diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index 00b7f2aff4ec..7c91fd44baf5 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,30 @@ static void scmi_devm_release_protocol(struct device *dev, void *res)
 	scmi_protocol_release(dres->handle, dres->protocol_id);
 }
 
+static struct scmi_protocol_instance __must_check *
+scmi_devres_protocol_instance_get(struct scmi_device *sdev, u8 protocol_id)
+{
+	struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi;
+	struct scmi_protocol_devres *dres;
+
+	dres = devres_alloc(scmi_devm_release_protocol,
+			    sizeof(*dres), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dres)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	pi = scmi_get_protocol_instance(sdev->handle, protocol_id);
+	if (IS_ERR(pi)) {
+		devres_free(dres);
+		return pi;
+	}
+
+	dres->handle = sdev->handle;
+	dres->protocol_id = protocol_id;
+	devres_add(&sdev->dev, dres);
+
+	return pi;
+}
+
 /**
  * scmi_devm_protocol_get  - Devres managed get protocol operations and handle
  * @sdev: A reference to an scmi_device whose embedded struct device is to
@@ -1685,32 +1709,47 @@ scmi_devm_protocol_get(struct scmi_device *sdev, u8 protocol_id,
 		       struct scmi_protocol_handle **ph)
 {
 	struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi;
-	struct scmi_protocol_devres *dres;
-	struct scmi_handle *handle = sdev->handle;
 
 	if (!ph)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	dres = devres_alloc(scmi_devm_release_protocol,
-			    sizeof(*dres), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dres)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	pi = scmi_get_protocol_instance(handle, protocol_id);
-	if (IS_ERR(pi)) {
-		devres_free(dres);
+	pi = scmi_devres_protocol_instance_get(sdev, protocol_id);
+	if (IS_ERR(pi))
 		return pi;
-	}
-
-	dres->handle = handle;
-	dres->protocol_id = protocol_id;
-	devres_add(&sdev->dev, dres);
 
 	*ph = &pi->ph;
 
 	return pi->proto->ops;
 }
 
+/**
+ * scmi_devm_protocol_acquire  - Devres managed helper to get hold of a protocol
+ * @sdev: A reference to an scmi_device whose embedded struct device is to
+ *	  be used for devres accounting.
+ * @protocol_id: The protocol being requested.
+ *
+ * Get hold of a protocol accounting for its usage, possibly triggering its
+ * initialization but without getting access to its protocol specific operations
+ * and handle.
+ *
+ * Being a devres based managed method, protocol hold will be automatically
+ * released, and possibly de-initialized on last user, once the SCMI driver
+ * owning the scmi_device is unbound from it.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on SUCCESS
+ */
+static int __must_check scmi_devm_protocol_acquire(struct scmi_device *sdev,
+						   u8 protocol_id)
+{
+	struct scmi_protocol_instance *pi;
+
+	pi = scmi_devres_protocol_instance_get(sdev, protocol_id);
+	if (IS_ERR(pi))
+		return PTR_ERR(pi);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int scmi_devm_protocol_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *data)
 {
 	struct scmi_protocol_devres *dres = res;
@@ -2297,6 +2336,7 @@ static int scmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	handle = &info->handle;
 	handle->dev = info->dev;
 	handle->version = &info->version;
+	handle->devm_protocol_acquire = scmi_devm_protocol_acquire;
 	handle->devm_protocol_get = scmi_devm_protocol_get;
 	handle->devm_protocol_put = scmi_devm_protocol_put;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h b/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h
index 37d8603816c2..1846b4a870cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h
+++ b/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h
@@ -734,6 +734,9 @@ struct scmi_notify_ops {
  *
  * @dev: pointer to the SCMI device
  * @version: pointer to the structure containing SCMI version information
+ * @devm_protocol_acquire: devres managed method to get hold of a protocol,
+ *			   causing its initialization and related resource
+ *			   accounting
  * @devm_protocol_get: devres managed method to acquire a protocol and get specific
  *		       operations and a dedicated protocol handler
  * @devm_protocol_put: devres managed method to release a protocol
@@ -752,6 +755,8 @@ struct scmi_handle {
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct scmi_revision_info *version;
 
+	int __must_check (*devm_protocol_acquire)(struct scmi_device *sdev,
+						  u8 proto);
 	const void __must_check *
 		(*devm_protocol_get)(struct scmi_device *sdev, u8 proto,
 				     struct scmi_protocol_handle **ph);
