memset(rs485->padding, 0, sizeof(rs485->padding));
        port->rs485 = *rs485;
 
+       gpiod_set_value(port->rs485_term_gpio,
+                       rs485->flags & SER_RS485_TERMINATE_BUS);
+
        /*
         * Both serial8250_em485_init() and serial8250_em485_destroy()
         * are idempotent.
 
         * to get to a defined state with the following properties:
         */
        rs485conf->flags &= ~(SER_RS485_RX_DURING_TX | SER_RS485_ENABLED |
+                             SER_RS485_TERMINATE_BUS |
                              SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND);
        rs485conf->flags |= SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND;
 
                rs485conf->flags |= SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND;
        }
 
+       /*
+        * Disabling termination by default is the safe choice:  Else if many
+        * bus participants enable it, no communication is possible at all.
+        * Works fine for short cables and users may enable for longer cables.
+        */
+       port->rs485_term_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "rs485-term",
+                                                       GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+       if (IS_ERR(port->rs485_term_gpio)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(port->rs485_term_gpio);
+               port->rs485_term_gpio = NULL;
+               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       dev_err(dev, "Cannot get rs485-term-gpios\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uart_get_rs485_mode);
 
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/circ_buf.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
        struct attribute_group  *attr_group;            /* port specific attributes */
        const struct attribute_group **tty_groups;      /* all attributes (serial core use only) */
        struct serial_rs485     rs485;
+       struct gpio_desc        *rs485_term_gpio;       /* enable RS485 bus termination */
        struct serial_iso7816   iso7816;
        void                    *private_data;          /* generic platform data pointer */
 };