diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-lp3943.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-lp3943.c
index fdec94b..6dc6725 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-lp3943.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-lp3943.c
@@ -45,6 +45,26 @@
 	u16 input_mask;		/* 1 = GPIO is input direction, 0 = output */
 };
 
+static int lp3943_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
+{
+	struct lp3943_gpio *lp3943_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
+	struct lp3943 *lp3943 = lp3943_gpio->lp3943;
+
+	/* Return an error if the pin is already assigned */
+	if (test_and_set_bit(offset, &lp3943->pin_used))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void lp3943_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
+{
+	struct lp3943_gpio *lp3943_gpio = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
+	struct lp3943 *lp3943 = lp3943_gpio->lp3943;
+
+	clear_bit(offset, &lp3943->pin_used);
+}
+
 static int lp3943_gpio_set_mode(struct lp3943_gpio *lp3943_gpio, u8 offset,
 				u8 val)
 {
@@ -157,6 +177,8 @@
 static const struct gpio_chip lp3943_gpio_chip = {
 	.label			= "lp3943",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
+	.request		= lp3943_gpio_request,
+	.free			= lp3943_gpio_free,
 	.direction_input	= lp3943_gpio_direction_input,
 	.get			= lp3943_gpio_get,
 	.direction_output	= lp3943_gpio_direction_output,
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h b/include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h
index d3a73811..3490db7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h
@@ -94,12 +94,18 @@
  * @regmap: Used for I2C communication on accessing registers
  * @pdata: LP3943 platform specific data
  * @mux_cfg: Register configuration for pin MUX
+ * @pin_used: Bit mask for output pin used.
+ *	      This bitmask is used for pin assignment management.
+ *	      1 = pin used, 0 = available.
+ *	      Only LSB 16 bits are used, but it is unsigned long type
+ *	      for atomic bitwise operations.
  */
 struct lp3943 {
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	struct lp3943_platform_data *pdata;
 	const struct lp3943_reg_cfg *mux_cfg;
+	unsigned long pin_used;
 };
 
 int lp3943_read_byte(struct lp3943 *lp3943, u8 reg, u8 *read);