diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index a6780289c61d207085db0b4e61590183816733de..98f6c75b1d18e4d685d381d6c1b43056b3c99452 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -3007,6 +3007,63 @@ s32 i2c_smbus_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 addr, unsigned short flags,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_smbus_xfer);
 
+/**
+ * i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated - read block or emulate
+ * @client: Handle to slave device
+ * @command: Byte interpreted by slave
+ * @length: Size of data block; SMBus allows at most I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX bytes
+ * @values: Byte array into which data will be read; big enough to hold
+ *	the data returned by the slave.  SMBus allows at most
+ *	I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX bytes.
+ *
+ * This executes the SMBus "block read" protocol if supported by the adapter.
+ * If block read is not supported, it emulates it using either word or byte
+ * read protocols depending on availability.
+ *
+ * The addresses of the I2C slave device that are accessed with this function
+ * must be mapped to a linear region, so that a block read will have the same
+ * effect as a byte read. Before using this function you must double-check
+ * if the I2C slave does support exchanging a block transfer with a byte
+ * transfer.
+ */
+s32 i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated(const struct i2c_client *client,
+					      u8 command, u8 length, u8 *values)
+{
+	u8 i = 0;
+	int status;
+
+	if (length > I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX)
+		length = I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX;
+
+	if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_I2C_BLOCK))
+		return i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(client, command, length, values);
+
+	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_BYTE_DATA))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_WORD_DATA)) {
+		while ((i + 2) <= length) {
+			status = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(client, command + i);
+			if (status < 0)
+				return status;
+			values[i] = status & 0xff;
+			values[i + 1] = status >> 8;
+			i += 2;
+		}
+	}
+
+	while (i < length) {
+		status = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, command + i);
+		if (status < 0)
+			return status;
+		values[i] = status;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	return i;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated);
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_SLAVE)
 int i2c_slave_register(struct i2c_client *client, i2c_slave_cb_t slave_cb)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 5aea071372185e47f002a88edafed00b3d7acbac..768063baafbf5efe6c122a123b0c3f9bfe3bd050 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(const struct i2c_client *client,
 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data(const struct i2c_client *client,
 					  u8 command, u8 length,
 					  const u8 *values);
+extern s32
+i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated(const struct i2c_client *client,
+					  u8 command, u8 length, u8 *values);
 #endif /* I2C */
 
 /**