diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index c2e813f5adf..eeaaa7575cd 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ source "drivers/adc/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/ata/Kconfig"

+source "drivers/axi/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/block/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/bootcount/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index b3f1b600a55..54b396d6368 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ obj-y += input/
 obj-y += soc/
 obj-$(CONFIG_REMOTEPROC) += remoteproc/
 obj-y += thermal/
+obj-y += axi/

 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_PIC32) += ddr/microchip/
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/axi/Kconfig b/drivers/axi/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e4153b4283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/axi/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+menuconfig AXI
+	bool "AXI bus drivers"
+	help
+	  Support AXI (Advanced eXtensible Interface) busses, a on-chip
+	  interconnect specification for managing functional blocks in SoC
+	  designs, which is also often used in designs involving FPGAs (e.g.
+	  communication with IP cores in Xilinx FPGAs).
+
+	  These types of busses expose a virtual address space that can be
+	  accessed using different address widths (8, 16, and 32 are supported
+	  for now).
+
+	  Other similar bus architectures may be compatible as well.
diff --git a/drivers/axi/Makefile b/drivers/axi/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..100a77788a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/axi/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# (C) Copyright 2017
+# Mario Six,  Guntermann & Drunck GmbH, mario.six@gdsys.cc
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_AXI) += axi-uclass.o
diff --git a/drivers/axi/axi-uclass.c b/drivers/axi/axi-uclass.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a5ddf3a46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/axi/axi-uclass.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2017
+ * Mario Six,  Guntermann & Drunck GmbH, mario.six@gdsys.cc
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <dm.h>
+#include <axi.h>
+
+int axi_read(struct udevice *dev, ulong address, void *data,
+	     enum axi_size_t size)
+{
+	struct axi_ops *ops = axi_get_ops(dev);
+
+	if (!ops->read)
+		return -ENOSYS;
+
+	return ops->read(dev, address, data, size);
+}
+
+int axi_write(struct udevice *dev, ulong address, void *data,
+	      enum axi_size_t size)
+{
+	struct axi_ops *ops = axi_get_ops(dev);
+
+	if (!ops->write)
+		return -ENOSYS;
+
+	return ops->write(dev, address, data, size);
+}
+
+UCLASS_DRIVER(axi) = {
+	.id		= UCLASS_AXI,
+	.name		= "axi",
+	.post_bind	= dm_scan_fdt_dev,
+	.flags		= DM_UC_FLAG_SEQ_ALIAS,
+};
+
diff --git a/include/axi.h b/include/axi.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..317e931a6cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/axi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2017
+ * Mario Six,  Guntermann & Drunck GmbH, mario.six@gdsys.cc
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#ifndef _AXI_H_
+#define _AXI_H_
+
+enum axi_size_t {
+	AXI_SIZE_8,
+	AXI_SIZE_16,
+	AXI_SIZE_32,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct axi_ops - driver operations for AXI uclass
+ *
+ * Drivers should support these operations unless otherwise noted. These
+ * operations are intended to be used by uclass code, not directly from
+ * other code.
+ */
+struct axi_ops {
+	/**
+	 * read() - Read a single value from a specified address on a AXI bus
+	 *
+	 * @dev:	AXI bus to read from.
+	 * @address:	The address to read from.
+	 * @data:	Pointer to a variable that takes the data value read
+	 * 		from the address on the AXI bus.
+	 * @size:	The size of the data to be read.
+	 * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error.
+	 */
+	int (*read)(struct udevice *dev, ulong address, void *data, enum axi_size_t size);
+
+	/**
+	 * write() - Write a single value to a specified address on a AXI bus
+	 *
+	 * @dev:	AXI bus to write to.
+	 * @address:	The address to write to.
+	 * @data:	Pointer to the data value to be written to the address
+	 *		on the AXI bus.
+	 * @size:	The size of the data to write.
+	 * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error.
+	 */
+	int (*write)(struct udevice *dev, ulong address, void *data, enum axi_size_t size);
+};
+
+#define axi_get_ops(dev)	((struct axi_ops *)(dev)->driver->ops)
+
+/**
+ * axi_read() - Read a single value from a specified address on a AXI bus
+ *
+ * @dev:	AXI bus to read from.
+ * @address:	The address to read from.
+ * @data:	Pointer to a variable that takes the data value read from the
+ *              address on the AXI bus.
+ * @size:	The size of the data to write.
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error.
+ */
+int axi_read(struct udevice *dev, ulong address, void *data, enum axi_size_t size);
+
+/**
+ * axi_write() - Write a single value to a specified address on a AXI bus
+ *
+ * @dev:	AXI bus to write to.
+ * @address:	The address to write to.
+ * @data:	Pointer to the data value to be written to the address on the
+ *		AXI bus.
+ * @size:	The size of the data to write.
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error.
+ */
+int axi_write(struct udevice *dev, ulong address, void *data, enum axi_size_t size);
+#endif
diff --git a/include/dm/uclass-id.h b/include/dm/uclass-id.h
index d7f9df3583a..0aad4bc14d7 100644
--- a/include/dm/uclass-id.h
+++ b/include/dm/uclass-id.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum uclass_id {
 	UCLASS_I2C_GENERIC,	/* Generic I2C device */
 	UCLASS_I2C_MUX,		/* I2C multiplexer */
 	UCLASS_IDE,		/* IDE device */
+	UCLASS_AXI,		/* AXI busses */
 	UCLASS_IRQ,		/* Interrupt controller */
 	UCLASS_KEYBOARD,	/* Keyboard input device */
 	UCLASS_LED,		/* Light-emitting diode (LED) */
