diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
index f964accb..75d413c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	select SH_CLK_CPG
 	select USB_ARCH_HAS_EHCI
 	select USB_ARCH_HAS_OHCI
+	select RENESAS_INTC_IRQPIN
 
 config ARCH_EMEV2
 	bool "Emma Mobile EV2"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
index 86fcdf9..03f73de 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/include/mach/common.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 extern void r8a7779_init_delay(void);
 extern void r8a7779_init_irq(void);
+extern void r8a7779_init_irq_extpin(int irlm);
 extern void r8a7779_init_irq_dt(void);
 extern void r8a7779_map_io(void);
 extern void r8a7779_earlytimer_init(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/intc-r8a7779.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/intc-r8a7779.c
index f9cc4bc..fb0363c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/intc-r8a7779.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/intc-r8a7779.c
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
  */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h>
-#include <mach/common.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/irq-renesas-intc-irqpin.h>
 #include <linux/irqchip.h>
+#include <mach/common.h>
 #include <mach/intc.h>
+#include <mach/irqs.h>
 #include <mach/r8a7779.h>
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
@@ -39,6 +42,54 @@
 #define INT2NTSR0 IOMEM(0xfe700060)
 #define INT2NTSR1 IOMEM(0xfe700064)
 
+struct renesas_intc_irqpin_config irqpin0_platform_data = {
+	.irq_base = irq_pin(0), /* IRQ0 -> IRQ3 */
+	.sense_bitfield_width = 2,
+};
+
+static struct resource irqpin0_resources[] = {
+	DEFINE_RES_MEM(0xfe78001c, 4), /* ICR1 */
+	DEFINE_RES_MEM(0xfe780010, 4), /* INTPRI */
+	DEFINE_RES_MEM(0xfe780024, 4), /* INTREQ */
+	DEFINE_RES_MEM(0xfe780044, 4), /* INTMSK0 */
+	DEFINE_RES_MEM(0xfe780064, 4), /* INTMSKCLR0 */
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(gic_spi(27)), /* IRQ0 */
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(gic_spi(28)), /* IRQ1 */
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(gic_spi(29)), /* IRQ2 */
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(gic_spi(30)), /* IRQ3 */
+};
+
+static struct platform_device irqpin0_device = {
+	.name		= "renesas_intc_irqpin",
+	.id		= 0,
+	.resource	= irqpin0_resources,
+	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(irqpin0_resources),
+	.dev		= {
+		.platform_data	= &irqpin0_platform_data,
+	},
+};
+
+void __init r8a7779_init_irq_extpin(int irlm)
+{
+	void __iomem *icr0 = ioremap_nocache(0xfe780000, PAGE_SIZE);
+	unsigned long tmp;
+
+	if (icr0) {
+		tmp = ioread32(icr0);
+		if (irlm)
+			tmp |= 1 << 23; /* IRQ0 -> IRQ3 as individual pins */
+		else
+			tmp &= ~(1 << 23); /* IRL mode - not supported */
+		tmp |= (1 << 21); /* LVLMODE = 1 */
+		iowrite32(tmp, icr0);
+		iounmap(icr0);
+
+		if (irlm)
+			platform_device_register(&irqpin0_device);
+	} else
+		pr_warn("r8a7779: unable to setup external irq pin mode\n");
+}
+
 static int r8a7779_set_wake(struct irq_data *data, unsigned int on)
 {
 	return 0; /* always allow wakeup */