diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
index 96e798523989..52f94bebe434 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /* RTC_CTRL register bit fields */
 #define PM8xxx_RTC_ENABLE		BIT(7)
 #define PM8xxx_RTC_ALARM_CLEAR		BIT(0)
-
+#define PM8xxx_RTC_ALARM_ENABLE		BIT(7)
 #define NUM_8_BIT_RTC_REGS		0x4
 
 /**
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ rtc_rw_fail:
 static int pm8xxx_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 {
 	int rc;
+	unsigned int ctrl_reg;
 	u8 value[NUM_8_BIT_RTC_REGS];
 	unsigned long secs;
 	struct pm8xxx_rtc *rtc_dd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -288,6 +289,14 @@ static int pm8xxx_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	rc = regmap_read(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->alarm_ctrl, &ctrl_reg);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Read from RTC alarm control register failed\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	alarm->enabled = !!(ctrl_reg & PM8xxx_RTC_ALARM_ENABLE);
+
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Alarm set for - h:m:s=%ptRt, y-m-d=%ptRdr\n",
 		&alarm->time, &alarm->time);