diff --git a/include/linux/caif/caif_socket.h b/include/linux/caif/caif_socket.h
index 2a61eb1beb85318bcd1972014a52fd8e3dff6519..d9cb19b7cff79c03feaed0421169ada719fd2b2b 100644
--- a/include/linux/caif/caif_socket.h
+++ b/include/linux/caif/caif_socket.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enum caif_channel_priority {
  * @CAIFPROTO_DATAGRAM_LOOP:	Datagram loopback channel, used for testing.
  * @CAIFPROTO_UTIL:		Utility (Psock) channel.
  * @CAIFPROTO_RFM:		Remote File Manager
+ * @CAIFPROTO_DEBUG:		Debug link
  *
  * This enum defines the CAIF Channel type to be used. This defines
  * the service to connect to on the modem.
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ enum caif_protocol_type {
 	CAIFPROTO_DATAGRAM_LOOP,
 	CAIFPROTO_UTIL,
 	CAIFPROTO_RFM,
+	CAIFPROTO_DEBUG,
 	_CAIFPROTO_MAX
 };
 #define	CAIFPROTO_MAX _CAIFPROTO_MAX
@@ -83,6 +85,28 @@ enum caif_protocol_type {
 enum caif_at_type {
 	CAIF_ATTYPE_PLAIN = 2
 };
+ /**
+ * enum caif_debug_type - Content selection for debug connection
+ * @CAIF_DEBUG_TRACE_INTERACTIVE: Connection will contain
+ *				both trace and interactive debug.
+ * @CAIF_DEBUG_TRACE:		Connection contains trace only.
+ * @CAIF_DEBUG_INTERACTIVE:	Connection to interactive debug.
+ */
+enum caif_debug_type {
+	CAIF_DEBUG_TRACE_INTERACTIVE = 0,
+	CAIF_DEBUG_TRACE,
+	CAIF_DEBUG_INTERACTIVE,
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum caif_debug_service - Debug Service Endpoint
+ * @CAIF_RADIO_DEBUG_SERVICE:	Debug service on the Radio sub-system
+ * @CAIF_APP_DEBUG_SERVICE:	Debug for the applications sub-system
+ */
+enum caif_debug_service {
+	CAIF_RADIO_DEBUG_SERVICE = 1,
+	CAIF_APP_DEBUG_SERVICE
+};
 
 /**
  * struct sockaddr_caif - the sockaddr structure for CAIF sockets.
@@ -109,6 +133,12 @@ enum caif_at_type {
  *
  * @u.rfm.volume:            Volume to mount.
  *
+ * @u.dbg:		      Applies when family = CAIFPROTO_DEBUG.
+ *
+ * @u.dbg.type:			     Type of debug connection to set up
+ *			      (caif_debug_type).
+ *
+ * @u.dbg.service:	      Service sub-system to connect (caif_debug_service
  * Description:
  * This structure holds the connect parameters used for setting up a
  * CAIF Channel. It defines the service to connect to on the modem.
@@ -130,6 +160,10 @@ struct sockaddr_caif {
 			__u32 connection_id;
 			char	  volume[16];
 		} rfm;				/* CAIFPROTO_RFM */
+		struct {
+			__u8  type;		/* type:enum caif_debug_type */
+			__u8  service;		/* service:caif_debug_service */
+		} dbg;				/* CAIFPROTO_DEBUG */
 	} u;
 };
 
diff --git a/net/caif/caif_config_util.c b/net/caif/caif_config_util.c
index 6f36580366f0c2c5ecd1347f72098aaf06d78e5a..76ae68303d3a3675265e61eccc213a0c4526d4e1 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_config_util.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_config_util.c
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ int connect_req_to_link_param(struct cfcnfg *cnfg,
 		memcpy(l->u.utility.params, s->param.data,
 		       l->u.utility.paramlen);
 
+		break;
+	case CAIFPROTO_DEBUG:
+		l->linktype = CFCTRL_SRV_DBG;
+		l->endpoint = s->sockaddr.u.dbg.service;
+		l->chtype = s->sockaddr.u.dbg.type;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;