diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
index 5b6543836b50..99593aaebacd 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
@@ -207,6 +207,25 @@ void qcom_scm_set_download_mode(enum qcom_download_mode mode,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qcom_scm_set_download_mode);
 
+int qcom_scm_get_download_mode(unsigned int *mode, phys_addr_t tcsr_boot_misc)
+{
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	struct device *dev = __scm ? __scm->dev : NULL;
+
+	if (tcsr_boot_misc || (__scm && __scm->dload_mode_addr)) {
+		ret = qcom_scm_io_readl(tcsr_boot_misc ? : __scm->dload_mode_addr, mode);
+	} else {
+		dev_err(dev,
+			"No available mechanism for getting download mode\n");
+	}
+
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to get download mode: %d\n", ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qcom_scm_get_download_mode);
+
 int qcom_scm_config_cpu_errata(void)
 {
 	return __qcom_scm_config_cpu_errata(__scm->dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/qcom_scm.h b/include/linux/qcom_scm.h
index d4ce6f0c7989..5b292531dd2f 100644
--- a/include/linux/qcom_scm.h
+++ b/include/linux/qcom_scm.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ extern int qcom_scm_set_remote_state(u32 state, u32 id);
 extern int qcom_scm_spin_cpu(void);
 extern void qcom_scm_set_download_mode(enum qcom_download_mode mode,
 				       phys_addr_t tcsr_boot_misc);
+extern int qcom_scm_get_download_mode(unsigned int *mode, phys_addr_t tcsr_boot_misc);
 extern int qcom_scm_config_cpu_errata(void);
 extern void qcom_scm_phy_update_scm_level_shifter(u32 val);
 extern bool qcom_scm_pas_supported(u32 peripheral);
@@ -244,6 +245,8 @@ static inline u32 qcom_scm_set_remote_state(u32 state, u32 id)
 static inline int qcom_scm_spin_cpu(void) { return -ENODEV; }
 static inline void qcom_scm_set_download_mode(enum qcom_download_mode mode,
 		phys_addr_t tcsr_boot_misc) {}
+static inline int qcom_scm_get_download_mode(unsigned int *mode,
+		phys_addr_t tcsr_boot_misc) {}
 static inline int qcom_scm_config_cpu_errata(void)
 		{ return -ENODEV; }
 static inline void qcom_scm_phy_update_scm_level_shifter(u32 val) {}