diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio_qmsi.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio_qmsi.c
index 16563a10b07..02bec6665ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio_qmsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio_qmsi.c
@@ -399,6 +399,14 @@ static inline int gpio_qmsi_disable_callback(struct device *port,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static uint32_t gpio_qmsi_get_pending_int(struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct gpio_qmsi_config *gpio_config = dev->config->config_info;
+	qm_gpio_t gpio = gpio_config->gpio;
+
+	return QM_GPIO[gpio]->gpio_intstatus;
+}
+
 static const struct gpio_driver_api api_funcs = {
 	.config = gpio_qmsi_config,
 	.write = gpio_qmsi_write,
@@ -406,6 +414,7 @@ static const struct gpio_driver_api api_funcs = {
 	.manage_callback = gpio_qmsi_manage_callback,
 	.enable_callback = gpio_qmsi_enable_callback,
 	.disable_callback = gpio_qmsi_disable_callback,
+	.get_pending_int = gpio_qmsi_get_pending_int,
 };
 
 static int gpio_qmsi_init(struct device *port)
diff --git a/include/gpio.h b/include/gpio.h
index 1e2aacaf425..e503a92c66f 100644
--- a/include/gpio.h
+++ b/include/gpio.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ typedef int (*gpio_enable_callback_t)(struct device *port,
 typedef int (*gpio_disable_callback_t)(struct device *port,
 				       int access_op,
 				       uint32_t pin);
+typedef uint32_t (*gpio_api_get_pending_int)(struct device *dev);
 
 struct gpio_driver_api {
 	gpio_config_t config;
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ struct gpio_driver_api {
 	gpio_manage_callback_t manage_callback;
 	gpio_enable_callback_t enable_callback;
 	gpio_disable_callback_t disable_callback;
+	gpio_api_get_pending_int get_pending_int;
 };
 /**
  * @endcond
@@ -394,6 +396,27 @@ static inline int gpio_port_disable_callback(struct device *port)
 	return api->disable_callback(port, GPIO_ACCESS_BY_PORT, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Function to get pending interrupts
+ *
+ * The purpose of this function is to return the interrupt
+ * status register for the device.
+ * This is especially useful when waking up from
+ * low power states to check the wake up source.
+ *
+ * @param dev Pointer to the device structure for the driver instance.
+ *
+ * @retval status != 0 if at least one gpio interrupt is pending.
+ * @retval 0 if no gpio interrupt is pending.
+ */
+static inline int gpio_get_pending_int(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct gpio_driver_api *api;
+
+	api = (struct gpio_driver_api *)dev->driver_api;
+	return api->get_pending_int(dev);
+}
+
 struct gpio_pin_config {
 	char *gpio_controller;
 	uint32_t gpio_pin;