diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
index 17a9210fa6b5c2b21da917b009e59125dc6c6a3d..6fb9180e7661e356eaacc8e458dacbb6b2f204d7 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
@@ -1255,12 +1255,14 @@ Description:
 What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_intensityY_raw
 What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_intensityY_ir_raw
 What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_intensityY_both_raw
+What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_intensityY_uv_raw
 KernelVersion:	3.4
 Contact:	linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
 Description:
 		Unit-less light intensity. Modifiers both and ir indicate
 		that measurements contains visible and infrared light
-		components or just infrared light, respectively.
+		components or just infrared light, respectively. Modifier uv indicates
+		that measurements contain ultraviolet light components.
 
 What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_intensity_red_integration_time
 What:		/sys/.../iio:deviceX/in_intensity_green_integration_time
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 2e768bc99f053907d09735c0d1f1d7e09aa25240..88353ae0ec07c3ec621eca31746444988e8d83cb 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static const char * const iio_modifier_names[] = {
 	[IIO_MOD_LIGHT_RED] = "red",
 	[IIO_MOD_LIGHT_GREEN] = "green",
 	[IIO_MOD_LIGHT_BLUE] = "blue",
+	[IIO_MOD_LIGHT_UV] = "uv",
 	[IIO_MOD_QUATERNION] = "quaternion",
 	[IIO_MOD_TEMP_AMBIENT] = "ambient",
 	[IIO_MOD_TEMP_OBJECT] = "object",
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
index c077617f3304355d2d465e3760a5f46f5de2bbb9..9337eceb9f9d50361b561f71960117149b1c2879 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ enum iio_modifier {
 	IIO_MOD_Q,
 	IIO_MOD_CO2,
 	IIO_MOD_VOC,
+	IIO_MOD_LIGHT_UV,
 };
 
 enum iio_event_type {
diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
index 90980f586f7a80ac9ea151881f7478610ee60970..8d7d9797480bf22784c28b7c296827b3bf98871e 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static const char * const iio_modifier_names[] = {
 	[IIO_MOD_LIGHT_RED] = "red",
 	[IIO_MOD_LIGHT_GREEN] = "green",
 	[IIO_MOD_LIGHT_BLUE] = "blue",
+	[IIO_MOD_LIGHT_UV] = "uv",
 	[IIO_MOD_QUATERNION] = "quaternion",
 	[IIO_MOD_TEMP_AMBIENT] = "ambient",
 	[IIO_MOD_TEMP_OBJECT] = "object",
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ static bool event_is_known(struct iio_event_data *event)
 	case IIO_MOD_LIGHT_RED:
 	case IIO_MOD_LIGHT_GREEN:
 	case IIO_MOD_LIGHT_BLUE:
+	case IIO_MOD_LIGHT_UV:
 	case IIO_MOD_QUATERNION:
 	case IIO_MOD_TEMP_AMBIENT:
 	case IIO_MOD_TEMP_OBJECT: