diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36a9a28..a876f1f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -776,6 +776,13 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD),y)
 	@echo "See doc/README.generic-board for further information"
 	@echo "===================================================="
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_DM_I2C_COMPAT),y)
+	@echo "===================== WARNING ======================"
+	@echo "This board uses CONFIG_DM_I2C_COMPAT. Please remove"
+	@echo "(possibly in a subsequent patch in your series)"
+	@echo "before sending patches to the mailing list."
+	@echo "===================================================="
+endif
 
 PHONY += dtbs
 dtbs dts/dt.dtb: checkdtc u-boot
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/Makefile b/drivers/i2c/Makefile
index 6f3c86c..430d917 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/i2c/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_I2C) += i2c-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DM_I2C_COMPAT) += i2c-uclass-compat.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_ADI) += adi_i2c.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_MV) += mv_i2c.o
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-uclass-compat.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-uclass-compat.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c29fc89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-uclass-compat.c
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Google, Inc
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <dm.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <i2c.h>
+
+static int cur_busnum;
+
+static int i2c_compat_get_device(uint chip_addr, int alen,
+				 struct udevice **devp)
+{
+	struct dm_i2c_chip *chip;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i2c_get_chip_for_busnum(cur_busnum, chip_addr, devp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	chip = dev_get_parentdata(*devp);
+	if (chip->offset_len != alen) {
+		printf("Requested alen %d does not match chip offset_len %d\n",
+		       alen, chip->offset_len);
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int i2c_probe(uint8_t chip_addr)
+{
+	struct udevice *bus, *dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = uclass_get_device_by_seq(UCLASS_I2C, cur_busnum, &bus);
+	if (ret) {
+		debug("Cannot find I2C bus %d: err=%d\n", cur_busnum, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (!bus)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	return dm_i2c_probe(bus, chip_addr, 0, &dev);
+}
+
+int i2c_read(uint8_t chip_addr, unsigned int addr, int alen, uint8_t *buffer,
+	     int len)
+{
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i2c_compat_get_device(chip_addr, alen, &dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return dm_i2c_read(dev, addr, buffer, len);
+}
+
+int i2c_write(uint8_t chip_addr, unsigned int addr, int alen, uint8_t *buffer,
+	      int len)
+{
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i2c_compat_get_device(chip_addr, alen, &dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return dm_i2c_write(dev, addr, buffer, len);
+}
+
+int i2c_get_bus_num_fdt(int node)
+{
+	struct udevice *bus;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = uclass_get_device_by_of_offset(UCLASS_I2C, node, &bus);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return bus->seq;
+}
+
+unsigned int i2c_get_bus_num(void)
+{
+	return cur_busnum;
+}
+
+int i2c_set_bus_num(unsigned int bus)
+{
+	cur_busnum = bus;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/i2c.h b/include/i2c.h
index 30d53c8..47529f4 100644
--- a/include/i2c.h
+++ b/include/i2c.h
@@ -184,6 +184,65 @@ int i2c_set_chip_offset_len(struct udevice *dev, uint offset_len);
  */
 int i2c_deblock(struct udevice *bus);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DM_I2C_COMPAT
+/**
+ * i2c_probe() - Compatibility function for driver model
+ *
+ * Calls dm_i2c_probe() on the current bus
+ */
+int i2c_probe(uint8_t chip_addr);
+
+/**
+ * i2c_read() - Compatibility function for driver model
+ *
+ * Calls dm_i2c_read() with the device corresponding to @chip_addr, and offset
+ * set to @addr. @alen must match the current setting for the device.
+ */
+int i2c_read(uint8_t chip_addr, unsigned int addr, int alen, uint8_t *buffer,
+	     int len);
+
+/**
+ * i2c_write() - Compatibility function for driver model
+ *
+ * Calls dm_i2c_write() with the device corresponding to @chip_addr, and offset
+ * set to @addr. @alen must match the current setting for the device.
+ */
+int i2c_write(uint8_t chip_addr, unsigned int addr, int alen, uint8_t *buffer,
+	      int len);
+
+/**
+ * i2c_get_bus_num_fdt() - Compatibility function for driver model
+ *
+ * @return the bus number associated with the given device tree node
+ */
+int i2c_get_bus_num_fdt(int node);
+
+/**
+ * i2c_get_bus_num() - Compatibility function for driver model
+ *
+ * @return the 'current' bus number
+ */
+unsigned int i2c_get_bus_num(void);
+
+/**
+ * i2c_set_bus_num(): Compatibility function for driver model
+ *
+ * Sets the 'current' bus
+ */
+int i2c_set_bus_num(unsigned int bus);
+
+static inline void I2C_SET_BUS(unsigned int bus)
+{
+	i2c_set_bus_num(bus);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int I2C_GET_BUS(void)
+{
+	return i2c_get_bus_num();
+}
+
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Not all of these flags are implemented in the U-Boot API
  */
