diff --git a/sys/dev/acpi/acpi_util.c b/sys/dev/acpi/acpi_util.c
index b81a1143b0f3..fd26d656a161 100644
--- a/sys/dev/acpi/acpi_util.c
+++ b/sys/dev/acpi/acpi_util.c
@@ -763,6 +763,25 @@ acpi_dsd_integer(ACPI_HANDLE handle, const char *prop, ACPI_INTEGER *val)
 	return rv;
 }
 
+ACPI_STATUS
+acpi_dsd_package(ACPI_HANDLE handle, const char *prop, ACPI_PACKAGE *pkg)
+{
+	ACPI_OBJECT *propval;
+	ACPI_STATUS rv;
+	ACPI_BUFFER buf;
+
+	buf.Pointer = NULL;
+	buf.Length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
+
+	rv = acpi_dsd_property(handle, prop, &buf, ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE, &propval);
+	// create copy of propval into pkg
+
+	if (buf.Pointer != NULL)
+		ACPI_FREE(buf.Pointer);
+
+	return rv;
+}
+
 ACPI_STATUS
 acpi_dsd_string(ACPI_HANDLE handle, const char *prop, char **val)
 {
diff --git a/sys/dev/acpi/acpi_util.h b/sys/dev/acpi/acpi_util.h
index 9157d5af8aca..e89f69b5fd85 100644
--- a/sys/dev/acpi/acpi_util.h
+++ b/sys/dev/acpi/acpi_util.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct cpu_info *acpi_match_cpu_handle(ACPI_HANDLE);
 char		*acpi_pack_compat_list(ACPI_DEVICE_INFO *, size_t *);
 
 ACPI_STATUS	 acpi_dsd_integer(ACPI_HANDLE, const char *, ACPI_INTEGER *);
+ACPI_STATUS	 acpi_dsd_package(ACPI_HANDLE, const char *, ACPI_PACKAGE *);
 ACPI_STATUS	 acpi_dsd_string(ACPI_HANDLE, const char *, char **);
 
 ACPI_STATUS	 acpi_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE, uint8_t *, ACPI_INTEGER,