diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/sx8654.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/sx8654.txt
index 4886c4aa2906..ca521d8f7d65 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/sx8654.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/sx8654.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Required properties:
 - reg: i2c slave address
 - interrupts: touch controller interrupt
 
+Optional properties:
+ - reset-gpios: GPIO specification for the NRST input
+
 Example:
 
 	sx8654@48 {
@@ -12,4 +15,5 @@ Example:
 		reg = <0x48>;
 		interrupt-parent = <&gpio6>;
 		interrupts = <3 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING>;
+		reset-gpios = <&gpio4 2 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sx8654.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sx8654.c
index ed29db3ec731..ab5cbf7e0879 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sx8654.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sx8654.c
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@
  *  published by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 
-#include <linux/input.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/input.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 
 /* register addresses */
 #define I2C_REG_TOUCH0			0x00
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@
 struct sx8654 {
 	struct input_dev *input;
 	struct i2c_client *client;
+	struct gpio_desc *gpio_reset;
 };
 
 static irqreturn_t sx8654_irq(int irq, void *handle)
@@ -124,6 +127,25 @@ out:
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static int sx8654_reset(struct sx8654 *ts)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (ts->gpio_reset) {
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ts->gpio_reset, 1);
+		udelay(2); /* Tpulse > 1µs */
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ts->gpio_reset, 0);
+	} else {
+		dev_dbg(&ts->client->dev, "NRST unavailable, try softreset\n");
+		err = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(ts->client, I2C_REG_SOFTRESET,
+						SOFTRESET_VALUE);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int sx8654_open(struct input_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct sx8654 *sx8654 = input_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -186,6 +208,17 @@ static int sx8654_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!sx8654)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	sx8654->gpio_reset = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&client->dev, "reset",
+						     GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
+	if (IS_ERR(sx8654->gpio_reset)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(sx8654->gpio_reset);
+		if (error != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&client->dev, "unable to get reset-gpio: %d\n",
+				error);
+		return error;
+	}
+	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "got GPIO reset pin\n");
+
 	input = devm_input_allocate_device(&client->dev);
 	if (!input)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -206,10 +239,9 @@ static int sx8654_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	input_set_drvdata(sx8654->input, sx8654);
 
-	error = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, I2C_REG_SOFTRESET,
-					  SOFTRESET_VALUE);
+	error = sx8654_reset(sx8654);
 	if (error) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "writing softreset value failed");
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "reset failed");
 		return error;
 	}