diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/uniphier-uart.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/uniphier-uart.txt
index 811c479b373d..7a1bf02bb869 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/uniphier-uart.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/uniphier-uart.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Required properties:
 - interrupts: a single interrupt specifier.
 - clocks: phandle to the input clock.
 
+Optional properties:
+-auto-flow-control: enable automatic flow control support.
+
 Example:
 	aliases {
 		serial0 = &serial0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
index 1028c02c5d83..164ba133437a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ static int uniphier_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	up.port.flags = UPF_FIXED_PORT | UPF_FIXED_TYPE;
 	up.capabilities = UART_CAP_FIFO;
 
+	if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "auto-flow-control"))
+		up.capabilities |= UART_CAP_AFE;
+
 	up.port.serial_in = uniphier_serial_in;
 	up.port.serial_out = uniphier_serial_out;
 	up.dl_read = uniphier_serial_dl_read;