diff --git a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/chip.h b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/chip.h
index 84657d5241..d84097f6c6 100644
--- a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/chip.h
+++ b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/chip.h
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ struct drivers_i2c_generic_config {
 	unsigned wake;		/* Wake GPE */
 	struct acpi_irq irq;	/* Interrupt */
 
+	/*
+	 * This flag will add a device propery which will indicate
+	 * to the OS that it should probe this device before adding it.
+	 *
+	 * This can be used to declare a device that may not exist on
+	 * the board, for example to support multiple trackpad vendors.
+	 */
+	int probed;
+
 	/* GPIO used to indicate if this device is present */
 	unsigned device_present_gpio;
 	unsigned device_present_gpio_invert;
diff --git a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
index 62e2e9a813..30a280bcff 100644
--- a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
+++ b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static void i2c_generic_fill_ssdt(struct device *dev)
 		.speed = config->speed ? : I2C_SPEED_FAST,
 		.resource = scope,
 	};
+	struct acpi_dp *dsd = NULL;
 
 	if (!dev->enabled || !scope)
 		return;
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ static void i2c_generic_fill_ssdt(struct device *dev)
 		acpigen_write_PRW(config->wake, 3);
 	}
 
+	if (config->probed) {
+		dsd = acpi_dp_new_table("_DSD");
+		acpi_dp_add_integer(dsd, "linux,probed", 1);
+		acpi_dp_write(dsd);
+	}
+
 	acpigen_pop_len(); /* Device */
 	acpigen_pop_len(); /* Scope */