diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c
index 2f001c59c61d..f5092447e837 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3028.c
@@ -913,6 +913,66 @@ static u8 rv3028_set_trickle_charger(struct rv3028_data *rv3028,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int config_rtc_backup_mode(struct i2c_client *client, u32 mode)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct rtc_param rtc = {
+		.param = RTC_PARAM_BACKUP_SWITCH_MODE,
+		.uvalue = 0
+	};
+	char msg[] = "unique setup of backup mode";
+
+	ret = rv3028_param_get(&client->dev, &rtc);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (rtc.uvalue == mode)
+		goto out;
+
+	rtc.uvalue = mode;
+
+	ret = rv3028_param_set(&client->dev, &rtc);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	dev_warn(&client->dev, "%s done", msg);
+
+out:
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "%s failed with %i", msg, ret);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int disable_trickle_charger(struct i2c_client *client, struct rv3028_data *rv3028)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 val;
+	bool enabled = false;
+
+	ret = regmap_read(rv3028->regmap, RV3028_BACKUP, &val);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (val & (RV3028_BACKUP_TCE)) {
+		enabled = true;
+		ret = rv3028_update_cfg(rv3028, RV3028_BACKUP, RV3028_BACKUP_TCE, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (enabled)
+		dev_warn(&client->dev, "unexpected enabled trickle charger detected %s",
+					ret? "" : "and disabled");
+
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "disabling trickle charger failed with %i", ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 static int rv3028_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct rv3028_data *rv3028;
@@ -1018,6 +1078,21 @@ static int rv3028_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	rv3028->rtc->max_user_freq = 1;
 
+	// If a goldcap is used as backup and it's supplied with higher voltage
+	// then the RTC itself, a special setup is required to avoid hardware failure.
+	if (device_property_present(&client->dev, "use-goldcap-with-higher-voltage")) {
+		ret = disable_trickle_charger(client, rv3028);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = config_rtc_backup_mode(client, RTC_BSM_LEVEL);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	} else {
+		dev_crit(&client->dev,
+					"goldcap setup skipped, hardware failure possibly");
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMMON_CLK
 	rv3028_clkout_register_clk(rv3028, client);
 #endif