diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/Kconfig b/drivers/dma-buf/Kconfig
index 162e24e1e429..657ce743abda 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/Kconfig
@@ -48,4 +48,6 @@ menuconfig DMABUF_HEAPS
 	  allows userspace to use to allocate dma-bufs that can be shared
 	  between drivers.
 
+source "drivers/dma-buf/heaps/Kconfig"
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/Kconfig b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..205052744169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config DMABUF_HEAPS_SYSTEM
+	bool "DMA-BUF System Heap"
+	depends on DMABUF_HEAPS
+	help
+	  Choose this option to enable the system dmabuf heap. The system heap
+	  is backed by pages from the buddy allocator. If in doubt, say Y.
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/Makefile b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/Makefile
index de49898112db..d1808eca2581 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 obj-y					+= heap-helpers.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DMABUF_HEAPS_SYSTEM)	+= system_heap.o
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/system_heap.c b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/system_heap.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e3eb1fb3bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/system_heap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * DMABUF System heap exporter
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Google, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Linaro Ltd.
+ */
+
+#include <asm/page.h>
+#include <linux/dma-buf.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/dma-heap.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/highmem.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/scatterlist.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include "heap-helpers.h"
+
+struct system_heap {
+	struct dma_heap *heap;
+} sys_heap;
+
+static void system_heap_free(struct heap_helper_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	pgoff_t pg;
+
+	for (pg = 0; pg < buffer->pagecount; pg++)
+		__free_page(buffer->pages[pg]);
+	kfree(buffer->pages);
+	kfree(buffer);
+}
+
+static int system_heap_allocate(struct dma_heap *heap,
+				unsigned long len,
+				unsigned long fd_flags,
+				unsigned long heap_flags)
+{
+	struct heap_helper_buffer *helper_buffer;
+	struct dma_buf *dmabuf;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	pgoff_t pg;
+
+	helper_buffer = kzalloc(sizeof(*helper_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!helper_buffer)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	init_heap_helper_buffer(helper_buffer, system_heap_free);
+	helper_buffer->heap_buffer.flags = heap_flags;
+	helper_buffer->heap_buffer.heap = heap;
+	helper_buffer->heap_buffer.size = len;
+
+	helper_buffer->pagecount = len / PAGE_SIZE;
+	helper_buffer->pages = kmalloc_array(helper_buffer->pagecount,
+					     sizeof(*helper_buffer->pages),
+					     GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!helper_buffer->pages) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err0;
+	}
+
+	for (pg = 0; pg < helper_buffer->pagecount; pg++) {
+		/*
+		 * Avoid trying to allocate memory if the process
+		 * has been killed by by SIGKILL
+		 */
+		if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
+			goto err1;
+
+		helper_buffer->pages[pg] = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+		if (!helper_buffer->pages[pg])
+			goto err1;
+	}
+
+	/* create the dmabuf */
+	dmabuf = heap_helper_export_dmabuf(helper_buffer, fd_flags);
+	if (IS_ERR(dmabuf)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(dmabuf);
+		goto err1;
+	}
+
+	helper_buffer->heap_buffer.dmabuf = dmabuf;
+
+	ret = dma_buf_fd(dmabuf, fd_flags);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dma_buf_put(dmabuf);
+		/* just return, as put will call release and that will free */
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+
+err1:
+	while (pg > 0)
+		__free_page(helper_buffer->pages[--pg]);
+	kfree(helper_buffer->pages);
+err0:
+	kfree(helper_buffer);
+
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static struct dma_heap_ops system_heap_ops = {
+	.allocate = system_heap_allocate,
+};
+
+static int system_heap_create(void)
+{
+	struct dma_heap_export_info exp_info;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	exp_info.name = "system_heap";
+	exp_info.ops = &system_heap_ops;
+	exp_info.priv = &sys_heap;
+
+	sys_heap.heap = dma_heap_add(&exp_info);
+	if (IS_ERR(sys_heap.heap))
+		ret = PTR_ERR(sys_heap.heap);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+device_initcall(system_heap_create);
