diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/sun6i-dma.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/sun6i-dma.txt
index 3e145c1675b1..9cdcba24d7c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/sun6i-dma.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/sun6i-dma.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This driver follows the generic DMA bindings defined in dma.txt.
 
 Required properties:
 
-- compatible:	Must be "allwinner,sun6i-a31-dma"
+- compatible:	Must be "allwinner,sun6i-a31-dma" or "allwinner,sun8i-a23-dma"
 - reg:		Should contain the registers base address and length
 - interrupts:	Should contain a reference to the interrupt used by this device
 - clocks:	Should contain a reference to the parent AHB clock
diff --git a/drivers/dma/Kconfig b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
index 607271a999a9..aef8b9dd4db6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
@@ -402,12 +402,12 @@ config XILINX_VDMA
 
 config DMA_SUN6I
 	tristate "Allwinner A31 SoCs DMA support"
-	depends on MACH_SUN6I || COMPILE_TEST
+	depends on MACH_SUN6I || MACH_SUN8I || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on RESET_CONTROLLER
 	select DMA_ENGINE
 	select DMA_VIRTUAL_CHANNELS
 	help
-	  Support for the DMA engine for Allwinner A31 SoCs.
+	  Support for the DMA engine first found in Allwinner A31 SoCs.
 
 config NBPFAXI_DMA
 	tristate "Renesas Type-AXI NBPF DMA support"
diff --git a/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
index 531abbf68a9d..f9f8f4d9915f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sun6i-dma.c
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 
 #define DMA_STAT		0x30
 
+/*
+ * sun8i specific registers
+ */
+#define SUN8I_DMA_GATE		0x20
+#define SUN8I_DMA_GATE_ENABLE	0x4
+
 /*
  * Channels specific registers
  */
@@ -878,8 +884,20 @@ static struct sun6i_dma_config sun6i_a31_dma_cfg = {
 	.nr_max_vchans   = 53,
 };
 
+/*
+ * The A23 only has 8 physical channels, a maximum DRQ port id of 24,
+ * and a total of 37 usable source and destination endpoints.
+ */
+
+static struct sun6i_dma_config sun8i_a23_dma_cfg = {
+	.nr_max_channels = 8,
+	.nr_max_requests = 24,
+	.nr_max_vchans   = 37,
+};
+
 static struct of_device_id sun6i_dma_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "allwinner,sun6i-a31-dma", .data = &sun6i_a31_dma_cfg },
+	{ .compatible = "allwinner,sun8i-a23-dma", .data = &sun8i_a23_dma_cfg },
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
 };
 
@@ -1007,6 +1025,15 @@ static int sun6i_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_dma_unregister;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * sun8i variant requires us to toggle a dma gating register,
+	 * as seen in Allwinner's SDK. This register is not documented
+	 * in the A23 user manual.
+	 */
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(pdev->dev.of_node,
+				    "allwinner,sun8i-a23-dma"))
+		writel(SUN8I_DMA_GATE_ENABLE, sdc->base + SUN8I_DMA_GATE);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_dma_unregister: