diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index d87661a..113d75db 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -1934,6 +1934,16 @@
 		clk->accuracy = 0;
 
 	/*
+	 * Set clk's phase.
+	 * Since a phase is by definition relative to its parent, just
+	 * query the current clock phase, or just assume it's in phase.
+	 */
+	if (clk->ops->get_phase)
+		clk->phase = clk->ops->get_phase(clk->hw);
+	else
+		clk->phase = 0;
+
+	/*
 	 * Set clk's rate.  The preferred method is to use .recalc_rate.  For
 	 * simple clocks and lazy developers the default fallback is to use the
 	 * parent's rate.  If a clock doesn't have a parent (or is orphaned)
diff --git a/include/linux/clk-provider.h b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
index 69b20d4..abec961 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@
  *		set then clock accuracy will be initialized to parent accuracy
  *		or 0 (perfect clock) if clock has no parent.
  *
+ * @get_phase:	Queries the hardware to get the current phase of a clock.
+ *		Returned values are 0-359 degrees on success, negative
+ *		error codes on failure.
+ *
  * @set_phase:	Shift the phase this clock signal in degrees specified
  *		by the second argument. Valid values for degrees are
  *		0-359. Return 0 on success, otherwise -EERROR.
@@ -182,6 +186,7 @@
 				    unsigned long parent_rate, u8 index);
 	unsigned long	(*recalc_accuracy)(struct clk_hw *hw,
 					   unsigned long parent_accuracy);
+	int		(*get_phase)(struct clk_hw *hw);
 	int		(*set_phase)(struct clk_hw *hw, int degrees);
 	void		(*init)(struct clk_hw *hw);
 	int		(*debug_init)(struct clk_hw *hw, struct dentry *dentry);