diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index f80992d0a608..07a83f34ed58 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -1371,6 +1371,24 @@ struct i2c_adapter *of_find_i2c_adapter_by_node(struct device_node *node)
 	return adapter;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_i2c_adapter_by_node);
+
+/* must call i2c_put_adapter() when done with returned i2c_adapter device */
+struct i2c_adapter *of_get_i2c_adapter_by_node(struct device_node *node)
+{
+	struct i2c_adapter *adapter;
+
+	adapter = of_find_i2c_adapter_by_node(node);
+	if (!adapter)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!try_module_get(adapter->owner)) {
+		put_device(&adapter->dev);
+		adapter = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return adapter;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_i2c_adapter_by_node);
 #else
 static void of_i2c_register_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index e83a738a3b87..e2c859b74f8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -638,6 +638,8 @@ extern struct i2c_client *of_find_i2c_device_by_node(struct device_node *node);
 /* must call put_device() when done with returned i2c_adapter device */
 extern struct i2c_adapter *of_find_i2c_adapter_by_node(struct device_node *node);
 
+/* must call i2c_put_adapter() when done with returned i2c_adapter device */
+struct i2c_adapter *of_get_i2c_adapter_by_node(struct device_node *node);
 #else
 
 static inline struct i2c_client *of_find_i2c_device_by_node(struct device_node *node)
@@ -649,6 +651,11 @@ static inline struct i2c_adapter *of_find_i2c_adapter_by_node(struct device_node
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+static inline struct i2c_adapter *of_get_i2c_adapter_by_node(struct device_node *node)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_I2C_H */