diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7949.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7949.c
index 0b549b8bd7a9..65f78751225b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7949.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7949.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/bitfield.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 #define AD7949_MASK_TOTAL		GENMASK(13, 0)
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ static const struct ad7949_adc_spec ad7949_adc_spec[] = {
  * @indio_dev: reference to iio structure
  * @spi: reference to spi structure
  * @resolution: resolution of the chip
+ * @bits_per_word: number of bits per SPI word
  * @cfg: copy of the configuration register
  * @current_channel: current channel in use
  * @buffer: buffer to send / receive data to / from device
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ struct ad7949_adc_chip {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 	struct spi_device *spi;
 	u8 resolution;
+	u8 bits_per_word;
 	u16 cfg;
 	unsigned int current_channel;
 	u16 buffer ____cacheline_aligned;
@@ -86,19 +89,37 @@ static int ad7949_spi_write_cfg(struct ad7949_adc_chip *ad7949_adc, u16 val,
 				u16 mask)
 {
 	int ret;
-	int bits_per_word = ad7949_adc->resolution;
-	int shift = bits_per_word - AD7949_CFG_REG_SIZE_BITS;
+	u8 buf8[2];
 	struct spi_message msg;
 	struct spi_transfer tx[] = {
 		{
 			.tx_buf = &ad7949_adc->buffer,
 			.len = 2,
-			.bits_per_word = bits_per_word,
+			.bits_per_word = ad7949_adc->bits_per_word,
 		},
 	};
 
+	ad7949_adc->buffer = 0;
 	ad7949_adc->cfg = (val & mask) | (ad7949_adc->cfg & ~mask);
-	ad7949_adc->buffer = ad7949_adc->cfg << shift;
+
+	switch (ad7949_adc->bits_per_word) {
+	case 16:
+		ad7949_adc->buffer = ad7949_adc->cfg << 2;
+		break;
+	case 14:
+		ad7949_adc->buffer = ad7949_adc->cfg;
+		break;
+	case 8:
+		/* Pack 14-bit value into 2 bytes, MSB first */
+		buf8[0] = FIELD_GET(GENMASK(13, 6), ad7949_adc->cfg);
+		buf8[1] = FIELD_GET(GENMASK(5, 0), ad7949_adc->cfg) << 2;
+		memcpy(&ad7949_adc->buffer, buf8, 2);
+		break;
+	default:
+		dev_err(&ad7949_adc->indio_dev->dev, "unsupported BPW\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	spi_message_init_with_transfers(&msg, tx, 1);
 	ret = spi_sync(ad7949_adc->spi, &msg);
 
@@ -115,14 +136,13 @@ static int ad7949_spi_read_channel(struct ad7949_adc_chip *ad7949_adc, int *val,
 {
 	int ret;
 	int i;
-	int bits_per_word = ad7949_adc->resolution;
-	int mask = GENMASK(ad7949_adc->resolution - 1, 0);
+	u8 buf8[2];
 	struct spi_message msg;
 	struct spi_transfer tx[] = {
 		{
 			.rx_buf = &ad7949_adc->buffer,
 			.len = 2,
-			.bits_per_word = bits_per_word,
+			.bits_per_word = ad7949_adc->bits_per_word,
 		},
 	};
 
@@ -157,7 +177,26 @@ static int ad7949_spi_read_channel(struct ad7949_adc_chip *ad7949_adc, int *val,
 
 	ad7949_adc->current_channel = channel;
 
-	*val = ad7949_adc->buffer & mask;
+	switch (ad7949_adc->bits_per_word) {
+	case 16:
+		*val = ad7949_adc->buffer;
+		/* Shift-out padding bits */
+		*val >>= 16 - ad7949_adc->resolution;
+		break;
+	case 14:
+		*val = ad7949_adc->buffer & GENMASK(13, 0);
+		break;
+	case 8:
+		memcpy(buf8, &ad7949_adc->buffer, 2);
+		/* Convert byte array to u16, MSB first */
+		*val = get_unaligned_be16(buf8);
+		/* Shift-out padding bits */
+		*val >>= 16 - ad7949_adc->resolution;
+		break;
+	default:
+		dev_err(&ad7949_adc->indio_dev->dev, "unsupported BPW\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -265,6 +304,7 @@ static int ad7949_spi_init(struct ad7949_adc_chip *ad7949_adc)
 
 static int ad7949_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
+	u32 spi_ctrl_mask = spi->controller->bits_per_word_mask;
 	struct device *dev = &spi->dev;
 	const struct ad7949_adc_spec *spec;
 	struct ad7949_adc_chip *ad7949_adc;
@@ -291,6 +331,18 @@ static int ad7949_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	indio_dev->num_channels = spec->num_channels;
 	ad7949_adc->resolution = spec->resolution;
 
+	/* Set SPI bits per word */
+	if (spi_ctrl_mask & SPI_BPW_MASK(ad7949_adc->resolution)) {
+		ad7949_adc->bits_per_word = ad7949_adc->resolution;
+	} else if (spi_ctrl_mask == SPI_BPW_MASK(16)) {
+		ad7949_adc->bits_per_word = 16;
+	} else if (spi_ctrl_mask == SPI_BPW_MASK(8)) {
+		ad7949_adc->bits_per_word = 8;
+	} else {
+		dev_err(dev, "unable to find common BPW with spi controller\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	ad7949_adc->vref = devm_regulator_get(dev, "vref");
 	if (IS_ERR(ad7949_adc->vref)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "fail to request regulator\n");
