diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/Makefile b/drivers/soundwire/Makefile
index e2cdff990e9f..7319918e0aec 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 #Bus Objs
-soundwire-bus-objs := bus_type.o bus.o slave.o mipi_disco.o stream.o
+soundwire-bus-objs := bus_type.o bus.o master.o slave.o mipi_disco.o stream.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOUNDWIRE) += soundwire-bus.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
index 17f096dd6806..e610f1d3b840 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
@@ -33,13 +33,33 @@ sdw_get_device_id(struct sdw_slave *slave, struct sdw_driver *drv)
 
 static int sdw_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *ddrv)
 {
-	struct sdw_slave *slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(dev);
-	struct sdw_driver *drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(ddrv);
+	struct sdw_slave *slave;
+	struct sdw_driver *drv;
+	struct sdw_master_device *md;
+	struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	return !!sdw_get_device_id(slave, drv);
+	if (is_sdw_slave(dev)) {
+		slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(dev);
+		drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(ddrv);
+
+		ret = !!sdw_get_device_id(slave, drv);
+	} else {
+		md = dev_to_sdw_master_device(dev);
+		mdrv = drv_to_sdw_master_driver(ddrv);
+
+		/*
+		 * we don't have any hardware information so
+		 * match with a hopefully unique string
+		 */
+		ret = !strncmp(md->master_name, mdrv->driver.name,
+			       strlen(md->master_name));
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
-int sdw_slave_modalias(const struct sdw_slave *slave, char *buf, size_t size)
+static int sdw_slave_modalias(const struct sdw_slave *slave, char *buf,
+			      size_t size)
 {
 	/* modalias is sdw:m<mfg_id>p<part_id> */
 
@@ -47,12 +67,31 @@ int sdw_slave_modalias(const struct sdw_slave *slave, char *buf, size_t size)
 			slave->id.mfg_id, slave->id.part_id);
 }
 
+static int sdw_master_modalias(const struct sdw_master_device *md,
+			       char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	/* modalias is sdw:<string> since we don't have any hardware info */
+
+	return snprintf(buf, size, "sdw:%s\n",
+			md->master_name);
+}
+
 static int sdw_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 {
-	struct sdw_slave *slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(dev);
+	struct sdw_slave *slave;
+	struct sdw_master_device *md;
 	char modalias[32];
 
-	sdw_slave_modalias(slave, modalias, sizeof(modalias));
+	if (is_sdw_slave(dev)) {
+		slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(dev);
+
+		sdw_slave_modalias(slave, modalias, sizeof(modalias));
+
+	} else {
+		md = dev_to_sdw_master_device(dev);
+
+		sdw_master_modalias(md, modalias, sizeof(modalias));
+	}
 
 	if (add_uevent_var(env, "MODALIAS=%s", modalias))
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -113,8 +152,6 @@ static int sdw_drv_probe(struct device *dev)
 	slave->probed = true;
 	complete(&slave->probe_complete);
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "probe complete\n");
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -181,6 +218,94 @@ void sdw_unregister_driver(struct sdw_driver *drv)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_unregister_driver);
 
+static int sdw_master_drv_probe(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sdw_master_device *md = dev_to_sdw_master_device(dev);
+	struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv = drv_to_sdw_master_driver(dev->driver);
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * attach to power domain but don't turn on (last arg)
+	 */
+	ret = dev_pm_domain_attach(dev, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = mdrv->probe(md, md->pdata);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Probe of %s failed: %d\n",
+			mdrv->driver.name, ret);
+		dev_pm_domain_detach(dev, false);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sdw_master_drv_remove(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sdw_master_device *md = dev_to_sdw_master_device(dev);
+	struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv = drv_to_sdw_master_driver(dev->driver);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (mdrv->remove)
+		ret = mdrv->remove(md);
+
+	dev_pm_domain_detach(dev, false);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void sdw_master_drv_shutdown(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sdw_master_device *md = dev_to_sdw_master_device(dev);
+	struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv = drv_to_sdw_master_driver(dev->driver);
+
+	if (mdrv->shutdown)
+		mdrv->shutdown(md);
+}
+
+/**
+ * __sdw_register_master_driver() - register a SoundWire Master driver
+ * @mdrv: 'Master driver' to register
+ * @owner: owning module/driver
+ *
+ * Return: zero on success, else a negative error code.
+ */
+int __sdw_register_master_driver(struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv,
+				 struct module *owner)
+{
+	mdrv->driver.bus = &sdw_bus_type;
+
+	if (!mdrv->probe) {
+		pr_err("driver %s didn't provide SDW probe routine\n",
+		       mdrv->driver.name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mdrv->driver.owner = owner;
+	mdrv->driver.probe = sdw_master_drv_probe;
+
+	if (mdrv->remove)
+		mdrv->driver.remove = sdw_master_drv_remove;
+
+	if (mdrv->shutdown)
+		mdrv->driver.shutdown = sdw_master_drv_shutdown;
+
+	return driver_register(&mdrv->driver);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__sdw_register_master_driver);
+
+/**
+ * sdw_unregister_master_driver() - unregisters the SoundWire Master driver
+ * @mdrv: driver to unregister
+ */
+void sdw_unregister_master_driver(struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv)
+{
+	driver_unregister(&mdrv->driver);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_unregister_master_driver);
+
 static int __init sdw_bus_init(void)
 {
 	sdw_debugfs_init();
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/master.c b/drivers/soundwire/master.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1f3c376327f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/master.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0)
+// Copyright(c) 2019-2020 Intel Corporation.
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/soundwire/sdw.h>
+#include <linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h>
+#include "bus.h"
+
+static void sdw_master_device_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sdw_master_device *md = dev_to_sdw_master_device(dev);
+
+	kfree(md);
+}
+
+struct device_type sdw_master_type = {
+	.name =		"soundwire_master",
+	.release =	sdw_master_device_release,
+};
+
+struct sdw_master_device
+*sdw_master_device_add(const char *master_name,
+		       struct device *parent,
+		       struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+		       int link_id,
+		       void *pdata)
+{
+	struct sdw_master_device *md;
+	int ret;
+
+	md = kzalloc(sizeof(*md), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!md)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	md->link_id = link_id;
+	md->pdata = pdata;
+	md->master_name = master_name;
+
+	init_completion(&md->probe_complete);
+
+	md->dev.parent = parent;
+	md->dev.fwnode = fwnode;
+	md->dev.bus = &sdw_bus_type;
+	md->dev.type = &sdw_master_type;
+	md->dev.dma_mask = md->dev.parent->dma_mask;
+	dev_set_name(&md->dev, "sdw-master-%d", md->link_id);
+
+	ret = device_register(&md->dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(parent, "Failed to add master: ret %d\n", ret);
+		/*
+		 * On err, don't free but drop ref as this will be freed
+		 * when release method is invoked.
+		 */
+		put_device(&md->dev);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+
+	return md;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_master_device_add);
+
+int sdw_master_device_startup(struct sdw_master_device *md)
+{
+	struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv;
+	struct device *dev;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(md))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = &md->dev;
+	mdrv = drv_to_sdw_master_driver(dev->driver);
+
+	if (mdrv && mdrv->startup)
+		ret = mdrv->startup(md);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_master_device_startup);
+
+int sdw_master_device_process_wake_event(struct sdw_master_device *md)
+{
+	struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv;
+	struct device *dev;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(md))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dev = &md->dev;
+	mdrv = drv_to_sdw_master_driver(dev->driver);
+
+	if (mdrv && mdrv->process_wake_event)
+		ret = mdrv->process_wake_event(md);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_master_device_process_wake_event);
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/slave.c b/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
index aace57fae7f8..7ca4f2d9bfa6 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ static void sdw_slave_release(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(slave);
 }
 
+struct device_type sdw_slave_type = {
+	.name =		"sdw_slave",
+	.release =	sdw_slave_release,
+};
+
 static int sdw_slave_add(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 			 struct sdw_slave_id *id, struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
@@ -41,9 +46,9 @@ static int sdw_slave_add(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 			     id->class_id, id->unique_id);
 	}
 
-	slave->dev.release = sdw_slave_release;
 	slave->dev.bus = &sdw_bus_type;
 	slave->dev.of_node = of_node_get(to_of_node(fwnode));
+	slave->dev.type = &sdw_slave_type;
 	slave->bus = bus;
 	slave->status = SDW_SLAVE_UNATTACHED;
 	init_completion(&slave->enumeration_complete);
diff --git a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
index ee349a4c5349..a64fde620ae6 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
@@ -630,6 +630,31 @@ struct sdw_slave {
 
 #define dev_to_sdw_dev(_dev) container_of(_dev, struct sdw_slave, dev)
 
+/**
+ * struct sdw_master_device - SoundWire 'Master Device' representation
+ *
+ * @dev: Linux device for this Master
+ * @master_name: Linux driver name
+ * @driver: Linux driver for this Master (set by SoundWire core during probe)
+ * @probe_complete: used by parent if synchronous probe behavior is needed
+ * @link_id: link index as defined by MIPI DisCo specification
+ * @pm_runtime_suspended: flag to restore pm_runtime state after system resume
+ * @pdata: private data typically provided with sdw_master_device_add()
+ */
+
+struct sdw_master_device {
+	struct device dev;
+	const char *master_name;
+	struct sdw_master_driver *driver;
+	struct completion probe_complete;
+	int link_id;
+	bool pm_runtime_suspended;
+	void *pdata;
+};
+
+#define dev_to_sdw_master_device(d)	\
+	container_of(d, struct sdw_master_device, dev)
+
 struct sdw_driver {
 	const char *name;
 
@@ -644,6 +669,26 @@ struct sdw_driver {
 	struct device_driver driver;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct sdw_master_driver - SoundWire 'Master Device' driver
+ *
+ * @probe: initializations and allocation (hardware may not be enabled yet)
+ * @startup: initialization handled after the hardware is enabled, all
+ * clock/power dependencies are available (optional)
+ * @shutdown: cleanups before hardware is disabled (optional)
+ * @remove: free all remaining resources
+ * @process_wake_event: handle external wake (optional)
+ * @driver: baseline structure used for name/PM hooks.
+ */
+struct sdw_master_driver {
+	int (*probe)(struct sdw_master_device *md, void *link_ctx);
+	int (*startup)(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+	int (*shutdown)(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+	int (*remove)(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+	int (*process_wake_event)(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+	struct device_driver driver;
+};
+
 #define SDW_SLAVE_ENTRY(_mfg_id, _part_id, _drv_data) \
 	{ .mfg_id = (_mfg_id), .part_id = (_part_id), \
 	  .driver_data = (unsigned long)(_drv_data) }
@@ -833,6 +878,37 @@ struct sdw_bus {
 int sdw_add_bus_master(struct sdw_bus *bus);
 void sdw_delete_bus_master(struct sdw_bus *bus);
 
+/**
+ * sdw_master_device_add() - create a Linux Master Device representation.
+ *
+ * @master_name: Linux driver name
+ * @parent: the parent Linux device (e.g. a PCI device)
+ * @fwnode: the parent fwnode (e.g. an ACPI companion device to the parent)
+ * @link_id: link index as defined by MIPI DisCo specification
+ * @pdata: private data (e.g. register base, offsets, platform quirks, etc).
+ */
+struct sdw_master_device
+*sdw_master_device_add(const char *master_name,
+		       struct device *parent,
+		       struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+		       int link_id,
+		       void *pdata);
+
+/**
+ * sdw_master_device_startup() - startup hardware
+ *
+ * @md: Linux Soundwire master device
+ */
+int sdw_master_device_startup(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+
+/**
+ * sdw_master_device_process_wake_event() - handle external wake
+ * event, e.g. handled at the PCI level
+ *
+ * @md: Linux Soundwire master device
+ */
+int sdw_master_device_process_wake_event(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+
 /**
  * sdw_port_config: Master or Slave Port configuration
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h
index aaa7f4267c14..331ba58bda27 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h
@@ -5,16 +5,36 @@
 #define __SOUNDWIRE_TYPES_H
 
 extern struct bus_type sdw_bus_type;
+extern struct device_type sdw_slave_type;
+extern struct device_type sdw_master_type;
+
+static inline int is_sdw_slave(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->type == &sdw_slave_type;
+}
 
 #define drv_to_sdw_driver(_drv) container_of(_drv, struct sdw_driver, driver)
 
 #define sdw_register_driver(drv) \
 	__sdw_register_driver(drv, THIS_MODULE)
 
+static inline int is_sdw_master_device(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->type == &sdw_master_type;
+}
+
+#define drv_to_sdw_master_driver(_drv) \
+	container_of(_drv, struct sdw_master_driver, driver)
+
+#define sdw_register_master_driver(drv) \
+	__sdw_register_master_driver(drv, THIS_MODULE)
+
 int __sdw_register_driver(struct sdw_driver *drv, struct module *owner);
 void sdw_unregister_driver(struct sdw_driver *drv);
 
-int sdw_slave_modalias(const struct sdw_slave *slave, char *buf, size_t size);
+int __sdw_register_master_driver(struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv,
+				 struct module *owner);
+void sdw_unregister_master_driver(struct sdw_master_driver *mdrv);
 
 /**
  * module_sdw_driver() - Helper macro for registering a Soundwire driver
@@ -27,4 +47,18 @@ int sdw_slave_modalias(const struct sdw_slave *slave, char *buf, size_t size);
 #define module_sdw_driver(__sdw_driver) \
 	module_driver(__sdw_driver, sdw_register_driver, \
 			sdw_unregister_driver)
+
+/**
+ * module_sdw_master_driver() - Helper macro for registering a Soundwire
+ * Master driver
+ * @__sdw_master_driver: soundwire Master driver struct
+ *
+ * Helper macro for Soundwire Master drivers which do not do anything special in
+ * module init/exit. This eliminates a lot of boilerplate. Each module may only
+ * use this macro once, and calling it replaces module_init() and module_exit()
+ */
+#define module_sdw_master_driver(__sdw_master_driver) \
+	module_driver(__sdw_master_driver, sdw_register_master_driver, \
+			sdw_unregister_master_driver)
+
 #endif /* __SOUNDWIRE_TYPES_H */
