diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/omap_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/omap_remoteproc.c
index 841981c50d8d..9c750c2ab29d 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/omap_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/omap_remoteproc.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/syscon.h>
 #include <linux/reset.h>
+#include <clocksource/timer-ti-dm.h>
+
+#include <linux/platform_data/dmtimer-omap.h>
 
 #include "omap_remoteproc.h"
 #include "remoteproc_internal.h"
@@ -57,6 +60,16 @@ struct omap_rproc_mem {
 	size_t size;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct omap_rproc_timer - data structure for a timer used by a omap rproc
+ * @odt: timer pointer
+ * @timer_ops: OMAP dmtimer ops for @odt timer
+ */
+struct omap_rproc_timer {
+	struct omap_dm_timer *odt;
+	const struct omap_dm_timer_ops *timer_ops;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct omap_rproc - omap remote processor state
  * @mbox: mailbox channel handle
@@ -64,6 +77,8 @@ struct omap_rproc_mem {
  * @boot_data: boot data structure for setting processor boot address
  * @mem: internal memory regions data
  * @num_mems: number of internal memory regions
+ * @num_timers: number of rproc timer(s)
+ * @timers: timer(s) info used by rproc
  * @rproc: rproc handle
  * @reset: reset handle
  */
@@ -73,6 +88,8 @@ struct omap_rproc {
 	struct omap_rproc_boot_data *boot_data;
 	struct omap_rproc_mem *mem;
 	int num_mems;
+	int num_timers;
+	struct omap_rproc_timer *timers;
 	struct rproc *rproc;
 	struct reset_control *reset;
 };
@@ -93,6 +110,213 @@ struct omap_rproc_dev_data {
 	const u32 *dev_addrs;
 };
 
+/**
+ * omap_rproc_request_timer() - request a timer for a remoteproc
+ * @dev: device requesting the timer
+ * @np: device node pointer to the desired timer
+ * @timer: handle to a struct omap_rproc_timer to return the timer handle
+ *
+ * This helper function is used primarily to request a timer associated with
+ * a remoteproc. The returned handle is stored in the .odt field of the
+ * @timer structure passed in, and is used to invoke other timer specific
+ * ops (like starting a timer either during device initialization or during
+ * a resume operation, or for stopping/freeing a timer).
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, otherwise an appropriate failure
+ */
+static int omap_rproc_request_timer(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
+				    struct omap_rproc_timer *timer)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	timer->odt = timer->timer_ops->request_by_node(np);
+	if (!timer->odt) {
+		dev_err(dev, "request for timer node %p failed\n", np);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	ret = timer->timer_ops->set_source(timer->odt, OMAP_TIMER_SRC_SYS_CLK);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "error setting OMAP_TIMER_SRC_SYS_CLK as source for timer node %p\n",
+			np);
+		timer->timer_ops->free(timer->odt);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* clean counter, remoteproc code will set the value */
+	timer->timer_ops->set_load(timer->odt, 0, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * omap_rproc_start_timer - start a timer for a remoteproc
+ * @timer: handle to a OMAP rproc timer
+ *
+ * This helper function is used to start a timer associated with a remoteproc,
+ * obtained using the request_timer ops. The helper function needs to be
+ * invoked by the driver to start the timer (during device initialization)
+ * or to just resume the timer.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, otherwise a failure as returned by DMTimer ops
+ */
+static inline int omap_rproc_start_timer(struct omap_rproc_timer *timer)
+{
+	return timer->timer_ops->start(timer->odt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * omap_rproc_stop_timer - stop a timer for a remoteproc
+ * @timer: handle to a OMAP rproc timer
+ *
+ * This helper function is used to disable a timer associated with a
+ * remoteproc, and needs to be called either during a device shutdown
+ * or suspend operation. The separate helper function allows the driver
+ * to just stop a timer without having to release the timer during a
+ * suspend operation.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, otherwise a failure as returned by DMTimer ops
+ */
+static inline int omap_rproc_stop_timer(struct omap_rproc_timer *timer)
+{
+	return timer->timer_ops->stop(timer->odt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * omap_rproc_release_timer - release a timer for a remoteproc
+ * @timer: handle to a OMAP rproc timer
+ *
+ * This helper function is used primarily to release a timer associated
+ * with a remoteproc. The dmtimer will be available for other clients to
+ * use once released.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, otherwise a failure as returned by DMTimer ops
+ */
+static inline int omap_rproc_release_timer(struct omap_rproc_timer *timer)
+{
+	return timer->timer_ops->free(timer->odt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * omap_rproc_enable_timers - enable the timers for a remoteproc
+ * @rproc: handle of a remote processor
+ * @configure: boolean flag used to acquire and configure the timer handle
+ *
+ * This function is used primarily to enable the timers associated with
+ * a remoteproc. The configure flag is provided to allow the driver to
+ * to either acquire and start a timer (during device initialization) or
+ * to just start a timer (during a resume operation).
+ */
+static int omap_rproc_enable_timers(struct rproc *rproc, bool configure)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct platform_device *tpdev;
+	struct dmtimer_platform_data *tpdata;
+	const struct omap_dm_timer_ops *timer_ops;
+	struct omap_rproc *oproc = rproc->priv;
+	struct omap_rproc_timer *timers = oproc->timers;
+	struct device *dev = rproc->dev.parent;
+	struct device_node *np = NULL;
+
+	if (oproc->num_timers <= 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!configure)
+		goto start_timers;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < oproc->num_timers; i++) {
+		np = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "ti,timers", i);
+		if (!np) {
+			ret = -ENXIO;
+			dev_err(dev, "device node lookup for timer at index %d failed: %d\n",
+				i, ret);
+			goto free_timers;
+		}
+
+		tpdev = of_find_device_by_node(np);
+		if (!tpdev) {
+			ret = -ENODEV;
+			dev_err(dev, "could not get timer platform device\n");
+			goto put_node;
+		}
+
+		tpdata = dev_get_platdata(&tpdev->dev);
+		put_device(&tpdev->dev);
+		if (!tpdata) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			dev_err(dev, "dmtimer pdata structure NULL\n");
+			goto put_node;
+		}
+
+		timer_ops = tpdata->timer_ops;
+		if (!timer_ops || !timer_ops->request_by_node ||
+		    !timer_ops->set_source || !timer_ops->set_load ||
+		    !timer_ops->free || !timer_ops->start ||
+		    !timer_ops->stop) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			dev_err(dev, "device does not have required timer ops\n");
+			goto put_node;
+		}
+
+		timers[i].timer_ops = timer_ops;
+		ret = omap_rproc_request_timer(dev, np, &timers[i]);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "request for timer %p failed: %d\n", np,
+				ret);
+			goto put_node;
+		}
+		of_node_put(np);
+	}
+
+start_timers:
+	for (i = 0; i < oproc->num_timers; i++)
+		omap_rproc_start_timer(&timers[i]);
+	return 0;
+
+put_node:
+	of_node_put(np);
+free_timers:
+	while (i--) {
+		omap_rproc_release_timer(&timers[i]);
+		timers[i].odt = NULL;
+		timers[i].timer_ops = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * omap_rproc_disable_timers - disable the timers for a remoteproc
+ * @rproc: handle of a remote processor
+ * @configure: boolean flag used to release the timer handle
+ *
+ * This function is used primarily to disable the timers associated with
+ * a remoteproc. The configure flag is provided to allow the driver to
+ * to either stop and release a timer (during device shutdown) or to just
+ * stop a timer (during a suspend operation).
+ */
+static int omap_rproc_disable_timers(struct rproc *rproc, bool configure)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct omap_rproc *oproc = rproc->priv;
+	struct omap_rproc_timer *timers = oproc->timers;
+
+	if (oproc->num_timers <= 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < oproc->num_timers; i++) {
+		omap_rproc_stop_timer(&timers[i]);
+		if (configure) {
+			omap_rproc_release_timer(&timers[i]);
+			timers[i].odt = NULL;
+			timers[i].timer_ops = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * omap_rproc_mbox_callback() - inbound mailbox message handler
  * @client: mailbox client pointer used for requesting the mailbox channel
@@ -228,6 +452,12 @@ static int omap_rproc_start(struct rproc *rproc)
 		goto put_mbox;
 	}
 
+	ret = omap_rproc_enable_timers(rproc, true);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "omap_rproc_enable_timers failed: %d\n", ret);
+		goto put_mbox;
+	}
+
 	reset_control_deassert(oproc->reset);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -241,9 +471,14 @@ static int omap_rproc_start(struct rproc *rproc)
 static int omap_rproc_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 {
 	struct omap_rproc *oproc = rproc->priv;
+	int ret;
 
 	reset_control_assert(oproc->reset);
 
+	ret = omap_rproc_disable_timers(rproc, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	mbox_free_channel(oproc->mbox);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -528,6 +763,29 @@ static int omap_rproc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_rproc;
 
+	/*
+	 * Timer nodes are directly used in client nodes as phandles, so
+	 * retrieve the count using appropriate size
+	 */
+	oproc->num_timers = of_count_phandle_with_args(np, "ti,timers", NULL);
+	if (oproc->num_timers <= 0) {
+		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "device does not have timers, status = %d\n",
+			oproc->num_timers);
+		oproc->num_timers = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (oproc->num_timers) {
+		oproc->timers = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*oproc->timers)
+					     * oproc->num_timers, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!oproc->timers) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto free_rproc;
+		}
+
+		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "device has %d tick timers\n",
+			oproc->num_timers);
+	}
+
 	ret = of_reserved_mem_device_init(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "device does not have specific CMA pool\n");
