_state(unsigned int irq, enum irqchip_irq_state which,
+				 bool state);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
 extern bool force_irqthreads;
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index d09ec7a1243e..77dd2e7f93f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 struct seq_file;
 struct module;
 struct msi_msg;
+enum irqchip_irq_state;
 
 /*
  * IRQ line status.
@@ -324,6 +325,8 @@ static inline irq_hw_number_t irqd_to_hwirq(struct irq_data *d)
  *				irq_request_resources
  * @irq_compose_msi_msg:	optional to compose message content for MSI
  * @irq_write_msi_msg:	optional to write message content for MSI
+ * @irq_get_irqchip_state:	return the internal state of an interrupt
+ * @irq_set_irqchip_state:	set the internal state of a interrupt
  * @flags:		chip specific flags
  */
 struct irq_chip {
@@ -363,6 +366,9 @@ struct irq_chip {
 	void		(*irq_compose_msi_msg)(struct irq_data *data, struct msi_msg *msg);
 	void		(*irq_write_msi_msg)(struct irq_data *data, struct msi_msg *msg);
 
+	int		(*irq_get_irqchip_state)(struct irq_data *data, enum irqchip_irq_state which, bool *state);
+	int		(*irq_set_irqchip_state)(struct irq_data *data, enum irqchip_irq_state which, bool state);
+
 	unsigned long	flags;
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index c0a1100d911f..e68932bb308e 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -1798,3 +1798,94 @@ int request_percpu_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
 
 	return retval;
 }
+
+/**
+ *	irq_get_irqchip_state - returns the irqchip state of a interrupt.
+ *	@irq: Interrupt line that is forwarded to a VM
+ *	@which: One of IRQCHIP_STATE_* the caller wants to know about
+ *	@state: a pointer to a boolean where the state is to be storeed
+ *
+ *	This call snapshots the internal irqchip state of an
+ *	interrupt, returning into @state the bit corresponding to
+ *	stage @which
+ *
+ *	This function should be called with preemption disabled if the
+ *	interrupt controller has per-cpu registers.
+ */
+int irq_get_irqchip_state(unsigned int irq, enum irqchip_irq_state which,
+			  bool *state)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc;
+	struct irq_data *data;
+	struct irq_chip *chip;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	desc = irq_get_desc_buslock(irq, &flags, 0);
+	if (!desc)
+		return err;
+
+	data = irq_desc_get_irq_data(desc);
+
+	do {
+		chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip(data);
+		if (chip->irq_get_irqchip_state)
+			break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
+		data = data->parent_data;
+#else
+		data = NULL;
+#endif
+	} while (data);
+
+	if (data)
+		err = chip->irq_get_irqchip_state(data, which, state);
+
+	irq_put_desc_busunlock(desc, flags);
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	irq_set_irqchip_state - set the state of a forwarded interrupt.
+ *	@irq: Interrupt line that is forwarded to a VM
+ *	@which: State to be restored (one of IRQCHIP_STATE_*)
+ *	@val: Value corresponding to @which
+ *
+ *	This call sets the internal irqchip state of an interrupt,
+ *	depending on the value of @which.
+ *
+ *	This function should be called with preemption disabled if the
+ *	interrupt controller has per-cpu registers.
+ */
+int irq_set_irqchip_state(unsigned int irq, enum irqchip_irq_state which,
+			  bool val)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc;
+	struct irq_data *data;
+	struct irq_chip *chip;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	desc = irq_get_desc_buslock(irq, &flags, 0);
+	if (!desc)
+		return err;
+
+	data = irq_desc_get_irq_data(desc);
+
+	do {
+		chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip(data);
+		if (chip->irq_set_irqchip_state)
+			break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
+		data = data->parent_data;
+#else
+		data = NULL;
+#endif
+	} while (data);
+
+	if (data)
+		err = chip->irq_set_irqchip_state(data, which, val);
+
+	irq_put_desc_busunlock(desc, flags);
+	return err;
+}