diff --git a/board/ti/omap5_uevm/evm.c b/board/ti/omap5_uevm/evm.c
index ea83e6c..2c00648 100644
--- a/board/ti/omap5_uevm/evm.c
+++ b/board/ti/omap5_uevm/evm.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <palmas.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/arch/mmc_host_def.h>
+#include <tca642x.h>
 
 #include "mux_data.h"
 
@@ -20,6 +21,25 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * @brief tca642x_init - uEVM default values for the GPIO expander
+ * input reg, output reg, polarity reg, configuration reg
+ */
+struct tca642x_bank_info tca642x_init[] = {
+	{ .input_reg = 0x00,
+	  .output_reg = 0x04,
+	  .polarity_reg = 0x00,
+	  .configuration_reg = 0x80 },
+	{ .input_reg = 0x00,
+	  .output_reg = 0x00,
+	  .polarity_reg = 0x00,
+	  .configuration_reg = 0xff },
+	{ .input_reg = 0x00,
+	  .output_reg = 0x00,
+	  .polarity_reg = 0x00,
+	  .configuration_reg = 0x40 },
+};
+
+/**
  * @brief board_init
  *
  * @return 0
@@ -30,6 +50,8 @@
 	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_OMAP5_SEVM;
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = (0x80000000 + 0x100); /* boot param addr */
 
+	tca642x_set_inital_state(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_TCA642X_ADDR, tca642x_init);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/board/ti/omap5_uevm/mux_data.h b/board/ti/omap5_uevm/mux_data.h
index 36b723e..612c13e 100644
--- a/board/ti/omap5_uevm/mux_data.h
+++ b/board/ti/omap5_uevm/mux_data.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 	{USBD0_HS_DP, (IEN | M0)},	/*  USBD0_HS_DP */
 	{USBD0_HS_DM, (IEN | M0)},	/*  USBD0_HS_DM */
 	{USBD0_SS_RX, (IEN | M0)},	/*  USBD0_SS_RX */
+	{I2C5_SCL, (IEN | M0)}, /* I2C5_SCL */
+	{I2C5_SDA, (IEN | M0)}, /* I2C5_SDA */
 
 };
 
diff --git a/include/configs/omap5_uevm.h b/include/configs/omap5_uevm.h
index 9c045d3..47568e9 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap5_uevm.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap5_uevm.h
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
 #define CONFIG_PARTITION_UUIDS
 #define CONFIG_CMD_PART
 
+#define CONFIG_TCA642X
+#define CONFIG_CMD_TCA642X
+#define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_TCA642X_BUS_NUM 4
+#define CONFIG_SYS_I2C_TCA642X_ADDR 0x22
+
 #define CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT		"OMAP5432 uEVM # "
 
 #define CONSOLEDEV		"ttyO2"