diff --git a/drivers/acpi/property.c b/drivers/acpi/property.c
index 12bbfe833609..7847b21c94f7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/property.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/property.c
@@ -1293,8 +1293,11 @@ acpi_fwnode_property_read_int_array(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 static int
 acpi_fwnode_property_read_string_array(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				       const char *propname, const char **val,
-				       size_t nval)
+				       size_t nval, int index)
 {
+	if (index != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return acpi_node_prop_read(fwnode, propname, DEV_PROP_STRING,
 				   val, nval);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/base/property.c b/drivers/base/property.c
index e6497f6877ee..d95c949e0a79 100644
--- a/drivers/base/property.c
+++ b/drivers/base/property.c
@@ -372,12 +372,12 @@ int fwnode_property_read_string_array(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = fwnode_call_int_op(fwnode, property_read_string_array, propname,
-				 val, nval);
+				 val, nval, 0);
 	if (ret == -EINVAL && !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fwnode) &&
 	    !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fwnode->secondary))
 		ret = fwnode_call_int_op(fwnode->secondary,
 					 property_read_string_array, propname,
-					 val, nval);
+					 val, nval, 0);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_property_read_string_array);
diff --git a/drivers/base/swnode.c b/drivers/base/swnode.c
index 0a482212c7e8..cb80dab041ef 100644
--- a/drivers/base/swnode.c
+++ b/drivers/base/swnode.c
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ static int property_entry_read_int_array(const struct property_entry *props,
 
 static int property_entry_read_string_array(const struct property_entry *props,
 					    const char *propname,
-					    const char **strings, size_t nval)
+					    const char **strings, size_t nval,
+					    int index)
 {
-	const void *pointer;
+	const char * const *pointer;
 	size_t length;
 	int array_len;
 
@@ -200,13 +201,20 @@ static int property_entry_read_string_array(const struct property_entry *props,
 	if (!strings)
 		return array_len;
 
-	array_len = min_t(size_t, nval, array_len);
 	length = array_len * sizeof(*strings);
-
 	pointer = property_entry_find(props, propname, length);
 	if (IS_ERR(pointer))
 		return PTR_ERR(pointer);
 
+	if (index >= array_len)
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	pointer += index;
+	array_len -= index;
+
+	array_len = min_t(size_t, nval, array_len);
+	length = array_len * sizeof(*strings);
+
 	memcpy(strings, pointer, length);
 
 	return array_len;
@@ -400,12 +408,13 @@ static int software_node_read_int_array(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 
 static int software_node_read_string_array(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 					   const char *propname,
-					   const char **val, size_t nval)
+					   const char **val, size_t nval,
+					   int index)
 {
 	struct swnode *swnode = to_swnode(fwnode);
 
 	return property_entry_read_string_array(swnode->node->properties,
-						propname, val, nval);
+						propname, val, nval, index);
 }
 
 static const char *
diff --git a/drivers/of/property.c b/drivers/of/property.c
index 8e90071de6ed..77e8df4a6267 100644
--- a/drivers/of/property.c
+++ b/drivers/of/property.c
@@ -906,12 +906,13 @@ static int of_fwnode_property_read_int_array(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 static int
 of_fwnode_property_read_string_array(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				     const char *propname, const char **val,
-				     size_t nval)
+				     size_t nval, int index)
 {
 	const struct device_node *node = to_of_node(fwnode);
 
 	return val ?
-		of_property_read_string_array(node, propname, val, nval) :
+		of_property_read_string_array_index(node, propname, val, nval,
+						    index) :
 		of_property_count_strings(node, propname);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fwnode.h b/include/linux/fwnode.h
index 3a532ba66f6c..b9e28ba49038 100644
--- a/include/linux/fwnode.h
+++ b/include/linux/fwnode.h
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ struct fwnode_reference_args {
  * @property_present: Return true if a property is present.
  * @property_read_int_array: Read an array of integer properties. Return zero on
  *			     success, a negative error code otherwise.
- * @property_read_string_array: Read an array of string properties. Return zero
- *				on success, a negative error code otherwise.
+ * @property_read_string_array: Read an array of string properties starting at
+ *				a specified index. Return zero on success, a
+ *				negative error code otherwise.
  * @get_name: Return the name of an fwnode.
  * @get_name_prefix: Get a prefix for a node (for printing purposes).
  * @get_parent: Return the parent of an fwnode.
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ struct fwnode_operations {
 	int
 	(*property_read_string_array)(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_handle,
 				      const char *propname, const char **val,
-				      size_t nval);
+				      size_t nval, int index);
 	const char *(*get_name)(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
 	const char *(*get_name_prefix)(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
 	struct fwnode_handle *(*get_parent)(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
