diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bma400.h b/drivers/iio/accel/bma400.h
index 65bbc80cbb7f..c833119bb42e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bma400.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bma400.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #define BMA400_INT_STAT0_REG        0x0e
 #define BMA400_INT_STAT1_REG        0x0f
 #define BMA400_INT_STAT2_REG        0x10
+#define BMA400_INT12_MAP_REG	    0x23
 
 /* Temperature register */
 #define BMA400_TEMP_DATA_REG        0x11
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 #define BMA400_STEP_CNT3_REG        0x17
 #define BMA400_STEP_STAT_REG        0x18
 #define BMA400_STEP_INT_MSK         BIT(0)
+#define BMA400_STEP_STAT_MASK	    GENMASK(1, 0)
 
 /*
  * Read-write configuration registers
diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bma400_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/bma400_core.c
index 305643e99eb5..79321e41df51 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bma400_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bma400_core.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/iio/trigger.h>
 #include <linux/iio/triggered_buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/trigger_consumer.h>
+#include <linux/iio/events.h>
 
 #include "bma400.h"
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ struct bma400_data {
 	int scale;
 	struct iio_trigger *trig;
 	int steps_enabled;
+	bool step_event_en;
 	/* Correct time stamp alignment */
 	struct {
 		__be16 buff[3];
@@ -166,6 +168,12 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info bma400_ext_info[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
+static const struct iio_event_spec bma400_step_detect_event = {
+	.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_CHANGE,
+	.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_NONE,
+	.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+};
+
 #define BMA400_ACC_CHANNEL(_index, _axis) { \
 	.type = IIO_ACCEL, \
 	.modified = 1, \
@@ -208,6 +216,8 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec bma400_channels[] = {
 		.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_PROCESSED) |
 				      BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_ENABLE),
 		.scan_index = -1, /* No buffer support */
+		.event_spec = &bma400_step_detect_event,
+		.num_event_specs = 1,
 	},
 
 	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(4),
@@ -858,6 +868,59 @@ static int bma400_write_raw_get_fmt(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	}
 }
 
+static int bma400_read_event_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+				    const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+				    enum iio_event_type type,
+				    enum iio_event_direction dir)
+{
+	struct bma400_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+
+	switch (chan->type) {
+	case IIO_STEPS:
+		switch (type) {
+		case IIO_EV_TYPE_CHANGE:
+			return data->steps_enabled;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int bma400_write_event_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+				     const struct iio_chan_spec *chan,
+				     enum iio_event_type type,
+				     enum iio_event_direction dir, int state)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct bma400_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+
+	switch (chan->type) {
+	case IIO_STEPS:
+		switch (type) {
+		case IIO_EV_TYPE_CHANGE:
+			mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
+			ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap,
+						 BMA400_INT12_MAP_REG,
+						 BMA400_STEP_INT_MSK,
+						 FIELD_PREP(BMA400_STEP_INT_MSK,
+							    state));
+			mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+			data->steps_enabled = state;
+			return 0;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int bma400_data_rdy_trigger_set_state(struct iio_trigger *trig,
 					     bool state)
 {
@@ -890,6 +953,8 @@ static const struct iio_info bma400_info = {
 	.read_avail        = bma400_read_avail,
 	.write_raw         = bma400_write_raw,
 	.write_raw_get_fmt = bma400_write_raw_get_fmt,
+	.read_event_config = bma400_read_event_config,
+	.write_event_config = bma400_write_event_config,
 };
 
 static const struct iio_trigger_ops bma400_trigger_ops = {
@@ -945,6 +1010,13 @@ static irqreturn_t bma400_interrupt(int irq, void *private)
 	if (status & BMA400_INT_DRDY_MSK)
 		iio_trigger_poll_chained(data->trig);
 
+	if (status & (BMA400_STEP_STAT_MASK << 8)) {
+		iio_push_event(indio_dev,
+			       IIO_EVENT_CODE(IIO_STEPS, 0, IIO_NO_MOD,
+					      IIO_EV_DIR_NONE,
+					      IIO_EV_TYPE_CHANGE, 0, 0, 0),
+			       iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
+		}
 out:
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
