diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 9a7def7c3237..13f447a67d67 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi-mem.h>
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 #include <linux/property.h>
@@ -578,7 +579,10 @@ int spi_add_device(struct spi_device *spi)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	if (ctlr->cs_gpios)
+	/* Descriptors take precedence */
+	if (ctlr->cs_gpiods)
+		spi->cs_gpiod = ctlr->cs_gpiods[spi->chip_select];
+	else if (ctlr->cs_gpios)
 		spi->cs_gpio = ctlr->cs_gpios[spi->chip_select];
 
 	/* Drivers may modify this initial i/o setup, but will
@@ -772,10 +776,20 @@ static void spi_set_cs(struct spi_device *spi, bool enable)
 	if (spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH)
 		enable = !enable;
 
-	if (gpio_is_valid(spi->cs_gpio)) {
-		/* Honour the SPI_NO_CS flag */
-		if (!(spi->mode & SPI_NO_CS))
-			gpio_set_value(spi->cs_gpio, !enable);
+	if (spi->cs_gpiod || gpio_is_valid(spi->cs_gpio)) {
+		/*
+		 * Honour the SPI_NO_CS flag and invert the enable line, as
+		 * active low is default for SPI. Execution paths that handle
+		 * polarity inversion in gpiolib (such as device tree) will
+		 * enforce active high using the SPI_CS_HIGH resulting in a
+		 * double inversion through the code above.
+		 */
+		if (!(spi->mode & SPI_NO_CS)) {
+			if (spi->cs_gpiod)
+				gpiod_set_value(spi->cs_gpiod, !enable);
+			else
+				gpio_set_value(spi->cs_gpio, !enable);
+		}
 		/* Some SPI masters need both GPIO CS & slave_select */
 		if ((spi->controller->flags & SPI_MASTER_GPIO_SS) &&
 		    spi->controller->set_cs)
@@ -1615,13 +1629,21 @@ static int of_spi_parse_dt(struct spi_controller *ctlr, struct spi_device *spi,
 		spi->mode |= SPI_CPHA;
 	if (of_property_read_bool(nc, "spi-cpol"))
 		spi->mode |= SPI_CPOL;
-	if (of_property_read_bool(nc, "spi-cs-high"))
-		spi->mode |= SPI_CS_HIGH;
 	if (of_property_read_bool(nc, "spi-3wire"))
 		spi->mode |= SPI_3WIRE;
 	if (of_property_read_bool(nc, "spi-lsb-first"))
 		spi->mode |= SPI_LSB_FIRST;
 
+	/*
+	 * For descriptors associated with the device, polarity inversion is
+	 * handled in the gpiolib, so all chip selects are "active high" in
+	 * the logical sense, the gpiolib will invert the line if need be.
+	 */
+	if (ctlr->use_gpio_descriptors)
+		spi->mode |= SPI_CS_HIGH;
+	else if (of_property_read_bool(nc, "spi-cs-high"))
+		spi->mode |= SPI_CS_HIGH;
+
 	/* Device DUAL/QUAD mode */
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(nc, "spi-tx-bus-width", &value)) {
 		switch (value) {
@@ -2137,6 +2159,60 @@ static int of_spi_register_master(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * spi_get_gpio_descs() - grab chip select GPIOs for the master
+ * @ctlr: The SPI master to grab GPIO descriptors for
+ */
+static int spi_get_gpio_descs(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
+{
+	int nb, i;
+	struct gpio_desc **cs;
+	struct device *dev = &ctlr->dev;
+
+	nb = gpiod_count(dev, "cs");
+	ctlr->num_chipselect = max_t(int, nb, ctlr->num_chipselect);
+
+	/* No GPIOs at all is fine, else return the error */
+	if (nb == 0 || nb == -ENOENT)
+		return 0;
+	else if (nb < 0)
+		return nb;
+
+	cs = devm_kcalloc(dev, ctlr->num_chipselect, sizeof(*cs),
+			  GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	ctlr->cs_gpiods = cs;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
+		/*
+		 * Most chipselects are active low, the inverted
+		 * semantics are handled by special quirks in gpiolib,
+		 * so initializing them GPIOD_OUT_LOW here means
+		 * "unasserted", in most cases this will drive the physical
+		 * line high.
+		 */
+		cs[i] = devm_gpiod_get_index_optional(dev, "cs", i,
+						      GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+
+		if (cs[i]) {
+			/*
+			 * If we find a CS GPIO, name it after the device and
+			 * chip select line.
+			 */
+			char *gpioname;
+
+			gpioname = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s CS%d",
+						  dev_name(dev), i);
+			if (!gpioname)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			gpiod_set_consumer_name(cs[i], gpioname);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int spi_controller_check_ops(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 {
 	/*
@@ -2199,9 +2275,16 @@ int spi_register_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 		return status;
 
 	if (!spi_controller_is_slave(ctlr)) {
-		status = of_spi_register_master(ctlr);
-		if (status)
-			return status;
+		if (ctlr->use_gpio_descriptors) {
+			status = spi_get_gpio_descs(ctlr);
+			if (status)
+				return status;
+		} else {
+			/* Legacy code path for GPIOs from DT */
+			status = of_spi_register_master(ctlr);
+			if (status)
+				return status;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* even if it's just one always-selected device, there must
@@ -2915,6 +2998,7 @@ static int __spi_validate(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 	 * cs_change is set for each transfer.
 	 */
 	if ((spi->mode & SPI_CS_WORD) && (!(ctlr->mode_bits & SPI_CS_WORD) ||
+					  spi->cs_gpiod ||
 					  gpio_is_valid(spi->cs_gpio))) {
 		size_t maxsize;
 		int ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 314d922ca607..916bba47d156 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 
 struct dma_chan;
 struct property_entry;
@@ -116,7 +117,10 @@ void spi_statistics_add_transfer_stats(struct spi_statistics *stats,
  * @modalias: Name of the driver to use with this device, or an alias
  *	for that name.  This appears in the sysfs "modalias" attribute
  *	for driver coldplugging, and in uevents used for hotplugging
- * @cs_gpio: gpio number of the chipselect line (optional, -ENOENT when
+ * @cs_gpio: LEGACY: gpio number of the chipselect line (optional, -ENOENT when
+ *	not using a GPIO line) use cs_gpiod in new drivers by opting in on
+ *	the spi_master.
+ * @cs_gpiod: gpio descriptor of the chipselect line (optional, NULL when
  *	not using a GPIO line)
  *
  * @statistics: statistics for the spi_device
@@ -163,7 +167,8 @@ struct spi_device {
 	void			*controller_data;
 	char			modalias[SPI_NAME_SIZE];
 	const char		*driver_override;
-	int			cs_gpio;	/* chip select gpio */
+	int			cs_gpio;	/* LEGACY: chip select gpio */
+	struct gpio_desc	*cs_gpiod;	/* chip select gpio desc */
 
 	/* the statistics */
 	struct spi_statistics	statistics;
@@ -376,9 +381,17 @@ static inline void spi_unregister_driver(struct spi_driver *sdrv)
  *	     controller has native support for memory like operations.
  * @unprepare_message: undo any work done by prepare_message().
  * @slave_abort: abort the ongoing transfer request on an SPI slave controller
- * @cs_gpios: Array of GPIOs to use as chip select lines; one per CS
- *	number. Any individual value may be -ENOENT for CS lines that
+ * @cs_gpios: LEGACY: array of GPIO descs to use as chip select lines; one per
+ *	CS number. Any individual value may be -ENOENT for CS lines that
+ *	are not GPIOs (driven by the SPI controller itself). Use the cs_gpiods
+ *	in new drivers.
+ * @cs_gpiods: Array of GPIO descs to use as chip select lines; one per CS
+ *	number. Any individual value may be NULL for CS lines that
  *	are not GPIOs (driven by the SPI controller itself).
+ * @use_gpio_descriptors: Turns on the code in the SPI core to parse and grab
+ *	GPIO descriptors rather than using global GPIO numbers grabbed by the
+ *	driver. This will fill in @cs_gpiods and @cs_gpios should not be used,
+ *	and SPI devices will have the cs_gpiod assigned rather than cs_gpio.
  * @statistics: statistics for the spi_controller
  * @dma_tx: DMA transmit channel
  * @dma_rx: DMA receive channel
@@ -557,6 +570,8 @@ struct spi_controller {
 
 	/* gpio chip select */
 	int			*cs_gpios;
+	struct gpio_desc	**cs_gpiods;
+	bool			use_gpio_descriptors;
 
 	/* statistics */
 	struct spi_statistics	statistics;
