diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/Kconfig
index cae05e76c111..0b266b2aecd4 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config PINCTRL_IMX
 	bool
 	select GENERIC_PINCTRL_GROUPS
 	select GENERIC_PINMUX_FUNCTIONS
-	select PINCONF
+	select GENERIC_PINCONF
 	select REGMAP
 
 config PINCTRL_IMX1_CORE
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
index 89421f532726..328d079b237e 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 
 #include "../core.h"
+#include "../pinconf.h"
 #include "../pinmux.h"
 #include "pinctrl-imx.h"
 
@@ -361,6 +362,62 @@ static const struct pinmux_ops imx_pmx_ops = {
 	.gpio_set_direction = imx_pmx_gpio_set_direction,
 };
 
+/* decode generic config into raw register values */
+static u32 imx_pinconf_decode_generic_config(struct imx_pinctrl *ipctl,
+					      unsigned long *configs,
+					      unsigned int num_configs)
+{
+	struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info = ipctl->info;
+	struct imx_cfg_params_decode *decode;
+	enum pin_config_param param;
+	u32 raw_config = 0;
+	u32 param_val;
+	int i, j;
+
+	WARN_ON(num_configs > info->num_decodes);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_configs; i++) {
+		param = pinconf_to_config_param(configs[i]);
+		param_val = pinconf_to_config_argument(configs[i]);
+		decode = info->decodes;
+		for (j = 0; j < info->num_decodes; j++) {
+			if (param == decode->param) {
+				if (decode->invert)
+					param_val = !param_val;
+				raw_config |= (param_val << decode->shift)
+					      & decode->mask;
+				break;
+			}
+			decode++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (info->fixup)
+		info->fixup(configs, num_configs, &raw_config);
+
+	return raw_config;
+}
+
+static u32 imx_pinconf_parse_generic_config(struct device_node *np,
+					    struct imx_pinctrl *ipctl)
+{
+	struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info = ipctl->info;
+	struct pinctrl_dev *pctl = ipctl->pctl;
+	unsigned int num_configs;
+	unsigned long *configs;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!info->generic_pinconf)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(np, pctl, &configs,
+					      &num_configs);
+	if (ret)
+		return 0;
+
+	return imx_pinconf_decode_generic_config(ipctl, configs, num_configs);
+}
+
 static int imx_pinconf_get(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 			     unsigned pin_id, unsigned long *config)
 {
@@ -479,9 +536,10 @@ static const struct pinconf_ops imx_pinconf_ops = {
 
 static int imx_pinctrl_parse_groups(struct device_node *np,
 				    struct group_desc *grp,
-				    struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info,
+				    struct imx_pinctrl *ipctl,
 				    u32 index)
 {
+	struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info = ipctl->info;
 	int size, pin_size;
 	const __be32 *list;
 	int i;
@@ -493,25 +551,44 @@ static int imx_pinctrl_parse_groups(struct device_node *np,
 		pin_size = SHARE_FSL_PIN_SIZE;
 	else
 		pin_size = FSL_PIN_SIZE;
+
+	if (info->generic_pinconf)
+		pin_size -= 4;
+
 	/* Initialise group */
 	grp->name = np->name;
 
 	/*
 	 * the binding format is fsl,pins = <PIN_FUNC_ID CONFIG ...>,
 	 * do sanity check and calculate pins number
+	 *
+	 * First try legacy 'fsl,pins' property, then fall back to the
+	 * generic 'pins'.
+	 *
+	 * Note: for generic 'pins' case, there's no CONFIG part in
+	 * the binding format.
 	 */
 	list = of_get_property(np, "fsl,pins", &size);
 	if (!list) {
-		dev_err(info->dev, "no fsl,pins property in node %s\n", np->full_name);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		list = of_get_property(np, "pins", &size);
+		if (!list) {
+			dev_err(info->dev,
+				"no fsl,pins and pins property in node %s\n",
+				np->full_name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* we do not check return since it's safe node passed down */
 	if (!size || size % pin_size) {
-		dev_err(info->dev, "Invalid fsl,pins property in node %s\n", np->full_name);
+		dev_err(info->dev, "Invalid fsl,pins or pins property in node %s\n",
+			np->full_name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* first try to parse the generic pin config */
+	config = imx_pinconf_parse_generic_config(np, ipctl);
+
 	grp->num_pins = size / pin_size;
 	grp->data = devm_kzalloc(info->dev, grp->num_pins *
 				 sizeof(struct imx_pin), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -548,11 +625,18 @@ static int imx_pinctrl_parse_groups(struct device_node *np,
 		pin->mux_mode = be32_to_cpu(*list++);
 		pin->input_val = be32_to_cpu(*list++);
 
-		/* SION bit is in mux register */
-		config = be32_to_cpu(*list++);
-		if (config & IMX_PAD_SION)
-			pin->mux_mode |= IOMUXC_CONFIG_SION;
-		pin->config = config & ~IMX_PAD_SION;
+		if (info->generic_pinconf) {
+			/* generic pin config decoded */
+			pin->config = config;
+		} else {
+			/* legacy pin config read from devicetree */
+			config = be32_to_cpu(*list++);
+
+			/* SION bit is in mux register */
+			if (config & IMX_PAD_SION)
+				pin->mux_mode |= IOMUXC_CONFIG_SION;
+			pin->config = config & ~IMX_PAD_SION;
+		}
 
 		dev_dbg(info->dev, "%s: 0x%x 0x%08lx", info->pins[pin_id].name,
 				pin->mux_mode, pin->config);
@@ -603,7 +687,7 @@ static int imx_pinctrl_parse_functions(struct device_node *np,
 				  info->group_index++, grp);
 		mutex_unlock(&info->mutex);
 
-		imx_pinctrl_parse_groups(child, grp, info, i++);
+		imx_pinctrl_parse_groups(child, grp, ipctl, i++);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -774,6 +858,10 @@ int imx_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	imx_pinctrl_desc->confops = &imx_pinconf_ops;
 	imx_pinctrl_desc->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
+	/* for generic pinconf */
+	imx_pinctrl_desc->custom_params = info->custom_params;
+	imx_pinctrl_desc->num_custom_params = info->num_custom_params;
+
 	mutex_init(&info->mutex);
 
 	ipctl->info = info;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
index ff2d3e56b7c5..38aa53c671ed 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #ifndef __DRIVERS_PINCTRL_IMX_H
 #define __DRIVERS_PINCTRL_IMX_H
 
+#include <linux/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.h>
+
 struct platform_device;
 
 /**
@@ -44,6 +46,14 @@ struct imx_pin_reg {
 	s16 conf_reg;
 };
 
+/* decode a generic config into raw register value */
+struct imx_cfg_params_decode {
+	enum pin_config_param param;
+	u32 mask;
+	u8 shift;
+	bool invert;
+};
+
 struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info {
 	struct device *dev;
 	const struct pinctrl_pin_desc *pins;
@@ -53,8 +63,23 @@ struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info {
 	unsigned int flags;
 	const char *gpr_compatible;
 	struct mutex mutex;
+
+	/* generic pinconf */
+	bool generic_pinconf;
+	const struct pinconf_generic_params *custom_params;
+	unsigned int num_custom_params;
+	struct imx_cfg_params_decode *decodes;
+	unsigned int num_decodes;
+	void (*fixup)(unsigned long *configs, unsigned int num_configs,
+		      u32 *raw_config);
 };
 
+#define IMX_CFG_PARAMS_DECODE(p, m, o) \
+	{ .param = p, .mask = m, .shift = o, .invert = false, }
+
+#define IMX_CFG_PARAMS_DECODE_INVERT(p, m, o) \
+	{ .param = p, .mask = m, .shift = o, .invert = true, }
+
 #define SHARE_MUX_CONF_REG	0x1
 #define ZERO_OFFSET_VALID	0x2