diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl345_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl345_core.c
index 40ec06bf2090..7ace835e7824 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl345_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl345_core.c
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 #define ADXL345_REG_TAP_AXIS_MSK	GENMASK(2, 0)
 #define ADXL345_REG_TAP_SUPPRESS_MSK	BIT(3)
 #define ADXL345_REG_ACT_AXIS_MSK	GENMASK(6, 4)
+#define ADXL345_REG_ACT_ACDC_MSK	BIT(7)
 #define ADXL345_REG_INACT_AXIS_MSK	GENMASK(2, 0)
+#define ADXL345_REG_INACT_ACDC_MSK	BIT(3)
 #define ADXL345_POWER_CTL_INACT_MSK	(ADXL345_POWER_CTL_AUTO_SLEEP | ADXL345_POWER_CTL_LINK)
 
 enum adxl345_axis {
@@ -86,6 +88,11 @@ static const unsigned int adxl345_act_thresh_reg[] = {
 	[ADXL345_INACTIVITY] = ADXL345_REG_THRESH_INACT,
 };
 
+static const unsigned int adxl345_act_acdc_msk[] = {
+	[ADXL345_ACTIVITY] = ADXL345_REG_ACT_ACDC_MSK,
+	[ADXL345_INACTIVITY] = ADXL345_REG_INACT_ACDC_MSK,
+};
+
 static const unsigned int adxl345_act_axis_msk[] = {
 	[ADXL345_ACTIVITY] = ADXL345_REG_ACT_AXIS_MSK,
 	[ADXL345_INACTIVITY] = ADXL345_REG_INACT_AXIS_MSK,
@@ -221,6 +228,18 @@ static struct iio_event_spec adxl345_events[] = {
 			BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
 			BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_PERIOD),
 	},
+	{
+		/* activity, activity - ac bit */
+		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_REFERENCED,
+		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_RISING,
+		.mask_shared_by_type = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+	},
+	{
+		/* activity, inactivity - ac bit */
+		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_REFERENCED,
+		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING,
+		.mask_shared_by_type = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+	},
 };
 
 #define ADXL345_CHANNEL(index, reg, axis) {					\
@@ -337,6 +356,69 @@ static int adxl345_write_act_axis(struct adxl345_state *st,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int adxl345_is_act_inact_ac(struct adxl345_state *st,
+				   enum adxl345_activity_type type, bool *ac)
+{
+	unsigned int regval;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = regmap_read(st->regmap, ADXL345_REG_ACT_INACT_CTRL, &regval);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (type == ADXL345_ACTIVITY)
+		*ac = (FIELD_GET(ADXL345_REG_ACT_ACDC_MSK, regval) > 0) ? true : false;
+	else
+		*ac = (FIELD_GET(ADXL345_REG_INACT_ACDC_MSK, regval) > 0) ? true : false;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int adxl345_set_act_inact_ac(struct adxl345_state *st,
+				    enum adxl345_activity_type type, bool ac)
+{
+	unsigned int act_inact_ac = ac ? 0xff : 0x00;
+
+	/*
+	 * A setting of 0 selects dc-coupled operation, and a setting of 1
+	 * enables ac-coupled operation. In dc-coupled operation, the current
+	 * acceleration magnitude is compared directly with
+	 * ADXL345_REG_THRESH_ACT and ADXL345_REG_THRESH_INACT to determine
+	 * whether activity or inactivity is detected.
+	 *
+	 * In ac-coupled operation for activity detection, the acceleration
+	 * value at the start of activity detection is taken as a reference
+	 * value. New samples of acceleration are then compared to this
+	 * reference value, and if the magnitude of the difference exceeds the
+	 * ADXL345_REG_THRESH_ACT value, the device triggers an activity
+	 * interrupt.
+	 *
+	 * Similarly, in ac-coupled operation for inactivity detection, a
+	 * reference value is used for comparison and is updated whenever the
+	 * device exceeds the inactivity threshold. After the reference value
+	 * is selected, the device compares the magnitude of the difference
+	 * between the reference value and the current acceleration with
+	 * ADXL345_REG_THRESH_INACT. If the difference is less than the value in
+	 * ADXL345_REG_THRESH_INACT for the time in ADXL345_REG_TIME_INACT, the
+	 * device is considered inactive and the inactivity interrupt is
+	 * triggered. [quoted from p. 24, ADXL345 datasheet Rev. G]
+	 *
+	 * In a conclusion, the first acceleration snapshot sample which hit the
+	 * threshold in a particular direction is always taken as acceleration
+	 * reference value to that direction. Since for the hardware activity
+	 * and inactivity depend on the x/y/z axis, so do ac and dc coupling.
+	 * Note, this sw driver always enables or disables all three x/y/z axis
+	 * for detection via act_axis_ctrl and inact_axis_ctrl, respectively.
+	 * Where in dc-coupling samples are compared against the thresholds, in
+	 * ac-coupling measurement difference to the first acceleration
+	 * reference value are compared against the threshold. So, ac-coupling
+	 * allows for a bit more dynamic compensation depending on the initial
+	 * sample.
+	 */
+	return regmap_update_bits(st->regmap, ADXL345_REG_ACT_INACT_CTRL,
+				 adxl345_act_acdc_msk[type], act_inact_ac);
+}
+
 static int adxl345_is_act_inact_en(struct adxl345_state *st,
 				   enum adxl345_activity_type type, bool *en)
 {
@@ -695,6 +777,11 @@ static int adxl345_set_odr(struct adxl345_state *st, enum adxl345_odr odr)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* update inactivity time by ODR */
+	ret = adxl345_set_inact_time_s(st, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -718,14 +805,54 @@ static int adxl345_find_range(struct adxl345_state *st, int val, int val2,
 
 static int adxl345_set_range(struct adxl345_state *st, enum adxl345_range range)
 {
+	unsigned int act_threshold, inact_threshold;
+	unsigned int range_old;
+	unsigned int regval;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = regmap_read(st->regmap, ADXL345_REG_DATA_FORMAT, &regval);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	range_old = FIELD_GET(ADXL345_DATA_FORMAT_RANGE, regval);
+
+	ret = regmap_read(st->regmap,
+			  adxl345_act_thresh_reg[ADXL345_ACTIVITY],
+			  &act_threshold);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = regmap_read(st->regmap,
+			  adxl345_act_thresh_reg[ADXL345_INACTIVITY],
+			  &inact_threshold);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = regmap_update_bits(st->regmap, ADXL345_REG_DATA_FORMAT,
 				 ADXL345_DATA_FORMAT_RANGE,
 				 FIELD_PREP(ADXL345_DATA_FORMAT_RANGE, range));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	act_threshold = act_threshold
+		* adxl345_range_factor_tbl[range_old]
+		/ adxl345_range_factor_tbl[range];
+	act_threshold = min(255, max(1, inact_threshold));
+
+	inact_threshold = inact_threshold
+		* adxl345_range_factor_tbl[range_old]
+		/ adxl345_range_factor_tbl[range];
+	inact_threshold = min(255, max(1, inact_threshold));
+
+	ret = regmap_write(st->regmap, adxl345_act_thresh_reg[ADXL345_ACTIVITY],
+			   act_threshold);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = regmap_write(st->regmap, adxl345_act_thresh_reg[ADXL345_INACTIVITY],
+			   inact_threshold);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -862,6 +989,8 @@ static int adxl345_read_event_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	struct adxl345_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	bool int_en;
 	bool axis_en;
+	bool act_ac;
+	bool inact_ac;
 	int ret = -EFAULT;
 
 	switch (type) {
@@ -915,6 +1044,21 @@ static int adxl345_read_event_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		return int_en;
+	case IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_REFERENCED:
+		switch (dir) {
+		case IIO_EV_DIR_RISING:
+			ret = adxl345_is_act_inact_ac(st, ADXL345_ACTIVITY, &act_ac);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+			return act_ac;
+		case IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING:
+			ret = adxl345_is_act_inact_ac(st, ADXL345_INACTIVITY, &inact_ac);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+			return inact_ac;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -965,6 +1109,16 @@ static int adxl345_write_event_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		}
 	case IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG:
 		return adxl345_set_ff_en(st, state);
+	case IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_REFERENCED:
+		switch (dir) {
+		case IIO_EV_DIR_RISING:
+			return adxl345_set_act_inact_ac(st, ADXL345_ACTIVITY, state);
+		case IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING:
+			return adxl345_set_act_inact_ac(st, ADXL345_INACTIVITY, state);
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
