diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/platform_gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/platform_gk20a.h
index d9d86b63a..49f386d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/platform_gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/platform_gk20a.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ struct gk20a_platform {
 	/* Called to turn on the device */
 	int (*unrailgate)(struct platform_device *dev);
 
+	/* Called to check state of device */
+	bool (*is_railgated)(struct platform_device *dev);
+
 	/* Postscale callback is called after frequency change */
 	void (*postscale)(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			  unsigned long freq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/platform_gk20a_tegra.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/platform_gk20a_tegra.c
index 3a739cb60..813053e0e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/platform_gk20a_tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/platform_gk20a_tegra.c
@@ -304,6 +304,17 @@ void gk20a_tegra_calibrate_emc(struct gk20a_emc_params *emc_params,
 	emc_params->emc_dip_offset -= correction;
 }
 
+/*
+ * gk20a_tegra_is_railgated()
+ *
+ * Check status of gk20a power rail
+ */
+
+static bool gk20a_tegra_is_railgated(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	return !tegra_powergate_is_powered(TEGRA_POWERGATE_GPU);
+}
+
 /*
  * gk20a_tegra_railgate()
  *
@@ -504,6 +515,7 @@ struct gk20a_platform t132_gk20a_tegra_platform = {
 	.suspend = gk20a_tegra_suspend,
 	.railgate = gk20a_tegra_railgate,
 	.unrailgate = gk20a_tegra_unrailgate,
+	.is_railgated = gk20a_tegra_is_railgated,
 
 	/* frequency scaling configuration */
 	.prescale = gk20a_tegra_prescale,
@@ -530,6 +542,7 @@ struct gk20a_platform gk20a_tegra_platform = {
 	.suspend = gk20a_tegra_suspend,
 	.railgate = gk20a_tegra_railgate,
 	.unrailgate = gk20a_tegra_unrailgate,
+	.is_railgated = gk20a_tegra_is_railgated,
 
 	/* frequency scaling configuration */
 	.prescale = gk20a_tegra_prescale,