diff --git a/common/gpio.c b/common/gpio.c
index b0200facfd..0fa949dedb 100644
--- a/common/gpio.c
+++ b/common/gpio.c
@@ -168,4 +168,38 @@ int gpio_get_ternary(enum gpio_signal signal)
 	return pu && !pd ? 2 : pd;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_POWER_DOWN
+/*
+ * Power down a group of GPIO pins marked with a module ID
+ * in board/board_name/gpio.inc
+ * Hibernation/sleep entry:
+ * gpio_power_down_module(MODULE_xxxx)
+ * Chip level code will power down all pins in module.
+ * Wake:
+ * Use gpio_config_module to put the module pin(s)
+ * back to enabled state. Chip level code will re-power
+ * and configure the pin(s).
+ * This mechanism does not handle dynamic changing of
+ * pin configuration at run time.
+ */
+int gpio_power_down_module(enum module_id id)
+{
+	const struct gpio_alt_func *af;
+	int rv = EC_ERROR_INVAL;
+
+	/* Find pins and power down */
+	for (af = gpio_alt_funcs;
+	     af < gpio_alt_funcs + ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_alt_funcs);
+	     af++) {
+		if (af->module_id != id)
+			continue;  /* Pins for some other module */
+
+		gpio_set_flags_by_mask(af->port, af->mask, GPIO_POWER_DOWN);
+		rv = EC_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	return rv;
+}
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_POWER_DOWN */
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 7cbe9ab957..7c5a1db832 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -828,6 +828,12 @@
  */
 #undef CONFIG_COMMON_GPIO_SHORTNAMES
 
+/*
+ * EC's supporting powering down GPIO pins.
+ * Add flag GPIO_POWER_DOWN and additional API's.
+ */
+#undef CONFIG_GPIO_POWER_DOWN
+
 /*
  * Provide common runtime layer code (tasks, hooks ...)
  * You want this unless you are doing a really tiny firmware.
diff --git a/include/gpio.h b/include/gpio.h
index 195f644d67..1c80f7e32d 100644
--- a/include/gpio.h
+++ b/include/gpio.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 #define GPIO_ALTERNATE     (1 << 17) /* GPIO used for alternate function. */
 #define GPIO_LOCKED        (1 << 18) /* Lock GPIO output and configuration */
 #define GPIO_HIB_WAKE_HIGH (1 << 19) /* Hibernate wake on high level */
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_POWER_DOWN
+#define GPIO_POWER_DOWN    (1 << 20) /* Pin and pad is powered off */
+#endif
 
 /* Common flag combinations */
 #define GPIO_OUT_LOW        (GPIO_OUTPUT | GPIO_LOW)
@@ -266,4 +269,14 @@ void gpio_set_flags_by_mask(uint32_t port, uint32_t mask, uint32_t flags);
  */
 void gpio_set_alternate_function(uint32_t port, uint32_t mask, int func);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_POWER_DOWN
+/**
+ * Power down all GPIO pins in a module.
+ *
+ * @param id		Module ID to initialize
+ * @return EC_SUCCESS, or non-zero if module_id is not found.
+ */
+int gpio_power_down_module(enum module_id id);
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* __CROS_EC_GPIO_H */