diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
index b7f0b1ebaaa8..14fdf918ecfe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,25 @@ int usb_gadget_ep_match_desc(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_gadget_ep_match_desc);
 
+/**
+ * usb_gadget_check_config - checks if the UDC can support the binded
+ *	configuration
+ * @gadget: controller to check the USB configuration
+ *
+ * Ensure that a UDC is able to support the requested resources by a
+ * configuration, and that there are no resource limitations, such as
+ * internal memory allocated to all requested endpoints.
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success, else a negative errno.
+ */
+int usb_gadget_check_config(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
+{
+	if (gadget->ops->check_config)
+		return gadget->ops->check_config(gadget);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_gadget_check_config);
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void usb_gadget_state_work(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/gadget.h b/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
index 75c7538e350a..776851e57741 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ struct usb_gadget_ops {
 	struct usb_ep *(*match_ep)(struct usb_gadget *,
 			struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *,
 			struct usb_ss_ep_comp_descriptor *);
+	int	(*check_config)(struct usb_gadget *gadget);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -608,6 +609,7 @@ int usb_gadget_connect(struct usb_gadget *gadget);
 int usb_gadget_disconnect(struct usb_gadget *gadget);
 int usb_gadget_deactivate(struct usb_gadget *gadget);
 int usb_gadget_activate(struct usb_gadget *gadget);
+int usb_gadget_check_config(struct usb_gadget *gadget);
 #else
 static inline int usb_gadget_frame_number(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 { return 0; }
@@ -631,6 +633,8 @@ static inline int usb_gadget_deactivate(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 { return 0; }
 static inline int usb_gadget_activate(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 { return 0; }
+static inline int usb_gadget_check_config(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
+{ return 0; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_USB_GADGET */
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/