diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
index 9cb63188d3ef..8b20210b1eee 100644
--- a/samples/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/Kconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ config SAMPLE_KDB
 	  Build an example of how to dynamically add the hello
 	  command to the kdb shell.
 
+config SAMPLE_QMI_CLIENT
+	tristate "Build qmi client sample -- loadable modules only"
+	depends on m
+	depends on ARCH_QCOM
+	select QCOM_QMI_HELPERS
+	help
+	  Build an QMI client sample driver, which demonstrates how to
+	  communicate with a remote QRTR service, using QMI encoded messages.
+
 config SAMPLE_RPMSG_CLIENT
 	tristate "Build rpmsg client sample -- loadable modules only"
 	depends on RPMSG && m
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index db54e766ddb1..a30833a2a19e 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLES)	+= kobject/ kprobes/ trace_events/ livepatch/ \
 			   hw_breakpoint/ kfifo/ kdb/ hidraw/ rpmsg/ seccomp/ \
 			   configfs/ connector/ v4l/ trace_printk/ blackfin/ \
-			   vfio-mdev/ statx/
+			   vfio-mdev/ statx/ qmi/
diff --git a/samples/qmi/Makefile b/samples/qmi/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b111d2769df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/qmi/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_QMI_CLIENT) += qmi_sample_client.o
diff --git a/samples/qmi/qmi_sample_client.c b/samples/qmi/qmi_sample_client.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e0ef3b0f82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/qmi/qmi_sample_client.c
@@ -0,0 +1,631 @@
+/*
+ * Sample in-kernel QMI client driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2014, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Linaro Ltd.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
+ * may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/qrtr.h>
+#include <linux/net.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <linux/soc/qcom/qmi.h>
+
+#define PING_REQ1_TLV_TYPE		0x1
+#define PING_RESP1_TLV_TYPE		0x2
+#define PING_OPT1_TLV_TYPE		0x10
+#define PING_OPT2_TLV_TYPE		0x11
+
+#define DATA_REQ1_TLV_TYPE		0x1
+#define DATA_RESP1_TLV_TYPE		0x2
+#define DATA_OPT1_TLV_TYPE		0x10
+#define DATA_OPT2_TLV_TYPE		0x11
+
+#define TEST_MED_DATA_SIZE_V01		8192
+#define TEST_MAX_NAME_SIZE_V01		255
+
+#define TEST_PING_REQ_MSG_ID_V01	0x20
+#define TEST_DATA_REQ_MSG_ID_V01	0x21
+
+#define TEST_PING_REQ_MAX_MSG_LEN_V01	266
+#define TEST_DATA_REQ_MAX_MSG_LEN_V01	8456
+
+struct test_name_type_v01 {
+	u32 name_len;
+	char name[TEST_MAX_NAME_SIZE_V01];
+};
+
+static struct qmi_elem_info test_name_type_v01_ei[] = {
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_DATA_LEN,
+		.elem_len	= 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array	= NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type	= QMI_COMMON_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset		= offsetof(struct test_name_type_v01,
+					   name_len),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_UNSIGNED_1_BYTE,
+		.elem_len       = TEST_MAX_NAME_SIZE_V01,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(char),
+		.is_array       = VAR_LEN_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = QMI_COMMON_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_name_type_v01,
+					   name),
+	},
+	{}
+};
+
+struct test_ping_req_msg_v01 {
+	char ping[4];
+
+	u8 client_name_valid;
+	struct test_name_type_v01 client_name;
+};
+
+struct qmi_elem_info test_ping_req_msg_v01_ei[] = {
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_UNSIGNED_1_BYTE,
+		.elem_len       = 4,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(char),
+		.is_array       = STATIC_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = PING_REQ1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_ping_req_msg_v01,
+					   ping),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_OPT_FLAG,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = PING_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_ping_req_msg_v01,
+					   client_name_valid),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_STRUCT,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(struct test_name_type_v01),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = PING_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_ping_req_msg_v01,
+					   client_name),
+		.ei_array       = test_name_type_v01_ei,
+	},
+	{}
+};
+
+struct test_ping_resp_msg_v01 {
+	struct qmi_response_type_v01 resp;
+
+	u8 pong_valid;
+	char pong[4];
+
+	u8 service_name_valid;
+	struct test_name_type_v01 service_name;
+};
+
+struct qmi_elem_info test_ping_resp_msg_v01_ei[] = {
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_STRUCT,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(struct qmi_response_type_v01),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = PING_RESP1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_ping_resp_msg_v01,
+					   resp),
+		.ei_array       = qmi_response_type_v01_ei,
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_OPT_FLAG,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = PING_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_ping_resp_msg_v01,
+					   pong_valid),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_UNSIGNED_1_BYTE,
+		.elem_len       = 4,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(char),
+		.is_array       = STATIC_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = PING_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_ping_resp_msg_v01,
+					   pong),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_OPT_FLAG,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = PING_OPT2_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_ping_resp_msg_v01,
+					   service_name_valid),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_STRUCT,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(struct test_name_type_v01),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = PING_OPT2_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_ping_resp_msg_v01,
+					   service_name),
+		.ei_array       = test_name_type_v01_ei,
+	},
+	{}
+};
+
+struct test_data_req_msg_v01 {
+	u32 data_len;
+	u8 data[TEST_MED_DATA_SIZE_V01];
+
+	u8 client_name_valid;
+	struct test_name_type_v01 client_name;
+};
+
+struct qmi_elem_info test_data_req_msg_v01_ei[] = {
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_DATA_LEN,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u32),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_REQ1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_req_msg_v01,
+					   data_len),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_UNSIGNED_1_BYTE,
+		.elem_len       = TEST_MED_DATA_SIZE_V01,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array       = VAR_LEN_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_REQ1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_req_msg_v01,
+					   data),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_OPT_FLAG,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_req_msg_v01,
+					   client_name_valid),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_STRUCT,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(struct test_name_type_v01),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_req_msg_v01,
+					   client_name),
+		.ei_array       = test_name_type_v01_ei,
+	},
+	{}
+};
+
+struct test_data_resp_msg_v01 {
+	struct qmi_response_type_v01 resp;
+
+	u8 data_valid;
+	u32 data_len;
+	u8 data[TEST_MED_DATA_SIZE_V01];
+
+	u8 service_name_valid;
+	struct test_name_type_v01 service_name;
+};
+
+struct qmi_elem_info test_data_resp_msg_v01_ei[] = {
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_STRUCT,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(struct qmi_response_type_v01),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_RESP1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_resp_msg_v01,
+					   resp),
+		.ei_array       = qmi_response_type_v01_ei,
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_OPT_FLAG,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_resp_msg_v01,
+					   data_valid),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_DATA_LEN,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u32),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_resp_msg_v01,
+					   data_len),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_UNSIGNED_1_BYTE,
+		.elem_len       = TEST_MED_DATA_SIZE_V01,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array       = VAR_LEN_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_OPT1_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_resp_msg_v01,
+					   data),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_OPT_FLAG,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(u8),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_OPT2_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_resp_msg_v01,
+					   service_name_valid),
+	},
+	{
+		.data_type      = QMI_STRUCT,
+		.elem_len       = 1,
+		.elem_size      = sizeof(struct test_name_type_v01),
+		.is_array       = NO_ARRAY,
+		.tlv_type       = DATA_OPT2_TLV_TYPE,
+		.offset         = offsetof(struct test_data_resp_msg_v01,
+					   service_name),
+		.ei_array       = test_name_type_v01_ei,
+	},
+	{}
+};
+
+/*
+ * ping_write() - ping_pong debugfs file write handler
+ * @file:	debugfs file context
+ * @user_buf:	reference to the user data (ignored)
+ * @count:	number of bytes in @user_buf
+ * @ppos:	offset in @file to write
+ *
+ * Returns @count, or negative errno on failure.
+ *
+ * This function allows user space to send out a ping_pong QMI encoded message
+ * to the associated remote test service and will return with the result of the
+ * transaction. It serves as an example of how to provide a custom response
+ * handler.
+ */
+static ssize_t ping_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
+			  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct qmi_handle *qmi = file->private_data;
+	struct test_ping_req_msg_v01 req = {0};
+	struct qmi_txn txn;
+	int ret;
+
+	memcpy(req.ping, "ping", sizeof(req.ping));
+
+	ret = qmi_txn_init(qmi, &txn, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = qmi_send_request(qmi, NULL, &txn,
+			       TEST_PING_REQ_MSG_ID_V01,
+			       TEST_PING_REQ_MAX_MSG_LEN_V01,
+			       test_ping_req_msg_v01_ei, &req);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		qmi_txn_cancel(&txn);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = qmi_txn_wait(&txn, 5 * HZ);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		count = ret;
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations ping_fops = {
+	.open = simple_open,
+	.write = ping_write,
+};
+
+static void ping_pong_cb(struct qmi_handle *qmi, struct sockaddr_qrtr *sq,
+			 struct qmi_txn *txn, const void *data)
+{
+	const struct test_ping_resp_msg_v01 *resp = data;
+
+	if (!txn) {
+		pr_err("spurious ping response\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (resp->resp.result == QMI_RESULT_FAILURE_V01)
+		txn->result = -ENXIO;
+	else if (!resp->pong_valid || memcmp(resp->pong, "pong", 4))
+		txn->result = -EINVAL;
+
+	complete(&txn->completion);
+}
+
+/*
+ * data_write() - data debugfs file write handler
+ * @file:	debugfs file context
+ * @user_buf:	reference to the user data
+ * @count:	number of bytes in @user_buf
+ * @ppos:	offset in @file to write
+ *
+ * Returns @count, or negative errno on failure.
+ *
+ * This function allows user space to send out a data QMI encoded message to
+ * the associated remote test service and will return with the result of the
+ * transaction. It serves as an example of how to have the QMI helpers decode a
+ * transaction response into a provided object automatically.
+ */
+static ssize_t data_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
+			  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+
+{
+	struct qmi_handle *qmi = file->private_data;
+	struct test_data_resp_msg_v01 *resp;
+	struct test_data_req_msg_v01 *req;
+	struct qmi_txn txn;
+	int ret;
+
+	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	resp = kzalloc(sizeof(*resp), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!resp) {
+		kfree(req);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	req->data_len = min_t(size_t, sizeof(req->data), count);
+	if (copy_from_user(req->data, user_buf, req->data_len)) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = qmi_txn_init(qmi, &txn, test_data_resp_msg_v01_ei, resp);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = qmi_send_request(qmi, NULL, &txn,
+			       TEST_DATA_REQ_MSG_ID_V01,
+			       TEST_DATA_REQ_MAX_MSG_LEN_V01,
+			       test_data_req_msg_v01_ei, req);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		qmi_txn_cancel(&txn);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = qmi_txn_wait(&txn, 5 * HZ);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		goto out;
+	} else if (!resp->data_valid ||
+		   resp->data_len != req->data_len ||
+		   memcmp(resp->data, req->data, req->data_len)) {
+		pr_err("response data doesn't match expectation\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = count;
+
+out:
+	kfree(resp);
+	kfree(req);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations data_fops = {
+	.open = simple_open,
+	.write = data_write,
+};
+
+static struct qmi_msg_handler qmi_sample_handlers[] = {
+	{
+		.type = QMI_RESPONSE,
+		.msg_id = TEST_PING_REQ_MSG_ID_V01,
+		.ei = test_ping_resp_msg_v01_ei,
+		.decoded_size = sizeof(struct test_ping_req_msg_v01),
+		.fn = ping_pong_cb
+	},
+	{}
+};
+
+struct qmi_sample {
+	struct qmi_handle qmi;
+
+	struct dentry *de_dir;
+	struct dentry *de_data;
+	struct dentry *de_ping;
+};
+
+static struct dentry *qmi_debug_dir;
+
+static int qmi_sample_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_qrtr *sq;
+	struct qmi_sample *sample;
+	char path[20];
+	int ret;
+
+	sample = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*sample), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sample)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = qmi_handle_init(&sample->qmi, TEST_DATA_REQ_MAX_MSG_LEN_V01,
+			      NULL,
+			      qmi_sample_handlers);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	sq = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
+	ret = kernel_connect(sample->qmi.sock, (struct sockaddr *)sq,
+			     sizeof(*sq), 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("failed to connect to remote service port\n");
+		goto err_release_qmi_handle;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%d:%d", sq->sq_node, sq->sq_port);
+
+	sample->de_dir = debugfs_create_dir(path, qmi_debug_dir);
+	if (IS_ERR(sample->de_dir)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(sample->de_dir);
+		goto err_release_qmi_handle;
+	}
+
+	sample->de_data = debugfs_create_file("data", 0600, sample->de_dir,
+					      sample, &data_fops);
+	if (IS_ERR(sample->de_data)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(sample->de_data);
+		goto err_remove_de_dir;
+	}
+
+	sample->de_ping = debugfs_create_file("ping", 0600, sample->de_dir,
+					      sample, &ping_fops);
+	if (IS_ERR(sample->de_ping)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(sample->de_ping);
+		goto err_remove_de_data;
+	}
+
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, sample);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_remove_de_data:
+	debugfs_remove(sample->de_data);
+err_remove_de_dir:
+	debugfs_remove(sample->de_dir);
+err_release_qmi_handle:
+	qmi_handle_release(&sample->qmi);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int qmi_sample_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct qmi_sample *sample = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	debugfs_remove(sample->de_ping);
+	debugfs_remove(sample->de_data);
+	debugfs_remove(sample->de_dir);
+
+	qmi_handle_release(&sample->qmi);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver qmi_sample_driver = {
+	.probe = qmi_sample_probe,
+	.remove = qmi_sample_remove,
+	.driver = {
+		.name = "qmi_sample_client",
+	},
+};
+
+static int qmi_sample_new_server(struct qmi_handle *qmi,
+				 struct qmi_service *service)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct sockaddr_qrtr sq = { AF_QIPCRTR, service->node, service->port };
+	int ret;
+
+	pdev = platform_device_alloc("qmi_sample_client", PLATFORM_DEVID_AUTO);
+	if (!pdev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = platform_device_add_data(pdev, &sq, sizeof(sq));
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_put_device;
+
+	ret = platform_device_add(pdev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_put_device;
+
+	service->priv = pdev;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_put_device:
+	platform_device_put(pdev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void qmi_sample_del_server(struct qmi_handle *qmi,
+				  struct qmi_service *service)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev = service->priv;
+
+	platform_device_unregister(pdev);
+}
+
+static struct qmi_handle lookup_client;
+
+static struct qmi_ops lookup_ops = {
+	.new_server = qmi_sample_new_server,
+	.del_server = qmi_sample_del_server,
+};
+
+static int qmi_sample_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	qmi_debug_dir = debugfs_create_dir("qmi_sample", NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(qmi_debug_dir)) {
+		pr_err("failed to create qmi_sample dir\n");
+		return PTR_ERR(qmi_debug_dir);
+	}
+
+	ret = platform_driver_register(&qmi_sample_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_remove_debug_dir;
+
+	ret = qmi_handle_init(&lookup_client, 0, &lookup_ops, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_unregister_driver;
+
+	qmi_add_lookup(&lookup_client, 15, 0, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_unregister_driver:
+	platform_driver_unregister(&qmi_sample_driver);
+err_remove_debug_dir:
+	debugfs_remove(qmi_debug_dir);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void qmi_sample_exit(void)
+{
+	qmi_handle_release(&lookup_client);
+
+	platform_driver_unregister(&qmi_sample_driver);
+
+	debugfs_remove(qmi_debug_dir);
+}
+
+module_init(qmi_sample_init);
+module_exit(qmi_sample_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Sample QMI client driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
