diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
index a69bb705d173..119c2b5aa863 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * - Better memory allocation techniques?
  * - Alternative access techniques?
  */
+#include <linux/anon_inodes.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -1333,6 +1334,106 @@ void iio_buffer_unregister_legacy_sysfs_groups(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->legacy_scan_el_group.attrs);
 }
 
+static int iio_buffer_chrdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
+{
+	struct iio_dev_buffer_pair *ib = filep->private_data;
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = ib->indio_dev;
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = ib->buffer;
+
+	clear_bit(IIO_BUSY_BIT_POS, &buffer->flags);
+	iio_device_put(indio_dev);
+	kfree(ib);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations iio_buffer_chrdev_fileops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.llseek = noop_llseek,
+	.read = iio_buffer_read_outer_addr,
+	.poll = iio_buffer_poll_addr,
+	.compat_ioctl = compat_ptr_ioctl,
+	.release = iio_buffer_chrdev_release,
+};
+
+static long iio_device_buffer_getfd(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
+	int __user *ival = (int __user *)arg;
+	char buf_name[sizeof("iio:buffer:xxx")];
+	struct iio_dev_buffer_pair *ib;
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer;
+	int fd, idx;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&idx, ival, sizeof(idx)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (idx == 0) {
+		fd = 0;
+		if (copy_to_user(ival, &fd, sizeof(fd)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (idx >= iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers_cnt)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	fd = mutex_lock_interruptible(&indio_dev->mlock);
+	if (fd)
+		return fd;
+
+	buffer = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers[idx];
+
+	if (test_and_set_bit(IIO_BUSY_BIT_POS, &buffer->flags)) {
+		fd = -EBUSY;
+		goto error_unlock;
+	}
+
+	iio_device_get(indio_dev);
+
+	ib = kzalloc(sizeof(*ib), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ib) {
+		fd = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_iio_dev_put;
+	}
+
+	ib->indio_dev = indio_dev;
+	ib->buffer = buffer;
+
+	fd = anon_inode_getfd(buf_name, &iio_buffer_chrdev_fileops,
+			      ib, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		goto error_free_ib;
+
+	if (copy_to_user(ival, &fd, sizeof(fd))) {
+		fd = -EFAULT;
+		goto error_free_ib;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
+	return fd;
+
+error_free_ib:
+	kfree(ib);
+error_iio_dev_put:
+	iio_device_put(indio_dev);
+	clear_bit(IIO_BUSY_BIT_POS, &buffer->flags);
+error_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
+	return fd;
+}
+
+static long iio_device_buffer_ioctl(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, struct file *filp,
+				    unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case IIO_BUFFER_GET_FD_IOCTL:
+		return iio_device_buffer_getfd(indio_dev, arg);
+	default:
+		return IIO_IOCTL_UNHANDLED;
+	}
+}
+
 static int __iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_buffer *buffer,
 					     struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 					     int index)
@@ -1460,6 +1561,7 @@ int iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	const struct iio_chan_spec *channels;
 	int unwind_idx;
 	int ret, i;
+	size_t sz;
 
 	channels = indio_dev->channels;
 	if (channels) {
@@ -1481,6 +1583,18 @@ int iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 			goto error_unwind_sysfs_and_mask;
 		}
 	}
+	unwind_idx = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers_cnt - 1;
+
+	sz = sizeof(*(iio_dev_opaque->buffer_ioctl_handler));
+	iio_dev_opaque->buffer_ioctl_handler = kzalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!iio_dev_opaque->buffer_ioctl_handler) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_unwind_sysfs_and_mask;
+	}
+
+	iio_dev_opaque->buffer_ioctl_handler->ioctl = iio_device_buffer_ioctl;
+	iio_device_ioctl_handler_register(indio_dev,
+					  iio_dev_opaque->buffer_ioctl_handler);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1503,6 +1617,10 @@ void iio_buffer_free_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	if (!buffer)
 		return;
 
+	iio_device_ioctl_handler_unregister(iio_dev_opaque->buffer_ioctl_handler);
+	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->buffer_ioctl_handler);
+	iio_dev_opaque->buffer_ioctl_handler = NULL;
+
 	iio_buffer_unregister_legacy_sysfs_groups(indio_dev);
 
 	for (i = iio_dev_opaque->attached_buffers_cnt - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 8af85838d1c2..78807b62ff52 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -1722,6 +1722,9 @@ static int iio_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	ib->indio_dev = indio_dev;
 	ib->buffer = indio_dev->buffer;
 
+	if (indio_dev->buffer)
+		test_and_set_bit(IIO_BUSY_BIT_POS, &indio_dev->buffer->flags);
+
 	filp->private_data = ib;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1739,6 +1742,11 @@ static int iio_chrdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	struct iio_dev_buffer_pair *ib = filp->private_data;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = container_of(inode->i_cdev,
 						struct iio_dev, chrdev);
+	struct iio_buffer *buffer = ib->buffer;
+
+	if (buffer)
+		clear_bit(IIO_BUSY_BIT_POS, &buffer->flags);
+
 	clear_bit(IIO_BUSY_BIT_POS, &indio_dev->flags);
 	iio_device_put(indio_dev);
 	kfree(ib);
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h b/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
index 768b90c64412..245b32918ae1 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER
 
+#include <uapi/linux/iio/buffer.h>
+
 struct iio_dev;
 struct iio_buffer;
 
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ struct iio_buffer {
 	/** @length: Number of datums in buffer. */
 	unsigned int length;
 
+	/** @flags: File ops flags including busy flag. */
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	/**  @bytes_per_datum: Size of individual datum including timestamp. */
 	size_t bytes_per_datum;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
index c909835b6247..2c3374d465da 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * @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_ioctl_handler:	ioctl() handler for this IIO device's buffer interface
  * @buffer_list:		list of all buffers currently attached
  * @channel_attr_list:		keep track of automatically created channel
  *				attributes
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ struct iio_dev_opaque {
 	struct iio_event_interface	*event_interface;
 	struct iio_buffer		**attached_buffers;
 	unsigned int			attached_buffers_cnt;
+	struct iio_ioctl_handler	*buffer_ioctl_handler;
 	struct list_head		buffer_list;
 	struct list_head		channel_attr_list;
 	struct attribute_group		chan_attr_group;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/iio/buffer.h b/include/uapi/linux/iio/buffer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..de571c83c9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/iio/buffer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+/* industrial I/O buffer definitions needed both in and out of kernel
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UAPI_IIO_BUFFER_H_
+#define _UAPI_IIO_BUFFER_H_
+
+#define IIO_BUFFER_GET_FD_IOCTL		_IOWR('i', 0x91, int)
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_IIO_BUFFER_H_ */
