diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
index 4a3fd5acda94..b7a5d7cbed42 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
@@ -201,6 +201,26 @@ static const char * const iio_ev_dir_text[] = {
 	[IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING] = "falling"
 };
 
+static const char * const iio_ev_info_text[] = {
+	[IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE] = "en",
+	[IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE] = "value",
+};
+
+static enum iio_event_direction iio_ev_attr_dir(struct iio_dev_attr *attr)
+{
+	return attr->c->event_spec[attr->address & 0xffff].dir;
+}
+
+static enum iio_event_type iio_ev_attr_type(struct iio_dev_attr *attr)
+{
+	return attr->c->event_spec[attr->address & 0xffff].type;
+}
+
+static enum iio_event_info iio_ev_attr_info(struct iio_dev_attr *attr)
+{
+	return (attr->address >> 16) & 0xffff;
+}
+
 static ssize_t iio_ev_state_store(struct device *dev,
 				  struct device_attribute *attr,
 				  const char *buf,
@@ -215,9 +235,14 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_state_store(struct device *dev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = indio_dev->info->write_event_config(indio_dev,
-						  this_attr->address,
-						  val);
+	if (indio_dev->info->write_event_config)
+		ret = indio_dev->info->write_event_config(indio_dev,
+			this_attr->address, val);
+	else
+		ret = indio_dev->info->write_event_config_new(indio_dev,
+			this_attr->c, iio_ev_attr_type(this_attr),
+			iio_ev_attr_dir(this_attr), val);
+
 	return (ret < 0) ? ret : len;
 }
 
@@ -227,9 +252,15 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_state_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
-	int val = indio_dev->info->read_event_config(indio_dev,
-						     this_attr->address);
+	int val;
 
+	if (indio_dev->info->read_event_config)
+		val = indio_dev->info->read_event_config(indio_dev,
+			this_attr->address);
+	else
+		val = indio_dev->info->read_event_config_new(indio_dev,
+			this_attr->c, iio_ev_attr_type(this_attr),
+			iio_ev_attr_dir(this_attr));
 	if (val < 0)
 		return val;
 	else
@@ -242,14 +273,24 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_value_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
-	int val, ret;
+	int val, val2;
+	int ret;
 
-	ret = indio_dev->info->read_event_value(indio_dev,
-						this_attr->address, &val);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", val);
+	if (indio_dev->info->read_event_value) {
+		ret = indio_dev->info->read_event_value(indio_dev,
+			this_attr->address, &val);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", val);
+	} else {
+		ret = indio_dev->info->read_event_value_new(indio_dev,
+			this_attr->c, iio_ev_attr_type(this_attr),
+			iio_ev_attr_dir(this_attr), iio_ev_attr_info(this_attr),
+			&val, &val2);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		return iio_format_value(buf, ret, val, val2);
+	}
 }
 
 static ssize_t iio_ev_value_store(struct device *dev,
@@ -259,25 +300,120 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_value_store(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
-	int val;
+	int val, val2;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!indio_dev->info->write_event_value)
+	if (!indio_dev->info->write_event_value &&
+		!indio_dev->info->write_event_value_new)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = kstrtoint(buf, 10, &val);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = indio_dev->info->write_event_value(indio_dev, this_attr->address,
-						 val);
+	if (indio_dev->info->write_event_value) {
+		ret = kstrtoint(buf, 10, &val);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		ret = indio_dev->info->write_event_value(indio_dev,
+			this_attr->address, val);
+	} else {
+		ret = iio_str_to_fixpoint(buf, 100000, &val, &val2);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		ret = indio_dev->info->write_event_value_new(indio_dev,
+			this_attr->c, iio_ev_attr_type(this_attr),
+			iio_ev_attr_dir(this_attr), iio_ev_attr_info(this_attr),
+			val, val2);
+	}
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
 	return len;
 }
 
-static int iio_device_add_event_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+static int iio_device_add_event(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+	const struct iio_chan_spec *chan, unsigned int spec_index,
+	enum iio_event_type type, enum iio_event_direction dir,
+	enum iio_shared_by shared_by, const unsigned long *mask)
+{
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct device *, struct device_attribute *, char *);
+	ssize_t (*store)(struct device *, struct device_attribute *,
+		const char *, size_t);
+	unsigned int attrcount = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
+	char *postfix;
+	int ret;
+
+	for_each_set_bit(i, mask, sizeof(*mask)) {
+		postfix = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s_%s_%s",
+				iio_ev_type_text[type], iio_ev_dir_text[dir],
+				iio_ev_info_text[i]);
+		if (postfix == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		if (i == IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE) {
+			show = iio_ev_state_show;
+			store = iio_ev_state_store;
+		} else {
+			show = iio_ev_value_show;
+			store = iio_ev_value_store;
+		}
+
+		ret = __iio_add_chan_devattr(postfix, chan, show, store,
+			 (i << 16) | spec_index, shared_by, &indio_dev->dev,
+			&indio_dev->event_interface->dev_attr_list);
+		kfree(postfix);
+
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		attrcount++;
+	}
+
+	return attrcount;
+}
+
+static int iio_device_add_event_sysfs_new(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+	struct iio_chan_spec const *chan)
+{
+	int ret = 0, i, attrcount = 0;
+	enum iio_event_direction dir;
+	enum iio_event_type type;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < chan->num_event_specs; i++) {
+		type = chan->event_spec[i].type;
+		dir = chan->event_spec[i].dir;
+
+		ret = iio_device_add_event(indio_dev, chan, i, type, dir,
+			IIO_SEPARATE, &chan->event_spec[i].mask_separate);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto error_ret;
+		attrcount += ret;
+
+		ret = iio_device_add_event(indio_dev, chan, i, type, dir,
+			IIO_SHARED_BY_TYPE,
+			&chan->event_spec[i].mask_shared_by_type);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto error_ret;
+		attrcount += ret;
+
+		ret = iio_device_add_event(indio_dev, chan, i, type, dir,
+			IIO_SHARED_BY_DIR,
+			&chan->event_spec[i].mask_shared_by_dir);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto error_ret;
+		attrcount += ret;
+
+		ret = iio_device_add_event(indio_dev, chan, i, type, dir,
+			IIO_SHARED_BY_ALL,
+			&chan->event_spec[i].mask_shared_by_all);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto error_ret;
+		attrcount += ret;
+	}
+	ret = attrcount;
+error_ret:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int iio_device_add_event_sysfs_old(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				      struct iio_chan_spec const *chan)
 {
 	int ret = 0, i, attrcount = 0;
@@ -350,6 +486,16 @@ static int iio_device_add_event_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+
+static int iio_device_add_event_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+				      struct iio_chan_spec const *chan)
+{
+	if (chan->event_mask)
+		return iio_device_add_event_sysfs_old(indio_dev, chan);
+	else
+		return iio_device_add_event_sysfs_new(indio_dev, chan);
+}
+
 static inline int __iio_add_event_config_attrs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	int j, ret, attrcount = 0;
@@ -369,9 +515,12 @@ static bool iio_check_for_dynamic_events(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	int j;
 
-	for (j = 0; j < indio_dev->num_channels; j++)
+	for (j = 0; j < indio_dev->num_channels; j++) {
 		if (indio_dev->channels[j].event_mask != 0)
 			return true;
+		if (indio_dev->channels[j].num_event_specs != 0)
+			return true;
+	}
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/events.h b/include/linux/iio/events.h
index 13ce220c7003..5dab2c41031f 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/events.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/events.h
@@ -26,20 +26,6 @@ struct iio_event_data {
 
 #define IIO_GET_EVENT_FD_IOCTL _IOR('i', 0x90, int)
 
-enum iio_event_type {
-	IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
-	IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG,
-	IIO_EV_TYPE_ROC,
-	IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH_ADAPTIVE,
-	IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_ADAPTIVE,
-};
-
-enum iio_event_direction {
-	IIO_EV_DIR_EITHER,
-	IIO_EV_DIR_RISING,
-	IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING,
-};
-
 /**
  * IIO_EVENT_CODE() - create event identifier
  * @chan_type:	Type of the channel. Should be one of enum iio_chan_type.
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index ac1cb8f1858c..256a90a1bea6 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -138,6 +138,29 @@ ssize_t iio_enum_write(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	.private = (uintptr_t)(_e), \
 }
 
+/**
+ * struct iio_event_spec - specification for a channel event
+ * @type:		    Type of the event
+ * @dir:		    Direction of the event
+ * @mask_separate:	    Bit mask of enum iio_event_info values. Attributes
+ *			    set in this mask will be registered per channel.
+ * @mask_shared_by_type:    Bit mask of enum iio_event_info values. Attributes
+ *			    set in this mask will be shared by channel type.
+ * @mask_shared_by_dir:	    Bit mask of enum iio_event_info values. Attributes
+ *			    set in this mask will be shared by channel type and
+ *			    direction.
+ * @mask_shared_by_all:	    Bit mask of enum iio_event_info values. Attributes
+ *			    set in this mask will be shared by all channels.
+ */
+struct iio_event_spec {
+	enum iio_event_type type;
+	enum iio_event_direction dir;
+	unsigned long mask_separate;
+	unsigned long mask_shared_by_type;
+	unsigned long mask_shared_by_dir;
+	unsigned long mask_shared_by_all;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct iio_chan_spec - specification of a single channel
  * @type:		What type of measurement is the channel making.
@@ -163,6 +186,9 @@ ssize_t iio_enum_write(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
  * @info_mask_shared_by_all: What information is to be exported that is shared
  *			by all channels.
  * @event_mask:		What events can this channel produce.
+ * @event_spec:		Array of events which should be registered for this
+ *			channel.
+ * @num_event_specs:	Size of the event_spec array.
  * @ext_info:		Array of extended info attributes for this channel.
  *			The array is NULL terminated, the last element should
  *			have its name field set to NULL.
@@ -201,6 +227,8 @@ struct iio_chan_spec {
 	long			info_mask_shared_by_dir;
 	long			info_mask_shared_by_all;
 	long			event_mask;
+	const struct iio_event_spec *event_spec;
+	unsigned int		num_event_specs;
 	const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info *ext_info;
 	const char		*extend_name;
 	const char		*datasheet_name;
@@ -283,6 +311,12 @@ struct iio_dev;
  *			is event dependant. event_code specifies which event.
  * @write_event_value:	write the value associated with the event.
  *			Meaning is event dependent.
+ * @read_event_config_new: find out if the event is enabled. New style interface.
+ * @write_event_config_new: set if the event is enabled. New style interface.
+ * @read_event_value_new: read a configuration value associated with the event.
+ *                         New style interface.
+ * @write_event_value_new: write a configuration value for the event. New style
+ *			   interface.
  * @validate_trigger:	function to validate the trigger when the
  *			current trigger gets changed.
  * @update_scan_mode:	function to configure device and scan buffer when
@@ -323,6 +357,30 @@ struct iio_info {
 	int (*write_event_value)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				 u64 event_code,
 				 int val);
+
+	int (*read_event_config_new)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+				 const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+				 enum iio_event_type type,
+				 enum iio_event_direction dir);
+
+	int (*write_event_config_new)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+				  const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+				  enum iio_event_type type,
+				  enum iio_event_direction dir,
+				  int state);
+
+	int (*read_event_value_new)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+				const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+				enum iio_event_type type,
+				enum iio_event_direction dir,
+				enum iio_event_info info, int *val, int *val2);
+
+	int (*write_event_value_new)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+				 const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+				 enum iio_event_type type,
+				 enum iio_event_direction dir,
+				 enum iio_event_info info, int val, int val2);
+
 	int (*validate_trigger)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				struct iio_trigger *trig);
 	int (*update_scan_mode)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/types.h b/include/linux/iio/types.h
index 88bf0f0d27b4..18339ef4ff5d 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ enum iio_modifier {
 	IIO_MOD_LIGHT_BLUE,
 };
 
+enum iio_event_type {
+	IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
+	IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG,
+	IIO_EV_TYPE_ROC,
+	IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH_ADAPTIVE,
+	IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_ADAPTIVE,
+};
+
+enum iio_event_info {
+	IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE,
+	IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE,
+};
+
+enum iio_event_direction {
+	IIO_EV_DIR_EITHER,
+	IIO_EV_DIR_RISING,
+	IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING,
+};
+
 #define IIO_VAL_INT 1
 #define IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO 2
 #define IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO 3