diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-types.c b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-types.c
index e13683bab6b3..2da4440c16ee 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-types.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/tuner-types.c
@@ -1868,6 +1868,10 @@ struct tunertype tuners[] = {
 		.params = tuner_tena_tnf_5337_params,
 		.count  = ARRAY_SIZE(tuner_tena_tnf_5337_params),
 	},
+	[TUNER_XC5000C] = { /* Xceive 5000C */
+		.name   = "Xceive 5000C tuner",
+		/* see xc5000.c for details */
+	},
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tuners);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
index 4059ea178c2d..0628a0ae9da5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
@@ -380,6 +380,21 @@ static void set_type(struct i2c_client *c, unsigned int type,
 		tune_now = 0;
 		break;
 	}
+	case TUNER_XC5000C:
+	{
+		struct xc5000_config xc5000c_cfg = {
+			.i2c_address = t->i2c->addr,
+			/* if_khz will be set at dvb_attach() */
+			.if_khz	  = 0,
+			.fw = XC5000C_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE,
+		};
+
+		if (!dvb_attach(xc5000_attach,
+				&t->fe, t->i2c->adapter, &xc5000c_cfg))
+			goto attach_failed;
+		tune_now = 0;
+		break;
+	}
 	case TUNER_NXP_TDA18271:
 	{
 		struct tda18271_config cfg = {
diff --git a/include/media/tuner.h b/include/media/tuner.h
index 29e1920e7339..926aff9bdf65 100644
--- a/include/media/tuner.h
+++ b/include/media/tuner.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 #define TUNER_TENA_TNF_5337		86
 
 #define TUNER_XC4000			87	/* Xceive Silicon Tuner */
+#define TUNER_XC5000C			88	/* Xceive Silicon Tuner */
 
 /* tv card specific */
 #define TDA9887_PRESENT 		(1<<0)