diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-core.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-core.c
index 9e4d37eb918..eb5e3412d39 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-core.c
@@ -1733,6 +1733,88 @@ out:
 	return IRQ_RETVAL(handled);
 }
 
+int encoder_on_portb(struct cx23885_dev *dev)
+{
+	return cx23885_boards[dev->board].portb == CX23885_MPEG_ENCODER;
+}
+
+int encoder_on_portc(struct cx23885_dev *dev)
+{
+	return cx23885_boards[dev->board].portc == CX23885_MPEG_ENCODER;
+}
+
+/* Mask represents 32 different GPIOs, GPIO's are split into multiple
+ * registers depending on the board configuration (and whether the
+ * 417 encoder (wi it's own GPIO's) are present. Each GPIO bit will
+ * be pushed into the correct hardware register, regardless of the
+ * physical location. Certain registers are shared so we sanity check
+ * and report errors if we think we're tampering with a GPIo that might
+ * be assigned to the encoder (and used for the host bus).
+ *
+ * GPIO  2 thru  0 - On the cx23885 bridge
+ * GPIO 18 thru  3 - On the cx23417 host bus interface
+ * GPIO 23 thru 19 - On the cx25840 a/v core
+ */
+void cx23885_gpio_set(struct cx23885_dev *dev, u32 mask)
+{
+	if (mask & 0x7)
+		cx_set(GP0_IO, mask & 0x7);
+
+	if (mask & 0x0007fff8) {
+		if (encoder_on_portb(dev) || encoder_on_portc(dev))
+			printk(KERN_ERR
+				"%s: Setting GPIO on encoder ports\n",
+				dev->name);
+		cx_set(MC417_RWD, (mask & 0x0007fff8) >> 3);
+	}
+
+	/* TODO: 23-19 */
+	if (mask & 0x00f80000)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Unsupported\n", dev->name);
+}
+
+void cx23885_gpio_clear(struct cx23885_dev *dev, u32 mask)
+{
+	if (mask & 0x00000007)
+		cx_clear(GP0_IO, mask & 0x7);
+
+	if (mask & 0x0007fff8) {
+		if (encoder_on_portb(dev) || encoder_on_portc(dev))
+			printk(KERN_ERR
+				"%s: Clearing GPIO moving on encoder ports\n",
+				dev->name);
+		cx_clear(MC417_RWD, (mask & 0x7fff8) >> 3);
+	}
+
+	/* TODO: 23-19 */
+	if (mask & 0x00f80000)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Unsupported\n", dev->name);
+}
+
+void cx23885_gpio_enable(struct cx23885_dev *dev, u32 mask, int asoutput)
+{
+	if ((mask & 0x00000007) && asoutput)
+		cx_set(GP0_IO, (mask & 0x7) << 16);
+	else if ((mask & 0x00000007) && !asoutput)
+		cx_clear(GP0_IO, (mask & 0x7) << 16);
+
+	if (mask & 0x0007fff8) {
+		if (encoder_on_portb(dev) || encoder_on_portc(dev))
+			printk(KERN_ERR
+				"%s: Enabling GPIO on encoder ports\n",
+				dev->name);
+	}
+
+	/* MC417_OEN is active low for output, write 1 for an input */
+	if ((mask & 0x0007fff8) && asoutput)
+		cx_clear(MC417_OEN, (mask & 0x7fff8) >> 3);
+
+	else if ((mask & 0x0007fff8) && !asoutput)
+		cx_set(MC417_OEN, (mask & 0x7fff8) >> 3);
+
+	/* TODO: 23-19 */
+}
+
 static int __devinit cx23885_initdev(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 				     const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885.h b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885.h
index 85642831ea8..d9b03f83fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885.h
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@
 #define CX23885_BOARD_DVBWORLD_2005            16
 #define CX23885_BOARD_NETUP_DUAL_DVBS2_CI      17
 
+#define GPIO_0 0x00000001
+#define GPIO_1 0x00000002
+#define GPIO_2 0x00000004
+#define GPIO_3 0x00000008
+#define GPIO_4 0x00000010
+#define GPIO_5 0x00000020
+#define GPIO_6 0x00000040
+#define GPIO_7 0x00000080
+#define GPIO_8 0x00000100
+#define GPIO_9 0x00000200
+
 /* Currently unsupported by the driver: PAL/H, NTSC/Kr, SECAM B/G/H/LC */
 #define CX23885_NORMS (\
 	V4L2_STD_NTSC_M |  V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_JP |  V4L2_STD_NTSC_443 | \
@@ -422,6 +433,11 @@ extern int cx23885_restart_queue(struct cx23885_tsport *port,
 extern void cx23885_wakeup(struct cx23885_tsport *port,
 			   struct cx23885_dmaqueue *q, u32 count);
 
+extern void cx23885_gpio_set(struct cx23885_dev *dev, u32 mask);
+extern void cx23885_gpio_clear(struct cx23885_dev *dev, u32 mask);
+extern void cx23885_gpio_enable(struct cx23885_dev *dev, u32 mask,
+	int asoutput);
+
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* cx23885-cards.c                                             */