diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
index 4dd07a0e3604a19498cf4fa507b544a666e2d8a5..4afe52aaaff3573e97e6d46ba479b56303445f89 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
@@ -797,6 +797,102 @@ static struct platform_device ep93xx_wdt_device = {
 	.resource	= ep93xx_wdt_resources,
 };
 
+/*************************************************************************
+ * EP93xx IDE
+ *************************************************************************/
+static struct resource ep93xx_ide_resources[] = {
+	DEFINE_RES_MEM(EP93XX_IDE_PHYS_BASE, 0x38),
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(IRQ_EP93XX_EXT3),
+};
+
+static struct platform_device ep93xx_ide_device = {
+	.name		= "ep93xx-ide",
+	.id		= -1,
+	.dev		= {
+		.dma_mask		= &ep93xx_ide_device.dev.coherent_dma_mask,
+		.coherent_dma_mask	= DMA_BIT_MASK(32),
+	},
+	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(ep93xx_ide_resources),
+	.resource	= ep93xx_ide_resources,
+};
+
+void __init ep93xx_register_ide(void)
+{
+	platform_device_register(&ep93xx_ide_device);
+}
+
+int ep93xx_ide_acquire_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int err;
+	int i;
+
+	err = gpio_request(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_EGPIO2, dev_name(&pdev->dev));
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = gpio_request(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_EGPIO15, dev_name(&pdev->dev));
+	if (err)
+		goto fail_egpio15;
+	for (i = 2; i < 8; i++) {
+		err = gpio_request(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_E(i), dev_name(&pdev->dev));
+		if (err)
+			goto fail_gpio_e;
+	}
+	for (i = 4; i < 8; i++) {
+		err = gpio_request(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_G(i), dev_name(&pdev->dev));
+		if (err)
+			goto fail_gpio_g;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+		err = gpio_request(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_H(i), dev_name(&pdev->dev));
+		if (err)
+			goto fail_gpio_h;
+	}
+
+	/* GPIO ports E[7:2], G[7:4] and H used by IDE */
+	ep93xx_devcfg_clear_bits(EP93XX_SYSCON_DEVCFG_EONIDE |
+				 EP93XX_SYSCON_DEVCFG_GONIDE |
+				 EP93XX_SYSCON_DEVCFG_HONIDE);
+	return 0;
+
+fail_gpio_h:
+	for (--i; i >= 0; --i)
+		gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_H(i));
+	i = 8;
+fail_gpio_g:
+	for (--i; i >= 4; --i)
+		gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_G(i));
+	i = 8;
+fail_gpio_e:
+	for (--i; i >= 2; --i)
+		gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_E(i));
+	gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_EGPIO15);
+fail_egpio15:
+	gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_EGPIO2);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ep93xx_ide_acquire_gpio);
+
+void ep93xx_ide_release_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 2; i < 8; i++)
+		gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_E(i));
+	for (i = 4; i < 8; i++)
+		gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_G(i));
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+		gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_H(i));
+	gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_EGPIO15);
+	gpio_free(EP93XX_GPIO_LINE_EGPIO2);
+
+
+	/* GPIO ports E[7:2], G[7:4] and H used by GPIO */
+	ep93xx_devcfg_set_bits(EP93XX_SYSCON_DEVCFG_EONIDE |
+			       EP93XX_SYSCON_DEVCFG_GONIDE |
+			       EP93XX_SYSCON_DEVCFG_HONIDE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ep93xx_ide_release_gpio);
+
 void __init ep93xx_init_devices(void)
 {
 	/* Disallow access to MaverickCrunch initially */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/edb93xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/edb93xx.c
index d74c5cddb98b654972ae986489f90c0e700aa190..9005ea698f1e3432dbe7dc6422a7da8fb02e2055 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/edb93xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/edb93xx.c
@@ -233,6 +233,29 @@ static void __init edb93xx_register_fb(void)
 }
 
 
+/*************************************************************************
+ * EDB93xx IDE
+ *************************************************************************/
+static int __init edb93xx_has_ide(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Although EDB9312 and EDB9315 do have IDE capability, they have
+	 * INTRQ line wired as pull-up, which makes using IDE interface
+	 * problematic.
+	 */
+	return machine_is_edb9312() || machine_is_edb9315() ||
+	       machine_is_edb9315a();
+}
+
+static void __init edb93xx_register_ide(void)
+{
+	if (!edb93xx_has_ide())
+		return;
+
+	ep93xx_register_ide();
+}
+
+
 static void __init edb93xx_init_machine(void)
 {
 	ep93xx_init_devices();
@@ -243,6 +266,7 @@ static void __init edb93xx_init_machine(void)
 	edb93xx_register_i2s();
 	edb93xx_register_pwm();
 	edb93xx_register_fb();
+	edb93xx_register_ide();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/include/mach/platform.h b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/include/mach/platform.h
index 1ecb040d98bf7f3e390f76473ec85c7c50e377a3..33a5122c6dc8bac0954655a5d5795b12a0d0df85 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/include/mach/platform.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/include/mach/platform.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ void ep93xx_register_i2s(void);
 int ep93xx_i2s_acquire(void);
 void ep93xx_i2s_release(void);
 void ep93xx_register_ac97(void);
+void ep93xx_register_ide(void);
+int ep93xx_ide_acquire_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev);
+void ep93xx_ide_release_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev);
 
 void ep93xx_init_devices(void);
 extern struct sys_timer ep93xx_timer;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/soc.h b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/soc.h
index 979fba72292628e8bddd22ba7660df9514bb2ebb..7bf7ff8beae73f28aec97693a9cda48c6a8212bf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/soc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/soc.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 
 #define EP93XX_BOOT_ROM_BASE		EP93XX_AHB_IOMEM(0x00090000)
 
+#define EP93XX_IDE_PHYS_BASE		EP93XX_AHB_PHYS(0x000a0000)
 #define EP93XX_IDE_BASE			EP93XX_AHB_IOMEM(0x000a0000)
 
 #define EP93XX_VIC1_BASE		EP93XX_AHB_IOMEM(0x000b0000)