diff --git a/tools/gpio/gpio-watch.c b/tools/gpio/gpio-watch.c
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+++ b/tools/gpio/gpio-watch.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * gpio-watch - monitor unrequested lines for property changes using the
+ *              character device
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 BayLibre SAS
+ * Author: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@baylibre.com>
+ */
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct gpio_v2_line_info_changed chg;
+	struct gpio_v2_line_info req;
+	struct pollfd pfd;
+	int fd, i, j, ret;
+	char *event, *end;
+	ssize_t rd;
+
+	if (argc < 3)
+		goto err_usage;
+
+	fd = open(argv[1], O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror("unable to open gpiochip");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0, j = 2; i < argc - 2; i++, j++) {
+		memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+
+		req.offset = strtoul(argv[j], &end, 0);
+		if (*end != '\0')
+			goto err_usage;
+
+		ret = ioctl(fd, GPIO_V2_GET_LINEINFO_WATCH_IOCTL, &req);
+		if (ret) {
+			perror("unable to set up line watch");
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	pfd.fd = fd;
+	pfd.events = POLLIN | POLLPRI;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		ret = poll(&pfd, 1, 5000);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			perror("error polling the linechanged fd");
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		} else if (ret > 0) {
+			memset(&chg, 0, sizeof(chg));
+			rd = read(pfd.fd, &chg, sizeof(chg));
+			if (rd < 0 || rd != sizeof(chg)) {
+				if (rd != sizeof(chg))
+					errno = EIO;
+
+				perror("error reading line change event");
+				return EXIT_FAILURE;
+			}
+
+			switch (chg.event_type) {
+			case GPIO_V2_LINE_CHANGED_REQUESTED:
+				event = "requested";
+				break;
+			case GPIO_V2_LINE_CHANGED_RELEASED:
+				event = "released";
+				break;
+			case GPIO_V2_LINE_CHANGED_CONFIG:
+				event = "config changed";
+				break;
+			default:
+				fprintf(stderr,
+					"invalid event type received from the kernel\n");
+				return EXIT_FAILURE;
+			}
+
+			printf("line %u: %s at %" PRIu64 "\n",
+			       chg.info.offset, event, (uint64_t)chg.timestamp_ns);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_usage:
+	printf("%s: <gpiochip> <line0> <line1> ...\n", argv[0]);
+	return EXIT_FAILURE;
+}