diff --git a/drivers/base/property.c b/drivers/base/property.c
index 4e98a6fad33f..23514bf67933 100644
--- a/drivers/base/property.c
+++ b/drivers/base/property.c
@@ -1040,6 +1040,17 @@ struct fwnode_handle *device_get_named_child_node(struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_get_named_child_node);
 
+/**
+ * fwnode_handle_get - Obtain a reference to a device node
+ * @fwnode: Pointer to the device node to obtain the reference to.
+ */
+void fwnode_handle_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+{
+	if (is_of_node(fwnode))
+		of_node_get(to_of_node(fwnode));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_handle_get);
+
 /**
  * fwnode_handle_put - Drop reference to a device node
  * @fwnode: Pointer to the device node to drop the reference to.
diff --git a/include/linux/property.h b/include/linux/property.h
index 8d7809c2c42d..0ae7d209f6c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/property.h
+++ b/include/linux/property.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_get_named_child_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 struct fwnode_handle *device_get_named_child_node(struct device *dev,
 						  const char *childname);
 
+void fwnode_handle_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
 void fwnode_handle_put(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
 
 unsigned int device_get_child_node_count(struct device *dev);