diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c b/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
index ff0ecec65fae4..d506242eefabe 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/acpi-als.c
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
+#include <linux/iio/trigger.h>
+#include <linux/iio/triggered_buffer.h>
+#include <linux/iio/trigger_consumer.h>
 
 #define ACPI_ALS_CLASS			"als"
 #define ACPI_ALS_DEVICE_NAME		"acpi-als"
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec acpi_als_channels[] = {
 struct acpi_als {
 	struct acpi_device	*device;
 	struct mutex		lock;
+	struct iio_trigger	*trig;
 
 	s32 evt_buffer[ACPI_ALS_EVT_BUFFER_SIZE / sizeof(s32)]  __aligned(8);
 };
@@ -103,33 +108,20 @@ static void acpi_als_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = acpi_driver_data(device);
 	struct acpi_als *als = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	s32 *buffer = als->evt_buffer;
-	s64 time_ns = iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev);
-	s32 val;
-	int ret;
-
-	mutex_lock(&als->lock);
 
-	memset(buffer, 0, ACPI_ALS_EVT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	if (!iio_buffer_enabled(indio_dev) ||
+	    !iio_trigger_using_own(indio_dev))
+		return;
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case ACPI_ALS_NOTIFY_ILLUMINANCE:
-		ret = acpi_als_read_value(als, ACPI_ALS_ILLUMINANCE, &val);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out;
-		*buffer++ = val;
+		iio_trigger_poll_chained(als->trig);
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* Unhandled event */
 		dev_dbg(&device->dev, "Unhandled ACPI ALS event (%08x)!\n",
 			event);
-		goto out;
 	}
-
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, als->evt_buffer, time_ns);
-
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&als->lock);
 }
 
 static int acpi_als_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
@@ -160,13 +152,46 @@ static const struct iio_info acpi_als_info = {
 	.read_raw		= acpi_als_read_raw,
 };
 
+static irqreturn_t acpi_als_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
+{
+	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
+	struct acpi_als *als = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	s32 *buffer = als->evt_buffer;
+	s32 val;
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&als->lock);
+
+	ret = acpi_als_read_value(als, ACPI_ALS_ILLUMINANCE, &val);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+	*buffer = val;
+
+	/*
+	 * when coming from own trigger via polls, set timestamp here.
+	 * Given ACPI notifier is already in a thread and call function directly,
+	 * there is no need to set the timestamp in the notify function.
+	 */
+	if (!pf->timestamp)
+		pf->timestamp = iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev);
+
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, buffer, pf->timestamp);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&als->lock);
+	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 static int acpi_als_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
 	struct acpi_als *als;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
-	struct iio_buffer *buffer;
+	struct device *dev = &device->dev;
+	int ret;
 
-	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&device->dev, sizeof(*als));
+	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(dev, sizeof(*als));
 	if (!indio_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -177,19 +202,36 @@ static int acpi_als_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 	mutex_init(&als->lock);
 
 	indio_dev->name = ACPI_ALS_DEVICE_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &device->dev;
+	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &acpi_als_info;
-	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;
+	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = acpi_als_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(acpi_als_channels);
 
-	buffer = devm_iio_kfifo_allocate(&device->dev);
-	if (!buffer)
+	als->trig = devm_iio_trigger_alloc(dev, "%s-dev%d",
+					   indio_dev->name,
+					   indio_dev->id);
+	if (!als->trig)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	iio_device_attach_buffer(indio_dev, buffer);
+	iio_trigger_set_drvdata(als->trig, indio_dev);
+	ret = devm_iio_trigger_register(dev, als->trig);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * Set hardware trigger by default to let events flow when
+	 * BIOS support notification.
+	 */
+	indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(als->trig);
+
+	ret = devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup(dev, indio_dev,
+					      iio_pollfunc_store_time,
+					      acpi_als_trigger_handler,
+					      NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return devm_iio_device_register(&device->dev, indio_dev);
+	return devm_iio_device_register(dev, indio_dev);
 }
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id acpi_als_device_ids[] = {
