diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 11965be1402..d55632617ab 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ F:	include/dt-bindings/clk/mpc83xx-clk.h
 F:	drivers/timer/mpc83xx_timer.c
 F:	drivers/cpu/mpc83xx_cpu.c
 F:	drivers/cpu/mpc83xx_cpu.h
+F:	drivers/misc/mpc83xx_serdes.c
 F:	arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/
 F:	arch/powerpc/include/asm/arch-mpc83xx/

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/serdes.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/serdes.c
index 982a4475f00..8242f952653 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/serdes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/serdes.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  * Author: Li Yang <leoli@freescale.com>
  */

+#ifndef CONFIG_MPC83XX_SERDES
+
 #include <config.h>
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -148,3 +150,5 @@ void fsl_setup_serdes(u32 offset, char proto, u32 rfcks, char vdd)
 	tmp |= FSL_SRDSRSTCTL_RST;
 	out_be32(regs + FSL_SRDSRSTCTL_OFFS, tmp);
 }
+
+#endif /* !CONFIG_MPC83XX_SERDES */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_mpc83xx_serdes.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_mpc83xx_serdes.h
index e51d060d6a7..a02b5992654 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_mpc83xx_serdes.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_mpc83xx_serdes.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #ifndef __FSL_MPC83XX_SERDES_H
 #define __FSL_MPC83XX_SERDES_H

+#ifndef CONFIG_MPC83XX_SERDES
+
 #include <config.h>

 #define FSL_SERDES_CLK_100		(0 << 28)
@@ -19,4 +21,6 @@

 extern void fsl_setup_serdes(u32 offset, char proto, u32 rfcks, char vdd);

+#endif /* !CONFIG_MPC83XX_SERDES */
+
 #endif /* __FSL_MPC83XX_SERDES_H */
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index be900cf4d6e..4794f615093 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -268,4 +268,11 @@ config GDSYS_RXAUI_CTRL
 	depends on MISC
 	help
 	  Support gdsys FPGA's RXAUI control.
+
+config MPC83XX_SERDES
+	bool "Enable MPC83xx serdes driver"
+	depends on MISC
+	help
+	  Support for serdes found on MPC83xx SoCs.
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index e362609d62a..f53f87a3639 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_EFUSE) += rockchip-efuse.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STM32_RCC) += stm32_rcc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_DPAA_QBMAN) += fsl_portals.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GDSYS_RXAUI_CTRL) += gdsys_rxaui_ctrl.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MPC83XX_SERDES) += mpc83xx_serdes.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mpc83xx_serdes.c b/drivers/misc/mpc83xx_serdes.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..981128e300d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/misc/mpc83xx_serdes.c
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2018
+ * Mario Six, Guntermann & Drunck GmbH, mario.six@gdsys.cc
+ *
+ * base on the MPC83xx serdes initialization, which is
+ *
+ * Copyright 2007,2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 MontaVista Software, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <dm.h>
+#include <misc.h>
+#include <mapmem.h>
+
+enum {
+	SRDSCR0_DPP_1V2    = 0x00008800,
+
+	SRDSCR0_TXEQA_MASK = 0x00007000,
+	SRDSCR0_TXEQA_SATA = 0x00001000,
+	SRDSCR0_TXEQE_MASK = 0x00000700,
+	SRDSCR0_TXEQE_SATA = 0x00000100,
+};
+
+enum {
+	SRDSCR1_PLLBW = 0x00000040
+};
+
+enum {
+	SRDSCR2_VDD_1V2    = 0x00800000,
+
+	SRDSCR2_SEIC_MASK  = 0x00001c1c,
+	SRDSCR2_SEIC_SATA  = 0x00001414,
+	SRDSCR2_SEIC_PEX   = 0x00001010,
+	SRDSCR2_SEIC_SGMII = 0x00000101,
+};
+
+enum {
+	SRDSCR3_KFR_SATA      = 0x10100000,
+	SRDSCR3_KPH_SATA      = 0x04040000,
+	SRDSCR3_SDFM_SATA_PEX = 0x01010000,
+	SRDSCR3_SDTXL_SATA    = 0x00000505,
+};
+
+enum {
+	SRDSCR4_PROT_SATA  = 0x00000808,
+	SRDSCR4_PROT_PEX   = 0x00000101,
+	SRDSCR4_PROT_SGMII = 0x00000505,
+
+	SRDSCR4_PLANE_X2   = 0x01000000,
+};
+
+enum {
+	SRDSRSTCTL_RST        = 0x80000000,
+	SRDSRSTCTL_SATA_RESET = 0xf,
+};
+
+enum {
+	SERDES_CLK_100 = (0 << 28),
+	SERDES_CLK_125 = (1 << 28),
+	SERDES_CLK_150 = (3 << 28),
+};
+
+struct mpc83xx_serdes_regs {
+	u32 srdscr0;
+	u32 srdscr1;
+	u32 srdscr2;
+	u32 srdscr3;
+	u32 srdscr4;
+	u8 fill0[12];
+	u32 srdsrstctl;
+};
+
+enum pex_type {
+	PEX_X1,
+	PEX_X2,
+};
+
+struct mpc83xx_serdes_priv {
+	struct mpc83xx_serdes_regs *regs;
+	u32 rfcks;
+};
+
+static const struct misc_ops mpc83xx_serdes_ops = {
+};
+
+void setup_sata(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	struct mpc83xx_serdes_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+
+	/* Set and clear reset bits */
+	setbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdsrstctl, SRDSRSTCTL_SATA_RESET);
+	udelay(1000);
+	clrbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdsrstctl, SRDSRSTCTL_SATA_RESET);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR0 */
+	clrsetbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr0,
+			SRDSCR0_TXEQA_MASK | SRDSCR0_TXEQE_MASK,
+			SRDSCR0_TXEQA_SATA | SRDSCR0_TXEQE_SATA);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR1 */
+	clrbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr1, SRDSCR1_PLLBW);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR2 */
+	clrsetbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr2,
+			SRDSCR2_SEIC_MASK,
+			SRDSCR2_SEIC_SATA);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR3 */
+	out_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr3,
+		 SRDSCR3_KFR_SATA | SRDSCR3_KPH_SATA |
+		 SRDSCR3_SDFM_SATA_PEX | SRDSCR3_SDTXL_SATA);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR4 */
+	out_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr4, priv->rfcks | SRDSCR4_PROT_SATA);
+}
+
+void setup_pex(struct udevice *dev, enum pex_type type)
+{
+	struct mpc83xx_serdes_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR1 */
+	setbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr1, SRDSCR1_PLLBW);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR2 */
+	clrsetbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr2,
+			SRDSCR2_SEIC_MASK,
+			SRDSCR2_SEIC_PEX);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR3 */
+	out_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr3, SRDSCR3_SDFM_SATA_PEX);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR4 */
+	if (type == PEX_X2)
+		out_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr4,
+			 priv->rfcks | SRDSCR4_PROT_PEX | SRDSCR4_PLANE_X2);
+	else
+		out_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr4,
+			 priv->rfcks | SRDSCR4_PROT_PEX);
+}
+
+void setup_sgmii(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	struct mpc83xx_serdes_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR1 */
+	clrbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr1, SRDSCR1_PLLBW);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR2 */
+	clrsetbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr2,
+			SRDSCR2_SEIC_MASK,
+			SRDSCR2_SEIC_SGMII);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR3 */
+	out_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr3, 0);
+
+	/* Configure SRDSCR4 */
+	out_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr4, priv->rfcks | SRDSCR4_PROT_SGMII);
+}
+
+int mpc83xx_serdes_probe(struct udevice *dev)
+{
+	struct mpc83xx_serdes_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+	bool vdd;
+	const char *proto;
+
+	priv->regs = map_sysmem(dev_read_addr(dev),
+				sizeof(struct mpc83xx_serdes_regs));
+
+	vdd = dev_read_bool(dev, "vdd");
+
+	switch (dev_read_u32_default(dev, "serdes-clk", -1)) {
+	case 100:
+		priv->rfcks = SERDES_CLK_100;
+		break;
+	case 125:
+		priv->rfcks = SERDES_CLK_125;
+		break;
+	case 150:
+		priv->rfcks = SERDES_CLK_150;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* 1.0V corevdd */
+	if (vdd) {
+		/* DPPE/DPPA = 0 */
+		clrbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr0, SRDSCR0_DPP_1V2);
+
+		/* VDD = 0 */
+		clrbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdscr0, SRDSCR2_VDD_1V2);
+	}
+
+	proto = dev_read_string(dev, "proto");
+
+	/* protocol specific configuration */
+	if (!strcmp(proto, "sata"))
+		setup_sata(dev);
+	else if (!strcmp(proto, "pex"))
+		setup_pex(dev, PEX_X1);
+	else if (!strcmp(proto, "pex-x2"))
+		setup_pex(dev, PEX_X2);
+	else if (!strcmp(proto, "sgmii"))
+		setup_sgmii(dev);
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Do a software reset */
+	setbits_be32(&priv->regs->srdsrstctl, SRDSRSTCTL_RST);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct udevice_id mpc83xx_serdes_ids[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc83xx-serdes" },
+	{ }
+};
+
+U_BOOT_DRIVER(mpc83xx_serdes) = {
+	.name           = "mpc83xx_serdes",
+	.id             = UCLASS_MISC,
+	.ops		= &mpc83xx_serdes_ops,
+	.of_match       = mpc83xx_serdes_ids,
+	.probe          = mpc83xx_serdes_probe,
+	.priv_auto_alloc_size = sizeof(struct mpc83xx_serdes_priv),
+};
