diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
index b4e7c58..0ac676c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
@@ -172,6 +172,18 @@
 if ARCH_MX53_SUPPORTED
 comment "i.MX53 machines:"
 
+config MACH_IMX53_DT
+	bool "Support i.MX53 platforms from device tree"
+	select SOC_IMX53
+	select USE_OF
+	select MACH_MX53_ARD
+	select MACH_MX53_EVK
+	select MACH_MX53_LOCO
+	select MACH_MX53_SMD
+	help
+	  Include support for Freescale i.MX53 based platforms
+	  using the device tree for discovery
+
 config MACH_MX53_EVK
 	bool "Support MX53 EVK platforms"
 	select SOC_IMX53
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Makefile
index 383e7cd..3dbe5e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Makefile
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX51_EFIKAMX) += board-mx51_efikamx.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX51_EFIKASB) += board-mx51_efikasb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX50_RDP) += board-mx50_rdp.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_IMX53_DT) += imx53-dt.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_ard.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_ard.c
index 76a67c4..9b4395d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_ard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_ard.c
@@ -171,9 +171,6 @@
 
 static void __init mx53_ard_io_init(void)
 {
-	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_ard_pads,
-				ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_ard_pads));
-
 	gpio_request(ARD_ETHERNET_INT_B, "eth-int-b");
 	gpio_direction_input(ARD_ETHERNET_INT_B);
 
@@ -216,6 +213,13 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void __init imx53_ard_common_init(void)
+{
+	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_ard_pads,
+					 ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_ard_pads));
+	weim_cs_config();
+}
+
 static struct platform_device *devices[] __initdata = {
 	&ard_smsc_lan9220_device,
 };
@@ -225,8 +229,8 @@
 	imx53_soc_init();
 	imx53_add_imx_uart(0, NULL);
 
+	imx53_ard_common_init();
 	mx53_ard_io_init();
-	weim_cs_config();
 	platform_add_devices(devices, ARRAY_SIZE(devices));
 
 	imx53_add_sdhci_esdhc_imx(0, &mx53_ard_sd1_data);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_evk.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_evk.c
index 1b417b0..7663905 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_evk.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_evk.c
@@ -131,12 +131,17 @@
 	.num_chipselect = ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_evk_spi_cs),
 };
 
+void __init imx53_evk_common_init(void)
+{
+	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_evk_pads,
+					 ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_evk_pads));
+}
+
 static void __init mx53_evk_board_init(void)
 {
 	imx53_soc_init();
+	imx53_evk_common_init();
 
-	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_evk_pads,
-					ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_evk_pads));
 	mx53_evk_init_uart();
 	mx53_evk_fec_reset();
 	imx53_add_fec(&mx53_evk_fec_pdata);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
index 4e1d51d..3922cd5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
@@ -257,12 +257,17 @@
 	.num_leds	= ARRAY_SIZE(mx53loco_leds),
 };
 
+void __init imx53_qsb_common_init(void)
+{
+	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_loco_pads,
+					 ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_loco_pads));
+}
+
 static void __init mx53_loco_board_init(void)
 {
 	imx53_soc_init();
+	imx53_qsb_common_init();
 
-	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_loco_pads,
-					ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_loco_pads));
 	imx53_add_imx_uart(0, NULL);
 	mx53_loco_fec_reset();
 	imx53_add_fec(&mx53_loco_fec_data);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_smd.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_smd.c
index bc02894..b10c899 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_smd.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_smd.c
@@ -111,12 +111,17 @@
 	.bitrate = 100000,
 };
 
+void __init imx53_smd_common_init(void)
+{
+	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_smd_pads,
+					 ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_smd_pads));
+}
+
 static void __init mx53_smd_board_init(void)
 {
 	imx53_soc_init();
+	imx53_smd_common_init();
 
-	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_smd_pads,
-					ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_smd_pads));
 	mx53_smd_init_uart();
 	mx53_smd_fec_reset();
 	imx53_add_fec(&mx53_smd_fec_data);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c
index f7bf996..d9b03d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/clkdev.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 
@@ -1609,3 +1610,33 @@
 		MX53_INT_GPT);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static void __init clk_get_freq_dt(unsigned long *ckil, unsigned long *osc,
+				   unsigned long *ckih1, unsigned long *ckih2)
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+
+	/* retrieve the freqency of fixed clocks from device tree */
+	for_each_compatible_node(np, NULL, "fixed-clock") {
+		u32 rate;
+		if (of_property_read_u32(np, "clock-frequency", &rate))
+			continue;
+
+		if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "fsl,imx-ckil"))
+			*ckil = rate;
+		else if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "fsl,imx-osc"))
+			*osc = rate;
+		else if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "fsl,imx-ckih1"))
+			*ckih1 = rate;
+		else if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "fsl,imx-ckih2"))
+			*ckih2 = rate;
+	}
+}
+
+int __init mx53_clocks_init_dt(void)
+{
+	unsigned long ckil, osc, ckih1, ckih2;
+
+	clk_get_freq_dt(&ckil, &osc, &ckih1, &ckih2);
+	return mx53_clocks_init(ckil, osc, ckih1, ckih2);
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/imx53-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/imx53-dt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccaa0b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/imx53-dt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright 2011 Linaro Ltd.
+ *
+ * The code contained herein is licensed under the GNU General Public
+ * License. You may obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * Version 2 or later at the following locations:
+ *
+ * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.html
+ * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ */
+
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/irqdomain.h>
+#include <linux/of_irq.h>
+#include <linux/of_platform.h>
+#include <asm/mach/arch.h>
+#include <asm/mach/time.h>
+#include <mach/common.h>
+#include <mach/mx53.h>
+
+/*
+ * Lookup table for attaching a specific name and platform_data pointer to
+ * devices as they get created by of_platform_populate().  Ideally this table
+ * would not exist, but the current clock implementation depends on some devices
+ * having a specific name.
+ */
+static const struct of_dev_auxdata imx53_auxdata_lookup[] __initconst = {
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-uart", MX53_UART1_BASE_ADDR, "imx21-uart.0", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-uart", MX53_UART2_BASE_ADDR, "imx21-uart.1", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-uart", MX53_UART3_BASE_ADDR, "imx21-uart.2", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-uart", MX53_UART4_BASE_ADDR, "imx21-uart.3", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-uart", MX53_UART5_BASE_ADDR, "imx21-uart.4", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-fec", MX53_FEC_BASE_ADDR, "imx25-fec.0", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-esdhc", MX53_ESDHC1_BASE_ADDR, "sdhci-esdhc-imx53.0", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-esdhc", MX53_ESDHC2_BASE_ADDR, "sdhci-esdhc-imx53.1", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-esdhc", MX53_ESDHC3_BASE_ADDR, "sdhci-esdhc-imx53.2", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-esdhc", MX53_ESDHC4_BASE_ADDR, "sdhci-esdhc-imx53.3", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-ecspi", MX53_ECSPI1_BASE_ADDR, "imx51-ecspi.0", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-ecspi", MX53_ECSPI2_BASE_ADDR, "imx51-ecspi.1", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-cspi", MX53_CSPI_BASE_ADDR, "imx35-cspi.0", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-i2c", MX53_I2C1_BASE_ADDR, "imx-i2c.0", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-i2c", MX53_I2C2_BASE_ADDR, "imx-i2c.1", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-i2c", MX53_I2C3_BASE_ADDR, "imx-i2c.2", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-sdma", MX53_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, "imx35-sdma", NULL),
+	OF_DEV_AUXDATA("fsl,imx53-wdt", MX53_WDOG1_BASE_ADDR, "imx2-wdt.0", NULL),
+	{ /* sentinel */ }
+};
+
+static void __init imx53_tzic_add_irq_domain(struct device_node *np,
+				struct device_node *interrupt_parent)
+{
+	irq_domain_add_simple(np, 0);
+}
+
+static void __init imx53_gpio_add_irq_domain(struct device_node *np,
+				struct device_node *interrupt_parent)
+{
+	static int gpio_irq_base = MXC_GPIO_IRQ_START + ARCH_NR_GPIOS -
+				   32 * 7; /* imx53 gets 7 gpio ports */
+
+	irq_domain_add_simple(np, gpio_irq_base);
+	gpio_irq_base += 32;
+}
+
+static const struct of_device_id imx53_irq_match[] __initconst = {
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx53-tzic", .data = imx53_tzic_add_irq_domain, },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx53-gpio", .data = imx53_gpio_add_irq_domain, },
+	{ /* sentinel */ }
+};
+
+static const struct of_device_id imx53_iomuxc_of_match[] __initconst = {
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx53-iomuxc-ard", .data = imx53_ard_common_init, },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx53-iomuxc-evk", .data = imx53_evk_common_init, },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx53-iomuxc-qsb", .data = imx53_qsb_common_init, },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx53-iomuxc-smd", .data = imx53_smd_common_init, },
+	{ /* sentinel */ }
+};
+
+static void __init imx53_dt_init(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *node;
+	const struct of_device_id *of_id;
+	void (*func)(void);
+
+	of_irq_init(imx53_irq_match);
+
+	node = of_find_matching_node(NULL, imx53_iomuxc_of_match);
+	if (node) {
+		of_id = of_match_node(imx53_iomuxc_of_match, node);
+		func = of_id->data;
+		func();
+		of_node_put(node);
+	}
+
+	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table,
+			     imx53_auxdata_lookup, NULL);
+}
+
+static void __init imx53_timer_init(void)
+{
+	mx53_clocks_init_dt();
+}
+
+static struct sys_timer imx53_timer = {
+	.init = imx53_timer_init,
+};
+
+static const char *imx53_dt_board_compat[] __initdata = {
+	"fsl,imx53-ard",
+	"fsl,imx53-evk",
+	"fsl,imx53-qsb",
+	"fsl,imx53-smd",
+	NULL
+};
+
+DT_MACHINE_START(IMX53_DT, "Freescale i.MX53 (Device Tree Support)")
+	.map_io		= mx53_map_io,
+	.init_early	= imx53_init_early,
+	.init_irq	= mx53_init_irq,
+	.handle_irq	= imx53_handle_irq,
+	.timer		= &imx53_timer,
+	.init_machine	= imx53_dt_init,
+	.dt_compat	= imx53_dt_board_compat,
+MACHINE_END