diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 22a4b687ea5b4b3cb9d576bfeffaed813256a795..8d9dd534c6a86e67ad2d79ab4d4c8d1819b5156b 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1023,6 +1023,13 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 			serial port must already be setup and configured.
 			Options are not yet supported.
 
+		lpuart,<addr>
+		lpuart32,<addr>
+			Use early console provided by Freescale LP UART driver
+			found on Freescale Vybrid and QorIQ LS1021A processors.
+			A valid base address must be provided, and the serial
+			port must already be setup and configured.
+
 	earlyprintk=	[X86,SH,BLACKFIN,ARM,M68k]
 			earlyprintk=vga
 			earlyprintk=efi
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 0667d1a512991932d5f00c3dc6af2f7023f32334..1aec4404062d8f1995e8da8da821a1b176cb0e7a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ config SERIAL_FSL_LPUART
 	tristate "Freescale lpuart serial port support"
 	depends on HAS_DMA
 	select SERIAL_CORE
+	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
 	help
 	  Support for the on-chip lpuart on some Freescale SOCs.
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
index 08ce76f4f261043c20d843c88c8d4dfe8167ce64..3d790033744efd060bf42dad1f494a5ee4da0155 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/fsl_lpuart.c
@@ -1746,6 +1746,45 @@ static struct console lpuart32_console = {
 	.data		= &lpuart_reg,
 };
 
+static void lpuart_early_write(struct console *con, const char *s, unsigned n)
+{
+	struct earlycon_device *dev = con->data;
+
+	uart_console_write(&dev->port, s, n, lpuart_console_putchar);
+}
+
+static void lpuart32_early_write(struct console *con, const char *s, unsigned n)
+{
+	struct earlycon_device *dev = con->data;
+
+	uart_console_write(&dev->port, s, n, lpuart32_console_putchar);
+}
+
+static int __init lpuart_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
+					  const char *opt)
+{
+	if (!device->port.membase)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	device->con->write = lpuart_early_write;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init lpuart32_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *device,
+					  const char *opt)
+{
+	if (!device->port.membase)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	device->con->write = lpuart32_early_write;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(lpuart, "fsl,vf610-lpuart", lpuart_early_console_setup);
+OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(lpuart32, "fsl,ls1021a-lpuart", lpuart32_early_console_setup);
+EARLYCON_DECLARE(lpuart, lpuart_early_console_setup);
+EARLYCON_DECLARE(lpuart32, lpuart32_early_console_setup);
+
 #define LPUART_CONSOLE	(&lpuart_console)
 #define LPUART32_CONSOLE	(&lpuart32_console)
 #else