diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 6fc2b720c231..dbf6a6fd116c 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -123,9 +123,20 @@ extern void free_irq(unsigned int, void *);
 
 struct device;
 
-extern int __must_check devm_request_irq(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq,
-			    irq_handler_t handler, unsigned long irqflags,
-			    const char *devname, void *dev_id);
+extern int __must_check
+devm_request_threaded_irq(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq,
+			  irq_handler_t handler, irq_handler_t thread_fn,
+			  unsigned long irqflags, const char *devname,
+			  void *dev_id);
+
+static inline int __must_check
+devm_request_irq(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
+		 unsigned long irqflags, const char *devname, void *dev_id)
+{
+	return devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, irq, handler, NULL, irqflags,
+					 devname, dev_id);
+}
+
 extern void devm_free_irq(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq, void *dev_id);
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/irq/devres.c b/kernel/irq/devres.c
index 38a25b8d8bff..d06df9c41cba 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/devres.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/devres.c
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ static int devm_irq_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *data)
 }
 
 /**
- *	devm_request_irq - allocate an interrupt line for a managed device
+ *	devm_request_threaded_irq - allocate an interrupt line for a managed device
  *	@dev: device to request interrupt for
  *	@irq: Interrupt line to allocate
  *	@handler: Function to be called when the IRQ occurs
+ *	@thread_fn: function to be called in a threaded interrupt context. NULL
+ *		    for devices which handle everything in @handler
  *	@irqflags: Interrupt type flags
  *	@devname: An ascii name for the claiming device
  *	@dev_id: A cookie passed back to the handler function
@@ -42,9 +44,10 @@ static int devm_irq_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *data)
  *	If an IRQ allocated with this function needs to be freed
  *	separately, dev_free_irq() must be used.
  */
-int devm_request_irq(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq,
-		     irq_handler_t handler, unsigned long irqflags,
-		     const char *devname, void *dev_id)
+int devm_request_threaded_irq(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq,
+			      irq_handler_t handler, irq_handler_t thread_fn,
+			      unsigned long irqflags, const char *devname,
+			      void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct irq_devres *dr;
 	int rc;
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@ int devm_request_irq(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq,
 	if (!dr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	rc = request_irq(irq, handler, irqflags, devname, dev_id);
+	rc = request_threaded_irq(irq, handler, thread_fn, irqflags, devname,
+				  dev_id);
 	if (rc) {
 		devres_free(dr);
 		return rc;
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ int devm_request_irq(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_request_irq);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_request_threaded_irq);
 
 /**
  *	devm_free_irq - free an interrupt