diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
index 6db83ecf77d6..1cee4e1f3122 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,17 @@ static void max310x_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset, int va
 			    value ? 1 << (offset % 4) : 0);
 }
 
+static int max310x_gpio_get_direction(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+{
+	struct max310x_port *s = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
+	struct uart_port *port = &s->p[offset / 4].port;
+	unsigned int val;
+
+	val = max310x_port_read(port, MAX310X_GPIOCFG_REG);
+
+	return val & BIT(offset % 4) ? GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_OUT : GPIO_LINE_DIRECTION_IN;
+}
+
 static int max310x_gpio_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct max310x_port *s = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
@@ -1442,6 +1453,7 @@ static int max310x_probe(struct device *dev, const struct max310x_devtype *devty
 	s->gpio.owner		= THIS_MODULE;
 	s->gpio.parent		= dev;
 	s->gpio.label		= devtype->name;
+	s->gpio.get_direction	= max310x_gpio_get_direction;
 	s->gpio.direction_input	= max310x_gpio_direction_input;
 	s->gpio.get		= max310x_gpio_get;
 	s->gpio.direction_output= max310x_gpio_direction_output;