diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index ba8eb087f224..b34c412bd2c2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <linux/jump_label.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 
 #include "i2c-core.h"
 
@@ -1438,6 +1439,58 @@ static void of_i2c_register_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * i2c_parse_fw_timings - get I2C related timing parameters from firmware
+ * @dev: The device to scan for I2C timing properties
+ * @t: the i2c_timings struct to be filled with values
+ * @use_defaults: bool to use sane defaults derived from the I2C specification
+ * 		  when properties are not found, otherwise use 0
+ *
+ * Scan the device for the generic I2C properties describing timing parameters
+ * for the signal and fill the given struct with the results. If a property was
+ * not found and use_defaults was true, then maximum timings are assumed which
+ * are derived from the I2C specification. If use_defaults is not used, the
+ * results will be 0, so drivers can apply their own defaults later. The latter
+ * is mainly intended for avoiding regressions of existing drivers which want
+ * to switch to this function. New drivers almost always should use the defaults.
+ */
+
+void i2c_parse_fw_timings(struct device *dev, struct i2c_timings *t, bool use_defaults)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(t, 0, sizeof(*t));
+
+	ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "clock-frequency", &t->bus_freq_hz);
+	if (ret && use_defaults)
+		t->bus_freq_hz = 100000;
+
+	ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "i2c-scl-rising-time-ns", &t->scl_rise_ns);
+	if (ret && use_defaults) {
+		if (t->bus_freq_hz <= 100000)
+			t->scl_rise_ns = 1000;
+		else if (t->bus_freq_hz <= 400000)
+			t->scl_rise_ns = 300;
+		else
+			t->scl_rise_ns = 120;
+	}
+
+	ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "i2c-scl-falling-time-ns", &t->scl_fall_ns);
+	if (ret && use_defaults) {
+		if (t->bus_freq_hz <= 400000)
+			t->scl_fall_ns = 300;
+		else
+			t->scl_fall_ns = 120;
+	}
+
+	device_property_read_u32(dev, "i2c-scl-internal-delay-ns", &t->scl_int_delay_ns);
+
+	ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "i2c-sda-falling-time-ns", &t->sda_fall_ns);
+	if (ret && use_defaults)
+		t->sda_fall_ns = t->scl_fall_ns;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_parse_fw_timings);
+
 static int of_dev_node_match(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
 	return dev->of_node == data;
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 51028f351d13..bc2b19ad9357 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -413,6 +413,22 @@ struct i2c_algorithm {
 #endif
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct i2c_timings - I2C timing information
+ * @bus_freq_hz: the bus frequency in Hz
+ * @scl_rise_ns: time SCL signal takes to rise in ns; t(r) in the I2C specification
+ * @scl_fall_ns: time SCL signal takes to fall in ns; t(f) in the I2C specification
+ * @scl_int_delay_ns: time IP core additionally needs to setup SCL in ns
+ * @sda_fall_ns: time SDA signal takes to fall in ns; t(f) in the I2C specification
+ */
+struct i2c_timings {
+	u32 bus_freq_hz;
+	u32 scl_rise_ns;
+	u32 scl_fall_ns;
+	u32 scl_int_delay_ns;
+	u32 sda_fall_ns;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct i2c_bus_recovery_info - I2C bus recovery information
  * @recover_bus: Recover routine. Either pass driver's recover_bus() routine, or
@@ -604,6 +620,7 @@ extern void i2c_clients_command(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 extern struct i2c_adapter *i2c_get_adapter(int nr);
 extern void i2c_put_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap);
 
+void i2c_parse_fw_timings(struct device *dev, struct i2c_timings *t, bool use_defaults);
 
 /* Return the functionality mask */
 static inline u32 i2c_get_functionality(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
@@ -660,6 +677,7 @@ 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)