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.h b/drivers/soundwire/bus.h
index 204204a26db8..99943d40222a 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus.h
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus.h
@@ -173,4 +173,6 @@ sdw_update(struct sdw_slave *slave, u32 addr, u8 mask, u8 val)
 
 void sdw_clear_slave_status(struct sdw_bus *bus, u32 request);
 
+int sdw_slave_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
+
 #endif /* __SDW_BUS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
index 17f096dd6806..2c1a19caba51 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
@@ -33,13 +33,21 @@ 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;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (is_sdw_slave(dev)) {
+		slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(dev);
+		drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(ddrv);
 
-	return !!sdw_get_device_id(slave, drv);
+		ret = !!sdw_get_device_id(slave, drv);
+	}
+	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> */
 
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@ 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_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
+int sdw_slave_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 {
 	struct sdw_slave *slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(dev);
 	char modalias[32];
@@ -63,7 +71,6 @@ static int sdw_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 struct bus_type sdw_bus_type = {
 	.name = "soundwire",
 	.match = sdw_bus_match,
-	.uevent = sdw_uevent,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_bus_type);
 
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/master.c b/drivers/soundwire/master.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..094518817601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/master.c
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+// 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,
+};
+
+/**
+ * sdw_master_device_add() - create a Linux Master Device representation.
+ * @parent: the parent Linux device (e.g. a PCI device)
+ * @fwnode: the parent fwnode (e.g. an ACPI companion device to the parent)
+ * @link_ops: link-specific ops (optional)
+ * @link_id: link index as defined by MIPI DisCo specification
+ * @pdata: private data (e.g. register base, offsets, platform quirks, etc).
+ *
+ * The link_ops argument can be NULL, it is only used when link-specific
+ * initializations and power-management are required.
+ */
+struct sdw_master_device
+*sdw_master_device_add(struct device *parent,
+		       struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+		       struct sdw_link_ops *link_ops,
+		       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->link_ops = link_ops;
+
+	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);
+
+	if (link_ops && link_ops->driver) {
+		/*
+		 * A driver is only needed for ASoC integration (need
+		 * driver->name) and for link-specific power management
+		 * w/ a pm_dev_ops structure.
+		 *
+		 * The driver needs to be registered by the parent
+		 */
+		md->dev.driver = link_ops->driver;
+	}
+
+	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);
+		goto device_register_err;
+	}
+
+	if (link_ops && link_ops->add) {
+		ret = link_ops->add(md, pdata);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(&md->dev, "link_ops add callback failed: %d\n",
+				ret);
+			goto link_add_err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return md;
+
+link_add_err:
+	device_unregister(&md->dev);
+device_register_err:
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_master_device_add);
+
+/**
+ * sdw_master_device_del() - delete a Linux Master Device representation.
+ * @md: the master device
+ *
+ * This function is the dual of sdw_master_device_add(), itreleases
+ * all link-specific resources and unregisters the device.
+ */
+int sdw_master_device_del(struct sdw_master_device *md)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (md && md->link_ops && md->link_ops->del) {
+		ret = md->link_ops->del(md);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(&md->dev, "link_ops del callback failed: %d\n",
+				ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	device_unregister(&md->dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_master_device_del);
+
+/**
+ * sdw_master_device_startup() - startup hardware
+ *
+ * @md: Linux Soundwire master device
+ */
+int sdw_master_device_startup(struct sdw_master_device *md)
+{
+	struct sdw_link_ops *link_ops;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(md))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	link_ops = md->link_ops;
+
+	if (link_ops && link_ops->startup)
+		ret = link_ops->startup(md);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdw_master_device_startup);
+
+/**
+ * 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)
+{
+	struct sdw_link_ops *link_ops;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(md))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	link_ops = md->link_ops;
+
+	if (link_ops && link_ops->process_wake_event)
+		ret = link_ops->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..ed068a004bd9 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ static void sdw_slave_release(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(slave);
 }
 
+struct device_type sdw_slave_type = {
+	.name =		"sdw_slave",
+	.release =	sdw_slave_release,
+	.uevent =	sdw_slave_uevent,
+};
+
 static int sdw_slave_add(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 			 struct sdw_slave_id *id, struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
@@ -41,9 +47,9 @@ 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 00f5826092e3..ecd070df4ae9 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
@@ -632,6 +632,53 @@ struct sdw_slave {
 
 #define dev_to_sdw_dev(_dev) container_of(_dev, struct sdw_slave, dev)
 
+struct sdw_link_ops;
+
+/**
+ * struct sdw_master_device - SoundWire 'Master Device' representation
+ *
+ * @dev: Linux device for this Master
+ * @bus: Bus handle
+ * @link_ops: link-specific ops, initialized with sdw_master_device_add()
+ * @link_id: link index as defined by MIPI DisCo specification
+ * @pdata: private data typically provided with sdw_master_device_add()
+ *
+ * link_ops can be NULL when link-level initializations and power-management
+ * are not desired.
+ */
+struct sdw_master_device {
+	struct device dev;
+	struct sdw_bus *bus;
+	struct sdw_link_ops *link_ops;
+	int link_id;
+	void *pdata;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct sdw_link_ops - SoundWire link-specific ops
+ * @add: initializations and allocation (hardware may not be enabled yet)
+ * @startup: initialization handled after the hardware is enabled, all
+ * clock/power dependencies are available
+ * @del: free all remaining resources
+ * @process_wake_event: handle external wake
+ * @driver: raw structure used for name/PM hooks.
+ *
+ * This optional structure is provided for link specific
+ * operations. All members are optional, but if .add() is supported the
+ * dual .del() function shall be used to release all resources allocated
+ * in .add().
+ */
+struct sdw_link_ops {
+	int (*add)(struct sdw_master_device *md, void *link_ctx);
+	int (*startup)(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+	int (*del)(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+	int (*process_wake_event)(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+	struct device_driver *driver;
+};
+
+#define dev_to_sdw_master_device(d)	\
+	container_of(d, struct sdw_master_device, dev)
+
 struct sdw_driver {
 	const char *name;
 
@@ -835,6 +882,19 @@ struct sdw_bus {
 int sdw_add_bus_master(struct sdw_bus *bus);
 void sdw_delete_bus_master(struct sdw_bus *bus);
 
+struct sdw_master_device
+*sdw_master_device_add(struct device *parent,
+		       struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+		       struct sdw_link_ops *master_ops,
+		       int link_id,
+		       void *pdata);
+
+int sdw_master_device_del(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+
+int sdw_master_device_startup(struct sdw_master_device *md);
+
+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..990857eddff8 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 #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)
 
@@ -14,8 +21,6 @@ extern struct bus_type sdw_bus_type;
 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);
-
 /**
  * module_sdw_driver() - Helper macro for registering a Soundwire driver
  * @__sdw_driver: soundwire slave driver struct
@@ -27,4 +32,5 @@ 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)
+
 #endif /* __SOUNDWIRE_TYPES_H */
