diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
index c4fa400efdcc..27709f866c23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/if_bridge.h>
 #include <linux/mdio.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 
 #include "qca8k.h"
@@ -1046,6 +1047,20 @@ qca8k_sw_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	priv->bus = mdiodev->bus;
 	priv->dev = &mdiodev->dev;
 
+	priv->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(priv->dev, "reset",
+						   GPIOD_ASIS);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->reset_gpio))
+		return PTR_ERR(priv->reset_gpio);
+
+	if (priv->reset_gpio) {
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->reset_gpio, 1);
+		/* The active low duration must be greater than 10 ms
+		 * and checkpatch.pl wants 20 ms.
+		 */
+		msleep(20);
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(priv->reset_gpio, 0);
+	}
+
 	/* read the switches ID register */
 	id = qca8k_read(priv, QCA8K_REG_MASK_CTRL);
 	id >>= QCA8K_MASK_CTRL_ID_S;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
index 91557433ce2f..42d6ea24eb14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 
 #define QCA8K_NUM_PORTS					7
 
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ struct qca8k_priv {
 	struct mutex reg_mutex;
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct dsa_switch_ops ops;
+	struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio;
 };
 
 struct qca8k_mib_desc {