diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
index c83cec89eddf..daa68822cea7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ static void __iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_buffer *buffer);
 
 int iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
+	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
 	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
 	const struct iio_chan_spec *channels;
 	int i, ret;
@@ -1529,15 +1530,18 @@ int iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	if (!buffer)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = __iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(buffer, indio_dev, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	for (i = 0; i < iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers_cnt; i++) {
+		buffer = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers[i];
+		ret = __iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(buffer, indio_dev, i);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error_unwind_sysfs_and_mask;
+	}
 
 	ret = sysfs_create_link(&indio_dev->dev.kobj,
 				&indio_dev->buffer->buffer_dir,
 				"buffer");
 	if (ret)
-		goto error_free_sysfs_and_mask;
+		goto error_unwind_sysfs_and_mask;
 
 	ret = sysfs_create_link(&indio_dev->dev.kobj,
 				&indio_dev->buffer->scan_el_dir,
@@ -1549,8 +1553,14 @@ int iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 
 error_remove_buffer_dir_link:
 	sysfs_remove_link(&indio_dev->dev.kobj, "buffer");
-error_free_sysfs_and_mask:
-	__iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(buffer);
+	i = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers_cnt - 1;
+error_unwind_sysfs_and_mask:
+	for (; i >= 0; i--) {
+		buffer = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers[i];
+		__iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(buffer);
+	}
+	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers);
+	iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1568,7 +1578,9 @@ static void __iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_buffer *buffer)
 
 void iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
+	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
 	struct iio_buffer *buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
+	int i;
 
 	if (!buffer)
 		return;
@@ -1576,7 +1588,13 @@ void iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	sysfs_remove_link(&indio_dev->dev.kobj, "scan_elements");
 	sysfs_remove_link(&indio_dev->dev.kobj, "buffer");
 
-	__iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(buffer);
+	for (i = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers_cnt - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		buffer = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers[i];
+		__iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(buffer);
+	}
+
+	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers);
+	iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1709,14 +1727,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_buffer_get_iio_dev);
  * @buffer: The buffer to attach to the device
  *
  * This function attaches a buffer to a IIO device. The buffer stays attached to
- * the device until the device is freed. The function should only be called at
- * most once per device.
+ * the device until the device is freed. For legacy reasons, the first attached
+ * buffer will also be assigned to 'indio_dev->buffer'.
  */
 void iio_device_attach_buffer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			      struct iio_buffer *buffer)
 {
-	indio_dev->buffer = iio_buffer_get(buffer);
+	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
+	struct iio_buffer **new, **old = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers;
+	unsigned int cnt = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers_cnt;
+
+	cnt++;
+
+	new = krealloc(old, sizeof(*new) * cnt, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new) {
+		kfree(old);
+		return;
+	}
+	iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers = new;
+
+	/* first buffer is legacy; attach it to the IIO device directly */
+	if (!indio_dev->buffer)
+		indio_dev->buffer = iio_buffer_get(buffer);
+
+	buffer->indio_dev = indio_dev;
 
-	indio_dev->buffer->indio_dev = indio_dev;
+	iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers[cnt - 1] = buffer;
+	iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers_cnt = cnt;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_device_attach_buffer);
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h b/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
index 77e169e51434..e25d26a7f601 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ struct iio_buffer {
 	/* @demux_bounce: Buffer for doing gather from incoming scan. */
 	void *demux_bounce;
 
+	/* @attached_entry: Entry in the devices list of buffers attached by the driver. */
+	struct list_head attached_entry;
+
 	/* @buffer_list: Entry in the devices list of current buffers. */
 	struct list_head buffer_list;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
index 07c5a8e52ca8..1db0ea09520e 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  * struct iio_dev_opaque - industrial I/O device opaque information
  * @indio_dev:			public industrial I/O device information
  * @event_interface:		event chrdevs associated with interrupt lines
+ * @attached_buffers:		array of buffers statically attached by the driver
+ * @attached_buffers_cnt:	number of buffers in the array of statically attached buffers
  * @buffer_list:		list of all buffers currently attached
  * @channel_attr_list:		keep track of automatically created channel
  *				attributes
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@
 struct iio_dev_opaque {
 	struct iio_dev			indio_dev;
 	struct iio_event_interface	*event_interface;
+	struct iio_buffer		**attached_buffers;
+	unsigned int			attached_buffers_cnt;
 	struct list_head		buffer_list;
 	struct list_head		channel_attr_list;
 	struct attribute_group		chan_attr_group;
