diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-at91-usart.c b/drivers/spi/spi-at91-usart.c
index a694d702e574..f3583bdd475b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-at91-usart.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-at91-usart.c
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
+#include <linux/dma-direction.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -59,6 +62,8 @@
 
 #define US_INIT \
 	(US_MR_SPI_MASTER | US_MR_CHRL | US_MR_CLKO | US_MR_WRDBT)
+#define US_DMA_MIN_BYTES       16
+#define US_DMA_TIMEOUT         (msecs_to_jiffies(1000))
 
 /* Register access macros */
 #define at91_usart_spi_readl(port, reg) \
@@ -72,14 +77,19 @@
 	writeb_relaxed((value), (port)->regs + US_##reg)
 
 struct at91_usart_spi {
+	struct platform_device  *mpdev;
 	struct spi_transfer	*current_transfer;
 	void __iomem		*regs;
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct clk		*clk;
 
+	struct completion	xfer_completion;
+
 	/*used in interrupt to protect data reading*/
 	spinlock_t		lock;
 
+	phys_addr_t		phybase;
+
 	int			irq;
 	unsigned int		current_tx_remaining_bytes;
 	unsigned int		current_rx_remaining_bytes;
@@ -88,8 +98,182 @@ struct at91_usart_spi {
 	u32			status;
 
 	bool			xfer_failed;
+	bool			use_dma;
 };
 
+static void dma_callback(void *data)
+{
+	struct spi_controller   *ctlr = data;
+	struct at91_usart_spi   *aus = spi_master_get_devdata(ctlr);
+
+	at91_usart_spi_writel(aus, IER, US_IR_RXRDY);
+	aus->current_rx_remaining_bytes = 0;
+	complete(&aus->xfer_completion);
+}
+
+static bool at91_usart_spi_can_dma(struct spi_controller *ctrl,
+				   struct spi_device *spi,
+				   struct spi_transfer *xfer)
+{
+	struct at91_usart_spi *aus = spi_master_get_devdata(ctrl);
+
+	return aus->use_dma && xfer->len >= US_DMA_MIN_BYTES;
+}
+
+static int at91_usart_spi_configure_dma(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
+					struct at91_usart_spi *aus)
+{
+	struct dma_slave_config slave_config;
+	struct device *dev = &aus->mpdev->dev;
+	phys_addr_t phybase = aus->phybase;
+	dma_cap_mask_t mask;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	dma_cap_zero(mask);
+	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);
+
+	ctlr->dma_tx = dma_request_slave_channel_reason(dev, "tx");
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctlr->dma_tx)) {
+		if (IS_ERR(ctlr->dma_tx)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(ctlr->dma_tx);
+			goto at91_usart_spi_error_clear;
+		}
+
+		dev_dbg(dev,
+			"DMA TX channel not available, SPI unable to use DMA\n");
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto at91_usart_spi_error_clear;
+	}
+
+	ctlr->dma_rx = dma_request_slave_channel_reason(dev, "rx");
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctlr->dma_rx)) {
+		if (IS_ERR(ctlr->dma_rx)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(ctlr->dma_rx);
+			goto at91_usart_spi_error;
+		}
+
+		dev_dbg(dev,
+			"DMA RX channel not available, SPI unable to use DMA\n");
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto at91_usart_spi_error;
+	}
+
+	slave_config.dst_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
+	slave_config.src_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
+	slave_config.dst_addr = (dma_addr_t)phybase + US_THR;
+	slave_config.src_addr = (dma_addr_t)phybase + US_RHR;
+	slave_config.src_maxburst = 1;
+	slave_config.dst_maxburst = 1;
+	slave_config.device_fc = false;
+
+	slave_config.direction = DMA_DEV_TO_MEM;
+	if (dmaengine_slave_config(ctlr->dma_rx, &slave_config)) {
+		dev_err(&ctlr->dev,
+			"failed to configure rx dma channel\n");
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto at91_usart_spi_error;
+	}
+
+	slave_config.direction = DMA_MEM_TO_DEV;
+	if (dmaengine_slave_config(ctlr->dma_tx, &slave_config)) {
+		dev_err(&ctlr->dev,
+			"failed to configure tx dma channel\n");
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto at91_usart_spi_error;
+	}
+
+	aus->use_dma = true;
+	return 0;
+
+at91_usart_spi_error:
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctlr->dma_tx))
+		dma_release_channel(ctlr->dma_tx);
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctlr->dma_rx))
+		dma_release_channel(ctlr->dma_rx);
+	ctlr->dma_tx = NULL;
+	ctlr->dma_rx = NULL;
+
+at91_usart_spi_error_clear:
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void at91_usart_spi_release_dma(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
+{
+	if (ctlr->dma_rx)
+		dma_release_channel(ctlr->dma_rx);
+	if (ctlr->dma_tx)
+		dma_release_channel(ctlr->dma_tx);
+}
+
+static void at91_usart_spi_stop_dma(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
+{
+	if (ctlr->dma_rx)
+		dmaengine_terminate_all(ctlr->dma_rx);
+	if (ctlr->dma_tx)
+		dmaengine_terminate_all(ctlr->dma_tx);
+}
+
+static int at91_usart_spi_dma_transfer(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
+				       struct spi_transfer *xfer)
+{
+	struct at91_usart_spi *aus = spi_master_get_devdata(ctlr);
+	struct dma_chan	 *rxchan = ctlr->dma_rx;
+	struct dma_chan *txchan = ctlr->dma_tx;
+	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *rxdesc;
+	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *txdesc;
+	dma_cookie_t cookie;
+
+	/* Disable RX interrupt */
+	at91_usart_spi_writel(aus, IDR, US_IR_RXRDY);
+
+	rxdesc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(rxchan,
+					 xfer->rx_sg.sgl,
+					 xfer->rx_sg.nents,
+					 DMA_DEV_TO_MEM,
+					 DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT |
+					 DMA_CTRL_ACK);
+	if (!rxdesc)
+		goto at91_usart_spi_err_dma;
+
+	txdesc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(txchan,
+					 xfer->tx_sg.sgl,
+					 xfer->tx_sg.nents,
+					 DMA_MEM_TO_DEV,
+					 DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT |
+					 DMA_CTRL_ACK);
+	if (!txdesc)
+		goto at91_usart_spi_err_dma;
+
+	rxdesc->callback = dma_callback;
+	rxdesc->callback_param = ctlr;
+
+	cookie = rxdesc->tx_submit(rxdesc);
+	if (dma_submit_error(cookie))
+		goto at91_usart_spi_err_dma;
+
+	cookie = txdesc->tx_submit(txdesc);
+	if (dma_submit_error(cookie))
+		goto at91_usart_spi_err_dma;
+
+	rxchan->device->device_issue_pending(rxchan);
+	txchan->device->device_issue_pending(txchan);
+
+	return 0;
+
+at91_usart_spi_err_dma:
+	/* Enable RX interrupt if something fails and fallback to PIO */
+	at91_usart_spi_writel(aus, IER, US_IR_RXRDY);
+	at91_usart_spi_stop_dma(ctlr);
+
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static unsigned long at91_usart_spi_dma_timeout(struct at91_usart_spi *aus)
+{
+	return wait_for_completion_timeout(&aus->xfer_completion,
+					   US_DMA_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
 static inline u32 at91_usart_spi_tx_ready(struct at91_usart_spi *aus)
 {
 	return aus->status & US_IR_TXRDY;
@@ -222,6 +406,8 @@ static int at91_usart_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 				       struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
 	struct at91_usart_spi *aus = spi_master_get_devdata(ctlr);
+	unsigned long dma_timeout = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	at91_usart_spi_set_xfer_speed(aus, xfer);
 	aus->xfer_failed = false;
@@ -231,8 +417,25 @@ static int at91_usart_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 
 	while ((aus->current_tx_remaining_bytes ||
 		aus->current_rx_remaining_bytes) && !aus->xfer_failed) {
-		at91_usart_spi_read_status(aus);
-		at91_usart_spi_tx(aus);
+		reinit_completion(&aus->xfer_completion);
+		if (at91_usart_spi_can_dma(ctlr, spi, xfer) &&
+		    !ret) {
+			ret = at91_usart_spi_dma_transfer(ctlr, xfer);
+			if (ret)
+				continue;
+
+			dma_timeout = at91_usart_spi_dma_timeout(aus);
+
+			if (WARN_ON(dma_timeout == 0)) {
+				dev_err(&spi->dev, "DMA transfer timeout\n");
+				return -EIO;
+			}
+			aus->current_tx_remaining_bytes = 0;
+		} else {
+			at91_usart_spi_read_status(aus);
+			at91_usart_spi_tx(aus);
+		}
+
 		cpu_relax();
 	}
 
@@ -351,6 +554,7 @@ static int at91_usart_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	controller->transfer_one = at91_usart_spi_transfer_one;
 	controller->prepare_message = at91_usart_spi_prepare_message;
 	controller->unprepare_message = at91_usart_spi_unprepare_message;
+	controller->can_dma = at91_usart_spi_can_dma;
 	controller->cleanup = at91_usart_spi_cleanup;
 	controller->max_speed_hz = DIV_ROUND_UP(clk_get_rate(clk),
 						US_MIN_CLK_DIV);
@@ -382,7 +586,17 @@ static int at91_usart_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	aus->spi_clk = clk_get_rate(clk);
 	at91_usart_spi_init(aus);
 
+	aus->phybase = regs->start;
+
+	aus->mpdev = to_platform_device(pdev->dev.parent);
+
+	ret = at91_usart_spi_configure_dma(controller, aus);
+	if (ret)
+		goto at91_usart_fail_dma;
+
 	spin_lock_init(&aus->lock);
+	init_completion(&aus->xfer_completion);
+
 	ret = devm_spi_register_master(&pdev->dev, controller);
 	if (ret)
 		goto at91_usart_fail_register_master;
@@ -395,6 +609,8 @@ static int at91_usart_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 at91_usart_fail_register_master:
+	at91_usart_spi_release_dma(controller);
+at91_usart_fail_dma:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(clk);
 at91_usart_spi_probe_fail:
 	spi_master_put(controller);
@@ -459,6 +675,7 @@ static int at91_usart_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *ctlr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct at91_usart_spi *aus = spi_master_get_devdata(ctlr);
 
+	at91_usart_spi_release_dma(ctlr);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(aus->clk);
 
 	return 0;
