diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index 41e620944375..888cd4f51c6e 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>
 
+#include <uapi/linux/pwm.h>
+
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/pwm.h>
 
@@ -1525,6 +1527,257 @@ static bool pwm_ops_check(const struct pwm_chip *chip)
 	return true;
 }
 
+struct pwm_cdev_data {
+	struct pwm_chip *chip;
+	struct pwm_device *pwm[];
+};
+
+static int pwm_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct pwm_chip, cdev);
+	struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata;
+
+	guard(mutex)(&pwm_lock);
+
+	if (!chip->operational)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	cdata = kzalloc(struct_size(cdata, pwm, chip->npwm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cdata)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cdata->chip = chip;
+
+	file->private_data = cdata;
+
+	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
+}
+
+static int pwm_cdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata = file->private_data;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cdata->chip->npwm; ++i) {
+		if (cdata->pwm[i])
+			pwm_put(cdata->pwm[i]);
+	}
+	kfree(cdata);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pwm_cdev_request(struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata, unsigned int hwpwm)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = cdata->chip;
+
+	if (hwpwm >= chip->npwm)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!cdata->pwm[hwpwm]) {
+		struct pwm_device *pwm = &chip->pwms[hwpwm];
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = pwm_device_request(pwm, "pwm-cdev");
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		cdata->pwm[hwpwm] = pwm;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pwm_cdev_free(struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata, unsigned int hwpwm)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = cdata->chip;
+
+	if (hwpwm >= chip->npwm)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (cdata->pwm[hwpwm]) {
+		struct pwm_device *pwm = cdata->pwm[hwpwm];
+
+		pwm_put(pwm);
+
+		cdata->pwm[hwpwm] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static long pwm_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata = file->private_data;
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = cdata->chip;
+
+	guard(mutex)(&pwm_lock);
+
+	if (!chip->operational)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case PWM_IOCTL_GET_NUM_PWMS:
+		return chip->npwm;
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_REQUEST:
+		{
+			unsigned int hwpwm;
+
+			ret = get_user(hwpwm, (unsigned int __user *)arg);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			return pwm_cdev_request(cdata, hwpwm);
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_FREE:
+		{
+			unsigned int hwpwm;
+
+			ret = get_user(hwpwm, (unsigned int __user *)arg);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			return pwm_cdev_free(cdata, hwpwm);
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_ROUNDWF:
+		{
+			struct pwmchip_waveform cwf;
+			struct pwm_waveform wf;
+			struct pwm_device *pwm;
+
+			ret = copy_from_user(&cwf,
+					     (struct pwmchip_waveform __user *)arg,
+					     sizeof(cwf));
+			if (ret)
+				return -EFAULT;
+
+			if (cwf.__pad != 0)
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			ret = pwm_cdev_request(cdata, cwf.hwpwm);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			pwm = cdata->pwm[cwf.hwpwm];
+
+			wf = (struct pwm_waveform) {
+				.period_length_ns = cwf.period_length_ns,
+				.duty_length_ns = cwf.duty_length_ns,
+				.duty_offset_ns = cwf.duty_offset_ns,
+			};
+
+			ret = pwm_round_waveform_might_sleep(pwm, &wf);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			cwf = (struct pwmchip_waveform) {
+				.hwpwm = cwf.hwpwm,
+				.period_length_ns = wf.period_length_ns,
+				.duty_length_ns = wf.duty_length_ns,
+				.duty_offset_ns = wf.duty_offset_ns,
+			};
+
+			return copy_to_user((struct pwmchip_waveform __user *)arg,
+					    &cwf, sizeof(cwf));
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_GETWF:
+		{
+			struct pwmchip_waveform cwf;
+			struct pwm_waveform wf;
+			struct pwm_device *pwm;
+
+			ret = copy_from_user(&cwf,
+					     (struct pwmchip_waveform __user *)arg,
+					     sizeof(cwf));
+			if (ret)
+				return -EFAULT;
+
+			if (cwf.__pad != 0) {
+				pr_warn("huh\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			ret = pwm_cdev_request(cdata, cwf.hwpwm);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			pwm = cdata->pwm[cwf.hwpwm];
+
+			ret = pwm_get_waveform_might_sleep(pwm, &wf);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			cwf.period_length_ns = wf.period_length_ns;
+			cwf.duty_length_ns = wf.duty_length_ns;
+			cwf.duty_offset_ns = wf.duty_offset_ns;
+
+			return copy_to_user((struct pwmchip_waveform __user *)arg,
+					    &cwf, sizeof(cwf));
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_SETROUNDEDWF:
+	case PWM_IOCTL_SETEXACTWF:
+		{
+			struct pwmchip_waveform cwf;
+			struct pwm_waveform wf;
+			struct pwm_device *pwm;
+
+			ret = copy_from_user(&cwf,
+					     (struct pwmchip_waveform __user *)arg,
+					     sizeof(cwf));
+			if (ret)
+				return -EFAULT;
+			if (cwf.__pad != 0) {
+				pr_warn("huh\n");
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			if (cwf.period_length_ns > 0 &&
+			    (cwf.duty_length_ns > cwf.period_length_ns ||
+			     cwf.duty_offset_ns >= cwf.period_length_ns))
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			ret = pwm_cdev_request(cdata, cwf.hwpwm);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			pwm = cdata->pwm[cwf.hwpwm];
+
+			wf = (struct pwm_waveform){
+				.period_length_ns = cwf.period_length_ns,
+				.duty_length_ns = cwf.duty_length_ns,
+				.duty_offset_ns = cwf.duty_offset_ns,
+			};
+
+			return pwm_set_waveform_might_sleep(pwm, &wf,
+							    cmd == PWM_IOCTL_SETEXACTWF);
+		}
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return -ENOTTY;
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations pwm_cdev_fileops = {
+	.open = pwm_cdev_open,
+	.release = pwm_cdev_release,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.llseek = no_llseek,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = pwm_cdev_ioctl,
+};
+
+static dev_t pwm_devt;
+
 /**
  * __pwmchip_add() - register a new PWM chip
  * @chip: the PWM chip to add
@@ -1577,7 +1830,13 @@ int __pwmchip_add(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct module *owner)
 	scoped_guard(pwmchip, chip)
 		chip->operational = true;
 
-	ret = device_add(&chip->dev);
+	if (chip->id < 256 && chip->ops->write_waveform)
+		chip->dev.devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(pwm_devt), chip->id);
+
+	cdev_init(&chip->cdev, &pwm_cdev_fileops);
+	chip->cdev.owner = owner;
+
+	ret = cdev_device_add(&chip->cdev, &chip->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_device_add;
 
@@ -1628,7 +1887,7 @@ void pwmchip_remove(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 		idr_remove(&pwm_chips, chip->id);
 	}
 
-	device_del(&chip->dev);
+	cdev_device_del(&chip->cdev, &chip->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwmchip_remove);
 
@@ -2172,9 +2431,16 @@ static int __init pwm_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = alloc_chrdev_region(&pwm_devt, 0, 256, "pwm");
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_warn("Failed to initialize chrdev region for PWM usage\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret = class_register(&pwm_class);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Failed to initialize PWM class (%pe)\n", ERR_PTR(ret));
+		unregister_chrdev_region(pwm_devt, 256);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pwm.h b/include/linux/pwm.h
index 40cef0bc0de7..b12ca9531e32 100644
--- a/include/linux/pwm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pwm.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_PWM_H
 #define __LINUX_PWM_H
 
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ struct pwm_ops {
 /**
  * struct pwm_chip - abstract a PWM controller
  * @dev: device providing the PWMs
+ * @cdev: &struct cdev for this device
  * @ops: callbacks for this PWM controller
  * @owner: module providing this chip
  * @id: unique number of this PWM chip
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ struct pwm_ops {
  */
 struct pwm_chip {
 	struct device dev;
+	struct cdev cdev;
 	const struct pwm_ops *ops;
 	struct module *owner;
 	unsigned int id;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pwm.h b/include/uapi/linux/pwm.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c89ba3e3def8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pwm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+
+#ifndef _UAPI_PWM_H_
+#define _UAPI_PWM_H_
+
+#include <linux/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct pwmchip_waveform {
+	unsigned int hwpwm;
+	unsigned int __pad; /* padding, must be zero */
+	__u64 period_length_ns;
+	__u64 duty_length_ns;
+	__u64 duty_offset_ns;
+};
+
+#define PWM_IOCTL_GET_NUM_PWMS	_IO(0x75, 0)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_REQUEST	_IOW(0x75, 1, unsigned int)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_FREE		_IOW(0x75, 2, unsigned int)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_ROUNDWF	_IOWR(0x75, 3, struct pwmchip_waveform)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_GETWF		_IOWR(0x75, 4, struct pwmchip_waveform)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_SETROUNDEDWF	_IOW(0x75, 5, struct pwmchip_waveform)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_SETEXACTWF	_IOW(0x75, 6, struct pwmchip_waveform)
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_PWM_H_ */
