diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c b/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
index 4121a37aa80..ffdcae09318 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
@@ -290,6 +290,20 @@ void serial_setbrg(void)
 		ops->setbrg(gd->cur_serial_dev, gd->baudrate);
 }
 
+int serial_setconfig(uint config)
+{
+	struct dm_serial_ops *ops;
+
+	if (!gd->cur_serial_dev)
+		return 0;
+
+	ops = serial_get_ops(gd->cur_serial_dev);
+	if (ops->setconfig)
+		return ops->setconfig(gd->cur_serial_dev, config);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void serial_stdio_init(void)
 {
 }
@@ -401,6 +415,8 @@ static int serial_post_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 		ops->pending += gd->reloc_off;
 	if (ops->clear)
 		ops->clear += gd->reloc_off;
+	if (ops->setconfig)
+		ops->setconfig += gd->reloc_off;
 #if CONFIG_POST & CONFIG_SYS_POST_UART
 	if (ops->loop)
 		ops->loop += gd->reloc_off
diff --git a/include/serial.h b/include/serial.h
index 9cd6f107032..8b00f38280f 100644
--- a/include/serial.h
+++ b/include/serial.h
@@ -73,6 +73,39 @@ enum serial_par {
 	SERIAL_PAR_EVEN
 };
 
+#define SERIAL_PAR_SHIFT	0
+#define SERIAL_PAR_MASK		(0x03 << SERIAL_PAR_SHIFT)
+#define SERIAL_GET_PARITY(config) \
+	((config & SERIAL_PAR_MASK) >> SERIAL_PAR_SHIFT)
+
+enum serial_bits {
+	SERIAL_5_BITS,
+	SERIAL_6_BITS,
+	SERIAL_7_BITS,
+	SERIAL_8_BITS
+};
+
+#define SERIAL_BITS_SHIFT	2
+#define SERIAL_BITS_MASK	(0x3 << SERIAL_BITS_SHIFT)
+#define SERIAL_GET_BITS(config) \
+	((config & SERIAL_BITS_MASK) >> SERIAL_BITS_SHIFT)
+
+enum serial_stop {
+	SERIAL_HALF_STOP,	/* 0.5 stop bit */
+	SERIAL_ONE_STOP,	/*   1 stop bit */
+	SERIAL_ONE_HALF_STOP,	/* 1.5 stop bit */
+	SERIAL_TWO_STOP		/*   2 stop bit */
+};
+
+#define SERIAL_STOP_SHIFT	4
+#define SERIAL_STOP_MASK	(0x3 << SERIAL_STOP_SHIFT)
+#define SERIAL_GET_STOP(config) \
+	((config & SERIAL_STOP_MASK) >> SERIAL_STOP_SHIFT)
+
+#define SERIAL_DEFAULT_CONFIG	SERIAL_PAR_NONE << SERIAL_PAR_SHIFT | \
+				SERIAL_8_BITS << SERIAL_BITS_SHIFT | \
+				SERIAL_ONE_STOP << SERIAL_STOP_SHIFT
+
 /**
  * struct struct dm_serial_ops - Driver model serial operations
  *
@@ -159,6 +192,20 @@ struct dm_serial_ops {
 	 * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
 	 */
 	int (*setparity)(struct udevice *dev, enum serial_par parity);
+
+	/**
+	 * setconfig() - Set up the uart configuration
+	 * (parity, 5/6/7/8 bits word length, stop bits)
+	 *
+	 * Set up a new config for this device.
+	 *
+	 * @dev: Device pointer
+	 * @parity: parity to use
+	 * @bits: bits number to use
+	 * @stop: stop bits number to use
+	 * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+	 */
+	int (*setconfig)(struct udevice *dev, uint serial_config);
 };
 
 /**