diff --git a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/chip.h b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/chip.h
index 69ce29dae4..546fcef9b4 100644
--- a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/chip.h
+++ b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/chip.h
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ struct drivers_i2c_generic_config {
 	/* Generic properties for exporting device-specific data to the OS */
 	struct acpi_dp property_list[MAX_GENERIC_PROPERTY_LIST];
 	int property_count;
+
+	/* Write a _STA method that uses the state of the GPIOs to determine if
+	 * the PowerResource is ON or OFF. If this is false, the _STA method
+	 * will always return ON.
+	 */
+	bool use_gpio_for_status;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
index 260ea83b10..250a21b248 100644
--- a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
+++ b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ void i2c_generic_fill_ssdt(const struct device *dev,
 			config->enable_off_delay_ms,
 			&config->stop_gpio,
 			config->stop_delay_ms,
-			config->stop_off_delay_ms
+			config->stop_off_delay_ms,
+			config->use_gpio_for_status
 		};
 		acpi_device_add_power_res(&power_res_params);
 	}