diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 432faa5cb8af..58452ac0f165 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -724,6 +724,10 @@ static void print_constraints(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 			count += sprintf(buf + count, "at %d mV ", ret / 1000);
 	}
 
+	if (constraints->uV_offset)
+		count += sprintf(buf, "%dmV offset ",
+				 constraints->uV_offset / 1000);
+
 	if (constraints->min_uA && constraints->max_uA) {
 		if (constraints->min_uA == constraints->max_uA)
 			count += sprintf(buf + count, "%d mA ",
@@ -1641,6 +1645,9 @@ static int _regulator_do_set_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 
 	trace_regulator_set_voltage(rdev_get_name(rdev), min_uV, max_uV);
 
+	min_uV += rdev->constraints->uV_offset;
+	max_uV += rdev->constraints->uV_offset;
+
 	if (rdev->desc->ops->set_voltage) {
 		ret = rdev->desc->ops->set_voltage(rdev, min_uV, max_uV,
 						   &selector);
@@ -1865,18 +1872,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_sync_voltage);
 
 static int _regulator_get_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
-	int sel;
+	int sel, ret;
 
 	if (rdev->desc->ops->get_voltage_sel) {
 		sel = rdev->desc->ops->get_voltage_sel(rdev);
 		if (sel < 0)
 			return sel;
-		return rdev->desc->ops->list_voltage(rdev, sel);
+		ret = rdev->desc->ops->list_voltage(rdev, sel);
 	}
 	if (rdev->desc->ops->get_voltage)
-		return rdev->desc->ops->get_voltage(rdev);
+		ret = rdev->desc->ops->get_voltage(rdev);
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return ret - rdev->constraints->uV_offset;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/machine.h b/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
index 8f1a55d99494..ce3127a75c88 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ struct regulator_state {
  *
  * @min_uV: Smallest voltage consumers may set.
  * @max_uV: Largest voltage consumers may set.
+ * @uV_offset: Offset applied to voltages from consumer to compensate for
+ *             voltage drops.
  *
  * @min_uA: Smallest consumers consumers may set.
  * @max_uA: Largest current consumers may set.
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ struct regulation_constraints {
 	int min_uV;
 	int max_uV;
 
+	int uV_offset;
+
 	/* current output range (inclusive) - for current control */
 	int min_uA;
 	int max_uA;