diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 40fb069a8a7e..91cfb8405abd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct device_private {
 	struct klist_node knode_class;
 	struct list_head deferred_probe;
 	struct device_driver *async_driver;
+	char *deferred_probe_reason;
 	struct device *device;
 	u8 dead:1;
 };
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ extern void device_release_driver_internal(struct device *dev,
 extern void driver_detach(struct device_driver *drv);
 extern int driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev);
 extern void driver_deferred_probe_del(struct device *dev);
+extern void device_set_deferred_probe_reason(const struct device *dev,
+					     struct va_format *vaf);
 static inline int driver_match_device(struct device_driver *drv,
 				      struct device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 1606488ed741..778c7a435cbd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -4213,6 +4213,8 @@ define_dev_printk_level(_dev_info, KERN_INFO);
  * This helper implements common pattern present in probe functions for error
  * checking: print debug or error message depending if the error value is
  * -EPROBE_DEFER and propagate error upwards.
+ * In case of -EPROBE_DEFER it sets also defer probe reason, which can be
+ * checked later by reading devices_deferred debugfs attribute.
  * It replaces code sequence:
  * 	if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
  * 		dev_err(dev, ...);
@@ -4234,10 +4236,12 @@ int dev_err_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...)
 	vaf.fmt = fmt;
 	vaf.va = &args;
 
-	if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+	if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER) {
 		dev_err(dev, "error %d: %pV", err, &vaf);
-	else
+	} else {
+		device_set_deferred_probe_reason(dev, &vaf);
 		dev_dbg(dev, "error %d: %pV", err, &vaf);
+	}
 
 	va_end(args);
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index b29faa24eef8..857b0a928e8d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/async.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/devinfo.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include "base.h"
 #include "power/power.h"
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ void driver_deferred_probe_del(struct device *dev)
 	if (!list_empty(&dev->p->deferred_probe)) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Removed from deferred list\n");
 		list_del_init(&dev->p->deferred_probe);
+		kfree(dev->p->deferred_probe_reason);
+		dev->p->deferred_probe_reason = NULL;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 }
@@ -206,6 +209,23 @@ void device_unblock_probing(void)
 	driver_deferred_probe_trigger();
 }
 
+/**
+ * device_set_deferred_probe_reason() - Set defer probe reason message for device
+ * @dev: the pointer to the struct device
+ * @vaf: the pointer to va_format structure with message
+ */
+void device_set_deferred_probe_reason(const struct device *dev, struct va_format *vaf)
+{
+	const char *drv = dev_driver_string(dev);
+
+	mutex_lock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
+
+	kfree(dev->p->deferred_probe_reason);
+	dev->p->deferred_probe_reason = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s: %pV", drv, vaf);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
+}
+
 /*
  * deferred_devs_show() - Show the devices in the deferred probe pending list.
  */
@@ -216,7 +236,8 @@ static int deferred_devs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 	mutex_lock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(curr, &deferred_probe_pending_list, deferred_probe)
-		seq_printf(s, "%s\n", dev_name(curr->device));
+		seq_printf(s, "%s\t%s", dev_name(curr->device),
+			   curr->device->p->deferred_probe_reason ?: "\n");
 
 	mutex_unlock(&deferred_probe_mutex);