diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c
index f5c9787992e9..23ab9dc5ac85 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c
@@ -715,3 +715,117 @@ int of_i2c_setup_smbus_alert(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_i2c_setup_smbus_alert);
 #endif
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_SLAVE)
+#define SMBUS_HOST_NOTIFY_LEN	3
+struct i2c_slave_host_notify_status {
+	u8 index;
+	u8 addr;
+};
+
+static int i2c_slave_host_notify_cb(struct i2c_client *client,
+				    enum i2c_slave_event event, u8 *val)
+{
+	struct i2c_slave_host_notify_status *status = client->dev.platform_data;
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_REQUESTED:
+		status->index = 0;
+		break;
+	case I2C_SLAVE_WRITE_RECEIVED:
+		/* We only retrieve the first byte received (addr)
+		 * since there is currently no support to retrieve the data
+		 * parameter from the client.
+		 */
+		if (status->index == 0)
+			status->addr = *val;
+		if (status->index < U8_MAX)
+			status->index++;
+		break;
+	case I2C_SLAVE_STOP:
+		/* Handle host-notify if whole message received only */
+		if (status->index != SMBUS_HOST_NOTIFY_LEN) {
+			status->index = U8_MAX;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		ret = i2c_handle_smbus_host_notify(client->adapter,
+						   status->addr);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		status->index = U8_MAX;
+		break;
+	case I2C_SLAVE_READ_REQUESTED:
+	case I2C_SLAVE_READ_PROCESSED:
+		*val = 0xff;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i2c_new_slave_host_notify_device - get a client for SMBus host-notify support
+ * @adapter: the target adapter
+ * Context: can sleep
+ *
+ * Setup handling of the SMBus host-notify protocol on a given I2C bus segment.
+ *
+ * Handling is done by creating a device and its callback and handling data
+ * received via the SMBus host-notify address (0x8)
+ *
+ * This returns the client, which should be ultimately freed using
+ * i2c_free_slave_host_notify_device(); or an ERRPTR to indicate an error.
+ */
+struct i2c_client *i2c_new_slave_host_notify_device(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct i2c_board_info host_notify_board_info = {
+		I2C_BOARD_INFO("smbus_host_notify", 0x08),
+		.flags  = I2C_CLIENT_SLAVE,
+	};
+	struct i2c_slave_host_notify_status *status;
+	struct i2c_client *client;
+	int ret;
+
+	status = kzalloc(sizeof(struct i2c_slave_host_notify_status),
+			 GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!status)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	status->index = U8_MAX;
+
+	host_notify_board_info.platform_data = status;
+
+	client = i2c_new_client_device(adapter, &host_notify_board_info);
+	if (IS_ERR(client)) {
+		kfree(status);
+		return client;
+	}
+
+	ret = i2c_slave_register(client, i2c_slave_host_notify_cb);
+	if (ret) {
+		i2c_unregister_device(client);
+		kfree(status);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
+
+	return client;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_slave_host_notify_device);
+
+/**
+ * i2c_free_slave_host_notify_device - free the client for SMBus host-notify
+ * support
+ * @client: the client to free
+ * Context: can sleep
+ *
+ * Free the i2c_client allocated via i2c_new_slave_host_notify_device
+ */
+void i2c_free_slave_host_notify_device(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+	i2c_slave_unregister(client);
+	kfree(client->dev.platform_data);
+	i2c_unregister_device(client);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_free_slave_host_notify_device);
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c-smbus.h b/include/linux/i2c-smbus.h
index 1e4e0de4ef8b..52e62f398f1c 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c-smbus.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c-smbus.h
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ static inline int of_i2c_setup_smbus_alert(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_SLAVE)
+struct i2c_client *i2c_new_slave_host_notify_device(struct i2c_adapter *adapter);
+void i2c_free_slave_host_notify_device(struct i2c_client *client);
+#else
+static inline struct i2c_client *i2c_new_slave_host_notify_device(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+static inline void i2c_free_slave_host_notify_device(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_SMBUS) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DMI)
 void i2c_register_spd(struct i2c_adapter *adap);
