diff --git a/include/mraa_adv_func.h b/include/mraa_adv_func.h
index 56ebba2..f8b4ce0 100644
--- a/include/mraa_adv_func.h
+++ b/include/mraa_adv_func.h
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ typedef struct {
     mraa_result_t (*pwm_init_pre) (int pin);
     mraa_result_t (*pwm_init_post) (mraa_pwm_context pwm);
     mraa_result_t (*pwm_period_replace) (mraa_pwm_context dev, int period);
+
+    mraa_result_t (*spi_init_pre) (int bus);
+    mraa_result_t (*spi_init_post) (mraa_spi_context spi);
 } mraa_adv_func_t;
diff --git a/src/spi/spi.c b/src/spi/spi.c
index bea58a3..45f4e76 100644
--- a/src/spi/spi.c
+++ b/src/spi/spi.c
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ struct _spi {
 mraa_spi_context
 mraa_spi_init(int bus)
 {
+    if (advance_func->spi_init_pre != NULL) {
+        if (advance_func->spi_init_pre(bus) != MRAA_SUCCESS)
+            return NULL;
+    }
+
     mraa_spi_bus_t *spi = mraa_setup_spi(bus);
     if(bus < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Failed. SPI platform Error\n");
@@ -74,6 +79,14 @@ mraa_spi_init(int bus)
     dev->lsb = 0;
     dev->mode = 0;
 
+    if (advance_func->spi_init_post != NULL) {
+        mraa_result_t ret = advance_func->spi_init_post(dev);
+        if (ret != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
+            free(dev);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
     return dev;
 }