diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/configfs-usb-gadget-ffs b/Documentation/ABI/testing/configfs-usb-gadget-ffs
index e39b27653c65..bf8936ff6d38 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/configfs-usb-gadget-ffs
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/configfs-usb-gadget-ffs
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ KernelVersion:	3.13
 Description:	The purpose of this directory is to create and remove it.
 
 		A corresponding USB function instance is created/removed.
-		There are no attributes here.
 
-		All parameters are set through FunctionFS.
+		All attributes are read only:
+
+		=============	============================================
+		ready		1 if the function is ready to be used, E.G.
+				if userspace has written descriptors and
+				strings to ep0, so the gadget can be
+				enabled - 0 otherwise.
+		=============	============================================
+
+		All other parameters are set through FunctionFS.
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/gadget-testing.rst b/Documentation/usb/gadget-testing.rst
index 8cd62c466d20..4ec6b775ebba 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/gadget-testing.rst
+++ b/Documentation/usb/gadget-testing.rst
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ the standard procedure for using FunctionFS (mount it, run the userspace
 process which implements the function proper). The gadget should be enabled
 by writing a suitable string to usb_gadget/<gadget>/UDC.
 
+The FFS function provides just one attribute in its function directory:
+
+	ready
+
+The attribute is read-only and signals if the function is ready (1) to be
+used, E.G. if userspace has written descriptors and strings to ep0, so
+the gadget can be enabled.
+
 Testing the FFS function
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
index 6bff6cb93789..be3851cffb73 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
@@ -3445,6 +3445,25 @@ static inline struct f_fs_opts *to_ffs_opts(struct config_item *item)
 			    func_inst.group);
 }
 
+static ssize_t f_fs_opts_ready_show(struct config_item *item, char *page)
+{
+	struct f_fs_opts *opts = to_ffs_opts(item);
+	int ready;
+
+	ffs_dev_lock();
+	ready = opts->dev->desc_ready;
+	ffs_dev_unlock();
+
+	return sprintf(page, "%d\n", ready);
+}
+
+CONFIGFS_ATTR_RO(f_fs_opts_, ready);
+
+static struct configfs_attribute *ffs_attrs[] = {
+	&f_fs_opts_attr_ready,
+	NULL,
+};
+
 static void ffs_attr_release(struct config_item *item)
 {
 	struct f_fs_opts *opts = to_ffs_opts(item);
@@ -3458,6 +3477,7 @@ static struct configfs_item_operations ffs_item_ops = {
 
 static const struct config_item_type ffs_func_type = {
 	.ct_item_ops	= &ffs_item_ops,
+	.ct_attrs	= ffs_attrs,
 	.ct_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 };