diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
index 7bf49ad8fd82..c60b0a1af839 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
@@ -856,6 +856,13 @@ Description:
 		number or direction is not specified, applies to all channels of
 		this type.
 
+What:		/sys/.../events/in_steps_instance_en
+KernelVersion:	3.19
+Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		Enables or disables step detection. Each time the user takes a step an
+		event of this type will be generated.
+
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/trigger/current_trigger
 KernelVersion:	2.6.35
 Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
@@ -1095,3 +1102,18 @@ Description:
 		after application of scale and offset. If no offset or scale is
 		present, output should be considered as processed with the
 		unit in milliamps.
+
+What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_steps_en
+KernelVersion:	3.19
+Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		Activates the step counter. After activation, the number of steps
+		taken by the user will be counted in hardware and exported through
+		in_steps_input.
+
+What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_steps_input
+KernelVersion:	3.19
+Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		This attribute is used to read the number of steps taken by the user
+		since the last reboot while activated.
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index e453ef9e0c36..1e060f390b08 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
 	[IIO_PRESSURE] = "pressure",
 	[IIO_HUMIDITYRELATIVE] = "humidityrelative",
 	[IIO_ACTIVITY] = "activity",
+	[IIO_STEPS] = "steps",
 };
 
 static const char * const iio_modifier_names[] = {
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_info_postfix[] = {
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_HARDWAREGAIN] = "hardwaregain",
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_HYSTERESIS] = "hysteresis",
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_INT_TIME] = "integration_time",
+	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_ENABLE] = "en",
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
index 1290290adcb5..3f5cee0295c5 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static const char * const iio_ev_type_text[] = {
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_ROC] = "roc",
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH_ADAPTIVE] = "thresh_adaptive",
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_ADAPTIVE] = "mag_adaptive",
+	[IIO_EV_TYPE_INSTANCE] = "instance",
 };
 
 static const char * const iio_ev_dir_text[] = {
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index 3642ce7ef512..f45a400a5e3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ enum iio_chan_info_enum {
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_HARDWAREGAIN,
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_HYSTERESIS,
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_INT_TIME,
+	IIO_CHAN_INFO_ENABLE,
 };
 
 enum iio_shared_by {
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/types.h b/include/linux/iio/types.h
index 52cb5329407b..904dcbbf0e6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum iio_chan_type {
 	IIO_PRESSURE,
 	IIO_HUMIDITYRELATIVE,
 	IIO_ACTIVITY,
+	IIO_STEPS,
 };
 
 enum iio_modifier {
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ enum iio_event_type {
 	IIO_EV_TYPE_ROC,
 	IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH_ADAPTIVE,
 	IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_ADAPTIVE,
+	IIO_EV_TYPE_INSTANCE,
 };
 
 enum iio_event_info {