diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
index 738bed4a9752..fef08b7cf2a0 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_H
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 
 #define ST_LSM6DS3_DEV_NAME	"lsm6ds3"
 #define ST_LSM6DS3H_DEV_NAME	"lsm6ds3h"
@@ -50,6 +51,26 @@ enum st_lsm6dsx_hw_id {
 					 * ST_LSM6DSX_TAGGED_SAMPLE_SIZE)
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_SHIFT_VAL(val, mask)	(((val) << __ffs(mask)) & (mask))
 
+#define ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL_ACC(chan_type, addr, mod, scan_idx)		\
+{									\
+	.type = chan_type,						\
+	.address = addr,						\
+	.modified = 1,							\
+	.channel2 = mod,						\
+	.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW) |			\
+			      BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),			\
+	.info_mask_shared_by_all = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ),	\
+	.scan_index = scan_idx,						\
+	.scan_type = {							\
+		.sign = 's',						\
+		.realbits = 16,						\
+		.storagebits = 16,					\
+		.endianness = IIO_LE,					\
+	},								\
+	.event_spec = &st_lsm6dsx_event,				\
+	.num_event_specs = 1,						\
+}
+
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL(chan_type, addr, mod, scan_idx)		\
 {									\
 	.type = chan_type,						\
@@ -297,6 +318,8 @@ struct st_lsm6dsx_hw {
 	u8 enable_mask;
 	u8 ts_sip;
 	u8 sip;
+	u8 event_threshold;
+	bool enable_event;
 	int drdy_pin;
 
 	u8 *buff;
@@ -306,6 +329,13 @@ struct st_lsm6dsx_hw {
 	const struct st_lsm6dsx_settings *settings;
 };
 
+static const struct iio_event_spec st_lsm6dsx_event = {
+	.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
+	.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_EITHER,
+	.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
+			 BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE)
+};
+
 static const unsigned long st_lsm6dsx_available_scan_masks[] = {0x7, 0x0};
 extern const struct dev_pm_ops st_lsm6dsx_pm_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
index 2c11addf568b..6decb0846f1a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_GYRO_OUT_Y_L_ADDR	0x24
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_GYRO_OUT_Z_L_ADDR	0x26
 
+#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_TAP_CFG_ADDR		0x58
+#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_TAP_CFG_INT_EN_MASK	BIT(7)
+
+#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_WAKE_UP_ADDR		0x5B
+#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_WAKE_UP_THRES_MASK	GENMASK(5, 0)
+
+#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_MD1_CFG_ADDR		0x5E
+#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_MD2_CFG_ADDR		0x5F
+#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_MD_CFG_INT_WU_MASK	BIT(5)
+
 static const struct st_lsm6dsx_odr_table_entry st_lsm6dsx_odr_table[] = {
 	[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC] = {
 		.reg = {
@@ -470,12 +480,12 @@ static const struct st_lsm6dsx_settings st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct iio_chan_spec st_lsm6dsx_acc_channels[] = {
-	ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL(IIO_ACCEL, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ACC_OUT_X_L_ADDR,
-			   IIO_MOD_X, 0),
-	ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL(IIO_ACCEL, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ACC_OUT_Y_L_ADDR,
-			   IIO_MOD_Y, 1),
-	ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL(IIO_ACCEL, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ACC_OUT_Z_L_ADDR,
-			   IIO_MOD_Z, 2),
+	ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL_ACC(IIO_ACCEL, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ACC_OUT_X_L_ADDR,
+			       IIO_MOD_X, 0),
+	ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL_ACC(IIO_ACCEL, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ACC_OUT_Y_L_ADDR,
+			       IIO_MOD_Y, 1),
+	ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL_ACC(IIO_ACCEL, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ACC_OUT_Z_L_ADDR,
+			       IIO_MOD_Z, 2),
 	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(3),
 };
 
@@ -679,18 +689,21 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_read_oneshot(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor,
 	int err, delay;
 	__le16 data;
 
-	err = st_lsm6dsx_sensor_set_enable(sensor, true);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+	if (!hw->enable_event) {
+		err = st_lsm6dsx_sensor_set_enable(sensor, true);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
 
-	delay = 1000000 / sensor->odr;
-	usleep_range(delay, 2 * delay);
+		delay = 1000000 / sensor->odr;
+		usleep_range(delay, 2 * delay);
+	}
 
 	err = st_lsm6dsx_read_locked(hw, addr, &data, sizeof(data));
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	st_lsm6dsx_sensor_set_enable(sensor, false);
+	if (!hw->enable_event)
+		st_lsm6dsx_sensor_set_enable(sensor, false);
 
 	*val = (s16)le16_to_cpu(data);
 
@@ -763,6 +776,94 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_write_raw(struct iio_dev *iio_dev,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int st_lsm6dsx_read_event(struct iio_dev *iio_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)
+{
+	struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor = iio_priv(iio_dev);
+	struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw = sensor->hw;
+
+	if (type != IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*val2 = 0;
+	*val = hw->event_threshold;
+
+	return IIO_VAL_INT;
+}
+
+static int st_lsm6dsx_write_event(struct iio_dev *iio_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)
+{
+	struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor = iio_priv(iio_dev);
+	struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw = sensor->hw;
+	int err;
+
+	if (type != IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!hw->enable_event)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (val < 0 || val > 31)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = regmap_update_bits(hw->regmap, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_WAKE_UP_ADDR,
+				 ST_LSM6DSX_REG_WAKE_UP_THRES_MASK,
+				 val);
+	if (err)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	hw->event_threshold = val;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int st_lsm6dsx_read_event_config(struct iio_dev *iio_dev,
+					  const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+					  enum iio_event_type type,
+					  enum iio_event_direction dir)
+{
+	struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor = iio_priv(iio_dev);
+	struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw = sensor->hw;
+
+	if (type != IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return hw->enable_event;
+}
+
+static int st_lsm6dsx_write_event_config(struct iio_dev *iio_dev,
+					   const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+					   enum iio_event_type type,
+					   enum iio_event_direction dir,
+					   int state)
+{
+	struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor = iio_priv(iio_dev);
+	struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw = sensor->hw;
+
+	if (type != IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (state && hw->enable_event)
+		return 0;
+
+	hw->enable_event = state;
+	if (state)
+		st_lsm6dsx_sensor_set_enable(sensor, true);
+	else
+		st_lsm6dsx_sensor_set_enable(sensor, false);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int st_lsm6dsx_set_watermark(struct iio_dev *iio_dev, unsigned int val)
 {
 	struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor = iio_priv(iio_dev);
@@ -839,6 +940,10 @@ static const struct iio_info st_lsm6dsx_acc_info = {
 	.attrs = &st_lsm6dsx_acc_attribute_group,
 	.read_raw = st_lsm6dsx_read_raw,
 	.write_raw = st_lsm6dsx_write_raw,
+	.read_event_value = st_lsm6dsx_read_event,
+	.write_event_value = st_lsm6dsx_write_event,
+	.read_event_config = st_lsm6dsx_read_event_config,
+	.write_event_config = st_lsm6dsx_write_event_config,
 	.hwfifo_set_watermark = st_lsm6dsx_set_watermark,
 };
 
@@ -1076,6 +1181,38 @@ static struct iio_dev *st_lsm6dsx_alloc_iiodev(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw,
 	return iio_dev;
 }
 
+int st_lsm6dsx_event_setup(int id, struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw)
+{
+	int err;
+	unsigned int md_reg;
+
+	if (id == ST_ISM330DLC_ID) {
+		/* Enable basic interrupts for ISM330 */
+		err = regmap_update_bits(hw->regmap, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_TAP_CFG_ADDR,
+					 ST_LSM6DSX_REG_TAP_CFG_INT_EN_MASK,
+					 ST_LSM6DSX_REG_TAP_CFG_INT_EN_MASK);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	switch (hw->drdy_pin) {
+	case 1:
+		md_reg = ST_LSM6DSX_REG_MD1_CFG_ADDR;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		md_reg = ST_LSM6DSX_REG_MD2_CFG_ADDR;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Enable wakeup interrupt */
+	err = regmap_update_bits(hw->regmap, md_reg,
+				 ST_LSM6DSX_REG_MD_CFG_INT_WU_MASK,
+				 ST_LSM6DSX_REG_MD_CFG_INT_WU_MASK);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static irqreturn_t st_lsm6dsx_handler_irq(int irq, void *private)
 {
 	struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw = private;
@@ -1207,6 +1344,9 @@ int st_lsm6dsx_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, int hw_id,
 		err = st_lsm6dsx_fifo_setup(hw);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
+		err = st_lsm6dsx_event_setup(hw_id, hw);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ST_LSM6DSX_ID_MAX; i++) {
