diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig b/drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig
index cd1c168fd188..63b79ea91a21 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ config QCOM_ADSP_PIL
 config QCOM_RPROC_COMMON
 	tristate
 
+config QCOM_Q6V5_COMMON
+	tristate
+	depends on ARCH_QCOM
+	depends on QCOM_SMEM
+
 config QCOM_Q6V5_PIL
 	tristate "Qualcomm Hexagon V5 Peripherial Image Loader"
 	depends on OF && ARCH_QCOM
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/Makefile b/drivers/remoteproc/Makefile
index 02627ede8d4a..5dd0249cf76a 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DA8XX_REMOTEPROC)		+= da8xx_remoteproc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEYSTONE_REMOTEPROC)	+= keystone_remoteproc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_QCOM_ADSP_PIL)		+= qcom_adsp_pil.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_QCOM_RPROC_COMMON)		+= qcom_common.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_QCOM_Q6V5_COMMON)		+= qcom_q6v5.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_QCOM_Q6V5_PIL)		+= qcom_q6v5_pil.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_QCOM_SYSMON)		+= qcom_sysmon.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_QCOM_WCNSS_PIL)		+= qcom_wcnss_pil.o
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..400cdf936f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.c
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Qualcomm Peripheral Image Loader for Q6V5
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Linaro Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Sony Mobile Communications AB
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/soc/qcom/smem.h>
+#include <linux/soc/qcom/smem_state.h>
+#include <linux/remoteproc.h>
+#include "qcom_q6v5.h"
+
+/**
+ * qcom_q6v5_prepare() - reinitialize the qcom_q6v5 context before start
+ * @q6v5:	reference to qcom_q6v5 context to be reinitialized
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on failure
+ */
+int qcom_q6v5_prepare(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5)
+{
+	reinit_completion(&q6v5->start_done);
+	reinit_completion(&q6v5->stop_done);
+
+	q6v5->running = true;
+	q6v5->handover_issued = false;
+
+	enable_irq(q6v5->handover_irq);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qcom_q6v5_unprepare() - unprepare the qcom_q6v5 context after stop
+ * @q6v5:	reference to qcom_q6v5 context to be unprepared
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, 1 if handover hasn't yet been called
+ */
+int qcom_q6v5_unprepare(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5)
+{
+	disable_irq(q6v5->handover_irq);
+
+	return !q6v5->handover_issued;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t q6v5_wdog_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5 = data;
+	size_t len;
+	char *msg;
+
+	/* Sometimes the stop triggers a watchdog rather than a stop-ack */
+	if (!q6v5->running) {
+		complete(&q6v5->stop_done);
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
+
+	msg = qcom_smem_get(QCOM_SMEM_HOST_ANY, q6v5->crash_reason, &len);
+	if (!IS_ERR(msg) && len > 0 && msg[0])
+		dev_err(q6v5->dev, "watchdog received: %s\n", msg);
+	else
+		dev_err(q6v5->dev, "watchdog without message\n");
+
+	rproc_report_crash(q6v5->rproc, RPROC_WATCHDOG);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t q6v5_fatal_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5 = data;
+	size_t len;
+	char *msg;
+
+	msg = qcom_smem_get(QCOM_SMEM_HOST_ANY, q6v5->crash_reason, &len);
+	if (!IS_ERR(msg) && len > 0 && msg[0])
+		dev_err(q6v5->dev, "fatal error received: %s\n", msg);
+	else
+		dev_err(q6v5->dev, "fatal error without message\n");
+
+	rproc_report_crash(q6v5->rproc, RPROC_FATAL_ERROR);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t q6v5_ready_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5 = data;
+
+	complete(&q6v5->start_done);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qcom_q6v5_wait_for_start() - wait for remote processor start signal
+ * @q6v5:	reference to qcom_q6v5 context
+ * @timeout:	timeout to wait for the event, in jiffies
+ *
+ * qcom_q6v5_unprepare() should not be called when this function fails.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -ETIMEDOUT on timeout
+ */
+int qcom_q6v5_wait_for_start(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5, int timeout)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&q6v5->start_done, timeout);
+	if (!ret)
+		disable_irq(q6v5->handover_irq);
+
+	return !ret ? -ETIMEDOUT : 0;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t q6v5_handover_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5 = data;
+
+	if (q6v5->handover)
+		q6v5->handover(q6v5);
+
+	q6v5->handover_issued = true;
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t q6v5_stop_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5 = data;
+
+	complete(&q6v5->stop_done);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qcom_q6v5_request_stop() - request the remote processor to stop
+ * @q6v5:	reference to qcom_q6v5 context
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on failure
+ */
+int qcom_q6v5_request_stop(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	q6v5->running = false;
+
+	qcom_smem_state_update_bits(q6v5->state,
+				    BIT(q6v5->stop_bit), BIT(q6v5->stop_bit));
+
+	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&q6v5->stop_done, 5 * HZ);
+
+	qcom_smem_state_update_bits(q6v5->state, BIT(q6v5->stop_bit), 0);
+
+	return ret == 0 ? -ETIMEDOUT : 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qcom_q6v5_init() - initializer of the q6v5 common struct
+ * @q6v5:	handle to be initialized
+ * @pdev:	platform_device reference for acquiring resources
+ * @rproc:	associated remoteproc instance
+ * @crash_reason: SMEM id for crash reason string, or 0 if none
+ * @handover:	function to be called when proxy resources should be released
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on failure
+ */
+int qcom_q6v5_init(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5, struct platform_device *pdev,
+		   struct rproc *rproc, int crash_reason,
+		   void (*handover)(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5))
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	q6v5->rproc = rproc;
+	q6v5->dev = &pdev->dev;
+	q6v5->crash_reason = crash_reason;
+	q6v5->handover = handover;
+
+	init_completion(&q6v5->start_done);
+	init_completion(&q6v5->stop_done);
+
+	q6v5->wdog_irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "wdog");
+	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, q6v5->wdog_irq,
+					NULL, q6v5_wdog_interrupt,
+					IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING | IRQF_ONESHOT,
+					"q6v5 wdog", q6v5);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to acquire wdog IRQ\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	q6v5->fatal_irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "fatal");
+	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, q6v5->fatal_irq,
+					NULL, q6v5_fatal_interrupt,
+					IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING | IRQF_ONESHOT,
+					"q6v5 fatal", q6v5);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to acquire fatal IRQ\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	q6v5->ready_irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "ready");
+	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, q6v5->ready_irq,
+					NULL, q6v5_ready_interrupt,
+					IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING | IRQF_ONESHOT,
+					"q6v5 ready", q6v5);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to acquire ready IRQ\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	q6v5->handover_irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "handover");
+	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, q6v5->handover_irq,
+					NULL, q6v5_handover_interrupt,
+					IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING | IRQF_ONESHOT,
+					"q6v5 handover", q6v5);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to acquire handover IRQ\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	disable_irq(q6v5->handover_irq);
+
+	q6v5->stop_irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "stop-ack");
+	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, q6v5->stop_irq,
+					NULL, q6v5_stop_interrupt,
+					IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING | IRQF_ONESHOT,
+					"q6v5 stop", q6v5);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to acquire stop-ack IRQ\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	q6v5->state = qcom_smem_state_get(&pdev->dev, "stop", &q6v5->stop_bit);
+	if (IS_ERR(q6v5->state)) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to acquire stop state\n");
+		return PTR_ERR(q6v5->state);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.h b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ac92c1e0f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+
+#ifndef __QCOM_Q6V5_H__
+#define __QCOM_Q6V5_H__
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+
+struct rproc;
+struct qcom_smem_state;
+
+struct qcom_q6v5 {
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct rproc *rproc;
+
+	struct qcom_smem_state *state;
+	unsigned stop_bit;
+
+	int wdog_irq;
+	int fatal_irq;
+	int ready_irq;
+	int handover_irq;
+	int stop_irq;
+
+	bool handover_issued;
+
+	struct completion start_done;
+	struct completion stop_done;
+
+	int crash_reason;
+
+	bool running;
+
+	void (*handover)(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5);
+};
+
+int qcom_q6v5_init(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5, struct platform_device *pdev,
+		   struct rproc *rproc, int crash_reason,
+		   void (*handover)(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5));
+
+int qcom_q6v5_prepare(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5);
+int qcom_q6v5_unprepare(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5);
+int qcom_q6v5_request_stop(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5);
+int qcom_q6v5_wait_for_start(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5, int timeout);
+
+#endif
