diff --git a/drivers/power_domain/CMakeLists.txt b/drivers/power_domain/CMakeLists.txt
index dce536a7c51..357efe6f4ab 100644
--- a/drivers/power_domain/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drivers/power_domain/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_GPIO_MONITOR power_domain_gpio_
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_INTEL_ADSP power_domain_intel_adsp.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_NXP_SCU power_domain_nxp_scu.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_NRFS_GDPWR power_domain_nrfs_gdpwr.c)
+zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_NRF_GPIO_PAD_GROUP power_domain_nrf_gpio_pad_group.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_SOC_PM_STATE power_domain_soc_state_change.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_TISCI power_domain_tisci.c)
diff --git a/drivers/power_domain/Kconfig b/drivers/power_domain/Kconfig
index e5fae7c0354..7b336700dd6 100644
--- a/drivers/power_domain/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/power_domain/Kconfig
@@ -124,5 +124,6 @@ config SOC_POWER_DOMAIN_INIT
 endif #POWER_DOMAIN_TISCI
 
 rsource "Kconfig.nrfs_gdpwr"
+rsource "Kconfig.nrf_gpio_pad_group"
 
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/power_domain/Kconfig.nrf_gpio_pad_group b/drivers/power_domain/Kconfig.nrf_gpio_pad_group
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b36c0cc7e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/power_domain/Kconfig.nrf_gpio_pad_group
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config POWER_DOMAIN_NRF_GPIO_PAD_GROUP
+	bool "NRFS Global Domain Power Request driver"
+	depends on DT_HAS_NORDIC_NRF_GPIO_PAD_GROUP_ENABLED
+	default y
diff --git a/drivers/power_domain/power_domain_nrf_gpio_pad_group.c b/drivers/power_domain/power_domain_nrf_gpio_pad_group.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b4119312c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/power_domain/power_domain_nrf_gpio_pad_group.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#define DT_DRV_COMPAT nordic_nrf_gpio_pad_group
+
+#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/pm/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
+
+#include <hal/nrf_gpio.h>
+
+LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(nrf_gpio_pad_group, CONFIG_POWER_DOMAIN_LOG_LEVEL);
+
+struct nrf_port_retain_config {
+	NRF_GPIO_Type *regs;
+	uint32_t retain_mask;
+};
+
+static void nrf_port_retain_driver_turn_off(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct nrf_port_retain_config *dev_config = dev->config;
+
+	LOG_DBG("%s pads 0x%08x retain %s", dev->name, dev_config->retain_mask, "enable");
+	nrf_gpio_port_retain_enable(dev_config->regs, dev_config->retain_mask);
+}
+
+static void nrf_port_retain_driver_turn_on(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct nrf_port_retain_config *dev_config = dev->config;
+
+	LOG_DBG("%s pads 0x%08x retain %s", dev->name, dev_config->retain_mask, "disable");
+	nrf_gpio_port_retain_disable(dev_config->regs, dev_config->retain_mask);
+}
+
+static int nrf_port_retain_driver_pm_action(const struct device *dev,
+					    enum pm_device_action action)
+{
+	switch (action) {
+	case PM_DEVICE_ACTION_TURN_OFF:
+		nrf_port_retain_driver_turn_off(dev);
+		break;
+
+	case PM_DEVICE_ACTION_TURN_ON:
+		nrf_port_retain_driver_turn_on(dev);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	};
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nrf_port_retain_driver_init(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return pm_device_driver_init(dev, nrf_port_retain_driver_pm_action);
+}
+
+#define NRF_GPIO_PAD_GROUP_DEFINE(inst)								\
+	static const struct nrf_port_retain_config _CONCAT(config, inst) = {			\
+		.regs = (NRF_GPIO_Type *)DT_REG_ADDR(DT_INST_PARENT(inst)),			\
+		.retain_mask = DT_PROP_OR(inst, retain_mask, UINT32_MAX),			\
+	};											\
+												\
+	PM_DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(inst, nrf_port_retain_driver_pm_action);			\
+												\
+	DEVICE_DT_INST_DEFINE(									\
+		inst,										\
+		nrf_port_retain_driver_init,							\
+		PM_DEVICE_DT_INST_GET(inst),							\
+		NULL,										\
+		&_CONCAT(config, inst),								\
+		PRE_KERNEL_1,									\
+		UTIL_INC(CONFIG_GPIO_INIT_PRIORITY),						\
+		NULL										\
+	);
+
+DT_INST_FOREACH_STATUS_OKAY(NRF_GPIO_PAD_GROUP_DEFINE)
diff --git a/dts/bindings/gpio/nordic,nrf-gpio-pad-group.yaml b/dts/bindings/gpio/nordic,nrf-gpio-pad-group.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..104277addd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dts/bindings/gpio/nordic,nrf-gpio-pad-group.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+description: |
+  Nordic nRF GPIO pad group.
+
+  The GPIO pad group describes the pads (package
+  pins of the SoC) the GPIO controller manages.
+
+  The pads may be in a different power domain than
+  the GPIO controller, and may require enabling
+  retention to preserve the GPIO configuration if
+  the power domain is suspended.
+
+  The GPIO pad group is a child node of the GPIO
+  controller which manages the pad group, named
+  pad-group. The pad group's nodelabel is named
+  gpio_pad_group<GPIO number>.
+
+  Example layout:
+
+    gpio0: gpio@938000 {
+            compatible = "nordic,nrf-gpio";
+
+            ...
+
+            gpio_pad_group0: pad-group {
+                    compatible = "nordic,nrf-gpio-pad-group";
+                    power-domains = <&gdpwr_slow_main>;
+                    retain-mask = <0xFFF>;
+            };
+    };
+
+compatible: "nordic,nrf-gpio-pad-group"
+
+include: base.yaml
+
+properties:
+  retain-mask:
+    type: int
+    description: |
+      Mask of pins which shall be retained if pad
+      group's power domain is powered off.