diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790.dtsi
index 1c58ffb6cccff4471fbea32ef0bef450bfbd9ab9..a1e0e0c64c3c1b7902963424ca8b8c1c484cd0c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790.dtsi
@@ -51,4 +51,13 @@
 				<1 11 0xf08>,
 				<1 10 0xf08>;
 	};
+
+	irqc0: interrupt-controller@e61c0000 {
+		compatible = "renesas,irqc";
+		#interrupt-cells = <2>;
+		interrupt-controller;
+		reg = <0xe61c0000 0x200>;
+		interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
+		interrupts = <0 0 4>, <0 1 4>, <0 2 4>,	<0 3 4>;
+	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
index 749dfb4c63c07661ec1e0fb7209fff080d1eedb4..ccaea6aecea0ae884e1ae2fddb553522ca4288ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ config ARCH_R8A7790
 	select CPU_V7
 	select ARM_ARCH_TIMER
 	select SH_CLK_CPG
+	select RENESAS_IRQC
 
 config ARCH_EMEV2
 	bool "Emma Mobile EV2"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7790.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7790.c
index 3bb5bf16000c1516bc82dd3d2b041bdc06c1b1f0..9b4ccd7b503140c86b40d425f95f5580c51d07ee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7790.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7790.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/serial_sci.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/irq-renesas-irqc.h>
 #include <mach/common.h>
 #include <mach/irqs.h>
 #include <mach/r8a7790.h>
@@ -74,6 +75,25 @@ static inline void r8a7790_register_scif(int idx)
 				      sizeof(struct plat_sci_port));
 }
 
+static struct renesas_irqc_config irqc0_data = {
+	.irq_base = irq_pin(0), /* IRQ0 -> IRQ3 */
+};
+
+static struct resource irqc0_resources[] = {
+	DEFINE_RES_MEM(0xe61c0000, 0x200), /* IRQC Event Detector Block_0 */
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(gic_spi(0)), /* IRQ0 */
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(gic_spi(1)), /* IRQ1 */
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(gic_spi(2)), /* IRQ2 */
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ(gic_spi(3)), /* IRQ3 */
+};
+
+#define r8a7790_register_irqc(idx)					\
+	platform_device_register_resndata(&platform_bus, "renesas_irqc", \
+					  idx, irqc##idx##_resources,	\
+					  ARRAY_SIZE(irqc##idx##_resources), \
+					  &irqc##idx##_data,		\
+					  sizeof(struct renesas_irqc_config))
+
 void __init r8a7790_add_standard_devices(void)
 {
 	r8a7790_register_scif(SCIFA0);
@@ -84,6 +104,7 @@ void __init r8a7790_add_standard_devices(void)
 	r8a7790_register_scif(SCIFA2);
 	r8a7790_register_scif(SCIF0);
 	r8a7790_register_scif(SCIF1);
+	r8a7790_register_irqc(0);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USE_OF