diff --git a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/gpio/Gpio.h b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/gpio/Gpio.h
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+++ b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/gpio/Gpio.h
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+#ifndef FSFW_HAL_SRC_FSFW_HAL_LINUX_GPIO_GPIO_H_
+#define FSFW_HAL_SRC_FSFW_HAL_LINUX_GPIO_GPIO_H_
+
+#include "fsfw_hal/common/gpio/GpioIF.h"
+#include "fsfw_hal/common/gpio/gpioDefinitions.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Additional abstraction layer for handling GPIOs.
+ *
+ * @author  J. Meier
+ */
+class Gpio {
+ public:
+  Gpio(gpioId_t gpioId, GpioIF* gpioIF) : gpioId(gpioId), gpioIF(gpioIF) {
+      if (gpioIF == nullptr) {
+          sif::error << "Gpio::Gpio: Invalid GpioIF" << std::endl;
+      }
+  }
+  ReturnValue_t pullHigh() {
+      return gpioIF->pullHigh(gpioId);
+  }
+  ReturnValue_t pullLow() {
+      return gpioIF->pullLow(gpioId);
+  }
+ private:
+  gpioId_t gpioId = gpio::NO_GPIO;
+  GpioIF* gpioIF = nullptr;
+};
+
+#endif /* FSFW_HAL_SRC_FSFW_HAL_LINUX_GPIO_GPIO_H_ */